Category: Literature
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Word of the Month—February: green nomad
green nomad noun: a person whose travels within Australia are motivated by a concern for the environment. In the Bournda Environmental Education Centre’s 42nd World Environment Day Dinner, held in Tathra, New South Wales, a suggestion was made to the key speaker: … a re-branding of grey nomads to ‘green nomads’, [thereby] encouraging older travellers…
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Word of the Month —December: gold coin donation
gold coin donation noun: a one- or two-dollar coin given as an entry fee or donation when attending a charitable, community, or not-for-profit event. In the mid-1980s, a short newspaper advertisement appeared on a page promoting various forthcoming events: ‘Performism. Special Experimental Music Event. Plus Film Performance… Gold Coin Donation.’ (Canberra Times, 15 September 1984)…
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The books we hope to find in our Christmas stockings
Is there a better gift to find in your Christmas stocking than a book? At Oxford University Press, we don’t think there is. Here is a list of the books that we’d love to receive on Christmas morning (loved ones, take note!). Sophie Rasic Although she’s been popular for decades, I hope to find more…
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Our favourite books of 2018
To celebrate Book Week 2018, here are our favourite books of 2018 … so far. Let us know yours! Joe Piantoni, Marketing Coordinator, Schools Room to Dream by David Lynch and Christine McKenna. I’m only about halfway through this book at the moment but it’s extremely interesting thus far. A hybrid biography of filmmaker David Lynch, with chapters…
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English teacher and author reveals his top 5 books of all time
English teachers spend the day sharing their love of literature and helping students get the most out of texts. But what books are they influenced by? We asked one of the authors of English for Queensland , Lindsay Williams, for a list of his favourite books. Here they are, in no particular order: Mullumbimby by…
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There are many reasons to love libraries
Modern libraries can take the form of a local book exchange to a huge community centre, complete with roof gardens and cafes. The reasons why Australians love them are just as diverse. From the smell of books to the friendly librarian, there are plenty of reasons to visit, and to love, our libraries. To mark…
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Literature and the everyday
By Rosemary Ross Johnston (Please note: Some parts of this appeared in an earlier blog for the Australian Association for Educational Research Contemporary research is increasingly showing the benefits of reading. Such benefits – exposure to unremitting flows of ideas and multiple stories – extend way beyond the conventional; they include benefits to health, wellbeing…
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Which classic have you always wanted to read?
To celebrate the launch of a new reading group, the Oxford World’s Classics team asked staff in Oxford offices around the world – which Oxford World’s Classic have you always wanted to read? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaf9IbXBiE&w=560&h=315] And it got us talking here in the office; were we prepared to answer that question? Were any of us prepared to admit…