Be Inspired!

A poll taken by The Telegraph (UK) 2009 has produced this top ten list. Each book is inspirational for different reasons, The Bible which has been translated into 2,233 languages did not make it to number one!

1 To kill a mockingbird - Harper Lee
2 The Bible
3 A child called it - Dave Pelzer
4 Men are from Mars, women are from Venus - John Gray
5 Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank
6 1984 - George Orwell
7 A Long Walk to freedom - Nelson Mandela
8 The Beach - Alex Garland
9 The time traveller's wife - Audrey Niffenegger
10 The catcher in the rye - J D Salinger

www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews


Regards, Boroniant

Farewell David Eddings

Best selling fantasy author David Eddings passed away June 2nd at the age of 77. Eddings is best known for his The Belgariad series, and The Malloreon series. He was inspired by the success of The Lord of the Rings, and saw the fantasy genre as a good avenue for his writing.

Eddings was supposedly very old fashioned in that he never used a typewriter or computer and prefered to write his scripts long hand. His wife Leigh who was a regular contributor to his books died in 2007.

When asked in a recent interview what made his books so successful, he said it was his "characters who are as real as I can make them".

For a list of Eddings works check out Fantasy Fiction.

Regards, Boroniant

Making Rag Baskets with Joy Serwylo

When: Thursday 23rd July 1pm
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
Cost: Free event
Bookings/Enquiries phone 97624099

Joy will demonstrate techniques for making rag baskets. Joy is providing the tools and materials so you can try on the day!

Regards, Boroniant

New Books on CD

For those of you who like to listen to stories while you drive, or are finding the printed word harder to read, or even just prefer to listen rather than read a story, audio books are the way to go!

Boronia library has just received some new audio books on cd for your listening pleasure. Check out the following:

Whitethorn by Bryce Courtney
The strange case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and other tales of terror by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Diana chronicles by Tina Brown
Australia Street by Ann Whitehead
Eat pray love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Skeletons at the feast by Chris Bohjalian
Dead and kicking by Geoff McGeachin
The lights of London by Gilda O'Neill
Harem by Barbara Nadel
Perfectly pure and good by Frances Fyfield

Don't forget that our audio book collection is constantly changing. However if you can't see anything of interest, or that book you're after is not there, then ask us to place a free request for you. Don't forget you can also place your own reservations online through our catalogue using your membership ID and pin.

Regards, Boroniant

Tim Winton wins again!

Tim Winton has won the Miles Franklin Award for his novel Breath. The Miles Franklin Award is given annually for a novel or play depicting aspects of Australian life.

This is Tim Winton's fourth "Miles Franklin", which is a record in itself. His previous awards were for his novels Shallows (1984), Cloudstreet (1992) and Dirt Music (2002).

Breath is the story of a young man and the two dangers of sex and surfing. It was a unanimous choice for the judges.

Regards, Boroniant

Australian author - Peter Carey

Peter Carey is an acclaimed Australian novelist and short story writer. He is one of only two writers to have won the Booker prize twice, the other being J M Coetzee. These were for Oscar & Lucinda and The true history of the Kelly gang. Carey has also won the Miles Franklin Award three times, as well as other numerous literary awards.

Born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, in 1943, Carey attended Monash University where he studied science but did not complete his course. After leaving university he worked in advertising during which time he wrote and had published a number of short stories. In 1976 Carey moved to an alternative community in Qld., from where he spent time writing and travelling to Sydney to work. In 1980 he started his own advertising agency and continued with his writing. By the early 1990’s Carey had moved to New York with his family, to teach creative writing at NY University.

His most recent novel is His illegal self (2008) a story of the relationship between a young woman and a little boy looking for answers about his real parents. His bestselling works include Bliss, Illywacker, Jack Maggs, My life as a fake, and Theft a love story.

Other male authors of note you may enjoy are:
John Banville, Iain Banks ,Steven Carroll, JM Coetzee ,Sebastian Faulks, Ian McEwan, Graham Swift, Thomas Keneally, Tim Winton, Arnold Zable.

Regards, Boroniant

The Man Booker International Prize 2009 - Alice Munro

The Man Booker International Prize 2009 has been awarded to Canadian writer Alice Munro.

Awarded biannually, this international prize can be won by an author of any nationality as long as their work is readily available in English. It is given in recognition of a writers overall contribution to fiction, a recognition of literary excellence, not an award for a single novel.

The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, this year headed by author Jane Smiley. Other contenders for this award were Australian author Peter Carey and America's Joyce Carol Oates.

Previous winners were Chinua Achebe from Nigeria and Albanian Ismail Kadare.

Alice Munro's novels and short stories are available from the library !!!


Regards, Boroniant

Fun 4 Kids @ Boronia

Hey Kids, it's nearly school holiday time again! What are you going to be doing? Come join in the fun at Boronia Library!

When: Tuesday 30th June 10am
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
"HANDY FUN"
What can you make with your hands?
All Ages

When: Wednesday 1st July 2pm
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
BATS IN THE LIBRARY
Make a bat to take home.
Ages 5+

When: Thursday 2nd July 2pm
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
FABULOUS FAIRYTALES
Fun with wolves, pigs and princesses.
All Ages

When: Monday 6th July 6.30pm
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
BEDTIME STORYTIME
Wear your PJ's and BYO Teddy.
All Ages

When: Thursday 9th July 2pm
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
SCRAP-IT
BYO 6-8 photos and make a fabulous scrapbook page or handmade photo cards.
Ages 8+

When: Friday 10th July 10am
Where: Boronia Library, Park Cr, Boronia
FROGGY TIME
Come in for some froggy stories and fun.
All Ages

Bookings ph: 9762 4099

Have fun, Basil