by Akina Hansen | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
James Joyce was an Irish writer who was considered one of the most important authors of the 20th century. He never returned to Ireland after the age of 30 despite frequently writing about his country of birth (Ulysses). Joyce left Ireland in 1904, at age 22, and...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Sisters in Crime’s 22nd Davitt Awards were announced last night. Six debut books in the crime and mystery genre received awards. The annual awards recognise the best women’s crime books. Award-winning journalist and true crime writer, Louise Milligan, presented...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Australian Crime Writers Association have announced the winners of the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards. The winners were selected from 135 entries, which were narrowed down to a shortlist of 19 books and awarded across four categories: Best Crime Fiction, Best True Crime,...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Book of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate the best Australian literature for young people across six categories. This year the CBCA recognises a diverse range of voices. The...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Kuku Yalanji and Magarr-Magarr Warra woman Cathy Freeman honours language and land in her new picture book, The Heartbeat of the Land. Cathy is also an Australian Aboriginal Olympic champion and she was the first female Australian Aboriginal to win a gold medal at an...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 2022 Danger Prize shortlist has been announced at the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. The Danger Awards are now in their fifth year. They seek to recognise crime that explores Australia as context for stories about crime and justice. Three members of the BAD...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced that Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) will be held on Wednesday 7 September. The theme is; Celebrating Stories, Languages and Cultures. In collaboration with the Sydney Opera House, the ILF will hold two ILD events....
by Akina Hansen | Aug 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Get YA Words Out and Fremantle Press are seeking original works from the LGBTIQA+ community for an anthology of YA literature. It will be titled An Unexpected Party and will be published in 2023. Seth Malacari will edit the anthology co curated by Get YA Words Out....
by Akina Hansen | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Netflix has released the trailer for Blonde based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel of the same name. The book which provides a moving portrait of Marilyn Monroe. The novel gives the reader an intimate look at the life of Norma Jean Baker and the events that shaped her...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shaun Tan’s illustrated book Tales from Outer Suburbia is being adapted into an animated series. Tan and producer Sophie Byrne will develop the series with Flying Bark Productions. Tales from Outer Suburbia has been translated in 28 territories’ across the world. The...
