Robert Jordan 1948 – 2007
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets This may be old news but I just heard today. Bestselling Fantasy author Robert Jordan passed away on the 16th of Sep, 2007. Seems like we’ve lost quite a number of notable authors this year… I don’t claim to be a fan, but as a librarian, I do know...
Mee has read “Sputnik sweetheart” by Haruki Murakami
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London: Harvill, 2001 Call No.: English MUR Click here or here for item availability. From Mee, Well, thatís about it really. Like Norwegian Wood, you canít really summarize whatís in the book without giving too much away. In a few words, Norwegian Wood is about someone who loves a...
Heartlands Book Club Discussion – September 2007
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Heartlands Book Club will be discussing a selection of poems from Boey Kim Cheng’s After The Fire: New and Selected Poems. Boey Kim Cheng is a local award-winning poet. This is his fourth book. This anthology begins with poems summoning the dead to the poet’s new life in the adoptive...
Announcement of Winners of The Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards, awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, were announced last Saturday at the Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, in Yokohama, Japan. And the winners are as follows: Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006] [Call No.: English VIN-[SF]] Best Novella: “A Billion Eves”...
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