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Too many to name but anything by AS Byatt, Wuthering Heights, Bleak House, Darkmans by Nicola Barker, also enjoy Terry Pratchetts work, there are so many more I could mention!

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In cyber-space nobody knows your a dog. What can I say? I live in South east Queensland. I have a teenage daughter, a husband, a house full of cats and a neurotic dog. I'm a bibliophile, an information junkie. I work in a kids library, which gives me an excuse to be the big kid I am.

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At 5:29am on September 13, 2009, karen andrea said…: Thanks for your msg Sharon. I appreciate your comments and interest in The Enchanted Library! I share your view regarding the need for children of all cultures and heritages to see themselves reflected in literature. This factor always resonates when I do school visits - especially in inner cities - and it tends to encourage kids who are usually more reluctant readers to engage. I am interested in the awards you mentioned. Do you know the titles of the winning books. I'd like to read them.
Happy scribbling!

At 8:08pm on May 3, 2009, Anastasia Fitzgerald-Beaumont said…: Thanks, Sharon. It's a fascinating book; I'm sure you will enjoy. :-)

At 10:52am on April 1, 2009, Tim Roux said…: "White Hotel" haunts me still, a good 20 years later. "Coup de Grace" is a similar sort of book.

At 4:41am on April 1, 2009, Tim Roux said…: Oh, have you read any D.M. Thomas? "The White Hotel", a novel about Sigmud Freud, is stunning, in fact all the books of his that I have read are.

At 4:37am on April 1, 2009, Tim Roux said…: If you can get hold of "Coup de Grace" by Marguerite Yourcenar, it is short and brilliant. In fact, a lot of my favourite books are about 100 pages - including "I sat down on Grand Central Station ...." and "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino which I hated for the first 85 pages, then 'got' it and read it round again the same night in mounting excitement.

There are so many brilliant children's books. Our children, 11 and 8, have not the slightest interest in reading which is ironic (or predictable) given that their parents are both writers.

If you want to read any of my books, let me know, but don't force yourself. Everything has a time and place, or something.

At 10:08pm on March 29, 2009, Suzanne Levin said…: Hi Sharon! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and the kind comments! I love your blog and signed up to follow it- nice selection of books reviewed and I look forward to reading more. Suzanne

At 9:33am on March 29, 2009, Margaret B. said…: Hi Sharon, thank you for connecting. I just finished reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova. I would recommend it. I couldn't put it down. It is well written and hits a spot because my Mum died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. It is touching, funny, a good read for everyone. Marg

At 9:41pm on March 12, 2009, Sharazad Moore said…: Hi, Sharon, thanks so much for reading my blog, I hope you come back and read more. I'll try to see what's up with the comment thing.

Book censorship is my pet peeve- it is to me the ultimate intrusion upon someone's rights- like having Thought Police. But also, when a book has been banned, people want to read it- especially children.

I just checked out your blog- I didn't know Terry Pratchett had a new book coming out. Anyway, I am now one of your blog's followers. Have a nice day!

At 10:20am on February 21, 2009, Chris Tusa said…: Hi,

My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is being released from the University of West Alabama on March 1st, and is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or consider it for review). I've included a summary of the novel below:

Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894

Thanks so much,
Chris

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Christopher Tusa
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