In the hot summer days how nice if you can get a cuppa and enjoy reading your favorite stories? The 2015 Costa Book Awards have been announced it shortlist. The four titles for the 2015 Costa Novel Award are:

A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson, Doubleday)

The Green Road (Anne Enright, Jonathan Cape)

A Place Called Winter (Patrick Gale, Tinder Press)

At Hawthorn Time (Melissa Harrison, Bloomsbury).

Shortlists were also announced in the categories of First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book, which can be viewed on the Costa Award website http://www.costa.co.uk/costa-book-awards/costa-book-awards.

Parramatta City Library has those titles available for loan.