The Costa Book Awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year written by authors based in the UK and Ireland. There are five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book – with one of the five winners chosen as Book of the Year, announced at an awards ceremony in London every January. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
App for Audio Books
While our library eBook app is not far away we can probably grab this opportunity to try the Penguin Random House audio App, Volumes. Continue reading
Human Rights Nonfiction Literature Award 2014 Shortlist
The shortlist for this year’s Human Rights Nonfiction Literature Award has been announced by the Australian Human Rights Commission as part of the Human Rights Awards.
The shortlisted titles are:
The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania by Nicholas Clements (UQP)
Poetic Justice: Contemporary Australian Voices on Equality and Human Rights (Right Now)
Is There No Place for Me? Making Sense of Madness by Kate Richards (Penguin)
Missing Christopher: A Mother’s Story of Tragedy, Grief and Love by Jayne Newling (A&U).
Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2014 Shortlist
Sisters in Crime has announced its shortlist for the 2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards .
Twenty-seven short stories by 23 women have been nominated for the awards, which recognise short crime stories written by Australian women.
This year’s awards include new categories for Best Story by an Indigenous Writer, Best Story with a Disabled Protagonist and Best Story with a Political Edge.
The following authors have been shortlisted:
Loren Auder (Qld); Judith Bridge (WA); Bridey Carmel (Vic); Natalie Conyer (NSW); Vicky Daddo (Vic); Beatrice David (NSW); Fiona Drury (Vic); Kylie Fox (Vic); Suzanne Frankham (Vic); Jane Lee (NSW); Katie Mills (WA); Mary-Ellen Mullane (NSW); Melanie Myers (Qld); Julianne Negri (Vic); JM Peace (Qld); Cheryl Rogers (WA); Fin J Ross (Vic); Richenda Rudman (Vic); Angela Savage (Vic); Anna Snoekstra (Vic); Frances Sutherland (Vic); Hannah Van Didden (WA); and Sandi Wallace (Vic).
The winners will be announced soon on 21 Nov. Stay Tuned.
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an ending by Julian Barnes
Abstract
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is in middle age……
Comments
The book was interesting to read.
Some readers found that it was easy to read, but others found it deep and insightful.
The book highlighted how selective memory can be and how we prefer to remember the good and filter out or “colour” the others.
The main character Tony Webster seems remote from emotions as an adult, very little passion for living though he had been passionate about Veronica.
The Sense of an Ending is a very apt title.
Read by Second Tuesday Evening Book Group