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At 2:00pm on February 24, 2010, Wallerawang Library said…
Sorry for not replying sooner! Mosman Readers is the best website
for avid readers in Australia, if not the world!! Thankyou for welcoming me to your wonderful site.

At 5:27pm on May 7, 2009, Michelle Schultz said…
I'm working on it.
At 1:49pm on February 5, 2009, Cindi R said…
I did one are you happy now!
At 9:18am on January 29, 2009, Cindi R said…
Hello JB
At 7:42am on January 16, 2009, Jacqueline Elstein said…
Wot fun! Will investigate more exciting inserts.
At 1:34pm on January 8, 2009, KD said…
In the hour of adversity be not without hope For crystal rain falls from black clouds
At 3:27pm on December 18, 2008, Tim said…
Did you see the Dandrew marching on the Amazing race, I laughed so hard my wig came off!!!!
At 8:21am on December 16, 2008, Lindach said…
Glad you like it. I'm going to try and customize it more. Perhaps some purple theme!
At 5:01pm on December 15, 2008, Cindi R said…
Hello Jane B are you there?
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Well it is mo vember....

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Looks like the Reference collection in the National Library!
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Wow Bern I can't wait - is there room for a devil's advocate?
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I found this book long and boring in some parts...try hard. I managed to just finish reading it.
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In Conversation with Sarah Waters at the Seymour Centre 26 February 6.30pm

If you've enjoyed reading Sarah Waters books: Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, Affinity and her latest The Little Stranger you might be interested in hearing her talking candidly about her books at the Seymour Centre in February.
For more information http://mardigras.org.au/mardi-gras-2010/events-calendar/in-conversation-with-sarah-waters/index.cfm

Posted on January 21, 2010 at 8:00am —

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2009 Bad Sex in Literature Award Winner Announced

Jonathan Little's The Kindly Ones has won the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award for 2009. You can read the winning passages here

Posted on December 1, 2009 at 9:57am — 1 Comment

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Questions for a Bookworm

A series of questions relating to books and reading has been circulating arounds blogs lately. I saw this on Booktager you might want to answer them. Here are mine

Do you snack while you read? If so, favourite reading snack?
Not often but sometimes I like to nibble on Kettle chips.

Do you tend to mark books as you read them, or does the idea of writing on books horrify you?
I never mark books - it horrifys me especially as… Continue

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 3:29pm —

Jane B

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… Continue

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 11:40am —

Jane B

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

Posted on October 7, 2009 at 2:23pm —

 
 

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