by Akina Hansen | Nov 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
gr’s resident book and film buff reviews Waiting for Anya, based on the book of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. Benjamin, a Jewish Frenchman, and his daughter Anya escape from the Nazis during World War II. They are separated but not until Anya has been told...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The LGBTQIA+ series ‘Invisible Boys’, which is based on the award-winning YA novel by Holden Sheppard, has received $20 000 in development funding from Stan and Screenwest. The series will be comprised of 10 episodes, and is produced by Tania Chambers and...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Leading elder care lawyer and author, Brian Herd has won the Australasian Journal on Ageing 2021 Book of the Year for his book Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap. The Award recognises Herd’s extensive knowledge and expertise in this field over the last 20 years. The...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
South African novelist and playwright Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise. Damon Galgut is a mutli award winning author and he has now been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. The Promise is Galgut’s ninth novel and is set in...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
The 2021 BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival is running in person and will be livestreamed over four days from 2 – 5 December at the State Library of NSW. The festival includes a program of nearly 40 different sessions, panels and special events with your favourite...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
The four winners of the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards have been announced and awarded for their writing across the genres of mystery, thriller, crime and suspense writing in New Zealand. The winners have been awarded across four categories: best YA/Kids Book, best...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Actor Claudia Karvan goes on a literary journey in Books That Made Us, a new three-part documentary that is premiering on 23 November at 8.30 pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. The documentary looks at the writers behind some of Australia’s best stories. Claudia meets with...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) has announced the first guests for its 2022 festival, which will be held on the 5 – 10 March at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden. The event is part of Adelaide Festival, and it will be the fourth and final from director Jo Dyer. 79...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Raven Leilani’s best-selling debut novel, Luster, is set for an HBO series adaptation. The novel follows Edie, a young black artist living in New York City as she begins a relationship with an older white man in an open marriage. When Edie moves in with the couple and...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) and the ARA Group have announced the 2021 winners of the ARA Historical Novel Prize. The Burning Island by Jock Serong and We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad have been awarded the ARA Historical Novel Prize in the Adult...
