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
DUNDAS 华人阅读小组五月份讨论笔记 – 逃避
五月份, Dundas华人小组针对’逃避’这个主题,回顾了自己的阅读,展开了讨论.
有个组员读了一份报纸上关于’人生的七味心药’,很受启发.那就是心善:乐善好施;心宽:宽大为怀;心正:正大光明;心静:静心如水;心怡:怡然自得;心安:安常处顺;心诚:诚心诚意. Continue reading
Literacy Reading group discussion notes
The Literacy group met recently in the Dharug Room for our usual monthly meeting and we welcomed a new member.The theme for May was “Escape”. Continue reading
First Wednesday Book Club- Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
This month the First Wednesday book club met to discuss Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock. This novel has strong characters and covers themes such as Catholicism and self-loathing of the body. Continue reading
Centenary of Patrick White’s birth
Patrick White was born on 28th May 1912 in London to a family of Australian graziers. He and his parents returned to Australia when White was six months old. His childhood was an unhappy one. White was sent to boarding school in England at the age of 13. Here he developed an interest in writing and theatre. After school White worked as a jackaroo in Australia then went to Cambridge University. He wrote plays and poetry and in 1939 his first novel Happy Valley was published. Continue reading