The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Review
The screenplay for this wondrous film has great depth, wonderful sincerity and is driven by the very appealing diversity of characters the story brings together
Rare & New Books, News & Reviews
Charmed Lives in Greece: A Modern Story – British Museum
Charmed lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor an exhibition by the British Museum March 8 – July 15 is a modern Greek story of three influential artists
Lily Brett – Too Many Men, Things Could Be Worse, Only in NY
Author Lily Brett embraces literary rigour, truth, as well as memory and identity as she gives shape and form to unforgettable characters in her acclaimed books
Christmas Gifts: Books, a Special Gift of Sweet & Wise Words
Books with a plethora of sweet and wise words are a gift. Working and researching on computer I prefer the tactile quality of a real book – my 10 best for Xmas
Christmas Gifts: Bronwyn Bancroft’s Aboriginal Picture Books
Love of country ripples through Bronwyn Bancroft’s picture books for children who are enriched by her response to Aboriginal culture & Australia’s unique beauty
Origin: Dan Brown, Back to a Future Fusion of Heaven & Hell
Origin the latest in the Professor Robert Langdon series of stories written by Dan Brown is a thrill a minute ride through both the spiritual and material world
Australian Reading Hour – Love2Read – Spring is Time 2 Start
The Australian Reading Hour takes place each spring, a time for rebirth, refreshment and renewal and this year it is scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017
Melbourne Rare Book Week: Antiquarian Fair & Fab Free Events
Fifty presentations, lectures, readings, tours and other print on paper related events, will be held in venues across the city for Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017
Kate Grenville: The Case Against Fragrance, – Rose Reports
Kate Grenville in The Case Against Fragrance reports Rose, is acknowledging the negative impact of artificial fragrance on a significant number of the community
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter & Find Joy
Guest author Derek Parker says ‘The Art of Discarding’ by Nagisa Tatsumi makes you think again about what your life needs by helping you to declutter your life
Rare Books Have Remarkable Stories to Tell says Derek Parker
Every house has a bookcase says Douglas Stewart, principal of Douglas Stewart Fine Books in Armadale Melbourne, and should have rare, special, meaningful books
Children’s Picture Books for Christmas – Published in 2016
Rose Niland recommends Xmas children’s books that foster a love of reading and help inspire them to create their own memories and to share thoughts with others
On the Blue Train, Kristel Thornell, Mystery Review by Meldi
The mystery about Agatha Christie’s disappearance in1926, is creatively imagined by Vogel award winning writer Kristel Thornell in her novel, On The Blue Train
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos a Page Turner – Book Review
Sydney writer Derek Parker reviews novel by Australian author Dominic Smith, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, a page turner, set in the Golden Age of Dutch Art
The Light on the Water – A Novel, Reviewed by Derek Parker
Derek Parker review of Melbourne novelist Olga Lorenzo’s work of literary fiction, The Light on the Water, with its ‘sense of language, place and character’
Charlotte Bronte – Bicentennial of a Woman of Influence
English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) has been an English national treasure for 200 years and the world celebrates her bicentennial on April 21