Tuesday, 15 October 2013

NEW BOOKS OUT NOW FOR OCTOBER


 NAMELESS by LILI ST CROW
 
 FAIRYTALES FOR WILDE GIRLS by ALLYSE NEAR
 
 THE EXTRAORDINAIRES by MICHAEL PRYOR
 
 STORMBRINGERS by PHILIPA GREGORY
 
 MEMORY bY CHRISTOPH MARZI
 
 THE BUTTERFLY CLUES by KATE LLISON

THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE by JENNIFER E. SMITH

SEVER by LAUREN DESTEFANO
 
 THE TROUBLE WITH FATE by LEIGH EVANS

NEW BOOK FOR OCTOBER

THE TREACHEREY OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS by RUTH FRANCES LONG
 
THE SILVER DREAM & INTERWORLD by NEIL GAIMAN & MICHAEL REAVES 

 
 PEICE OF CAKE by KATE FORSTER
 
 TALL DARK AND DISTANT & LUST AND FOUND by JULIE FISON

 
 ITCH ROCKS by SIMON MAYO
 
 ROADSIDE PICNIC by ARKDY & BORIS STRUGATSKY
 
 ALL THIS COULD END by STEPH BOWE
 
 BETWEEN THE LINES by TAMMARA WEBBER
 
 BITTERSWEET by SARAH OCKLER
 
 FANGIRL  by KATE BAKER
 
 ROCK ON by DENISE VEGA

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Comming to Manly Library in October

BRING YOUR PINK YARN AND KNITTED PINK SQUARES INTO THE LIBRARY AND/OR TURN UP ON THE 1ST OCTOBER @10:30 am TO HELP US YARN-BOMB THE TREE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY TO HELP RAISE AWARNESS FOR CANCER DURING BREAT CANCER AWARNESS MONTH

IF YOU'RE STUDYING FOR THE HSC THEN MANLY LIBRARY IS THE PLACE TO BE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS IN OCTOBER.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPENED ESPECIALLY FOR HSC STUDENTS ONLY FROM 5-8PM ON THURSDAY'S THE 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th OCTOBER.
A LIBRARIAN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP LOCATE RESOURCES.
tHERE WILL BE FREE WIRELESS INTERNET, COMPUTER USE AND SNACKS AND DRINKS AVAILABLE.
ALSO AT 5:30 EACH EVENING LOCAL NATUROPATH PAMELA SICILIANO WILL BE HOSTING FREE "STRESS BUSTING THE HSC" SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO AID CONCENTRATION AND HELP COPE WITH STRESS ASSOSIATED WITH EXAMS.

SEPTEMBER @ MANLY LIBRARY

POPULAR LOCAL AUTHOR JOHN FLANAGAN WILL HOST A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP AT MANLY LIBRARY FOR YOUNG WRITERS AGED BETWEEN 11-16 WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THEIR STORYWITING BY LEARNING ABOUT PLOT, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, STORY PLANNING AND MUCH MORE.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL CALL 9976 1747

 
ON SATURADAY THE 21ST SEPTEMBER FROM 11am-3pm MANLY LIBRARY'S ANNUAL ZINE FAIR RETURNS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR WITH THE BIGGEST AND BEST FAIR YET. LOCATED IN MARKET LANE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY YOU WILL FIND OVER 16 STALLS WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE ZINES, COMICS, ARTWORK AND ARTIST BOOKS FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND ZINEMAKERS AND JOIN IN FREE BOOKBINDINIG OR ZINE MAKING WORKSHOPS DURING THE DAY HOSTED BY CHRIS TAMM ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/konsumterra/ )AND NICHOLAS BECKETT, ( http://saintbeckett.net ).

Friday, 5 July 2013

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS

ED BRUBAKER & STEVE MCNIVEN - CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 - Marvel Comics
For the second time in seven years, Ed Brubaker helms the launch of a new Captain America series, and just as he did the last time, he does it in style. Apparently picking up shortly after the finale of Fear Itself, "American Dreamers" begins with the funeral of one of Captain America's closest friends from the forties. It's a terrific entry point into Cap's life, and Brubaker takes full advantage of being able to tell just enough of the hero's "man out of time" origins to bring in any new readers that might pick up this book after seeing the movie.
In past projects, Brubaker has had terrific success in bringing A-name artists to his productions, and this one's no different. Steve McNiven, previously known for the Civil War event series, joins the ranks of distinguished talent like Steve Epting, Sean Phillips, Butch Guice and Mike Deodato Jr., providing a dynamic take on the characters in Brubaker's bailiwick while Justin Ponsor colors every scene brightly. Cap and his friends seem to burst off each page, and one can't help but be drawn in.
The plot involves the beginnings of a conspiracy meant, it seems, to bring Cap down--a classic revenge scheme involving players stretching back through the character's storied history. Brubaker sets the stage well, giving readers all they need to know without filling in recent, unnecessary backstory about Bucky and the fates of all concerned in Fear Itself, forging boldly onward. If you're looking for a Cap fix but don't want to have to deal with a major Marvel crossover, the newly relaunched Captain America is for you. At least, do yourself a favor and Read It.


NEIL GAIMAN - DEATH: DELUX EDITION
From the pages of Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN comes fan-favorite character Death in a new deluxe hardcover edition collecting her solo adventures!
The first story introduces the young, pale, perky, and genuinely likable Death. One day in every century, Death walks the Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love, life and (of course) death.
In the second story, a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death that Death herself should make an appearance. A practical, honest, and intelligent story that illuminates "the miracle of death."
This new hardcover collects the DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING and DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE miniseries, a must have for any fan.

NEW MANGA

NATSUME ONO - DANZA

Get your freeze entries in with these great new books out these holidays

JESSICA SHIRVINGTON - ENTICE



GREGG ROSENBLUM - REVOLUTION 19



KAREN FINNEYFROCK - THE SWEET REVENGE OF CELIA DOOR



HOW TO ROCK: BREAK-UPS AND MAKE-UPS



LOIS LOWRY - SON



MARIE LU - PRODIGY



DEREK LANDY - THE FACELESS ONES



JOSEPH DELANEY - SPOOKS: SLITHER'S TALE

Thursday, 6 June 2013

NEW WORLD OF WARCRAFT GRAPHIC NOVEL

Pearl of Pandaria by Neilson & Galloway

In this enthralling original graphic novel published in a landscape format, you will meet the PANDAREN, one of the most beloved (and mysterious) races in World of Warcraft! Written by Blizzard's own Micky Neilson (the World of Warcraft MMORPG, World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen), with art by fan favorite Sean "Cheeks" Galloway (TV's Teen Titans Go and Wednesday Comics), this story ties directly into the upcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion pack.


World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria introduces Li Li Stormstout, a precocious young student who lives atop a giant turtle called Shen-zin Su. Like the rest of the wandering island's pandaren, Li Li comes from a line of adventurers who left their homeland long ago to explore the world...and she wants nothing more than to chase that dream. But when Li Li runs away to find her famous uncle Chen, how will she survive Azeroth's perils?

NEW BOOKS OUT NOW

The New Recruit by Andy McNab

What if your prank killed your best friend. Could you live with yourself?

You try to forget and move on; you enrol in Army training, you want to make something of your life. The training is tough and it almost breaks you. But you survive; you know you'll make a good soldier.
Finally, when you're out in Afghanistan, under enemy fire, you come face-to-face with your best friend's brother. He still blames you for his brother's death. You now have more to fear than just enemy soldiers . . .

Fracture by Megan Miranda


Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?


Missing: Conspiracy 365 Black Ops, #1 by Gabrielle Lord


Ryan has disappeared, and Cal’s suspicions are raised when he receives a cryptic message: 90 days.
Cal agrees to work as an undercover agent for SI-6 to find the whereabouts of his twin. But at an island getaway for troubled teens, Cal quickly discovers things are not as they seem. With secret hideouts, underground training camps, dangerous clues and treacherous terrain, Cal has to face his most heart-stopping challenges yet. Will he find Ryan? Or will his first secret mission turn deadly?
The clock is ticking. Any second could be his last.
Callum Ormond has been warned.
He has 90 days.
The countdown has begun


Everbound (Everneath #2) by Brodi Ashton


Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt that should’ve been hers. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t know what to do with the guilt. And every night Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused and wasting away.
Desperate for answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her his queen — and the one person least likely to help. But his heart has been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself.
Nikki and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated — and more deadly. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack — even if it means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.
In this enthralling sequel to Everneath, Brodi Ashton tests the bonds of destiny and explores the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we love.


Secrets and Sapphires by Leila Rasheed


The year is 1910. For the past decade, the Averley family has lived a life of luxury in India, but now they must return to Lord Averley's ancestral estate, the sprawling, majestically beautiful Somerton Court. As the household staff hastily prepare for the family's arrival, they receive shocking news: Lord Averley is bringing back a fiancée with three children of her own, and on top of that, there are rumours of a terrible scandal surrounding Lord Averley's resignation as Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.
As the family settles in, tensions arise both upstairs and downstairs. Lady Ada must choose between her honour and her heart, Sebastian must fend off ruinous threats from a former servant (and lover...) and gentle housemaid Rose will find herself at the centre of a scandal so enormous it could destroy the Averleys' reputation forever. With plenty of scheming, scandal and sauciness, SECRETS & SAPPHIRES is a thrilling period-drama perfect for fans of Jilly Cooper and DOWNTON ABBEY.


Unfed (Undead #2) by Kirsty McKay


The good news: Bobby survived her Undead school trip. Bad news: her best mate, Smitty, is missing. Bobby knows she's got to find him even if it means risking it all and going out into the starving-zombie-infested wastelands again. Even if it means taking fellow survivors including a couple of old frenemies along for the ride. And even if the zombies are not the only ones who are chasing them this time.

Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil


Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls.
Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided that he’s going to be part of it.
Sam believes that everything he needs to know he can learn from the movies ... but now it looks like he’s been watching the wrong ones.


Tamlyn (Silvermay #2) by James Moloney



When Silvermay first set eyes on Tamlyn Strongbow, she knew there would be no other for her. It didn′t matter that he was one of the Wyrdborn, a race of wizards who care only for themselves.
It is half a year later and Silvermay has followed Tamlyn through dangers no sixteen-year-old should face. Now she must help him defeat the darkness of his own soul, because Tamlyn wants revenge for a great wrong and the evil he has so far controlled may prove too strong.
Meanwhile, Tamlyn′s father, Coyle, is on the rise. He has possession of Silvermay′s other love, the baby Lucien, an innocent child to her, but with the magic inside him to destroy entire worlds. Tamlyn is the key. If Silvermay can save Tamlyn from himself, then together, they might save Lucien from the horror Coyle wants to inflict on him.