by Akina Hansen | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rosewater by Tade Thompson has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Arthur C Clarke award. Since 1987 the Arthur C Clarke award has recognised the best science fiction published in Britain every year. Beginning with Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Andrea Camilleri, famed Sicilian crime author, has passed away at age 93 after a cardiac arrest last month. Camilleri was well loved in his hometown of Sicily and abroad as the writer of the Inspector Montalbano series of detective books, which was adapted to an...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
This August 10 bookshops across Australia will be celebrating what makes them great – and you’re invited! All you have to do is head down to your favourite bookshop and get involved. With bookshops in every state planning a whole heap of events,...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Three years after the last Jack Reacher adaption hit the big screen, Amazon Studios have announced they are bringing Lee Child’s best-selling series to TV, sans Tom Cruise. The series is to be a co-production between Amazon, Skydance Television and Paramount...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Taking place Saturday 17 August, the Sutherland Shire Writers Festival aka Writers Unleashed is chock full of events to see and prizes to win! There’s over 20 events taking place across three rooms at Gymea Tradies, including author panels, book signings and...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Award-winning historical fiction author Philippa Gregory is releasing the first book from a brand new series on the English Civil War. Titled Tidelands, it is due for release on 20 August via Simon and Schuster. Philippa Gregory is best known for her historical...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Romance Writers Australia Romantic Book of the Year Award (better known as ‘the Ruby’) have announced their 2019 finalists, recognising 17 books across five categories. The winners for each category will be announced on 10 August, at a Romantic...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Iconic heavy metal band Metallica have announced The ABCs of Metallica, realeasing November 26. Co-created by Howie Abrams and illustrated by Michael McLeer, The ABCs of Metallica explores the band’s history, with each letter of the alphabet presenting an iconic...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 2019 program for the Melbourne Writers Festival has been announced, running from 30 August to 8 September. The theme for this year is ‘When We Talk About Love’ – sessions will look at “our love for people, sex, politics and country throug...
by Akina Hansen | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Netflix has announced they are adapting Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane into a 10-episode series, and they’ve recruited Katherine Heigl (Suits, Grey’s Anatomy) for the starring role. Heigl is acting as executive producer, alongside showrunner and...
