National Year of Reading June theme is dream. We’ve made up some fiction and non fiction lists for book lovers.
Reading is a way of dream something? maybe. It doesn’t matter what you read and in what language, reading brings the joy and pleasure. So we want to post some suggestions to Chinese community in their own language.
Enjoy 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
Norma K. Hemming Award is ‘for excellence in the exploration of race, gender, sexuality, class and disbility in Australian speculative fiction.’ This year the nominees are 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