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readings tips

Where do you like to read?

January 22, 2009

I am beginning this post while sitting in the beautiful domed reading room at the State Library of Victoria, having just finished a chapter of Lamplighter, by D.M. Cornish.
Today, some weeks later, I have just changed trains on my way to work. On the previous train I buried my head in Peter Carey’s His illegal [...]

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2009 reading tip for the year – dare to be different

January 1, 2009

Well, 2009 is here. I tried to get a somewhat early night but my two littlies took turns waking up crying right through to 3am. I hope you all had a fantastic night.
I don’t know how many of you tend to make new years resolutions, but if you do, how about adding this to your [...]

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Teenagers and reading

September 24, 2008

Author Lili Wilkinson has some very choice things to say about what is considered “real reading” when it comes to teenagers.
Taking a swipe at people (headline-seeking journalists in particular) who sprout on about kids spending more time using electronic media than they do reading, she points out that there is more than one way to [...]

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A couple of recommended reading lists

September 6, 2008

A few months back, Books Alive 2008 (an Australian Government initiative) produced a booklet listing “50 books you can’t put down”. Not the most earth-shattering list but worth a look if you can’t decide which Australian book to read next. If you missed out on a hard copy, you can browse the list online or [...]

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7 ways to find more time to read

August 27, 2008

It is with some regularity that library users tell me they wish they had more time to read. They also tend to say how wonderful it must be to work in a library and read books at work all day. I hate to shatter the myth, but although it certainly is great to work in [...]

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Some reading suggestions

August 21, 2008

Leo over at zenhabits has listed “50 amazing and essential novels to enrich your library“. While I’m very wary of one person’s preference being considered essential for everyone else to read, it’s still a worthwhile list to get some suggestions. Have a browse, see if any jump out at you, there are also a whole [...]

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ReadingHacks poll: Does reading make you sleepy?

August 1, 2008

I was thinking about reading habits today. It is my job afterall. In particular, I was thinking about the fact that when I read in bed at night it tends to make me sleepy and I often struggle to get through more than a handful of pages. My wife on the other hand may start [...]

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Insomniac linkage

July 27, 2008

I am currently wide awake in the middle of the night. In order to see some benefit from this, I’ll share a few things that have been open in my browser for the last few days:

The Globe and Mail has an article about why reading fiction is good for us. Just in case me telling [...]

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