How important is a novel’s first sentence?

The first sentence of Mary Robinette Kowal’s ‘Regency fantasy’ novel, ‘Glamour in glass’, disappeared during typesetting, and was only discovered after printing was complete. Rather than collapse in despair, she’s taken some interesting approaches to managing the situation, and thanks to the publicity generated, may well do even better out of it than otherwise! Continue reading

Summer Reading 2011-12

Here is a  summer present from Parramatta City Library to all book lovers.

Summer is a holiday and festive season. Why not borrow a book from the library and head to the beach?

Click this summer reading 2011