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Good Reading : May 2005
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readers’ letters Dear Editor Fellow readers may enjoy this tip. I highlight books that sound like a good read and use the inter net booking system at my local library to reserve a copy. I also do this for my two boys and husband, who is a sci fi fan. This saves heaps on the cost of books and we always have plenty to read. The only downside is that some books are so good you want a copy for your own collection – and it seems such a waste of money to buy one you have already read! Regards Sue Norris via email Dear Editor I just love receiving your magazine because it helps me decide what to read myself and sometimes helps me select books to put in the school library. Some of our staff often come to the library to bor row books, so that is very helpful. I’ve also been asked to suggest books for staff to purchase, so I then bring out gr and advise them to have a good browse through it. I’m also considering setting up a book club, but so far haven’t done anything about it. Perhaps later! Thanks again Chris Dobbins via email Dear Editor Last week was my annual check-up at the doctor. I wasn’t looking forward to it as it’s usually a two-hour wait. While sitting there I had my usual rummage through the magazines. What a nice surprise to come across gr. I sat for two hours and read front to back. I was so inspired that I went straight out to buy my own copy, which I have re-read many times since the doctor’s visit. You don’t know how long I have been trying to get into a reading group, without much success. I found three groups in your magazine that I can join. I thank you for a great magazine and will look forward to the next issue. Thank you Vicki Eisenhuth St Clair, NSW write on Each month Good Reading will give a prize of a Parker Inflection Red Ball Pen valued at $104.95 for the best letter we receive. Sharp, precise and innovative, the Parker Inflection is an expressive combination of form and function. The hot, vibrant colour of the Parker Inflection Red Ball Pen is achieved through the application of multiple layers of translucent lacquer enhanced with a subtle satin varnish onto a stainless steel base. So get inspired and write to us at editor@goodreadingmagazine.com.au or 9 Stephen Street, Balmain NSW 2041 or fax us on 02 9810 2488. (Letters may be edited for clarity and length.) Dear Editor Could you do with a good laugh? I could, and I suspect a lot of other people need some light relief. Apart from question time in parliament, what is there to bring tears to our eyes? gr might see its way clear to devote an issue or one section of one issue to humour, inclusive of slapstick, parody, farce and even satire. By all means include a few of the favourites, such as PG Wodehouse and Monty Python, and bring in some jokers from the fringe. According to ‘A National Survey of Reading, Buying and Bor rowing Books’ conducted by AC Nielsen in September 2001, crime and mystery are the most popular genres in fiction while biography tops the list for non-fiction. Humour is a long way down the food chain. Goodness me, if you want violence and brutality, you don’t need to buy books or wait for the latest offering from Hollywood – just watch the evening news or a game of football, or drive on our roads at peak time. Look at the long faces on public transport every day as people make their way to another day of uncertainty and conflict. They might revel in a murder mystery, mentally substituting their bosses for the victims, but wouldn’t it be more pleasant for everybody if the car riage rocked with laughter all the way to the city? Generally speaking, when people are laughing, they are not doing something horrible! Kind regards Don Cooke Fawkner,Vic WINNING LETTER 6 goodreading PUBLISHER Rowena Cseh rowena@goodreadingmagazine.com.au EDITOR Kathy Mossop kathy@goodreadingmagazine.com.au ART DIRECTOR Tanya McAllan DESIGN ASSISTANT Jenni Leigh PRODUCTION DIRECTOR David Morcom TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Gabor Cseh ACCOUNTS MANAGER Jennifer Hooper Phone 61 2 4365 2748 Fax 61 2 4365 1762 NATIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGER Tasneem Ali sales@goodreadingmagazine.com.au SUBSCRIPTIONS Merle Bennett Good Reading Magazine Reply Paid 3835 SYDNEY NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA Phone 61 2 9810 2477 Fax 61 2 9810 2488 subscriptions@goodreadingmagazine.com.au Website: www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au ISSN 1445-2839 Subscription rates – 11 issues per annum Within Australia $74.00 New Zealand A$105.00 International A$150.00 PUBLISHED BY Good Reading Magazine Pty Limited ABN 38 003 750 150 9 Stephen Street Balmain NSW 2041 Australia www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au Phone 61 2 9810 2477 Copyright © 2005 Good Reading Magazine Pty Limited All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers. Liability howsoever arising as a result of the use of, or reliance upon, any advice, representation, statement, advertisement, opinion or conclusion expressed in Good Reading is expressly disclaimed by the publishers and participants in its preparation. PRINTED BY Agency Printing Phone 02 8825 8900 DISTRIBUTED BY NDD Distribution Phone 02 9353 9911
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