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2018 Inky Awards Longlist

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The Inky Awards recognise high-quality young adult literature, with the longlist and shortlist selected by young adults, and the winners voted for online by the teen readers of Inside a Dog. There are two awards: the Gold Inky Award for an Australian book, and the Silver Inky Award for an international book. The library has all titles in the longlist -why not reserve a copy now?

Wanted: 2018 Inky Awards Judges

Applications are now open for the 2018 Inky Awards judging panel. Judges should be between 12 and 18 years old, live in Australia, and – above all – love books and reading!

If you are a bookish teen or have a bookish teen in your life, please encourage them to apply! Applications close at 9am AEST on Monday 26 March.

Wanted: 2018 Shadow Judges

Applications are also open for the inaugural Inky Awards Shadow Judges. These teens will be sent five of the longlist titles to read, react and/or review for the new Inside a Dog website (to be launched very soon.) Applications close at 9am AEST on Monday 26 March.

You can apply for both programs.  Continue reading →

Librarians’ Choice – March 2018

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The top 10 March 2018 release books as voted for by library staff around Australia is here. There are some by some well known favourites such as Tim Winton, Nicola Moriarty and Fiona McCallum as well as some lesser known talents. Click on the title to reserve a copy now.

The lost flowers of Alice Hart – Holly Ringland (Librarians’ Choice Favourite)
Alice survives a devastating family tragedy when she is just 9 years old, then goes to live on a flower farm where she learns the language of Australian native flowers – a way to say the things that are too hard to speak. The story celebrates Australia’s beautiful landscape, moving between the lush sugar cane fields by the sea, a native Australian flower farm, and a celestial crater in the central desert.  Continue reading →

All About Books – Autumn 2018

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The latest issue of our reading guide – ALL ABOUT BOOKS – is out now. Pick up your free copy at any of our library branches or click on the cover to download a copy. It’s filled with lots of amazing fiction and non-fiction books that are being published in the next 3 months. Reserve these pre-publication titles before the rush!

Librarians Choice Top 10 February 2018

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The Top 10 New Reads for February 2018 as voted for by Australian Library Staff – why not reserve your copy now?

The secrets of ocean’s edge – Kali  Napier
“Every family has secrets that bind them together.” A heart-rending story of a guesthouse keeper and his wife who attempt to start over.

Dustfall – Michelle Johnston
A tale of the crashing consequences of medical error, the suffering caused by asbestos mining and the power of storytelling.

The ruin – Dervla McTiernan
A crime novel that draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland and asks who will protect you when the authorities can’t – or won’t.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris
The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist, Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov, and the woman he loved. This story, full of beauty and hope, is based on years of interviews author Heather Morris conducted with Lale.

Between us – Clare Atkins
A stunning new novel about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents’ expectations and twenty kilometres of barbed-wire fence.

Spinifex & Sunflowers – Avan Judd Stallard
Nick Harris has been drifting for years – until the day he finds himself amid red dirt and razor wire, a refugee-prison guard in a detention centre.

The cage – Lloyd Jones
A powerful allegorical tale about humanity and dignity and the ease with which we can justify brutality.

The girl in the tower – Katherine Arden
For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or a life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: magic…

Look for me – Lisa Gardner
Detective DD Warren and Flora Dane are in a race against time to save a young girl’s life – or bring her to justice.

The seven deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton
Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden can identify her killer. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different person. And some hosts are most helpful than others…