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Libraries Homepage: >Book Talk A Spot of Bother : Book of the month A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon Funny, profoundly insightful and deeply poignant. The fictional characters are so well written that you can believe in the world that is built around them. A worthy successor to “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” If this book is not available from the library today you can reserve it for FREE. Featured Promotions
Cutting edge and in-the-know; fuel for the dinner party conversation. A lot of non-fiction, current events, science and business - writing that's being talked about.
Short, bite-sized books, easy to dip into. Books that offer tasters into a new subject, genre or writer. A good way in if you've never tried it before.
Are you up for a challenge, open to trying something different? This isn't a gamble, it's a conscious choice. Writing that's on the edge but with a positive spin.
Longer books, relaxing and indulgent. Absorbing books to take you out of yourself - dream about who you want to be and where you want to go. Including mind, body, spirit, travel, design, and makeover books, as well as fiction. Awards & Prizes Booker Prize Lists previous prize winners as well as the current year's shortlist and judges. CILIP Medals & Awards Includes winners of medals and awards administered by the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals, including the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. www.cilip.org.uk/practice/awards.html International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award This award is the largest and most international prize of its kind. It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. Nobel Prize The official site of the Nobel Foundation. Offers biographical information for all winners. Orange Prize for Fiction Information about the forthcoming Orange Prize, the books, the authors, news and reviews, and details of upcoming events taking place around the country in the run up to the announcement of the Prize winner. Pulitzer Prize Profiles of recent winners and a list of past recipients. Whitbread Book Awards A list of previous winners for the various categories. Reader's Corner The place for all book lovers. Want to know what to read next? Fancy a surprise ? Need to track down a long lost book? Want to share your views with others? Then this is the place for you. What to Read next? Suprise Book Authors Online Which Book People's Network Book Reviews A collection of book review written by the libraries staff and members of our reading groups. Readers' Groups Finished a great book and want to talk about it? Want to explore something new? If the answer is yes then joining one of our readers' groups is for you. Readers' groups have been around for a number of years. They provide a friendly forum to meet new people to share your views about reading over a cup of coffee and a chat.
Give it a go you might like it. Ebooks and ETexts Section of website offering books and texts online. |
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