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It's that time of the year again as we wait with baited breath for the announcement of the winner of one of the world's most prestigious literary prizes. Once the shortlist is announced the countdown is on to October 18 when this year's winner will be revealed. Those who made the shortlist (and the…

Check out the exciting program of events planned for the October School Holidays- inspired by the International Year of Forests 2011. The full program can be found on the Children's Library webpage, and bookings open on Monday…

Mosman can now claim its very own literary prize for fiction with Fiona MacGregor taking out the $20,000 for her novel Indelible Ink set in our very own suburb. According to the author winning a Melbourne prize was unexpected but she was…

Winner Best Fiction - Traitor by Stephen Daisley

Stephen Daisley’s debut novel, Traitor, is a story of war and love, and how each changes everything, forever. It tells the story of two men thrown together by war in the battle-smoke and chaos of Gallipoli – a young New…

I think most of us would agree winter is a great…

Minister for the Arts the Hon Simon Crean MP has recently announced the shortlists for the 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards in the four categories of fiction, non-fiction, children's and young adults.…

Library and Information Week 2011 couldn’t have been celebrated in a better way at Mosman Library’s Big Day In. Fun was had by all, as our patron’s (and staff!) enjoyed free barista made coffee, gorgeously decorated mini cupcakes, free giveaways such as journals and bookmarks, behind the scenes library tours and…

American novelist Philip Roth most known for his works American Pastoral, The Plot Against America and The Human Stain has just been awarded the…

Winners of the 2010 Aurealis Awards sponsored by Harper Voyager were announced on 20 May 2011 at North Sydney's Independant Theatre and were hosted by the author Garth Nix.

The list of winners can be found here…

Words. to live by 16-22 May…

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

My friend @VaVeros reads romance.

Romance?! ... why?! ...

So she told me.

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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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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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…

I was suprised to come across this article in The Guardian about John Le Carre's request to be taken out of consideration for this year's Man Booker International Prize. Read the following article to find out why!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9570766

Here is the list of the 13 authors shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize which is awarded every 4 years and which was announced in Sydney…