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The Passionate Winter – with free 5 years later epilogue by Moi channelling Jackie

The Passionate Winter by Carole Mortimer This book is full of WTF situations yet it is trainwreck readable. It was published in 1978 and the book has not stood the test of time. The hero, 37 year old Piers, is the father of the 18 year old heroine, Leigh’s boyfriend (also 18). They meet when [ READ MORE ]

R*BY Award Finalists and the availability of the shortlist in Australian Libraries

The Romance Writers of Australia Awards were announced today. These awards are voted on by readers and I was pleased to see so many of my favourite Australian Women Writers listed. As I am saving all my pennies to get my bookshelves built, I thought I’d borrow some of the titles through interlibrary loan so [ READ MORE ]

Cacophony in the library

I’m going to start this post recounting a personal experience of mine from 2000. At the time I was 3 months pregnant with my second child and I was expecting a phone call from my obstetrician with some urgent blood results. I was in a meeting which was being held in a library (I was [ READ MORE ]

Repeat after me “I am the stereotype librarian and I am proud”

In which I go on a rant which has been building up within me for 25 years. Some librarians may get their noses out of joint. But I don’t care. For mine has been out of joint for far too long…… People who discuss librarian stereotypes and overcoming them annoy me. It is a tired, [ READ MORE ]

Bookish Meme: Reading Habits

  • March 22nd, 2012
  • Posted in VaVeros

The following meme is modified from the original by Booking Through Thursday. . What’s your favorite time of day to read? Late afternoon but any time will do. Do you read during breakfast?  Sort of. I get coffee in bed every morning while I read. But during breakfast I’m busy getting kids ready for school and [ READ MORE ]

Breaking Open a Storyteller

  • March 16th, 2012
  • Posted in VaVeros

Beer as storyteller interests me. It is in the same vein as In Vino Veritas. Every experience we have can be turned into a story but where do we find the opportunity to tell these stories. I love that feeling on a Friday or Saturday afternoon, when the week’s work is completed, gathering with friends [ READ MORE ]

Tipping one’s hat to Britannica’s bookbinders

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s decision to cease printing their leather bound knowledge tomes hit the news today. People became nostalgic, call back radio was busy with people regaling tales of their parents, teachers, neighbours as sales people, spruikers and customers. Telling the tale of the need to have a set on their shelves as a sign that [ READ MORE ]

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