O'Malley wins Aurealis Award - 22-May-2013
Daniel OMalleys debut novel, The Rook, has won the 2012 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel…
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NSW Premier's Literary Awards announced - 20-May-2013
The NSW Premiers Literary Awards were announced this weekend, with 12 prizes offered to Australian authors. Ruby Moonlight by Ali Cobby-Ekermann won Book of the Year, Mateship with Birds by Carrie Tiffany won the Christina Stead Prize (Fiction) and Animal People by Charlotte Wood won Peoples Choice.
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Colour Kindle rumoured - 15-May-2013
Amazon has invested in Samsungs screen technology company Liquavista, leading the company to confirm that theyre working on a colour version of the Kindle. …
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Code Name Verity wins Edgar Award - 09-May-2013
Elizabeth Weins novel, Code Name Verity, has won Best Young Adult novel at the 2013 Edgar Awards. …
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Of A Boy film - 06-May-2013
Sonya Harnetts novel, Of A Boy, has been adapted into a feature film.…
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Live By Night wins best novel - 06-May-2013
Dennis Lehanes novel, Live By Night, have won Best Novel at the 2013 Edgar Awards.…
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Miles Franklin shortlist - 30-Apr-2013
The shortlist for the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary award includes: Floudering by Romy Ash, The Beloved by Annah Faulkner, Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser, The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska and Mateship with Birds by Ca…
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The Rosie Project to become a movie - 26-Apr-2013
Sony Pictures has optioned the screen rights for Graeme Simsions novel, The Rosie Project. Simsion will pen the script.
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Bond title revealed - 17-Apr-2013
The new James Bond book title has been revealed as 'Solo'.…
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Pulitzer goes to Johnson - 16-Apr-2013
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013.…
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