Great places to find quality literature

Staff and students at the ASMS use the Sturt Library within the Flinders University.
Library catalogue

ASMS Reading Challenge

Maths & Science titles in the ASMS collection

Local sites

Simply books - interactive website from St Joph's College, Hunter's Hill, NSW

National and international awards

ABC Fiction Award - emerging writers, reflecting the diversity of the Australian community.
Aurealis Award –Australian speculative fiction
Caldecott Medal -distinguished US picture book for children.
Carnegie Medal -producer of the most outstanding video production for children released during the preceding year.
Commonwealth Writer’s Prize
– recognises writing from different Commonwealth regions
Commonwealth Writers' Prize - increasing appreciation of different cultures and building understanding between cultures
EMMA Awards- reflect Britain's diversity in the media
Guardian First Book Award -
Man Booker International Prizea living author who has published a work of fiction in the English language.
Miles Franklin Award - celebrates Australian character and creativity and nurtures the continuing life of literature about Australia
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards honour distinguished achievement by Australian writers
Newbery Medal -most distinguished contribution to US literature for children.
Nobel Prize for Literature-
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Orange Broadband Prize -for UK Fiction
Patrick White Award –a longstanding Australian writer who has failed to receive recognition. Established by Patrick White he won the Novel Prize for Literature in 1973
PEN/Faulkner Award - honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year.
Pulitzer Prize - best in American newspaper journalism and the arts
Vogel Literary Award -unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35.

Reviews and ideas

Paper Tigers - Asia Pacific focus.
http://Librarything – a blog with tags. Search for a topic ie sicence +fiction http://www.librarything.com/tag/fiction|

Book raps and reading lists