by Akina Hansen | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The winners of the 2021 Indie Book Awards have been announced, celebrating indie booksellers and Australian authors. Pip Williams’ The Dictionary of Lost Words took out the Book of the Year award, having reached over 100 000 sales in the 41 weeks since its...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Signups and donations for the Great Book Swap 2021 are now open! The Great Book Swap is a way for schools, individuals, workplaces or organisations to share their love of reading, all the while raising funds for remote Indigenous communities in need. This year, after...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Sydney Writers’ Festival have announced their 2021 program, which will run in person at Carriageworks, Sydney from Monday 26 April to Sunday 2 May. Under the theme ‘Within Reach’, the program features over 231 live events with over 400...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Children’s author Norton Juster, best known for his books The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line, has passed away aged 91. His death was announced by fellow children’s author and illustratore Mo Willems on Twitter, and confirmed by his publisher...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Queen’s Gambit, the runaway hit Netflix miniseries based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, is set to become a Broadway musical after the stage rights were acquired by entertainment company Level Forward. The period drama miniseries follows...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The 2021 Stella Prize longlist has been announced, highlighting 12 books written by Australian women and non-binary authors in the past year. This year the prizr was judged by Zoya Patel, Jane Harrison, Elizabeth McCarthy, Ian See and Tamara Zimet. The Stella Prize...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mick Herron’s ‘Slough House’ series is hitting the small screen soon courtesy of Apple TV. The series, titled Slow Horses, will star Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Jonathan Pryce also set to star. Drawing upon the first...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today the Wollongong Writers Festival have announced their closure due to lack of funds. In a statement released by the board of direction, the decision ‘follows the loss of funding from our majour supporter, Create NSW.’ First established in 2013, the...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
You can write your own reviews of books you’ve read and send them to us at [email protected] – we might publish a selection in the magazine, or post your review on our website! For Lovers of Fiction The Funny Thing About Norman...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have announced their 2021 longlist, celebrating the best books published in the past year. They also announced details for their ABIA Live Event and Virtual Awards Broadcast, open to the public for the first time. In...
