Karin Elizabeth is a Dutch reader with a unique approach to reviewing books. A freelance photographer, she composes a picture of herself with each book she reads. Take a look at her photo set (and reviews) on Flickr.



Karin calls it a 'self-portraiting book review series' and… Continue

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

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

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

Newsweek has crunched the numbers from the 10 top books lists (Modern Library, the New York Public Library, St. John's College reading list, Oprah's, and more) to come up with The Top 100 Books of All Time. It's a list of lists — a meta-list. Let the debate begin.

Good Reading is a great Aussie monthly about books and authors. With your Mosman Library card, you have a free subscription to the online magazine.



Have a read and win!



Question: Which author does Good Reading profile in the article ‘Killing them softly’?



Hint: You can find this article on page 24 of the June magazine.



Email your answer to… Continue

It's happened to all of us.



A friend says, 'Hey, have you read this?' and hands you a book. No, you haven't read it.



Or maybe you read some review in the paper and though, 'ooh, that sounds good'



So you get the book, happily take it home and start reading....



And you hate it. For whatever reason, the book just does not click with you. It could be the story, the characters, the plot, whatever. But you just can't read it.



Maybe you trudge… Continue

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During that time, lots of people have asked for book recommendations on specific topics - e.g. things like Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series,… Continue

Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature



Di Bates- Crossing the Line - published by Ford St

Michelle Cooper- A Brief History of Montmaray - published by Random House

D M Cornish- Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter - published by Omnibus

Alison Goodman- Two Pearls of Wisdom - published by HarperCollins

Nette Hilton- Sprite Newberry - published by HarperCollins

Joanne Horniman- My Candlelight Novel -… Continue

Acclaimed American author John Updike passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the age of 76. John Updike won many awards for his works including Pulitzer Prizes for his novels Rabbit is Rich (1991) and Rabbit at Rest (1982). In 2008 he was awarded the Literary Review Lifetime Achievement Award for Bad Sex in Fiction for his fourth consecutive nominationThe Widows of… Continue

Aurealis Awards 2008 finalists

If you have a Mosman Library card, you can access Good Reading Online a fantastic resource if you love books and reading.
Take a look - it is an exact digital copy of the print magazine with the benefits of access to the archive of past issues plus links to interesting websites and more. You'll also be able to browse and keyword search through all issues.

Here is the list of what the New York Times considers to be the 100 Most Noteable Books of 2008.

100 Most Notable Books of 2008

What do you think? Have you read any? Are there titles that you think should be added?