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Veron has read “For One More Day” by Mitch Albom
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York: Hyperion, 2006 Call No.: English ALB Click here or here (Large Print) or here (Audio Book) for item availability. From Veron, for one more day is about a mother’s love for her son charley, as well as charley’s regrets. it starts off with charley attempting suicide after...
Blog Spotted for October
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Dear Readers, October is almost at an end, and the end of the year is a glimpsed horizon fast approaching closer. Nevertheless, in the world of blogging, activity and energy remain the order of the day. So here is a selection of autumnal blogs: Strictly speaking, this is...
Ian has read “Un Lun Dun”
Just reading China Mieville’s latest “Un Lun Dun” – it’s aimed at a younger audience than usual but is wonderfully imaginative and entertaining . It even has respresentatives from the library profession – One called Marguerite Staples (get it?) is called an “extreme librarian” a “bookaneer”. [That's what happens when you read too many books...
Anne Enright wins 2007 Man Booker Prize
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Irish writer Anne Enright has won the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel, The Gathering, about the travails and memories of an extended Irish family following the suicide of a family member. The awarding committee described her work as a “powerful, uncomfortable and even at times angry book”. Enright, the...
Heartlands Book Club Discussion – October 2007
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events The author Neil Humphreys is personally attending the Heartlands Book Club as we discuss his book, Complete Notes from Singapore – The Omnibus Edition. Neil Humphreys is a regular columnist in one of the local newspapers. An expatriate who assimilates well in our multi-racial local culture, his short stories are...
Elizabeth has read Water for Elephants
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen New York : London: Hodder, 2007 Call No.: English GRU Click here for item availability. I’m a great fan of the novel, “Like Water For Chocolate”, and so, it’s no mystery that this title immediately grabbed my attention. Similar wording notwithstanding, I...
Doris Lessing wins the Nobel Prize
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events The self-educated, 88-year old, “Persian-born, Rhodesian-raised and London-residing novelist” has become the 11th woman to win this most prestigious of literary awards. The Swedish Academy announced the award yesterday, describing her body of work as “that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected...
DEAR is Back! (Drop Everything And Read)
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events The National Library Board will be launching its D.E.A.R promotion once again from 1 Nov 2007 to 31 Jan 2008. During the D.E.A.R promotion, we encourage you to Double Up on Your Reading – basic members can borrow up to 8 items* and premium members up to 16 items**. *...
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Blog spotted for September 2007
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Dear Readers, We thought we’ll cue in you this September on some interesting book related blogs out there. Here are two of them: The Mile Hile Book Club – describes itself as literary quickie for the busy traveller. Run by a manager at a bookstore at San Francisco’s...
Hakim is reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations (image source: New York Times) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova New York : London : Little, Brown, 2005 Call No.: English KOS Click here for item availability. Generally, I’m not one for reading horror, but I’ve heard about this book for some time now, and recently picked it up. It’s...
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