Yeah, Nah!
A celebration of life and the words that make us who we are

A few years ago, I read Holidays by William McInnes. Loved it. Found that he perfectly captured our Aussie way of life, its language and laid-back feel. So, I was excited to read this collection of stories and memories inspired by Australian language. Do you enjoy reading about Covid, sports and pol......more

Relaxing to read but ultimately a tad blokey. He does not elaborate on the stories from any women in his circle. But nothing against blokes writing blokey books for blokes. Also, I thought it was 'Spag Bog' not 'Spag Bol'.......more

I read this as an audiobook on my daily drive to and from work. Not only written by William McInnes but also narrated and I think in this case it made a difference. It made it feel like we were just in conversation, either in the car, or maybe in the line up for the coffee shop, or over a beer at a......more

I was interested in reading this book because the book talks about Australian slangs and for someone who is a language teacher and is not Australian born the book is awesome. The author explains the slangs in a context of his own life. I also wanted to read the book because the author is an actor as w......more

Easy to read, light hearted novel with lots of Aussie vernacular and humour. Having also grown up in Redcliffe, I could picture and relate to many of the stories William told about his life growing up in Redcliffe.......more