by Akina Hansen | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Garrard Conley was 19 when he was outed as gay and forced by his parents to either leave their care or undergo conversion therapy. The Conleys were Christian fundamentalists, and Garrard’s father was preparing to be ordained as a Baptist minister in their hometown in...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s memoir is hitting shelves this week, and advance sales indicate it’s shaping up to be a hit. Obama’s book, Becoming, arrives on November 14 and will be published in 24 languages. As the first African-American First Lady, Obama made...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
A total of 660 writers submitted chapter samples of their draft manuscripts to the Richell Prize this year in the hopes of snaring the attention of the judges and scoring $10,000 and a 12-month mentoring program with publisher Hachette. The victorious writer is Ruth...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Canberra author Jack Heath first published a book at the age of 17, and since then he’s been churning out high-octane spy thriller and sci-fi books for kids and, most recently, a brilliantly bloody book for adults featuring a detective addicted to eating human flesh....
by Akina Hansen | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Are Gay Men More Accurate in Detecting Deceits? by Hoe-Chi Angel Au Call of Nature: The Secret Life of Dung by Richard Jones Equine...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Publisher, Penguin Random House, has announced it will publish Into the Dark, The Dramatic Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Dr Craig Challen, Dr Richard Harris and Coach Ekkapol Chantawong downunder in late 2019. For 17 days in June and July this year, the world...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
After completing a degree in journalism and academic writing, in 2010 Sunshine Coast author Lynette Noni donned a backpack and headed abroad for a hard-earned gap year. Disaster struck when Lynette contracted what she describes as a ‘zombie plague’ which sent her home...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Margaret Atwood is among a number of well-known authors offering the chance to name a character in their latest books as part of a charity auction in aid of survivors of torture. Man Booker prize winner Julian Barnes and author of the Jack Reacher thrillers, Lee...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Network 10 today unveiled 13 new Australian shows for 2019. Among them, Michael Robotham’s #1 International Bestseller The Secrets She Keeps, which is being adapted into a six part series by Lingo Pictures. Robotham has been called ‘an absolute master’ of the...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is a story of books, spoilers, and cold, hard revenge. A Russian engineer working on a research station on Antarctica’s King Island stabbed a colleague in the chest because, allegedly, the colleague kept ruining the end of books he was reading. The attacker,...
