Author shares her unbelieveable tale of life deep in the African jungle
27th Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
MURDER, revenge and adventure drive the latest thriller by Buderim author Roger Wood.
25th Sept. 2016 11:09 AM
A “BOOK train” will soon grace the halls of New York Public Library’s Rose Reading Room, when the site reopens after a...
25th Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
WANT to snap up books for $2? The Lifeline Bookfest is bringing tens of thousands of books to the Coast for a four day...
22nd Sept. 2016 1:09 PM
PEOPLE who read for 30 minutes a day live two years longer than those who do not read at all.
22nd Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
THE Central Coast Home Library Service is undergoing a remarkable resurgence.
15th Sept. 2016 4:09 PM
Mackay author luanches new book, but it's missing an important part.
13th Sept. 2016 1:09 PM
"207 clients use the service every fortnight..."
12th Sept. 2016 12:09 PM
WE MEET former photojournalist Rook Henderson just after the death of his wife June
10th Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
Bodies pulled from debris, lifeless children zipped up in bags, bloated faces and missing limbs. A mother's cry, a child's...
03rd Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
WHERE'S Wally, Peter Rabbit and the BFG were just some of the characters that could be spotted in the crowd at St. Joseph's...
30th Aug. 2016 12:08 PM
Book week was a chance to promote literacy and learning in a relaxed environment.
29th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM
SET in 1941 amidst air raids, death and destruction it would be easy for this book and its narrative to depress readers
27th Aug. 2016 1:08 PM
IF you see an Australia animal or Ned Kelly out and about after school, it will more than likely be a student dressed up...
22nd Aug. 2016 12:08 PM
Cleo the clown was a popular visitor to Newtown State School reading the prep classes
17th Aug. 2016 4:08 PM
Monsters, superheroes, shaggy dogs, princesses, wizards and hundreds of other book characters descended on Tara's main...
16th Aug. 2016 10:08 AM
MARYBOROUGH Quota is once again appealing to the generous public of Maryborough, Hervey Bay and district for donations of...
10th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM
Fifteen-year-old Jenny Kramer is raped while attending a local party. And she doesn't remember any of it.
06th Aug. 2016 12:08 PM
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child hits the shelves to the delight of fans.
01st Aug. 2016 6:08 AM
In words and pictures Gladstone will celebrate it’s seventh Curtis Coast Literacy Carnivale from Sunday
22nd July 2016 11:07 AM
Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival 2016
18th July 2016 9:07 AM
SOME books attract a lot of attention before they’re anywhere near bookstores.
16th July 2016 10:07 AM
SUNSHINE Coast Council in partnership with Friends of Maroochydore Library Inc. invites avid readers to grab a bargain at...
13th July 2016 8:07 PM
TOMORROW When the War Began author John Marsden took some time out to catch up with the Daily Mercury before travelling...
11th July 2016 4:07 PM
THE Lifeline Bookfest finished yesterday and it saw 20,000 books sold across the four days it was on.
11th July 2016 11:07 AM
Die of Shame is a great standalone novel of suspense by the popular English author Mark Billingham.
10th July 2016 5:07 AM
Reading enthusiasts are getting set to find some hidden treasures today as the Lifeline Bookfest begins.
07th July 2016 5:07 AM
A NEW way to share the joys of reading has popped up outside the PL Travers building in Maryborough’s Richmond St at the...
05th July 2016 11:07 AM
MAGDA Szubanski’s memoir is among six stories nominated for Australia’s most prestigious biography prize.
04th July 2016 12:07 PM
Cheryl Strayed's novel documents her very long hike back from sex and drugs.
02nd July 2016 5:07 AM
LENNOX Head author Susan Perrow was recently in Spain to launch the Spanish translation of her book Healing Stories for...
29th June 2016 4:06 PM
Sisters, Jillian and Leena Sneedon are discovering the joy of reading.
28th June 2016 1:06 PM
IT was a case of interview nerves for workers at Yellow Door Books and Gifts recently when ABC Radio Capricornia...
25th June 2016 6:06 AM
Amos Decker’s an eccentric character and unlikely hero. His “abilities”, the death of his family and time living on the...
18th June 2016 3:06 PM
AUTHOR Annie Seaton has spoken of her love of Airlie Beach following the release of her latest book.
11th June 2016 6:06 PM
Once derided as a dull high school english text, the classic has had an excpetional makeover.
05th June 2016 5:06 AM
WHEN Richard Fidler looks at his own writing, he’s often hit with questions like, “What kind of darkness of the soul did...
02nd June 2016 6:06 AM
IPSWICH’S proud past as a footballing city has come to life in a new book by AFL umpire and history buff Murray Bird.
31st May 2016 4:05 AM
HUNDREDS of happy Warwick bookworms wriggled themselves down to the Lifeline Bookfest at St Mary’s Hall over the...
30th May 2016 10:05 AM
IN 1922 Evelyn Lockhart is expected to marry well, manage a house of servants, procreate and find fascination with...
28th May 2016 3:05 PM
YOU’LL have books coming out of your ears after visiting the Rotary Club of Grafton Midday book sale today.
28th May 2016 5:05 AM
CHILDREN around Australia were all ears at 11am yesterday for the National Simultaneous Storytime event.
25th May 2016 1:05 PM
BOOKWORMS will shelve their plans for this weekend as they head off to browse a tale or two at Lifeline’s Bookfest.
24th May 2016 4:05 PM
How many beagles have travelled from the Sunshine Coast to London, Paris and Rome?
23rd May 2016 4:05 PM
Kieran McCarthy will perform at the Cannonvale Library this Wednesday.
20th May 2016 3:05 PM
Don’t we all love a book you cannot put down?
16th May 2016 7:05 AM
BOOKS are deeply personal things. Each of us form unique bonds with the characters we read about, relate to storylines and...
14th May 2016 5:05 AM
HAVING worked on several novels with no success, Kirsty Eagar was ready to give up on the idea of publication.
13th May 2016 12:05 PM
Grab a bargain at the Proserpine Historical Museum Book Bonanza when it kicks off tomorrow morning.
13th May 2016 12:05 PM
IT LOOKS like just a warehouse of books and pre-loved clothes but the annual Lifeline Book Fest is so much more than...
12th May 2016 4:05 PM
