by Akina Hansen | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Forgot to pack your holiday reading material? Check your hotel nightstand for some left-behind books. Hotel chain Travelodge, has released the top 20 most abandoned books at their locations across the UK. Harry Potter appears three times on the list, which is topped...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The countdown for the Australian reading hour has begun! On Thursday, September 20, 2018, book stores, libraries, authors, schools, and even surf clubs across Australia are getting together for the love of books. Reading has been proven to reduce stress by 68%. Even...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Only 35% of Indigenous children in Year 5 living in very remote NT communities can read. Compared to 95% of children living in major cities. This Indigenous Literacy Day, Good Reading revisits our interview with the Bawurra Foundation. The organisation uses e-readers...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Ngaio Marsh Awards are presented annually for the best crime, mystery or thriller writing by New Zealand. The awards are named after Christchurch crime writer Ngaio Marsh. So if you’re looking for a crime novel to delve into why not try a book from a crime...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Win a Book Club in a Box for The Wolf Hour from Allen & Unwin Publishers. In their Book Club in a Box you’ll find: – 10 copies of The Wolf Hour – A bottle of red and a bottle of white wine – Crisps (we’ll make sure they’re nice ones)...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
This year marks the centenary of The Magic Pudding, the classic Australian children’s book crafted by Normal Lindsay on a bet. But there’s much more to be discovered about the writer and illustrator at Springwood. His stone cottage in the Blue Mountains hosts the...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Instagram is the home of artful shots of avocado toast, acai bowls and gym selfies. And of course, aesthetically pleasing shots of open books arranged beside succulents and freshly poured coffee. But if you’re looking for something with a little more substance. You...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over 200,000 tickets have already been snapped up for Melbourne’s incoming production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Potter fervour continues as the cast for Australia’s version of J K Rowling’s play was revealed over the weekend. New Zealand...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Whether you’re in need of a solid knock-knock joke or a cringeworthy pun. Maybe even a hilarious yarn or a weird factoid you can whip out at Fathers’ Day celebrations, the Worland brothers are here to help. Triple M radio host Gus Worland and writer Steve...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sulari Gentill has won the 2018 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, presented by the Australian Crime Writers Association, for her novel Crossing the Lines. The book is a standalone, separate to her eight-volume ‘Rowland Sinclair Mystery’ series that...
