The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2017 NSW Premier’s History Awards.
The shortlisted works in each category are: Continue reading
Category Archives: Australian Authors
CBCA Awards 2017 Winners
Established in 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.
Librarians’ Choice August Top 10
Top 10 Newly Published Books LOVED by Library Staff around Australia.
Reserve your copy now.
The making of Christina – Meredith Jaffe
How to stop time – Matt Haig
On the Java ridge – Jock Serong
Crossing the lines – Sulari Gentill
Every lie I’ve ever told – Rosie Waterland
The beautiful miscellaneous – Dominic Smith
The good daughter – Karin Slaughter
Taboo – Kim Scott
Because of You – Pip Harry
The inaugural meeting of the Fairvale ladies book club – Sophie Green
The National Biography Award Shortlist 2017
Some readers love biography due to some fascinating personal stories or experience one can related to or just want to find someone and something really inspiring. Now we have a shortlist for the National Biography Award selected from 71 titles which should give some comfort for biography readers. Continue reading
The Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlist 2017
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is Australia’s most prestigious literature prize and it reaches its 60 years mark this year.
This year the award shortlist has been decided. You can go to our library catalogue to reserve a copy for yourself.
