by Akina Hansen | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Australian independent booksellers have announced Dusk by Robbie Arnott as the best book from the last year, and the winner of the Indie Book Awards 2025 Book of the Year. The Book of the Year is voted by independent Australian booksellers across the country from...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) are presented for achievements in bringing Australian books to readers. The shortlisted books include: Literary Fiction Book of the Year Cherrywood by Jock Serong – Read an interview with Jock Serong – Read...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. PEN America counted school book bans in the 2023-2024 school year and found more than 10 000 book bans affecting more than 4000...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love by Sophie Elmhirst has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Nero Gold Prize. The judges said: ‘A captivating gem of creative non-fiction writing that grips both as a human...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Harper Lee fans will be thrilled to learn that a collection of her short stories and essays will be released in October 2025. The book will be called The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays and is a compilation of eight of her short stories and a selection on...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Good Reading’s film critic reviews Widow Clicquot, based on the book, The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J Mazzeo. Widow Clicquot Classification: M (mental health themes, sex scenes, drug use) running time: 1 hour...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Good Reading’s film critic reviews Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, based on the book of the same name by Helen Fielding Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Classification: M (sex references, coarse language) 2025; running time: 124 minutes; director: Michael...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Do Horses Run? by Cameron Stewart is the 2025 winner of the $10,000 MUD Literary Prize. Since 2018, MUD has sponsored the MUD Literary Prize (MLP), recognising the best first literary novel by an Australian author with a cash prize and special presentation...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The small-screen series based on Liane Moriarty’s book The Last Anniversary is due to be released on Binge on Thursday, 27 March. ABOUT THE BOOK Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one that got away. When she turned down his proposal three...
by Akina Hansen | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Author Tom Robbins died on 9 February in La Conner, Washington, where he had lived since 1970. He was 92 years of age. American novelist Tom Robbins was best known for his books, Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues which was adapted for film,...
