2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Two NZ authors have been nominated for this Swedish award, Margaret Mahey & Joy Cowley.
The prize is NZ $1 million, now wouldn't that be nice to win!

Book Art

http://1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie.tumblr.com/post/12625170205

November Magazines

We get lots of magazines in the library, and November issues are arriving.

NetGuide this month:

Get Healthy Online for Free
How to Get the Best Holiday Snaps


Australian Women's Weekly

Christmas Baking
Homemade Gifts
Budget Beauty

NZ International Arts Festival

The full programme has just been released for the 2012 Arts Festival here in Wellington.  There are wonderful writers coming for the Writers and Readers Week.  Have a look at the names, you may recognise some from our Wide Reading and 12905 lists....

Kate Grenville
Margaret Mahey
Fiona Farrell
Bernard Beckett
Germaine Greer

Go to the website for more details -

http://www.nzfestival.co.nz/writers-and-readers

Graphic Novels & Manga

We have lots of graphic novels and manga comics in the library.  What are they? Graphic novels are novels in a comic format so they have lots of illustrations.  Manga are Japanese comics.  Come & have a look at our selection, which includes Shakespeare, Anthony Horowitz and more....