by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
From a young Māori chef to a grieving family torn asunder by internet disinformation, wartime spies to comical Northland drug runners, the finalists for the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards offer readers a kaleidoscopic array of unforgettable characters, fictional and real,...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Love Stories by beloved author Trent Dalton has been adapted for the stage and is coming to Riverside Theatres Paramatta from 11- 20 September 2025. The smash-hit adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book Love Stories comes to Riverside Theatres as part of a...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
ABOUT THE BOOK Four Letters of Love by Niall Wiliams In love everything changes, and continues changing all the time. There is no stillness, no stopped clock of the heart in which the moment of happiness holds forever, but only the constant whirring forward motion...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the winners for the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Also announced were the shadow judging winners, chosen by 400 groups of children from the shortlists released in March The winners, honour books and shadow...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing are among the most prestigious and long-standing literary honours in Australia, a true highlight of the nation’s publishing calendar. The Best International Crime Fiction Award recognises outstanding crime writers from around the...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Allan Ahlberg, one of Britain’s most cherished children’s authors, has died aged 87. Before becoming a writer, Ahlberg worked as a postman, plumber and gravedigger, eventually training as a teacher. In 1975, he and his wife Janet Ahlberg – a gifted illustrator –...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Debut shortlistee Siang Lu has been awarded the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Ghost Cities – a bold, satirical reimagining of Australian storytelling. In his acceptance speech, Lu said: ‘I am honoured beyond belief, and beyond words. I...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed author of the Arkady Renko thrillers, dies at 82 Martin Cruz Smith, best known for his gripping series of thrillers featuring Russian detective Arkady Renko, has died. His breakout novel, Gorky Park, became an instant bestseller upon its...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sally Hepworth’s 2018 novel The Family Next Door has been adapted for the small screen. The six-part series will premiere on Sunday, 10 August at 8pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview. The cast also includes Bella Heathcote,...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
The shortlist for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. Three first-time nominees are among the six talented writers shortlisted for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award. They are joined by two previously shortlisted authors and a two-time...
