It’s time for kids reading!
CBCA has just announced this year’s Children’s Book of the Year Awards.
Early Childhood –
The Swap by Jan Ormerod & Andrew Joyner
Eve Pownall –
Jeremy by Christopher Faille & Danny Snell
Younger Reader –
City of Orphans: a very unusual pursuit by Catherine Jinks
Older Reader –
Picture Book –
According to The Guardian, “The books that have made it on to this year’s longlist feature lives lived in exile, family sagas, the human brain and the supernatural”. Continue reading
The libraries always have everything for everyone. When we have just posted awards winning books for crime fans, now we have some romance titles to be considered. This year’s winners of the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Awards, known as the ‘Rubys’, were announced. Happy reading. Continue reading
It’s time for crime readers to have something in their basket – 2014 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists. Whether you like reading fiction or true crime stories, here you are, you have some very good some selections. Presented by Australian Crime Writers Association, Ned Kelly Awards praise some outstanding crime writings, including crime fiction, true crime, and debut fiction title.
The shortlists for this year 2014: Continue reading
Recently announced 2014 NSW Premier’s History Awards Shortlists have given us some very interesting reads from local and Australian history to the world history, from books to multimedia.
When talking about history the interpretations are varied. So it’s worth our attention to see what the latest publications are and what the authors have to say about what’s happened. History is a mirror to the future. Reading history books makes us think and act differently if the past lessons are learned properly. Continue reading