The Little Blue Herring has read ‘The Assassin’s Apprentice’ by Robin Hobb
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations HarperCollins: London, 1995 Call No.: HOB -[FN] Click here for item availability. Who says fantasy is not for mature readers? Any fan of Tolkien will feel immensely wronged, not to mention the MYTH that fantasy lovers are escapists. I am proud to proclaim that I love Fantasy and a...
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Akan Datang for Books Too?
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets “In his quest to bring literature to the masses, Jeffrey Lependorf turned to an unlikely ally: YouTube. “The ‘book trailer’, as the promotional video is called, is living up to its name. Complete with actors, arty cinematography and a noirish voice-over, it’s the closest the book industry has...
Rana has read ‘The Sunday Philosophy Club’ by Alexander McCall Smith
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London : Little, Brown, 2004. Call No.: MAC-[MY] Click here for item availability. This is the second book I have read by Alexander McCall Smith. I loved his bestseller, The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. In a way, this is even better. Isobel Dalhousie is as far removed from...
Guan Fong has read ‘Balinese Gardens’ by William Warren
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Hong Kong: Periplus Editions,2004, c1995. Call No.: q712.6095986 WAR Click here for item availability. I love nature. I like to go to parks and the beach whenever I am free, and if I want to relax, I usually look for books and magazines with colour photographs of plants. There...
Thomas has read ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London: Orbit, 2001. Call No.: CAR -[SF] Click here for item availability. I usually dislike Science Fiction-themed books but Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card is an exception. The future Earth is bracing itself for the possibility of the third invasion of the ant-like aliens, rightly named the...
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Hwee Miang has read ‘ Botanica’s Pocket Roses’
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House, 2000 Call No.: 635.933734 BOT -[HOM] Click here for item availability. “Roses red and violets blew, And all the sweetest flowres that in the forrest grew.” Faerie Queene. Book iii. (Source: John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. What a surprise to...
Elizabeth has read ‘Cool for Cats’ by Jessica Adams
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London: Black Swan, 2003 Call No.: ADA Click here for item availability. Pair of pink stiletto heels and vinyl records on the book cover? Call me an instant fan of Jessica Adams. Opening with “It’s the best job in England and I’m not going to get it.”? Just label...
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High Browse print version [June - August] now online!
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Missed out on grabbing a copy of our previous print issue? Fret not. We’ve uploaded all that good stuff to HB online. So stop dithering about and check out Not Just For Tourists now! Also, stay tuned for our next, super secret, super mysterious issue of High Browse...
BookCrossing Meetup @ Central Lending Library
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events What’s happenin’??? BookCrossing – a sort of bookclub – is going to meet for the first time at Central Lending Library next week!!! Date: 20th Sep, Wednesday Time: 7pm to 8.30pm Venue: Central Lending Library, Discussion Room 1 Book to be discussed: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Please contact me at 63326032...
L has read ‘Blindness’ by Jose Saramago
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London : Harvill Press, 1999 Call No.: SAR [AW] Click here for item availability. On the recommendation of Eric and Jim, I got the book from the library and buckled down to read it in one obsessive swallow. This is a frightening book, in more ways than one. Personally,...
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$10 Voucher Winner for August
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets High Browse Online is happy to announce the winning entry for August’s $10 voucher and it is here! Desmond, you’ll be getting details in your inbox soon. Wanna take part and enjoy some coffee and tea at the library’s expense like Alvan (our July winner) below? Simply send...
L has read ‘Tolkien: A Celebration’ edited by Joseph Pearce
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Tolkien: A Celebration: Collected Writings on a Literary Legacy London : Fount, 1999 Call No.: 823.912 TOL Click here for item availability. (This title is only available at Woodlands Regional Library.) Tolkien hated analogies. In the preface to the second edition of his literary masterpiece The Lord of the...
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