Category Archives: Fiction

Alison’s Picks April 2017

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Librarians with Altitude

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Transatlantic by Colum McCann The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith The Abundance (essays)  by Annie Dillard  

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Alison’s picks – February 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Librarians with Altitude

The Better Son by Katherine Johnson. Tasmania, 1952: two boys explore in the karst country of Central Tasmania, and find a cave. It becomes their secret, their refuge – until, one day, only one of them returns home. The Woman … Continue reading →

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The October issue of Good Reading magazine is ready for you to read

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Librarians with Altitude

The October issue of Good Reading magazine is available for you to read from our Library website.  In this issue of gr, Geraldine Brooks tells us about her new historical novel, The Secret Chord, in which she investigates the hidden stories … Continue reading →

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Crimeread: Lenny Bartulin and P. M. Newton

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Librarians with Altitude

Before their fabulous talk at Springwood Library last week, crime authors Lenny Bartulin and P. M. Newton were kind enough to drop in with John Merriman for our Crimeread podcast episode. If you are interested in Australian crime fiction, or … Continue reading →

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Our ‘Question’ Podcast

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

The Love2Read theme for August was ‘Question’. Have you read any books lately that question? John Merriman interviewed Theresa Lock, Library Assistant here at the Blue Mountains City Library, about her favourite reads with this theme. Check out this interesting … Continue reading →

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Whoooppee!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

Any other fans of Thomas Cromwell out there? I’m very excited to hear (via The Bookseller + Publisher) that Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winner, Wolf Hall, is to beturned into a BBC2 costume drama by the man who brought Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, … Continue reading →

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