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April 2011 Blog Posts (6)

Nominations for Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing announced.

The nominations for16th Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing have been announced. This Award has been linked with the Melbourne Writers Festival since 2000 and includes Australia's best crime writers both fiction and non-fiction.Follow the link below for this year's list.

http://nedkellyawards.com/index.php/news-feeds

Added by Lindach on April 29, 2011 at 10:36 — No Comments

Killing fairies & The Lighter Side of...Strumpets: reasons to read romance fiction

My friend @VaVeros reads romance.

Romance?! ... why?! ...

So she told me.

Added by Bern on April 28, 2011 at 13:23 — No Comments

Staff picks - May 2011

Recommended Library Reading List - May 2011
Fforde, Jasper.	One of our Thursdays is missing.	FANTASY /FFOR
Rothfuss, Patrick.	The…

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Added by Bern on April 28, 2011 at 12:36 — No Comments

'Must Read' Aussie Fiction

The Miles Franklin Shortlist for 2011 has been announced today with three candidates vying for Australia's top literary prize. Check out the website for more about the shortlisted authors and novels including the judges…

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Added by Merilyn on April 19, 2011 at 15:51 — 1 Comment

2011 Read It challenge for April - Australian and New Zealand Reads

#oznzreads

The #readit2011 Reader's Challange is an initiative of the NSW Reader's Advisory Group and aims to encourage library users and readers to join the monthly book group and tweet about their reading. Each month the group suggests a different theme to read and tweet…

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Added by Merilyn on April 5, 2011 at 16:30 — No Comments

The Miles Franklin Award longlist for 2011

Miles Franklin

It seems there are so many literary prize nomination lists these days that it can be difficult to keep up with them all! Hot on the tail of the Premier’s Literary Prize shortlists is the announcement of the prestigious…

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Added by Merilyn on April 4, 2011 at 17:30 — No Comments