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The Critterati





The New Yorker asked its readers to submit a photo of their dog, cat, or other (nonhuman) animal dressed as a literary character.



This entry - NINKA AND KALI AS SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR AND M. SARTRE - was from ezcollins: "They were inseparable; but it was clear their bond was much more intellectual than physical."…



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Added by Mosman Library on November 17, 2009 at 8:00 — No Comments

Free The Word Book Club


This is a great concept set up by International PEN - an association of writers dedicated to preserving freedom of expression. Take the time to have a look.

http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/literary-events/free-the-word-world-book-club

Added by Lindach on November 16, 2009 at 13:30 — No Comments

Winners of the Prime Minister's Literary Award Annouced

Winners of the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett has just announced the winners of the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.



The winner of the 2009 Fiction award is Nam Le for his book of short stories The Boat. The judging panel was impressed by the daring scope and excellence of its execution, the generous breadth of its emotional and social traverse and the excitement generated by every… Continue

Added by Lindach on November 2, 2009 at 13:45 — No Comments

Paranormal Romance suggestions for Halloween

Since the success of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and the adaptation of the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series for the True Blood television series, paranormal romance as a genre has really taken off. What is paranormal romance? Well it's a combination of horror and romance with the main characters usually being vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, succubi, demons and other supernatural beings.It's the perfect escapist literature for the modern young women as usually this genre… Continue

Added by Lindach on October 30, 2009 at 10:30 — No Comments

Borders 100 Favourite books of all time



Everyone loves a list!



Here's another one as voted by Borders customers.…



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Added by Kate on October 14, 2009 at 17:00 — No Comments

Herta Muller Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Acadmeny announced on Thursday that Romanian-born German novelist and essayist Herta Müller won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature for The Appointment a book set against the backdrop of Ceausescu's totalitarian regime. It is a story of a young Romanian factory worker--so desperate to escape the betrayal and hardships of her life that she sews notes offering marriage into the linings of suits bound for Italy. She is found out and is… Continue

Added by Jane B on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 — No Comments

Hilary Mantel Wins 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction

British novelist Hilary Mantel, who was bookies' favourite to win this year's Man Booker prize, was named the winner for her book Wolf Hall', her vividly told tale of Thomas Cromwell's rise to prominence in the Tudor court.
Wolf Hall had been one of the hottest favourites in years with, according to Ladbrokes, 80% of all bets on the winner.
The full story from the Guardian

Added by Jane B on October 7, 2009 at 14:23 — No Comments

The Times 50 best paperbacks for 2009


The Times newspaper has just published its top 50 paperbacks for the year. Some great reads are included. Check it out.

The Times picks the 50 best paperbacks of 2009

Added by Lindach on September 30, 2009 at 18:00 — No Comments

Read.gov an Initiative of the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has launched Read.gov as part of the 2009 US National Book Festival. On the site you can turn the pages of digitised classics for all ages. Titles include " The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and of course "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The site also includes… Continue

Added by Jane B on September 29, 2009 at 13:13 — No Comments

2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Fiction and Non Fiction 2009 Shortlists announced

It certainly is the season for literary awards and shortlists.

Here is the latest:

The 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Non-Fiction and Fiction shortlists.Some great reads by Australian authors to follow up.



Seven fiction and eight non-fiction works have made the 2009 shortlists, selected from more than 250 entries:



Non-Fiction

Van Diemen's Land - James Boyce

Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley -… Continue

Added by Lindach on September 22, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

Ned Kelley Awards for Crime Writing 2009

The winners for 2009 are:



Best first fiction

Ghostlines - Nick Gadd



Best Fiction – joint winners

Peter Corris - Deep Water



Kel Robertson - Smoke & Mirrors



True crime

Chloe Hooper - The Tall Man



SD Harvey Short… Continue

Added by Jane B on September 16, 2009 at 17:47 — No Comments

According to Oprah

Here is Oprah's List of 25 Books you can't Put Down

Added by Jane B on September 11, 2009 at 17:05 — No Comments

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Annouced

Here are the winners. Some great reads to follow up.

Wanting by Richard Flanagan has won the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for fiction. 'This distinguished Australian writer brings history to life in this fascinating novel based on events in early colonial Australia and England,' say the judges. The other winners are:



Non-fiction book: The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper



Unpublished Indigenous Writer: The Boundary by Nicole Watson



Film Script: Max and Mary… Continue

Added by Lindach on September 10, 2009 at 12:30 — No Comments

2009 ManBooker Prize Shortlist announced

Check out this year's shortlist. How many have you read?





A S Byatt The Children's Book (Random House, Chatto and Windus)



J M Coetzee Summertime (Random House, Harvill Secker)



Adam Foulds The Quickening Maze (Random House, Jonathan Cape)



Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate)



Simon Mawer The Glass Room (Little, Brown)



Sarah Waters The Little Stranger (Little, Brown, Virago)



For more information… Continue

Added by Lindach on September 9, 2009 at 13:30 — No Comments

Because life is too short to read bad fiction...

so Couldn't Put it Down gives you "some of the best books ever written, rated purely on fun factor and the inability to be put down."

Added by Jane B on September 8, 2009 at 15:38 — 1 Comment

10 Most Pirated eBooks of 2009

The list according to Freakbits

Added by Jane B on September 8, 2009 at 15:18 — No Comments

Books We Love

Inspired by the BBC’s Big Read, Mosman Library staff members chose their top 5 books of all time, books that stuck with them, books that they loved. The result is an amazingly varied list of books for all ages.



All titles are available through Mosman Library



What are your top 5? Add your list as a comment.





The Alchemist Paulo… Continue

Added by Amy B on September 3, 2009 at 18:18 — No Comments

The Final Draft

Food for your brain - a weekly half-hour of browsing and grazing in the world of books and writing from Radio 2SER FM, Sydney. Listen to a show or subscribe to the podcast at finaldraft.podomatic.com



One of the longest-running books shows on Australian radio, Final Draft is a space on the air where big names of arts and culture sit cheek-by-jowl… Continue

Added by Mosman Library on August 27, 2009 at 16:30 — No Comments

Children's Book of the Year Winners Announced

The winners of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards were announced at midday today.

The full list can be seen at http://cbca.org.au/winners2009.htm



Older Readers Book of the Year 2009



WINNER Tan, Shaun Tales from Outer Suburbia

HONOUR Eaton, Anthony Into White Silence

HONOUR French, Jackie A Rose… Continue

Added by Kate on August 21, 2009 at 15:24 — No Comments

The Reader's Bill of Rights

Here's The Reader's Bill of Rights to help you make the most of that right:

Readers have:

The right to not read.
The right to skip pages.
The right to not finish.
The right to reread.
The right to read anything.
The right to escapism.
The right to read anywhere.
The right to browse.
The right to read out loud.
The right not to defend your tastes.

—Pennac, Daniel, Better Than Life, Coach House Press, 1996

Added by Amy B on August 14, 2009 at 12:31 — No Comments

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