There are ready answers in the libraries and we call them reference, such as encyclopedia and dictionaries etc. What’s in the libraries are printed books that you can see. However, there are more easy access and even interactive resources available electronically. Krupali, one of our librarians, is going to tell you more about this collection.
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2019 ABIA Shortlist
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing Australian books to readers. The shortlist covers 12 categories and they are
Biography Book of the Year
Back, After the Break by Osher Günsberg (HarperCollins Publishers)
Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber (HarperCollins Publishers)
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin)
Johnathan Thurston: The Autobiography by Johnathan Thurston, with James Phelps (HarperCollins Publishers)
Teacher by Gabbie Stroud (Allen & Unwin)
Continue readingGirls Night Out High Tea With Paige Toon
Parramatta Library, in association with Penguin Random House Australia, is hosting an in Conversation author talk with bestselling author Paige Toon.
Paige will be touring Australia for the very first time to talk about her new book – If you could go anywhere.
Enjoy our special Girls Night Out High Tea with (sneaky) Bubbles! Why not have a meet and greet with Paige to have your books signed and pick up her newest release from our on sited bookseller.
Don’t miss your chance with Paige before she goes back to the UK!
Grab a ticket now from this link parra.city/paige19
Man Booker International Prize 2019 Shortlist
There are more diverse reads you can find from this year’s Man Booker International Prize long and shortlists.
The Man Booker International Prize is awarded to a book translated into English. Prior to 2016, the prize was awarded biennially to a body of work.
The shortlist for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize has listed works from five languages (Arabic, French, German, Polish and Spanish) by some independent publishers.
The shortlisted titles are:
Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi, trans by Marilyn Booth, Sandstone Press)
The Years (Annie Ernaux, trans by Alison L Strayer, Seven Stories)
The Pine Islands (Marion Poschmann, trans by Jen Calleja, Serpent’s Tail)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk, trans by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Text)
The Shape of the Ruins (Juan Gabriel Vásquez, trans by Anne McLean, MacLehose Press)
The Remainder (Alia Trabucco Zeran, trans by Sophie Hughes, And Other Stories).
International Dublin Literary Award 2019 Shortlist
If you like reading different genres by different authors, what can be better than Dublin International Literary Award? This year the shortlist provides some very promising authors and I’m sure you’ll find a copy in our libraries.
