Showing posts with label genre of the month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genre of the month. Show all posts
Who? How? Why?
Here’s a clue about what genre we are reading this month. The books involve a crime (often a murder), a puzzle to be solved, (often by a detective) and a solution. Have you guessed yet? Yes, it’s mysteries!
Mysteries can be divided into subgenres, depending on how gruesome you like your books…so here are some subgenres you may like to try:
Cozy- Think of English villages and country houses, cats, cottages and culinary delights. Often lots of village gossip, and little, if any violence (apart from the murder of course!). All loose ends are tied up neatly at the end. These books are usually written in a series and are great to snuggle up in bed with. Try:
Kerry Greenwood: Corinna Chapman series set in Melbourne.
Or for an amusing or “Caper” mystery try: Marianne Delacourt: Tara Sharp series.
Hardboiled/ Noir - The complete opposite of cozy, these gritty books can be dark, often set in a violent and corrupt world. They are realistic, and often feature a hard-bitten, tough investigator. Try:
Peter Temple: Jack Irish series.
Michael Robotham: noir psychological thrillers.
Police procedural - Do you like to know the workings of the police during an investigation, and the processes and tools they use to solve crimes? Or do you like a focus on forensics? Try one of these authors:
Tara Moss.
P.D. Martin.
Gabrielle Lord.
Jon Cleary.
Detective-Amateur or private eye? -You can read about the amateur detective who keeps stumbling across mysteries to solve, or the professional private eye (or ex-cop) who is called upon to solve the mystery. Try:
Private Eye:
Colleen McCullough: series featuring Detective Carmine Delmonico.
Katherine Howell: series featuring Detective Ella Marconi.
Peter Corris: series featuring Private investigator Cliff Hardy.
Amateur detectives:
Tara Moss: new paranormal mystery series featuring Pandora English.
Jennifer Rowe: Tessa Vance series (she also writes childrens books under the pseudonym Emily Rodda). June 2011 release - "Love honour and O'Brien"
Whodunit- For those who like the most traditional of mysteries, these books contain a trail of clues so the reader can try to guess from a field of suspects, who is the real killer, before the end of the book. Agatha Christie is the queen of this subgenre. Similar authors can be found in the online database "Who else writes like".
Mysteries can be divided into subgenres, depending on how gruesome you like your books…so here are some subgenres you may like to try:
Cozy- Think of English villages and country houses, cats, cottages and culinary delights. Often lots of village gossip, and little, if any violence (apart from the murder of course!). All loose ends are tied up neatly at the end. These books are usually written in a series and are great to snuggle up in bed with. Try:
Kerry Greenwood: Corinna Chapman series set in Melbourne.
Or for an amusing or “Caper” mystery try: Marianne Delacourt: Tara Sharp series.
Hardboiled/ Noir - The complete opposite of cozy, these gritty books can be dark, often set in a violent and corrupt world. They are realistic, and often feature a hard-bitten, tough investigator. Try:
Peter Temple: Jack Irish series.
Michael Robotham: noir psychological thrillers.
Police procedural - Do you like to know the workings of the police during an investigation, and the processes and tools they use to solve crimes? Or do you like a focus on forensics? Try one of these authors:
Tara Moss.
P.D. Martin.
Gabrielle Lord.
Jon Cleary.
Detective-Amateur or private eye? -You can read about the amateur detective who keeps stumbling across mysteries to solve, or the professional private eye (or ex-cop) who is called upon to solve the mystery. Try:
Private Eye:
Colleen McCullough: series featuring Detective Carmine Delmonico.
Katherine Howell: series featuring Detective Ella Marconi.
Peter Corris: series featuring Private investigator Cliff Hardy.
Amateur detectives:
Tara Moss: new paranormal mystery series featuring Pandora English.
Jennifer Rowe: Tessa Vance series (she also writes childrens books under the pseudonym Emily Rodda). June 2011 release - "Love honour and O'Brien"
Whodunit- For those who like the most traditional of mysteries, these books contain a trail of clues so the reader can try to guess from a field of suspects, who is the real killer, before the end of the book. Agatha Christie is the queen of this subgenre. Similar authors can be found in the online database "Who else writes like".
International Chick Lit Month- May 2011.
This May is the inaugural International Chick Lit month. This has been created by Chicklit Club, Chick Lit is Not Dead, and Novelicious teams, to celebrate this genre.
Do you have a favourite chicklit novel? Feel free to share it in the comments. If you would like to find and share some other great reads, join the 2011 Read It reading challenge, a monthly twitter reading group. This months theme is "grrlpower"!
So what is Chick Lit? It’s modern, its smart and its fun. It’s fiction written by women, for women. Sure, shoes, shopping and fashion do feature in some of the stories, but not all. The books reflect womens lives today, covering a diverse range of timeless themes and issues that women of all ages and walks of life can relate to. These include stories of struggles and success, family dramas, friendship, romance and relationships, often told in a light hearted and fun way. Join in the fun this month and read a book from this list of recent releases by Australian authors.
“The right time” by Diane Blacklock
“Sticks and stones” by Isla Evans
"Playing the field" by Zoe Foster
“Paris Dreaming” by Anita Heiss
“Friends like these” by Wendy Harmer
“Claudia’s big break” by Lisa Heidke
“Chanel sweethearts” by Cate Kendall ("Armani angels", due out in June).
“Bittersweet” by Melanie La’Brooy
“Heart of gold” by Fiona Palmer
“Getting even with Fran” by Christine Stinson (“It takes a village” out soon).
“The right time” by Diane Blacklock
“Sticks and stones” by Isla Evans
"Playing the field" by Zoe Foster
“Paris Dreaming” by Anita Heiss
“Friends like these” by Wendy Harmer
“Claudia’s big break” by Lisa Heidke
“Chanel sweethearts” by Cate Kendall ("Armani angels", due out in June).
“Bittersweet” by Melanie La’Brooy
“Heart of gold” by Fiona Palmer
“Getting even with Fran” by Christine Stinson (“It takes a village” out soon).
Do you have a favourite chicklit novel? Feel free to share it in the comments. If you would like to find and share some other great reads, join the 2011 Read It reading challenge, a monthly twitter reading group. This months theme is "grrlpower"!
Get a life! (at the library).
Do you like to read about what people have done with their lives, accompanying them as they follow their dreams or destiny? Perhaps you’d just like to know what makes people tick. Do you seek inspiration from people who have overcome adversity or made a difference? Maybe you like to try to get to know the real person behind the public persona, or just "get the dirt". Do you like to find out individuals secrets of success, or read about rock stars and adventurers and fathom just how they survived?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you should try reading a biography. Biographies are also a great way to learn about human nature, the world, history and celebrate culture through someone else’s eyes. There are biographies all sorts of people from royalty, world leaders and heros to sports stars, movie stars and musicians. (Just a tip- if you do like to get the dirt- try an unauthorised biography). Get a life, at the library.
1. “Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 1” Harriet Eleanor Smith, editor; associate editors Benjamin Griffith ...[et al]. We’ve been waiting a hundred years for this, the first of three volumes of Twain's uncensored autobiography. Read it, and decide for yourself if it was worth the wait.
2. “William and Kate: Their lives, their romance, their wedding". With the latest royal wedding fast approaching, read all about the royal romance by the infamous biographer, Andrew Morton.
3. “I shall not hate: a Gaza doctor’s journey on the road to peace and dignity” by Izzeldin Abuelaish. This is a heartbreaking yet inspirational story of one Palestinian man’s call for peace in the face of personal tragedy.
4. “Jackie as editor: the literary life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis” by Greg Lawrence. Discover another side to this enigmatic woman, in her role as editor with two major publishing companies.
5. “Running the books: The adventures of an accidental prison librarian” by Avi Steinberg. Read this humorous account of one mans experience working in a far from ordinary library.
6. “Up and down with the Rolling Stones: My rollercoaster ride with Keith Richards” You may have already read the bestseller “Life” By Keith Richards, get another perspective of the Rolling Stones in this candid account by Tony Sanchez.
7. “The King's speech : how one man saved the British monarchy" by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi. Seen the movie? Now read the book. This book, by speech therapist Lionel Logues grandson, offers insights into the real life events behind the academy award winning movie, “The Kings speech”.
8. “The explosive true story of a British Mafia princess: They're lawless. they're criminal. they're family”, by Marisa Merico with Douglas Thompson. Read this shocking true story of a small town British girl who became a mafia princess.
9. “1000 hour day: two adventurers take on the worlds harshest island” by Chris Bray. Join Aussie adventurers Chris and Clark on their 1000 kilometre walk across Victoria island in the Canadian Artic and find out how they survived, despite themselves.
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you should try reading a biography. Biographies are also a great way to learn about human nature, the world, history and celebrate culture through someone else’s eyes. There are biographies all sorts of people from royalty, world leaders and heros to sports stars, movie stars and musicians. (Just a tip- if you do like to get the dirt- try an unauthorised biography). Get a life, at the library.
1. “Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 1” Harriet Eleanor Smith, editor; associate editors Benjamin Griffith ...[et al]. We’ve been waiting a hundred years for this, the first of three volumes of Twain's uncensored autobiography. Read it, and decide for yourself if it was worth the wait.
2. “William and Kate: Their lives, their romance, their wedding". With the latest royal wedding fast approaching, read all about the royal romance by the infamous biographer, Andrew Morton.
3. “I shall not hate: a Gaza doctor’s journey on the road to peace and dignity” by Izzeldin Abuelaish. This is a heartbreaking yet inspirational story of one Palestinian man’s call for peace in the face of personal tragedy.
4. “Jackie as editor: the literary life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis” by Greg Lawrence. Discover another side to this enigmatic woman, in her role as editor with two major publishing companies.
5. “Running the books: The adventures of an accidental prison librarian” by Avi Steinberg. Read this humorous account of one mans experience working in a far from ordinary library.
6. “Up and down with the Rolling Stones: My rollercoaster ride with Keith Richards” You may have already read the bestseller “Life” By Keith Richards, get another perspective of the Rolling Stones in this candid account by Tony Sanchez.
7. “The King's speech : how one man saved the British monarchy" by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi. Seen the movie? Now read the book. This book, by speech therapist Lionel Logues grandson, offers insights into the real life events behind the academy award winning movie, “The Kings speech”.
8. “The explosive true story of a British Mafia princess: They're lawless. they're criminal. they're family”, by Marisa Merico with Douglas Thompson. Read this shocking true story of a small town British girl who became a mafia princess.
9. “1000 hour day: two adventurers take on the worlds harshest island” by Chris Bray. Join Aussie adventurers Chris and Clark on their 1000 kilometre walk across Victoria island in the Canadian Artic and find out how they survived, despite themselves.
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