by Akina Hansen | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Pan Macmillan Publishers have announced they will be publishing a new book by Jane Harper towards the end of the year. The title of Jane Harper’s new book is Last One Out, a mystery set in the dying town of Carralon Ridge. Sam Crowley vanished five years ago...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. Based on Richard Osman’s bestselling novel, watch The Thursday Murder...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bestselling author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness aged 86. Frederick Forsyth was king of the spy thriller. His books include The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fist of...
by Akina Hansen | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Edmund White, an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer, and essayist has died age 85. White was one of the most prominent and influential gay writers of his time, being hailed as the ‘patron saint of queer literature’. Born in Cincinnati,...
by Akina Hansen | May 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser has won the 2025 Stella Prize, worth $60,000. The judges of the 2025 Stella Prize said of the winner, ‘In her refusal to write a novel that reads like a novel, de Kretser instead gifts her reader a sharp...
by Akina Hansen | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The International Booker Prize is the world’s most influential award for translated fiction. Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, is the winner of the 2025 prize. The prize, which is awarded annually, celebrates the best works of...
by Akina Hansen | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The State Library of NSW have announced the winners of the $360,000 NSW Literary Awards, with 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le taking out Book of the Year. Minister for the Arts, the Honourable John Graham, MLC said: “These winners have made history...
by Akina Hansen | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
To mark the 76th anniversary of George Orwell’s 1984, Shake & Stir Theatre Co’s acclaimed stage adaptation will return to The Joan in Penrith for a limited season, featuring just two performances on 13 June. Shake & Stir and The Joan present 1984 By George...
by Akina Hansen | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Australia’s bestselling author, Trent Dalton, has a new novel coming out in October 2025 called Gravity Let Me Go. There are one thousand stories up and down your street. There are nine thousand stories in your neighbourhood. This is the one about true crime...
by Akina Hansen | May 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
The much-anticipated 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards were announced in Melbourne. Featuring some of the biggest names in the Australian book industry, this year’s shortlists and winners were a showcase of established luminaries and emerging talents. The 25...
