Reading Matters Roundup
June 11th, 2009NSW Premier's Literary Awards
May 19th, 2009Patricia Wrightson Prize for children’s literature ($30,000)
Ursula Dubosarsky & Tohby Riddle (illus), The Word Spy, Penguin Group (Australia)
Ethel Turner Prize for young people’s literature ($30,000)
Michelle Cooper, A Brief History of Montmaray, Random House Australia Pty Ltd
Congratulations Ursula, Tohby and Michelle!
The Lost Book
May 12th, 2009The Lost Book is a Scottish animated web series - where viewers participate and decide what happens next after each episode. The story follows the adventures of 21st century investigative journalist Aileen Adler and her dog Watson as they try to solve the crime of a stolen book.
The first three episodes are online now - check them out for a great example of collaborative storytelling!
Meet John Green (again!)
May 1st, 2009The first public event we scheduled with John Green sold out in less than 24 hours, so we’ve added a second one.
Sunday, May 31
11am
State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette
Entry 3, La Trobe Street
Cost: Free
Bookings essential: BOOK HERE.
Paper Towns winners
April 16th, 2009
WHO AM I?
President BARON LLAMA CHIN is my Captain.
I am a Yearning American Writer Person, on the roofs of the world.
I contain multitudes.
The answer, of course, is Walt Whitman.
Congrats to Ruby, Lisa, Saba and Michael for answering first. Copies of John Green’s Paper Towns are winging their way to you right now.
My Extraordinary Life and Death
April 3rd, 2009Remember when Doug Macleod was in the Residence? And he did that long and ridiculous story illustrated with old woodcuts?
Well now it’s going to be a real live book.
YOU SAW IT FIRST HERE, FOLKS!
CBCA Shortlist
March 31st, 2009Here’s the Shortlist for the CBCA 2009 Book of the Year Awards.
| Book of the Year - Older Readers Short List 2009 | ||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | ||
| CORNISH, D. M. | Monster Blood Tattoo Book Two: Lamplighter | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia | ||
| EATON, Anthony | Into White Silence | Woolshed Press, Random House Anustralia | ||
| FRENCH, Jackie | A Rose for the Anzac Boys | HarperCollinsPublishers | ||
| MARCHETTA, Melina | Finnikin of the Rock | Viking, Penguin Group Australia | ||
| MOLONEY, James | Kill the Possum | Penguin Group Australia | ||
| TAN, Shaun | Tales from Outer Suburbia | Allen & Unwin | ||
| These books are for mature readers | ||||
| Book of the Year - Younger Readers Short List 2009 | ||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | ||
| BATESON, Catherine | The Wish Pony | Woolshed Press, Random House Australia | ||
| FUSSELL, Sandy | Polar Boy | Walker Books | ||
| GLEITZMAN, Morris | Then | Viking, Penguin Group Australia | ||
| HARRIS, Christine Illus: JAMES, Ann |
Audrey of the Outback | Little Hare Books | ||
| MILLARD, Glenda Illus: KING, Stephen Michael |
Perry Angel’s Suitcase | ABC Books | ||
| RODDA, Emily | The Wizard of Rondo | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia | ||
| Intended for independent younger readers. | ||||
Roundup 18/3
March 18th, 2009Simmone Howell’s marvellous Everything Beautiful is reviewed on Crikey by Angela Meyer.
Here’s the Washington Post on how the world is going to hell in a handbasket because uni students are reading about sparkly vampires instead of classics.
And here’s Neil Gaiman on the Colbert Report.
School Rules Competition
March 18th, 2009The winners of the School Rules Competition are:
Bailey
1. School uniform will change to an Angus Young style uniform with a purple hat (awesome!).
2. Rock Monday - every Monday a rock band plays at Assembly.
3. Homework: Complete Level 5 of your favourite video game.
Emma
My rule would be that every Friday afternoon would be ‘free your soul’ afternoon, and you had to spend it doing whatever you want, and only what you want (i.e. can not spend catching up on homework, unless of course that is your passion). I would spend it blowing massive bubbles, eating cake and flying kites on the oval…
Esther
On the last day of school, we have a massive bonfire and burn all the text books, do a warrior dance with paint stripes on our cheeks, then sit toasting marshmallows over the embers. Yum!
Pia
I would instigate a compulsory evacuation program on those sweet, droopy afternoons of late spring, when the big hand has lost its pulse and even the teacher is struggling to feign concern for the theorems of Pythagoras.
Immediately suspend academic thought. Proceed as a class to the lushest, squishiest patch of lawn in the grounds and become languid lizards in the grass. Let the tickle of sunshine sweep up your skin, and close your eyes. The next hour is yours to daydream about boys and Caramello Koalas, while the imprint of a thousand blades of juicy green grass tattoos itself onto the backs of your legs.
Congratulations! You guys can all expect books in the mail soon.
Steven Herrick’s caught the bug
March 16th, 2009Everyone who enjoyed Steven Herrick’s sojourn in Residence on insideadog should rejoice! Steven’s new blog is now live and online.
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