It’s Book Week and the Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the winners. Books in the Older Readers category are very suitable for colleges. We have the winner of this category – The dead I know (Scot Gardner) and 2 Honour Books – The dream of the thylacine (Margaret Wild) and The happiest refugee (Anh Do). The picture books are used by students in Children’s Literature classes; you might also be interested in the list if you have young children. Students are having fun with the Trivia Quiz this week with prizes for each correct answer to the 10 daily questions. We are also photographing students reading – books, magazines, computer screens, phones….! and we will display the photos in the library.
Children’s Book Council of Australia
Winners: http://cbca.org.au/winners_2012.htm
Notable books: http://cbca.org.au/Notables12.htm
Looking for reading suggestions? So many books, so little time!
Dymocks’ 101 best books 2012
Try a book from this list, as voted by 15 000 Aust. readers.
Goodreads
The largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world – a great place to find out about excellent books, popular books, genres, quizzes and quotations. http://www.goodreads.com/
The best 100 opening lines from books
Click on the book covers to reveal the lines from excellent books, old and new.
http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/the-best-100-opening-lines-from-books/
100 best closing lines from books: http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/the-best-100-closing-lines-from-books
100 best films based on books: http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/top-100-films-based-on-books
Literary Awards Australia
Award-winning books – gateway to 300 Aust, US, British, Canadian, NZ & Irish awards. Currently being updated.
http://www.literaryawards.com.au/
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Winners and shortlist for 2012.
http://www.arts.gov.au/pmliteraryawards
Australian Independent Bookseller
Weekly Top 10 bestsellers; book news, Indie Awards chosen annually. This year’s Indie Award: All that I am by Anna Funder (also won the Miles Franklin Award).
National Year of Reading
More links about reading: http://www.love2read.org.au/index.cfm
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation
This term the library is fundraising for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The ILF helps to raise literacy levels in remote indigenous communities by donating books and supporting community literacy projects. Over 60 000 books have been donated to over 200 areas in the last few years and some stories have been translated into indigenous languages. Students who donate 50 cents choose a chocolate and help raise funds for this valuable program. The Indigenous EOC committee will also hold a small morning tea in Sept (on an alternate morning tea week).
http://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/