Read Watch Play September 2013 – History Reads

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 History Reads movies non fictionHistory Reads FictionJoin the discussion this month about #historyread.  We will be focusing on all things historical in this discussion (and it will be great to see what ideas people sneak in).

 

 

 

 

 

 Do you like you #historyread to be real?  Do you like the stories around your #historyread or is it the people who make your #historyread come to life?

Is it local stories in your community, or even in your family, which make up your favourite #historyread?  Or do you like reading about other places and other times?

Does military history excite you?  Or is is social history with the stories of communities, and people living normal lives which are still exotic by being different to your life.  Is it recent history, or history from other places and other cultures?  Is it Indigenous history?

What is your favourite #historyread?  Does history have to be true, or do you enjoy imagined histories as well? Continue reading

Get Reading! 2013 is here

Australia’s largest celebration of books and reading, Get Reading! is back in 2013 with the ultimate guides to the best Australian reads. Along with the traditional Top 50 Books You Can’t Put Down, in 2013 Get Reading! has collated a list of Australia’s Top 100 Favourite Homegrown Reads, exclusively voted for by subscribers, fans and friends of Get Reading!
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