Get into the Christmas reading spirit, 2011
This year, give yourself the gift of time, to relax and read some of the books on your Christmas reading wish list! To help you get into the spirit of Christmas (and reading), here’s a list of Christmas themed fiction to get you started:
A Classic tale. "A Christmas carol” by Charles Dickens.
With Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary coming up in 2012, now is the perfect time to revisit Dickens immortal tale of mean spirited and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Try the Aussie bush yarn version, “An Aussie Christmas carol: Charles Dickens immortal tale retold as an Aussie bush yarn" by Kel Richards.
Family Stories: "The Christmas angel" by Marcia Willett
"Lola’s Secret" by Monica Mc Inerney
"A gift for my sister" by Anne Pearlman
Chick lit:"The night before Christmas” by Scarlett Bailey
"Wrapped up in you” by Carole Matthews
Murder mysteries"Fear not" by Anne Holt
"Winter of the lions" by Jan Costin Wagner
"A Christmas homecoming" by Anne Perry
Short stories :“Christmas magic” by Cathy Kelly
Vampires and paranormal romance:
"The bite before Christmas " by Lynsay Sands & Jeaniene Frost
Romance and happy endings: "1225 Christmas Tree Lane" by Debbie Macomber
“ The Christmas wedding” by James Patterson and Richard Di Lallo
Summer Reading Club 2012, The amazing read!
The Christmas holidays are just around the corner, meaning the Summer Reading Club is about to start, running from 12th December, 2011 to 3rd February, 2012. This year the theme is Amazing reads. For the first time, adults are invited to participate, because why should kids and teens have all the fun? Everyone is welcome to get reading, with the chance to win some great prizes including a major prize of an e-reader in both the adult and teen sections. It’s easy to participate. For children under 12, just come into any Sutherland Library branch to register your interest and pick up a reading log. Every five books read gives you an incentive prize and an entry into the major draw.
Adults and teens don’t need to register, just simply read a book that has been borrowed from the library, fill in an entry form with your personal details, rate the book (from one to five stars) and place it in an entry box. These are located in each of the Sutherland Library branches. You are welcome to write a short book review if you like. One book equals one entry into a weekly draw as well as one entry into the major draw. The more you read the more chances of winning!
So why not get the whole family involved this year, and make some time to relax and read.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
The Children's Library is busy preparing for Santa's visit to Sutherland on Wednesday 14th December. He has already visited Menai and will be around the Shire over the coming days.
Monday 12th December is a day for your diaries! The annual Summer Reading Club starts and this year there are 3 different programs one for kids, one for teens and one for adults. Keep reading over the December and January holidays and be in the running for some great prizes.
Five questions in Five minutes with Diane Armstrong
Award winning journalist and author of "Empire Day" joins us for five questions in five minutes...
What are you reading right now?
At the moment I’m reading Cutting For Stone, a novel by Abraham Verghese.
What do you like about it?
I’m enjoying the exotic setting in Ethiopia, the detailed medical information, unusual story, and excellent writing.
What's your favourite book?
My favourite book? It’s hard to choose just one! One of my all-time favourites is Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. I’m in awe of his descriptive powers, vivid imagination, and larger-than-life characters. I love the skillful way he weaves the various strands of the plot together with such delicious irony. One of my more recent favourites is Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s brilliant novel The First Circle, a chilling story in which he evokes the effect on ordinary people, of living in a totalitarian state.
What do you like to do when you are not writing?
When I’m not writing I love spending time with my family and my friends, playing with my little grand-daughters, walking along the beach, playing tennis, and doing yoga. I also enjoy playing bridge which I find frustrating and challenging, but fascinating.
When I’m not writing I love spending time with my family and my friends, playing with my little grand-daughters, walking along the beach, playing tennis, and doing yoga. I also enjoy playing bridge which I find frustrating and challenging, but fascinating.
Can you give us a clue about your next (highly anticipated) book?
My next novel will be a wartime story of passion and betrayal set in the Channel Islands.
My next novel will be a wartime story of passion and betrayal set in the Channel Islands.
Everyone is welcome to come along to Cronulla Library for an author talk /book signing with Diane Armstrong on Tuesday, 6th December at 6.30pm. You can book online or by calling the library on 95234980.
Sutherland Shire Libraries Top Ten Christmas Books for Children
Nothing quite celebrates the feeling of Christmas like engrossing in a wonderful book with your child. Here are our top ten Christmas books this year – More children’s Christmas books are available at all Shire Libraries from the December 1st.1. Raymond Briggs - The Snowman
2. Mem Fox - Wombat Divine
3. Rolf Harris - Six white boomers
4. Rod Campbell - Dear Santa
5. Clement Clark Moore – The night before Christmas
6. Terry Deary - Horrible Christmas
7. Colin Buchanan - Santa Koala
8. Brian Wildsmith - A Christmas story
9. Laura Rader – Santa’s new suit
10. Glenda Millard - Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle
Merry Christmas!
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