Posts tagged ‘the boat’

The Summer Read Award Ceremony

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Please join Alan Brough at a celebration at the State Library on Friday 20 March, 4 - 5pm when he announces the the top five books, as voted by Victorian readers in the State Library of Victoria’s Summer Read program 2008-9, and voter’s prizes.

Experimedia
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

RSVP by Wednesday 17 March 2009

Telephone                   8664 7555
email                          learning@slv.vic.gov.au
book online                summerreadawards.eventbrite.com

Thanks Nam

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Thanks Nam for your beautifully written thoughts about the world of blogging.

Vote for The Boat or SMS BOAT to 13 46 88

Nam Le on the NY Times list!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

The Boat by Nam Le has been included in the New York Times ‘100 Notable Books’ list.

The New York Times has just announced its list of 100 Notable Books of 2008. The list is a selection from books reviewed in the newspaper since 2 Dec, 2007.

The opening story of Nam Le’s first collection, a writer named Nam, who is on a tight deadline during his “last year at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.” Read more …

Nam Le’s book The Boat is one of the books on the Summer Read shortlist.

Nam Le will post on the Reading Victoria blog from 16 – 20 of January 2009.

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