by Akina Hansen | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Eight years after we last saw Thomas Cromwell, author Hilary Mantel has announced he’ll grace the page for one last time in the final novel of her iconic historical fiction series. Titled The Mirror and the Light, it’s slated for a March 2020 release. ...
by Akina Hansen | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Author Stephen Chbosky has just announced his first release since his 1999 Young-adult smash hit The Perks of Being A Wallflower. Titled Imaginary Friend, the upcoming horror novel took him over nine years to write, and is set for release in October. Stephen Chbosky...
by Akina Hansen | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Man Booker Prize has today announced that Celestial Bodies, written by Jokha Alharthi and translated from Arabic by Marilyn Booth, has won the international prize for 2019. The novel was chosen from a shortlist of celebrated translated fiction from the past year,...
by Akina Hansen | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Netflix has announced a 10-part live-action series based on Ann M Martin’s bestselling book series, The Babysitters Club. The reboot is set to be written by Rachel Shukert of GLOW and Supergirl, with Lucia Aniello of Broad City directing. Ann M Martin’s...
by Akina Hansen | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award, has been announced, with ten authors in the running for the $60,000 prize. The shortlist will be revealed on July 2 and the winner on July 30. The longlisted books and their authors: The Flames by Robbie...
by Akina Hansen | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The group First Nations & People of Colour Writers Count have launched a crowdfunding campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund to raise funds for a landmark research project. The project aims to count the number of published works by First Nations and POC...
by Akina Hansen | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
To celebrate Library and Information Week 2019 Civica and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), have released a comprehensive list of Australia and New Zealand’s most borrowed library books in 2019. 2019 Civica Libraries Index reveals seven of the...
by Akina Hansen | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Annapurna Pictures has released the second official trailer for Where’d You Go Bernadette, from director Richard Linklater (Boyhood, School of Rock). Adapted from Maria Semple’s 2012 best-selling comedy novel of the same name, the film follows 15-year-old...
by Akina Hansen | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Touted as the Oscars for the bookish, the Australian Book Industry Awards played out on a glittering Darling Harbour on Thursday night as industry legends and superstar authors gathered to find out which books the industry had decided were top-shelf. The night kicked...
by Akina Hansen | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
29 April, 2019 marks the day the world lost one of its greatest poets. Les Murray died peacefully at age 80. He was an anti-authoritarian wordsmith who, from his home in the Bunyah Valley, wrote ‘fiercely Australian’ verse that spoke to the world. In this article from...
