Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Newsletter number 14

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Have a great Christmas and enjoy summer in our paradise by the sea – here are some recommended booklists* for sourcing the necessary supplies…

From Booksellers New Zealand this is the year’s bestseller list compiled from sales figures

http://www.booksellers.co.nz/book-news/nzs-bestsellers/best-bestsellers-2009

The NZ Listener for Dec 12 – 18 includes 16 pages of books of the year. Read it in the Library or wait until 26 December for the online version at
http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3631/artsbooks/14563/novels.html

The New York Times offers a list of the 10 best books of the year and a list of 100 notable books of 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/10-best-gift-guide-sub/list.html?ref=books
http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/100-notable-books-of-2009-gift-guide/list.html

The Times of London also provides two lists; the fifty best paperbacks of the year and the 100 best books of the decade
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6847448.ece
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece

*Links courtesy of Patricia - ECB Info news.
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