by Akina Hansen | Jul 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Good Reading favourite author, Barbara Kingsolver, has announced she will be publishing a new book in October this year. Pulitzer Prize winning author Barbara Kingsolver’s next book will be a picture book for children and created in conjunction with her...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Brenda Matthews’ unmissable memoir The Last Daughter lands as a feature documentary on Netflix. Brenda’s powerful story begins when she was taken from her parents when she was two years old. For the next five years she was a much-loved daughter in a white...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The UK Crime Writers’ Association 2023 Dagger Award winners have been announced. Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor’s has won the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for debut fiction. READ OUR REVIEW The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green won the Gold Dagger. Agent...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re celebrating the release of the paperback edition of Amelia Mellor’s The Bookseller’s Apprentice. See a whole new side to magical Melbourne in this action-packed prequel to The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Twelve-year-old Billy Pyke has a...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
For the first time in 87 years of the Carnegie Medal, a translated book has won the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, the prize is the UK’s most prestigious award for younger readers. Manon Steffan Ros’ book The Blue Book of Nebo has won the 2023 Yoto Carnegie...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist has been announced. The shortlisted authors will each receive $5000. According to the judges, ‘The 2023 Miles shortlist celebrates six works that delve deeply into archives and memory, play confidently with style...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Parramatta’s newest library has been recognised as world-class! Parramatta’s new library, housed in the City’s iconic PHIVE building in the heart of the CBD, is in line for international recognition. The International Federation of Library Associations and...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
BookPeople, previously named the Australian Booksellers Association, have announced the winners of the BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year Awards. The BookPeople Book of the Year Awards recognise the best Australian books released in 2022 which booksellers have voted...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Anna McGahan’s Immaculate is the 2023 winner of The Australian / Vogel’s Award for Young Writers. Her uncle, Australian novelist Andrew McGahan has also been a recipient of the award. The award is one of Australia’s richest and most prestigious awards for an...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Beloved author Cormac McCarthy whose best known works include The Road, Blood Meridian, and No Country for Old Men has died at the age of 89. His son John confirmed that he died at home from natural causes. His works include 12 novels, two plays, five screenplays...
