by Akina Hansen | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
What hit the bestseller lists over Christmas in Aotearoa New Zealand? Here are the bestselling books as reported by Nielsen BookScan New Zealand for Christmas 2024. In Too Deep (Jack Reacher #29) by Lee Child & Andrew Child Big Jim Begins: Dog Man by Dav...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops the 2024 Australian Christmas bestsellers list having sold 27,916 copies in Australia last week, according to data from Nielsen BookScan’s Australian Book Market panel of more than 1,300 book retail outlets. The bestselling RecipeTin...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Beloved Australian author John Marsden has died aged 74. John Marsden was best known for his bestselling ‘Tomorrow’ series which consisted of seven books, the first being Tomorrow When the War Began. The books sold many millions of copies and were...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
From the stable of Fremantle Australia has come X Factor, Farmer Wants a Wife, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Bay of Fires among many more hits of the small Now Fremantle Australia is bringing to the screen stories from books by Paul Jennings. This new series is based...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
DICKEN’S SLEEPING HABITS To combat his insomnia and enhance his creativity Charles Dickens would lie in the middle of his bed, facing north, his arms outstretched and his hands equidistant from the edges. He also slept with a compass to ensure that he slept...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
From 1,917 books submitted, Percival Everett’s James has been selected as the winner of the US 2024.National Book Award. The award is one of the country’s most prestigious and valued and comes with a prize of $10,000. James has been nominated for a...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Check out the Top Ten most read book reviews on Good Reading for last 7 days. In order from 1 – 10. How may have you read? . . . . . ...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Richard Flanagan’s Question 7 has been awarded the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. This accolade marks a historic achievement as Flanagan becomes the first author ever to win both the Booker Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize, cementing his...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Orbital by Samantha Harvey has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2024. The winner was announced by Chair of the judges, Edmund de Waal, at a ceremony held at Old Billingsgate in London. Harvey receives £50,000 and a trophy, which was presented to her by Paul...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Here are the top 10 most popular book reviews, in order, that Good Reading readers have been most enjoying in the last 7 days. Week ending 3 November
