MOTHER'S DAY SUGGESTIONS

Here are some suggestions for Mother's Day.......... a book is a wonderful present, it's what I always want as a gift (or at least a voucher so I can choose my own!). A wonderful gift would be this special edition of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.


 Lone Star by Paullina Simons
Through the Wall by Anna Bligh
The Bird's Child by Sandra Leigh Price
The Girl Who Couldn't Read by John Harding
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

BOOK REVIEWS

There are two more reviews on our website, another one from Mary Ellis and one more from Chris Pritchard.  Take a look and see what you think.

http://www.fosterslittlebookshop.com.au/index.php?page=book_reviews 

FAIRFIELD BOOKSHOP - A SENSE OF HUMOUR

This little funny is from Fairfield Bookshop (the one that had a car run into it's window back in March, so you might guess they have a sense of humour? )

"You just never what you will be asked next. A lady was just in asking if we had any books about camels. Further questioning, whether it was for a child etc, revealed that she wanted to teach the two camels she has at home better manners!! Surprisingly, we didn't have anything that quite fitted the bill."

And it's true............... 

BOOK SUGGESTIONS FOR A BOOK CLUB

I found this interesting website that suggests "32 perfect books to kick off your book club", or if you think your choices are now getting predictable.  Take a look here. 

What would be your four favourites?

                                                       

BELLE GIBSON - THE WHOLE PANTRY

It was reported by the Australian Booksellers Association in their e-newsletter last week that Australian retailers including Dymocks, Collins Booksellers and Booktopia say on their websites that Ms Gibson's book is no longer available. Bookworld, a division of Penguin Australia, has removed the book from its website.

Publishing house Penguin last month stopped supplying the cookbook after Ms Gibson failed to explain discrepancies about her health claims and fundraising activities detailed in the book's 3000-word preface.  (And yet this book still appears on the publishers website.)

Like another larger bookstore (Readings) we don’t believe in banning books, particularly as the publisher is not recalling stock. So, if you’re interested in some interesting recipes, you’ll find the last copy of this book still on our shelves.

What are your thoughts on banning books?

AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS SHORTLIST

There are some great names and titles in this year's shortlist for the industry awards.  You can see the full list here. And here are a couple of my favourites.

Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett, The Bush by Don Watson and Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi.



 

The winners will be announced on May 21.


I'd like to know what book you thought should be included in the list for 2015........

BOOK REVIEW - THE PAUSE BY JOHN LARKIN

One moment. One pause. One whole new life. Declan seems to have it all: a family that loves him, friends he's known for years, a beautiful girlfriend he would go to the ends of the earth for. But there's something in Declan's past that just won't go away, that pokes and scratches at his thoughts when he's at his most vulnerable. Declan feels as if nothing will take away that pain that he has buried deep inside for so long. So he makes the only decision he thinks he has left: the decision to end it all. Or does he? As the train approaches and Declan teeters at the edge of the platform, two versions of his life are revealed. In one, Declan watches as his body is destroyed and the lives of those who loved him unravel. In the other, Declan pauses before he jumps. And this makes all the difference.

This is a young adult novel by the author of The Shadow Girl, winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2012 Prize for Writing for Young Adults.  In this story John Larkin has put his finger on the pulse of those vulnerable teens who are unsure of their way in this 21st Century.  The feedback from one young reader was......."I enjoyed the complexities in the story and if I had a friend who I knew was depressed I would give them this book to read".

High praise indeed for this author.......