Thursday, January 08, 2009

The Cybils are announced on Valetine's Day

I looked deeper into the tangled web, and found details on how Cybil works.

Cybil's Short List of YA titles

Cybils (judged by YA book bloggers) has announced a short list. Here's a brief look at some of them. I haven't read any, but do recognise most of the authors. One of them is Australian Melina Marchetta, of "Looking for Alibrandi" fame (for Jellicoe Road). Not sure when the award is announced, but watch this space.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Had enough of the heavy sighs?

Well, five happy winners walked off with their copies of "Twilight" just before Christmas. Enjoy! And from what I can gather the rest of you enjoyed the chilling atmosphere in cinemas around town to see the movie. (I'm referring to the air-conditioning!)
Well, now I have something to really scare your ...ts off! It's a book called "The Beckoners" written by Canadian author Carrie Mac. Here's a description and some reviews from the author's website. I'm listening to the audio reading and, apart from some crazy accent work by the reader that makes you laugh, it's riveting. Check it out.