It’s time for our Winter Reading newsletter. What’s to read in this winter? What’s popular and what’s new @ Parramatta City Library? Well, the newsletter might give you some ideas. There are some highlights in this issue – fiction, non fiction titles, some awards & prizes winning authors, and books made into movies in 2012.
Enjoy reading.
This Wednesday the reading group has discussed the book ‘From the holy mountain‘ by William Dalrymple. Continue reading
The coming author Tania McCartney is an author, publisher, editor and book reviewer. She runs literary site Kids Book Review, writes for several online sites and is a senior editor for Australian Women Online where she edits Bedtime Stories, a literacy initiative in support of National Year of Reading 2012. Tania is also an ACT Ambassador for the National Year of Reading. Continue reading
I have to admit that I didn’t pay much attention to this Prize until now.
The National Biography Prize shortlist has been announced which reduced from 12 books to 6. For those who love to read this genre is probably a good list to start Continue reading
Clive Small is a former detective and Assistant Commissioner of the NSW Police. His investigations included the murder of anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay, the Nugan Hand bank, the shooting of police officer Michael Drury, the murder of Cabramatta MP John Newman and the backpacker murders which led to Ivan Milat being convicted. Continue reading