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2017 Most Underrated Book Award Shortlist

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Every year, hundreds and thousands of books are published, and some are awarded. However it’s certain some fantastic books are missed out from any of famous or not too famous awards. Why we read is a very complicated and very individual. Therefore, we need diversity and dare to experience new genres and areas.

‘Celebrates hidden gems—engaging and creative books across all genres that deserve to reach a wider audience’, The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Most Underrated Book Award. Continue reading →

2017 Man Booker Prize Goes to Saunders

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From the shortlist of six, US writier George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo.

The book was described by the judging panel as ‘utterly original’ with a ‘witty, intelligent, and deeply moving narrative’. The novel ‘focuses on a single night in the life of Abraham Lincoln: an actual moment in 1862 when the body of his 11-year-old son was laid to rest in a Washington cemetery’.

City of Parramatta Library has copies available for loan.

Kazuo Ishiguro – The Nobel in Literature 2017

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We haven’t posted this until now. It’s not that we didn’t notice it. Actually I saw the news in the first instance. I’m not surprised, although this prize, always evokes a lot of discussion.

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of my favourites. Born in Japan, he moved to UK when he was five, Ishiguro’s writing has some very English subtlety and excellency. He writes in various areas and you just can’t categorise him into any genre. If his very famous work ‘The remains of the day’, the Man Booker winning title, expressed the regret and compassion for past human conditions, then his ‘Never let me go’ explores the possibility of lost humanity in the future.

 

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10 Most Popular Non Fiction Reads In Winter

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Most popular non fiction titles borrowed by our library customers in this winter seemed more focused on money, decluttering and healthy food. Those titles are:

The barefoot investor : the only money guide you’ll ever need by Scott Pape

The subtle art of not giving a f*ck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life by Mark Manson

The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing by Marie Kondo

Lean in : women, work, and the will to lead by Sheryl Sandberg

Driver qualification handbook

When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi

Sydney noir : the golden years by Michael Duffy

Spark joy : an illustrated guide to the Japanese art of tidying by Marie Kondo

Milk and honey by Kaur Rupi

Build a better vegetable garden : 30 DIY projects to improve your harvest by Joyce Russell