The Crime Writers Association Daggers have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over fifty years. As the most celebrated crime writing, many famous & wonderful works have been produced. This year we can see some names familiar and new.
Let’s grab one and start to read.
The winners of the 2018 Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs), the children’s choice book awards for New South Wales, have been announced.
The winners and honour books in each category are: Continue reading
Check out the Top 10 Reads for November 2018, as chosen by library staff around Australia. A little something for everyone including the sequel Wundersmith (Librarians’ Choice Favorite of the month), to the best selling children’s book Nevermoor: the trials of Morrigan Crow. To reserve a copy, just click on the title that catches your attention.
Mutiny on the Bounty by Peter Fitzsimons
Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly
The Fragments by Toni Jordan
The Invitation by Belinda Alexandra
The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh
Two Old Men Dying by Tom Keneally
Suitcase of Dreams by Tania Blanchard
Where The River Runs by Fleur McDonald
Preservation by Jock Serong
“Resilience” – “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” this old saying speaks to the quality of resilience. Dr Nicole Weeks, a research psychologist at Macquarie University is our guest today. Nicole is working with Resilience Research and training systems, founded by Dr Monique Crane at Macquarie, you can find out more about this at occupationalresilience.com.au – The views expressed in this Podcast are not necessarily those held by the City of Parramatta Council.
To listen click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRXF3Lp67vQ&t=52s
Our librarian delves into the origins of Halloween and recommends a few of her favourite haunting reads. To reserve books shown in the video for yourself click the links below:
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Poe: Stories and Poems by Gareth Hinds
Silence of the lambs by Thomas Harris
Turn of the screw by Henry James