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
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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
Want to keep up with the news from the literary world but your dog chewed up your brand new issue of Good Reading magazine? Parramatta library is here to help! Not only can you reserve the latest copy and pick it up at any of our branches, but you can even read it online through our GR online database! Here is how to access it:
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Can’t have enough crime and want to read more, now it’s what we have been waiting for and something typically Aussie – Ned Kelly Awards longlist presents the best crime writing by Australian writers. Continue reading