Title: Stolen
Author: Lucy Christopher
Hiba’s pick
I would often daydream as a child what would happen if I ever got kidnapped or lost. It happened once. Getting lost of course. So when I picked up this book having heard Lucy speak at the Sydney Writers Festival school event at Riverside Theatres Parramatta I knew I would be in for a moral joyride. Continue reading
It’s time to celebrate Australia literature – Australian writers who write books about Australia. It’s always amazing to see Australia is not only a sports nation but a nation of diversity, imagination and creation.
2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlist – Continue reading
The 2012 Miles Franklin award has gone to Anna Funder for her first novel All that I am. The novel is based on a true story and tells of an elderly Australian woman’s opposition to the Nazis in the years prior to World War Two. Funder has also written the non fiction book Stasiland.
Have a look at this video of Funder discussing her book. Funder’s books are available at Parramatta City Library.
This year Orange Prize Fiction winner goes to American author Madeline Miller for her novel ‘The Song of Achilles ‘.
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