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The tenderness of wolves- Stef Penney

Started Sep. 22, 2009

The Blind Assassin- Margaret Atwood
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Merilyn Jul. 19, 2009.

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
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Started this discussion. Last reply by MLB Jan 13.

 

Cake is a sometimes food, not an everyday food.

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For lovers of the greystockinged life- a list of songs to help you get your fix when the library doors are closed. http://flavorwire.com/64968/mixtape-10-best-songs-about-libraries-and-librarians
February 19
Jane B replied to Kate's discussion 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer'
I enjoyed this book too. It was interesting on a couple of levels - one as a feel good story and two because I didn't realise that the Channel Islands were occupied by the Germans in WW2
January 22
MLB replied to Kate's discussion 'The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas'
Yes it was riveting, yes it was graphic in both violence and sex - often combined ! I enjoyed the way the author looked at the eight main characters, where thay had come from and their life experiences that had perhaps formed their opinions on 'the…
January 13
Kate replied to Angus's discussion 'The Child Thief'
How could I resist a recommendation like that??? I really liked this too! Fantasy is not generally my thing, especially not with this level of graphic violence, but I found the characters in this really interesting, and the use of the Peter Pan and…
December 24, 2009
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December 7, 2009 at 9:30am to February 5, 2010 at 5pm
The Treasure Trove Summer Reading Program for kids kicks off on Monday 7 December at Mosman Library. Bring the kids down to sign up and received their registration pack. All you have to do is read as many books as you can over the Summer to be in th…
November 24, 2009
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December 7, 2009 at 9:30am to February 5, 2010 at 5pm
The Treasure Trove Summer Reading Program for kids kicks off on Monday 7 December at Mosman Library. Bring the kids down to sign up and received their registration pack. All you have to do is read as many books as you can over the Summer to be in th…
November 20, 2009
Kate added a blog post
Everyone loves a list! Here's another one as voted by Borders customers. http://www.borders.com.au/favourite-books?utm_source=taomail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=277+Borders+Shortlist+09.10+-+AU+Main&tmtid=3614-277-4-7-816974
October 14, 2009
Shirley Diegelman replied to Kate's discussion 'The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas'
I agree with your sentiments, but I did find it a riveting read - the characters were very intense and Tsiolkas raises a lot of issues that confront ordinary people. I loved how he moved the story along - each character picking up from the last and…
October 7, 2009

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10 songs about libraries and librarians!


For lovers of the greystockinged life- a list of songs to help you get your fix when the library doors are closed.



http://flavorwire.com/64968/mixtape-10-best-songs-about-libraries-and-libr

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Posted on February 19, 2010 at 1:48pm —

Kate

Borders 100 Favourite books of all time



Everyone loves a list!

Here's another one as voted by Borders customers.

http://www.borders.com.au/favouri… Continue

Posted on October 14, 2009 at 5:00pm —

Kate

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

W… Continue

Posted on August 21, 2009 at 3:24pm —

Kate

Harry Potter misses out in the Children's Laureate list of favourite books...

The top 35 favourite books as chosen by Children's Laureate authors do not include J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, despite the series having been at the top of most other lists for the last ten years:

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Classic-children39s-stories-top-list.5210866.jp

Posted on May 1, 2009 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment

Kate

CBCA Book of the Year Shortlists Announced

The shortlists for the Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year have been announced- check them out here:

http://cbca.org.au/shortlist.htm

Posted on March 31, 2009 at 2:52pm —

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At 4:49pm on April 13, 2009, Paul Ortega said…
Carrot cake and lemon icing! not hummous icing sheesh.
Im about to have a pie with chilli sauce and a cup of coffee, afternoon tea of kings.
I seem to talk about food a lot, mmmmm. But guess what? Now I get to write an essay on postmodernism!
At 7:36pm on March 31, 2009, Paul Ortega said…
Cake withdrawal symptom 1 : When devoid of cake, patient becomes silently frantic and looks through children's cookbooks for an unsatisfying visual subsititute, then declares she has an affinity for carrot and lemons.
At 9:06am on January 11, 2009, Tim said…
Hi Kate, in your review, put the picture in with the 'add picture' button instead of the attach file section at the bottom :)
At 3:01pm on January 8, 2009, Paul Ortega said…
Noice photo! pity you can't see the stalker lurking underneath the planks, I'm sure he's giving a friendly wave
At 1:40pm on January 8, 2009, KD said…
yes??
At 12:48pm on November 27, 2008, Tim said…
It looks like your lining up those birds for a bit of target practice!
 
 

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