What to read next?

Food is a wonderful thing isn’t it? It brings us together and provides tastes, smells and experiences that stay firmly in our memories for all our lives. Mary Moody’s new book The Long Table certainly brought memories back to me. My mother’s love of cooking for the family centred our lives around the family dining table. It still does, with new generations being added to the table all the time, and this is something that I really treasure. The Long Table is a beautifully designed book, and one to pore over while in bed! You can get a taste of it on page 14.
This month we also profile A L Kennedy (page 18), who recently won the Costa Award; chat with our own Helen Garner (page 12) whose highly anticipated novel, The Spare Room, is taking Australia by storm; while Robert Hillman tells us about writing his latest book, The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif on page 16. And don’t miss our review of the latest book by Australian icon, Tim Winton nor the book by first time author, Simon Cleary (page 16). These are books you might be adding to your reading list. But that’s just a little of what you’ll find inside.
Last month I told you about my new mission of reading all those books I’ve always meant to read. Well, I must say I did enjoy To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Once finished, I had such a strong clear sense of the characters, the world in which they lived and the prejudices that went along with it. Sadly, I fear these same prejudices still survive in our society today. I wonder if we will ever be rid of them? Of course I couldn’t help but have the delicious Gregory Peck in my mind as Atticus Finch! The film has to be one of the best adaptations of a novel. Certainly it’s a book that will stay with me and has an assured place on ‘my favourites’ bookshelf.
 But on to the next book – there’s never time to be idle while there’s something to read. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks arrived on my doorstep as a gift from a fellow book lover. It is one of his favourite books. I wonder if it will be one of mine? Have you read it? Let me know your thoughts if you have. 
 I have started receiving your suggestions of books for me to read. Thank you for these. Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is one I particularly have wanted to read since my time as a bookseller. But with so many good ones, how can I choose? So I need your help! From the 1 May for 2 weeks there will be a poll on our website where you can vote for what I should read next. It will be a shortlist of your suggestions that I’ve received. Whatever receives the most votes I’ll read with pleasure.
 We also have placed this foreword on the blog on our site. You can easily chat to me there. I look forward to hearing from you.
As you’re reading this we are putting the finishing touches to the June issue. If only we could be like Douglas Adams who made me laugh when he said, ‘I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.’

Dear Rowena
I found Birdsong quite memorable and now thanks to Jenny's recommendation last month, my next read will be Engelby.
Emily

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