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Homes wins Women's Prize for Fiction

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A M Homes has won the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel, ‘May We Be Forgiven’.

2013 Commonwealth Book Prize winners

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The winners of the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been announced. Lisa O’Donnell’s ‘The Death of Bees’ won the Commonwealth Book Prize and Sharon Millar’s ‘The Whale House’ and Eliza Robertson’s ‘We Walked on Water’ won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

The Secret River heading to the ABC

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The ABC will adapt Kate Grenville’s novel, The Secret River, into a television mini-series.

2013 ABIA

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The winners of the 2013 Australian Book Industry Awards have been announced. To view the full list of winners, follow this link: http://www.publishers.asn.au/awards

APA Book Design Awards

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The winners of the 2013 Australia Publisher Assocation Book Design Awards have been announced. To see the full list of winners, follow this link: http://www.fancygoods.com.au/kate/2013/05/24/2013-apa-book-design-awards-winners/

O'Malley wins Aurealis Award

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Daniel O’Malley’s debut novel, The Rook, has won the 2012 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel

NSW Premier's Literary Awards announced

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The NSW Premier’s 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 People’s Choice.

Colour Kindle rumoured

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Amazon has invested in Samsung’s screen technology company Liquavista, leading the company to confirm that they’re working on a colour version of the Kindle.

Code Name Verity wins Edgar Award

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Elizabeth Wein’s novel, ‘Code Name Verity’, has won Best Young Adult novel at the 2013 Edgar Awards.

Live By Night wins best novel

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Dennis Lehane’s novel, Live By Night, have won Best Novel at the 2013 Edgar Awards.

Of A Boy film

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Sonya Harnett’s novel, Of A Boy, has been adapted into a feature film.

Miles Franklin shortlist

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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 Carrie Tiffany.

The Rosie Project to become a movie

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Sony Pictures has optioned the screen rights for Graeme Simsion’s novel, ‘The Rosie Project’. Simsion will pen the script.

Bond title revealed

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The new James Bond book title has been revealed as 'Solo'.

Pulitzer goes to Johnson

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The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013.

CBCA Awards Short List

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The Short List for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards have been announced. Check out the list here cbca.org.au/Shortlist2013.htm

Stedman wins Indie Book of the Year

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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman has won The Indie Book of the Year Award 2013.

Oddest Book Title of the Year announced

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Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop has been awarded the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year.

James Herbert dies

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Bestselling novelist James Herbert has died at the age of 69 in his Sussex home. Herbert has sold more than 54 million copies of his 23 published novels and was awarded the OBE in 2010.

Pottermore partners with Sony

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Interactive ‘Harry Potter’ website Pottermore has formed a gaming partnership with Sony. Pottermore at PlayStation Home will allow users to explore well-known locations from the Harry Potter novels as an avatar for free. Users will also have the option to link their Pottermore accounts with their PlayStation Network ID.

Penguin/Random House merger confirmed

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has confirmed that it approve the merger of Random House and Penguin without any restrictions.

Faulks to write Jeeves and Wooster title

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Author Sebastian Faulks will write a new title in P G Wodehouse’s ‘Jeeves and Wooster’ series. The new title, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells, was commissioned by the Wodehouse estate and will be released in November this year.

Finch Memoir Prize

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Entries for the Finch Memoir Prize 2014 will open on 1 July 2013 and close at 5pm on 20 August 2013. The prize of $10,000 and publication is awarded by an independent panel of judges to the best unpublished life story or memoir submitted. The competition is open to previously published and unpublished writers as well as to agented writers. The entry form and terms and conditions are available here: http://www.finch.com.au/node/9

Mantel to receive Bodley Medal

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Hilary Mantel will receive the Bodley Medal for outstanding achievement in literature at the Oxford Literary Festival.

Life of Pi sells pi number of copies

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Yann Martel’s bestselling ‘Life of Pi’ has sold pi number of books, selling 3,141,593 copies in all editions and counting. ‘Life of Pi’ is the bestselling Man Booker Prize winner ever.

Cornwell wins $50m lawsuit

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Author Patricia Cornwell has won a $50.9 million lawsuit against her former financial management company for negligence in the handling of her finances and loss of earnings. According to the lawsuit, the company lost Cornwell millions of dollars over four years.

New Bond this September

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A new James Bond novel will be released in September this year. The novel is written by award-winning novelist William Boyd, however the book title and plot are being keep a secret. The novel will mark a return to the classic-Bond era to mark the 60th anniversary of Bond’s first adventure in ‘Casino Royale’.

UK adult reading rates down

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According to a survey by literary campaign Quick Reads, more than a quarter of UK have only picked up a book once, or less than once, in the past six months. That adds up to around 12 million people.

New Pride and Prejudice retelling

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

A new novel will be released that retells Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of the servants. The novel, Longbourn, was written by Jo Baker and was accepted within 24 hours of submission. It will be released in August this year.

Jan Ormerod dies aged 67

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Australian author and illustrator Jan Ormerod has died aged 67 after a long illness. Jan published more than 80 books in 23 countries during her lifetime and received numerous awards.

Indie Awards shortlist announced

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The shortlist for the 2013 Indie Awards has been announced. The 16 books listed are:

FICTION SHORTLIST:
Nine Days by Toni Jordan
Lost Voices by Christopher Koch
Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska

NON-FICTION SHORTLIST:
Lake Eyre by Paul Lockyer
QF32 by Richard de Crespigny
Sandakan by Paul Ham
The Essential Leunig: Cartoons from a Winding Path by Michael Leunig

DEBUT FICTION SHORTLIST:
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Eleven Seasons by Paul D. Carter
The Cartographer by Peter Twohig
Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell

CHILDREN’S SHORTLIST:
The Convent by Maureen McCarthy
The 26-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan
Unforgotten by Tohby Riddle

Mantel wins Costa prize

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Costa book of the year award for her novel, Bring up the Bodies. She is the first novelist to win both the Man Booker and the Costa prize.

Readers sue Lance Armstrong

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

A group of over 100 Californians have filed a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong, claiming that he should not have sold his books as works of non-fiction. The group argues that his books were full of fraud, misrepresentation, false advertising and deceit. Had they known the truth of Armstrong’s lies, the group says that they would never have bought his books.

Princess Bride causes mid-air scare

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

A man from New Zealand has been asked to remove his ‘Princess Bride’ shirt mid-flight after other passengers found it intimidating. The shirt featured the famous quote ‘Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die’. A flight attendant told the passenger she would find him another shirt, but in the end his shirt stayed on.

New book by Hart

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Actor and comedian Miranda Hart is releasing a new book. The book, Peggy and Me, follows the daily adventures of Hart and her dog, Peggy. The book will be published in 2014.

New Dan Brown novel

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Bestselling author Dan Brown will publish his new novel in May this year. The book, Inferno, follows the mystery surrounding Dante’s literary work. The book will feature Robert Langdon.

McDonald's to hand out 15m books

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McDonald’s in the UK has launched a new campaign that will see them hand out more than 15 million books with their children’s Happy Meals. The scheme is backed by the National Literacy Trust and will begin in 2014.

Doctor Who short stories

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Eleven children’s authors are set to short stories to celebrate the 50th anniversary of British television series ‘Doctor Who’. The stories will first be released in digitial format and then as a paperback collection later this year. It is speculated that authors including J K Rowling and Philip Pullman may be on board.

Powers wins Guardian award

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Kevin Powers' first novel, The Yellow Birds, has won this year's Guardian first book award.

Bloomsbury pulps stock

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Bloomsbury has pulped 6000 copies of Ann Patchett’s novel, State of Wonder, after wrongly naming the author as the winner of the Orange Prize 2012 on the cover. The book was shortlisted, but the award went to Madeline Miller for her novel, Song of Achilles.

Courtenay dies aged 79

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Popular Australian author Bryce Courtenay has died at the age of 79 after losing his battle with stomach cancer. He has sold more than 20 million books.

Cumberatch to narrate The Snowman sequel

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Benedict Cumberbatch is set to narrate the digital audiobook version of the sequel to Raymond Brigg’s children’s tale, The Snowman.

Hobbit app

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A new app has been made available in iBooks Author to celebrate the release of the first Hobbit film. The official app allows readers to explore areas in Hobbiton and Rivendell, complete puzzles and view images from the film in retina-display.

Miller wins Melbourne Prize for Literature

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Alex Miller has won the Melbourne Prize for Literature in recognition of his contribution to Australian literature and to our cultural and intellectual life.

Firth and Fassbender in new literary film

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Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender as set to star in ‘Genius’, an upcoming film based on A Scott Berg’s biography, ‘Mark Perkins: Editor of Genius’. The shooting for the film begins in 2014.

Vote for your favourite title

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

The shortlist for the 2012 NSW Premier’s Literary Award People’s Choice Award has been released. The six titles are:

Anna Funder, All That I Am
Kate Grenville, Sarah Thornhill
Gail Jones, Five Bells
Malcolm Knox, The Life
Kim Scott, That Deadman Dance
Rohan Wilson, The Roving Party

You can vote for your favourite here www.sl.nsw.gov.au/premiersliteraryawards

Macmillian online only

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

As of 2013, Macmillan Dictionaries will only be available online. The printing of the final physical copies is currently underway.

Shortlist for 2012 NSW Permiers Literary & History Awards announced

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The shortlist for the 2012 NSW Permier’s Literary & History Awards have been announced. The voting will open for the People’s Choice Award 6 November 2012. You can view the shortlist here http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/DetailPage.aspx?type=item&id=25427

Ferguson wins Scotiabank Giller Prize

2013-06-19T21:05:43+10:00

Will Ferguson has won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel, 419. The Canadian author received $50 000.

50th anniversary of Doctor Who

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2013 marks the 50th anniversary of sci-fi TV series, Doctor Who. To celebrate, BBC Books are releasing a number of print and e-books, including 11 books for each of the 11 Doctors. The Doctor Who Encylopedia app for the iPad will also be updated and a series of graphic novels will be released.

Goodreading Magazine - News

Homes wins Women's Prize for Fiction

2013 Commonwealth Book Prize winners

The Secret River heading to the ABC

2013 ABIA

APA Book Design Awards

O'Malley wins Aurealis Award

NSW Premier's Literary Awards announced

Colour Kindle rumoured

Code Name Verity wins Edgar Award

Live By Night wins best novel

Of A Boy film

Miles Franklin shortlist

The Rosie Project to become a movie

Bond title revealed

Pulitzer goes to Johnson

CBCA Awards Short List

Stedman wins Indie Book of the Year

Oddest Book Title of the Year announced

James Herbert dies

Pottermore partners with Sony

Penguin/Random House merger confirmed

Faulks to write Jeeves and Wooster title

Finch Memoir Prize

Mantel to receive Bodley Medal

Life of Pi sells pi number of copies

Cornwell wins $50m lawsuit

New Bond this September

UK adult reading rates down

New Pride and Prejudice retelling

Jan Ormerod dies aged 67

Indie Awards shortlist announced

Mantel wins Costa prize

Readers sue Lance Armstrong

Princess Bride causes mid-air scare

New book by Hart

New Dan Brown novel

McDonald's to hand out 15m books

Doctor Who short stories

Powers wins Guardian award

Bloomsbury pulps stock

Courtenay dies aged 79

Cumberatch to narrate The Snowman sequel

Hobbit app

Miller wins Melbourne Prize for Literature

Firth and Fassbender in new literary film

Vote for your favourite title

Macmillian online only

Shortlist for 2012 NSW Permiers Literary & History Awards announced

Ferguson wins Scotiabank Giller Prize

50th anniversary of Doctor Who

Shortlist for 2012 NSW Permiers Literary & History Awards announced