Monthly Archives: April 2011

How much do you read?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by meredithjaffe

At the beginning of the year, Angela Meyer commented in her blog Literary Minded that she reads 60 books a year.  Yes I know she is a literary critic and it’s her job but that’s still a lot of books.  … Continue reading →

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The Race is On!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by meredithjaffe

We are off and running!  A little late out of the gates in this our maiden appearance in the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge but I am confident we will romp home in the K-2 stakes.  By 1 September we must … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Blurb

Posted on April 10, 2011 by meredithjaffe

Some of us do, some of us don’t.  I never do.  Read the blurb, that is.  You know, all that marketing guff on the back cover of books, designed to hook you.  The quotes from The Guardian, The Sydney Morning … Continue reading →

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A sad farewell

Posted on April 3, 2011 by meredithjaffe

At my local shopping centre there is a bookstore called The Next Chapter which has in fact reached its final chapter.  The closing down of a quality indie bookstore is as much a loss to local readers as it is … Continue reading →

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