by Akina Hansen | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Jess Hill’s ground-breaking investigative book, See What You Made Me Do, has won the$50 000 Stella Prize for Australian women’s writing. The winner of the 2020 Stella Prize was announced last night via digital format for the first time ever. The event was hosted by...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The team at Nosy Crow publishing has put together a digital children’s book about the coronavirus, hoping to make it an easier concept for children to wrap their heads around. With illustrations by Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo), the book is written in a...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re all stuck at home for the coming weeks, which will be a particularly difficult time for families with young kids. We know you need a way to entertain them, so the gr team has pulled together some free activities you can download for your little ones! From...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar has now been shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize. It is the first time an Australian writer has been shortlisted for the prize since the restructure. Azar, an Iranian refugee who now resides in...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The annual Emerging Writers’ Festival will take place online this year, with social distancing measures meaning large events have been canceled. The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) was set to occur from 16-23 of June this year, in Melbourne. Although the Festival is...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Regular Good Reading contributor, Clive Hodges, has reviewed the three-part series, A Very English Scandal, for his film group. The television series was adapted from the 2016 novel of the same name. Another book that tells the same story is the biography Jeremy...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is Happiness by Niall Williams ‘This, indeed, is happiness. Finishing a novel like this, by one of Ireland’s master writers, is like savouring a fabulous meal, and yet being willing to start all over again.’ – Jennifer Somerville Read the review |...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Are you a member of your local library? Libraries have enormous amounts of fantastic digital resources that you can access from home. You’ll find things to read, things to do and things to learn for you and all the family. And all for FREE! Find your library...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Favel Parrett’s novel, There Was Still Love, has been announced as the 2020 Indie Book of the Year. There Was Still Love is Parrett’s third novel, following on from When the Night Comes and Past the Shallows. Both were critically acclaimed and even shortlisted for...
by Akina Hansen | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Australian Children’s author Margaret Wild has been awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award ‘acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have made an outstanding and...
