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Sardines and the Angel

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
A vintage children’s story written and illustrated by Bettina Ehrlich. Miss Patricia Higgins’ painting holiday in a picturesque Italian fishing village isn’t going according to plan. As soon as her...

Shine

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Shine is a love song between a parent and a child, celebrating the beauty and joy of everyday family life, through mess and chaos and daily routines. This is a...

The Monster of Her Age

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Ellie Marsden was born into the legendary Lovinger acting dynasty. Granddaughter of the infamous Lottie Lovinger, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role...

Sunburnt Veils

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Tara wears hijab even though her parents hate it, and in a swipe right world she’s looking for the ‘will go to the ends of the earth for you’ type...

Amani Haydar on ‘The Mother Wound’

Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Artist, writer and lawyer Amani Haydar's father murdered her mother in 2015, while Haydar was pregnant with her first child. The Mother Wound (Macmillan, July), Haydar's debut memoir, is an...

The Mother Wound (Amani Haydar, Macmillan)

Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Like her own mother before her, Amani Haydar lost her mother young. In 2006 Haydar’s grandmother was killed in the 2006 Israeli–Lebanese conflict. In 2015 Haydar’s mother was murdered by...

Amazon opens POD facility in Western Sydney

Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Amazon has opened its first Australian print on demand (POD) facility at its Western Sydney fulfilment centre. Publishers and self-published authors will need to enrol their titles in the POD...

ABA 2021 Bookseller of the Year shortlists announced

Monday, 24 May 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the shortlists for the 2021 ABA Bookseller of the Year awards. The awards recognise an individual bookseller for their outstanding achievement in the...

Robotham shortlisted for CWA Steel Dagger

Friday, 21 May 2021
Australian author Michael Robotham has been shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger in the 2021 Crime Writers Association (CWA) Daggers crime writing awards. Robotham, who has twice won the...

Australia Reads announces 2021 special edition books

Thursday, 20 May 2021
Australia Reads has announced four new Australia Reads Special Editions publishing in late 2021 to coincide with Australian Reading Hour on Tuesday, 14 September. The following four books, valued at...

Vale Bill Noble

Wednesday, 19 May 2021
New Zealand bookseller Bill Noble died in April 2021. Noble, who also served on the board of Booksellers NZ, was the manager of Dunedin's University Book Shop (UBS) Otago for...

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 longlist announced

Tuesday, 18 May 2021
The longlist for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The 12 longlisted novels are: Amnesty (Aravind Adiga, Picador) The Rain Heron (Robbie Arnott, Text) At the...

Melbourne Prize announces new categories

Tuesday, 18 May 2021
The Melbourne Prize Trust has announced two new award categories in the triennial Melbourne Prize for Literature. In addition to the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature, which was won by...

Beijing Book Fair to run as hybrid event

Tuesday, 18 May 2021
This year’s Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which runs from 25­–29 August, will be held as a hybrid fair, with physical presence limited to Chinese and China-based publishers. International publishers...

Leilani wins Dylan Thomas prize for ‘Luster’

Monday, 17 May 2021
In the UK, American writer Raven Leilani has won the £20,000 (A$36,240) Dylan Thomas Prize for her debut novel Luster (Picador). Luster follows Edie, a young Black woman who begins...

Creative Victoria announces latest VicArts recipients

Monday, 17 May 2021
Several writers and literary projects have been included among the recipients in the latest round of Creative Victoria’s VicArts grants. The program will provide over $2.5 million in funding for...

‘How to Make a Bird’ wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award

Friday, 14 May 2021
Children’s picture book How to Make a Bird (Meg McKinlay, illus by Matt Ottley, Walker) has won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, presented...

 

 

 

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