Looking for some more reading inspriration over Summer to distract you from the heat? Why not check out our All About Books reading guide, pick up your copy from the Library or click here.

Looking for some more reading inspriration over Summer to distract you from the heat? Why not check out our All About Books reading guide, pick up your copy from the Library or click here.

Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2017 Indie Book Awards.
The longlisted titles in each category are:
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Looking for reading inspiration over Christmas? Why not take a look at the best books of 2016 from Dymocks.
The Dry – Jane Harper
Commonwealth – Ann PatchettGoodwood – Holly Throsby
The Toymaker – Liam Pieper
Who’s that girl – Mhairi McFarlane
Talking to my country – Stan Grant
The Fireman – Joe Hill
Eligible – Curtis Sittenfeld
The Nest – Cynthia D’Apriz Sweeney
My sister Rosa – Justine Larbalestier
King’s Rising – C.S. Pacat
The girl with the lower back tattoo – Amy Schumer
Before the Fall – Noah Hawley
The Atomic Weight of Love – Elizabeth J. Church
Breathing Under Water – Sophie Hardcastle
The Mothers – Brit Bennett
The Chocolate Tin – Fiona McIntosh
A Kiss from Mr Fiztgerald – Natasha Lester
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club – Alison Goodman
The Locksmith’s Daughter – Karen Brooks
The Star-Touched Queen – Roshani Chokshi
The Hatching – Ezekiel Boone
The Silence Between Breaths – Cath Staincliffe
Our Chemical Hearts – Krystal Sutherland
Hillbilly Elegy – J.D. Vance
The Things I Didn’t Say – Kylie Fornasier
You Know Me Well – David Levithan
Frankie – Shivaun Plozza
The High Places – Fiona McFarlane
The Summer That Melted Everything – Tiffany McDaniel
The Road to Ruin – Niki Savva
The View from the Cheap Seats – Neil Gaiman
The Hanging Tree – Ben Aaronovitch
Pig the Elf – Aaron Blabey
Ruby Red Shoes Goes to London – Kate Knapp
A Child of Books – Oliver Jeffers
The Tales of Mrs Mancini – Natalie Jane Prior
Oi Dog! Oi Dog! – Kes Gray
Information provided – https://www.dymocks.com.au/books/all/recommend-Best-Books-of-2016#
The winners of the Good Reads Best Books of 2016 have been announced – did your favourite win?
Categories included: Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Horror, Humour, Non Fiction, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Biography, Science & Technology, Food & Cookbooks, Graphic Novels & Comics, Poetry, Debut Goodreads Author, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction, Middle Grade & Children’s, and Picturebook.
HINT – Click on the category below to see the winner and shortlisted books and click on the title to reserve your copy of the winner now. The Library has all of the winning books and many of the shortlisted ones. Continue reading
The winners of the 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced. They provide Australians a diverse range of reading genres.
Fiction (joint winners)