The 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist

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The announcement of Baileys shortlist, has brought us some fresh fiction by women writers. Here are six titles

Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀
The Power  Naomi Alderman
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
First Love by Gwendoline Riley
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

 

Indie Book Awards 2017

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The Indie Book Awards are chosen by independent booksellers to reward and promote excellence in Australian writing. This year the awards go to

Fiction

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (Dominic Smith, A&U)

Nonfiction

Everywhere I Look (Helen Garner, Text)

Debut fiction

The Dry (Jane Harper, Macmillan)

Young adult

Words in Deep Blue (Cath Crowley, Pan)

Children’s

Circle (Jeannie Baker, Walker Books)

The shortlisted titles are here

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Fiction Debut

 

All About Books – Autumn 2017 edition is now out!

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The new Autumn 2017 edition of our reading guide, All About Books is now available. For your FREE copy ask a Library Staff member at any of our branches.
It is filled with lots of reading ideas to inspire you over the season and has a little something for everyone…check out our special Books to Screen section, so many wonderful titles are being made into a movie or tv series this year.
Can’t get to the Library and don’t want to wait until your next visit? Click on the cover to download your copy.

Book review: A woman looking at men looking at woman

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Title: A woman looking at men looking at woman: essays on art, sex and the mind

Author: Siri Hustvedt

Reviewed by Katherine         

A collection of essays on art, feminism psychology, philosophy and science, this book is not for the faint hearted.  Siri Hustvedt has brought her formidable intellect to the topic of biology and how the human intellect works as she discusses the bridge between the humanities and the sciences. Continue reading →