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REVIEWS

AUTHORS

NEWSPAPERS

WE HOPE YOU FIND THE FOLLOWING LINKS HELPFUL AND INTERESTING. PLEASE ASK THE LIBRARY STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOKS, AUTHORS, SPECIFIC TITLES OR INTERNET SITES. WE'LL DO OUR BEST FOR YOU.

                   

  

REVIEWS

Reviews are a good place to find the latest publications and read an opinion of it. Reviews are also found in both the Herbert River Express (the Library News) and the Australian Newspaper which are available to read in the Hinchinbrook Shire Libraries.

Ask Oxford - for all those curious about words

Read the reviews from Hinchinbrook readers in our community's own  Webzine

 Can of Words

 We welcome your opinions and recommendations as well.

Go to the Submission Guidelines page of the Can Of Words Webzine to see how to submit.

Australian Bookshop/Reviews etc

Australian Book Review

Best Notes Literature study guides

  Booknotes - summaries and study guides to famous books/plays etc
London Review of Books
New York Times Books
New York Review of Books
Ozlit
Spark Notes -Literature study guides
A World of Books - Annotated surveys of noteworthy books form around the globe


  

AUTHORS

If the Library does not have the specific title you are looking for, we will endeavour to obtain it for you - just ask at the Issue Desk of either branch.

If you are wanting advice on a new author to try, we are always willing to listen to your reading preferences and recommend an author that may suit.

Take your time to Browse the shelves. Patron Book Carts are available to make browsing easier.

Don't forget the Returns Trolley. Seeing what other readers have enjoyed is often the best recommendation.

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Andrews 

Janette Oke

 Rita Mae Brown

Elizabeth Peters  

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Terry Pratchett

Patricia Cornwell

Danielle Steel

Bryce Courtenay

Mystery Net

Janet Evanovich

Thrilling Detective website

Diana Gabaldon

Search for Author Web Pages

Sue Grafton

Search Author Bibliographies

John Grisham

Search Fantastic Fiction - Authors

Louis L'Amour

For Prehistoric Fiction readers

Stephen King

Author Bibliographies - Find complete lists of books by many favourite authors. Books are listed in the order in which they were written and grouped by series where appropriate.

Ed McBain

Author pseudonyms pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, pen names, noms de plume, maiden names... etc.

Need some Recommended Reading for your next book? Check out the Genre listings and Award winners available from the State Library of Queensland web site.

Check out a series at What's Next or at the State Library of Queensland  Sequels listing.

Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes - How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author


  

NEWSPAPERS/

MAGAZINES

The Shire Libraries provide comfortable surroundings in which to take your time and read books, newspapers and magazines. You are welcome to stay as long as you like.

The Library is unable to purchase a wide range of newspapers/magazines but the Internet makes up for this. These sites take you to a wide selection of newspapers/magazines.

ABC News Online New York Times
Academic Journals

Search here for conference and abstract management solutions or research materials?

News Index - News-only search engine, Over 300 news sources from around the world are indexed
Ask Oxford - for those passionate about language Newstext USER-PAYS ACCESS TO Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail, Brisbane, from January 1984
Brisbane News 1 December 1999
Townsville Bulletin from 13 September 1999
Gold Coast Bulletin from 18 October 2000
Cairns Post from 3 January 2000
Queensland regional newspapers from September 1999
The Quest group of community newspapers from October 1995
Australian Newspapers Newsweek
e-library - Magazines form around the world   onlinenewspapers logo.gif (3084 bytes)
Environmental magazine Personal Investor
findarticles.com - Search magazines for articles on a variety of topics  Popular mechanics magazine
Fishing Monthly Reuters
Internet Public Library online serials    for Online Journals SLQ  Indexes and databases Use your Hinchinbrook Library barcode to enter FREE online databases providing access to numerous magazines
The Monthly Australian politics, society and culture Vogue
Newsfilm Online See the news of the twentieth century online World News Network

 

Ingham Library and Halifax Library serving the Hinchinbrook community