by Akina Hansen | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
You can write your own reviews of books you’ve read and send them to us at [email protected] and we’ll publish a selection in the magazine, or post your review on our website! For Lovers of Fiction ‘In every sense of the...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The BBC has announced the cast and air date of their three-part adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol. It’s set to be the first of many BBC adaptions of the author’s works. The series will air on BBC1 overseas and via Fox...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
‘Tis the season of movie trailers! Two noteworthy ones have just dropped; one for Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 classic The Secret Garden, and one for In The Tall Grass, the spooky collaborative novella by father and son Stephen King and Joe Hill. The...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
With over 240 events, 60 author ambassadors and over 4300 other Aussies participating, there’s no better time to join in with this year’s Australian Reading Hour. This Thursday (19 August), simply pick up a book and read it for an hour! Events around...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the weekend the winners of the 2019 Ngaio Marsh awards were announced at an event in Christchurch. Since 2010 the Ngaio Marsh awards have recognised the most noteworthy crime, thriller and mystery books written by New Zealand authors. Dame Fiona Kidman won the...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hardie Grand Egmont have announced they will be publishing three new Billie B Brown books, to celebrate the best-selling series’ ten-year anniversary. The three new books – titled The Grumpy Neighbour, The Hat Parade and The Honey Bees – will be the...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 2019 Ned Kelly Award winners have been announced, recognising the best in Australian crime writing. And for the first time ever, all three prizes have been awarded to women! The ‘Neds’ (as they are known) were presented last Friday at the opening...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
The shortlist for the 2019 Booker Prize has been announced, recognising six noteworthy fiction releases from the past year. Among the shortlist are two previous Booker Prize winners; Margaret Atwood for The Testaments, the heavily anticipated sequel to her dystopian...
by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sisters in Crime have announced the winners of the 2019 Davitt Awards, recognising the best crime Australian crime books by Australian women. The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan won the prize for best adult novel, with the judges saying it, ‘grips you by the throat from...
by Akina Hansen | Aug 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Text Publishing have announced they will be releasing a new novel from Australian author Kate Grenville in July 2020. Kate Grenville is best known for her 2006 novel The Secret River, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin award. Her...
