This year Hugo Awards Finalists have been announced and the finalists for best novel and novella are Continue reading
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Baileys Women’s Prize Longlist 2016
This year Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist has been announced. Continue reading
Indie Awards Longlist 2016
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2016 Indie Awards. You can visit your local Library to reserve a copy .
The longlisted titles in each category are: Continue reading
Costa Book Awards Shortlist 2015
In the hot summer days how nice if you can get a cuppa and enjoy reading your favorite stories? The 2015 Costa Book Awards have been announced it shortlist. The four titles for the 2015 Costa Novel Award are:
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson, Doubleday)
The Green Road (Anne Enright, Jonathan Cape)
A Place Called Winter (Patrick Gale, Tinder Press)
At Hawthorn Time (Melissa Harrison, Bloomsbury).
Shortlists were also announced in the categories of First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book, which can be viewed on the Costa Award website http://www.costa.co.uk/costa-book-awards/costa-book-awards.
Parramatta City Library has those titles available for loan.
2015 IMPAC Shortlist
When talking about reading diversity, the International IMPAC Dublin Award truly reflects the fiction works from world literature for the past 20 years. Nominated by public libraries around the world, the IMPAC Award is presented annually for a fiction work written in English or translated into English. The Award is an initiative of Dublin City Council the municipal government of Dublin which now retains full ownership of the award. The Award aims to promote excellence in world literature.