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Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2019 from 24th February through to 2nd March. This week is a great opportunity to increase knowledge and understanding of eating disorders, share stories about recovery and to put a stop to myths. Around the world there are a lot of people suffering from an eating disorder. Trying to overcome an eating disorder alone can be quite overwhelming. We can’t change the past however we can start looking forward in life. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 20...

C. J. Burton, author ofA Sword Named Kalim,FireworksandKalim's Return he released hisnewbookin July2018. We wanted to catch up with theauthor and see how life had been treating himsince hewas published. Did you always dream of becoming an author? The inclination was always there to be able to write but I never had the time to realise my dream.Working long hours and bringing up a family seemed to put writing on the back burner. What was your first job? ...

Did you always dream of becoming an author? I’ve always enjoyed reading books and writing stories ever since I can remember. I loved getting lost in a good book. What was your first job? My first job was as a paperboy delivering both the local and ‘Herald’ (not Herald Sun, Sun was in the morning, Herald in the afternoon back then). How did you come about writing your book? Was that your intention or did you start writing for fun? I started originally b...

There are so many weird and wonderful facts in the world! So, we have decided to find a few book facts to add to your still growing knowledge! Get ready to wow your friends with these book facts…. Did you know… There are an estimated 130 million books in print worldwide! Look at this…. The is actually a name for an “old book smell”! The word is ‘Bibliosmia’, it means loving the smell of old books! H...

Chasing Shadows by Wendy Goult is a crime thriller with a difference. Former police detective Alan Woodgate is plagued by the memories of a cold case that he worked on during the sixties, when a number of local people disappeared and were never seen or heard of again. It was assumed that they were murdered, but no bodies were ever found, and the mystery continued to confound both the police and locals through the years. Alan meets up with Debbie, Jan and Kerry and together they team up to try an...

Christmas Carol By Sara Teasdale The kings they came from out the south, All dressed in ermine fine; They bore Him gold and chrysoprase, And gifts of precious wine. The shepherds came from out the north, Their coats were brown and old; They brought Him little new-born lambs-- They had not any gold. The wise men came from out the east, And they were wrapped in white; The star that led them all the way Did glorify the night. The angels came from heaven high, And they were ...

Enjoy your day with some book jokes! Why are first books afraid of their sequels? Because they always come after them. What did the comedian say to Harry Potter? Why so Sirius? Man: CAN I HAVE A BURGER AND CHIPS? Librarian: This is a library! Man: (whispers) Can I have a burger and chips? My father gave me a really cheap dictionary for my birthday… I couldn’t find the words to thank him. What did one book say to the oth...

Conspiracy Theories in Novels. There are many different conspiracy theories around the world, from the Bermuda Triangle to is the Queen really the Queen. Conspiracy Theory: Belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for an unexplained event. Let’s start with a few conspiracy theories from different novels. Harry Potter by J K Rowling These amazing books by Rowling are a sensation on a worldwide scale. She is listed with the t...

Rosaleen Moorhead-Murphy, author ofThe Mayflower and the Thistle, released herbook in May2018. We wanted to catch up with the new author and see how life had been treating hersince she was published. Did you always dream of becoming an author? I loved reading and, as long as I remember, I wrote stories in notebooks that I hoarded in case they would one day be turned into a book. I hated disposing of them although, as my maturity grew, I did use my discernment in what di...