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Congratulations to Anna Fienberg

Thursday, 13 June 2019
Allen & Unwin extends its heartfelt congratulations to Anna Fienberg for being made a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours for her services to literature.Anna...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2019 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 12 June 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best illustrated book As You Will:...

Byron Writers Festival program announced

Wednesday, 12 June 2019
The program for this year’s Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 2–4 August, has been announced. More than 140 local and international guests will take part in over 120 sessions...

Varuna Residential Fellowships open for applications

Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Varuna the National Writers’ House invites writers from across Australia to apply for a Varuna Residential Fellowship. The fellowship offers writers working across a wide range of literary forms and...

Ngaio Marsh Award 2019 longlist announced

Tuesday, 11 June 2019
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced, featuring a work begun by Ngaio Marsh herself during the Second World War. Marsh's...

No ‘Daily’ on Monday

Friday, 7 June 2019
Please note that, due to the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday in all states except Queensland and Western Australia, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 11 June.

Parrish wins Lambda award for graphic novel

Thursday, 6 June 2019
Canada-based Australian comics artist Tommi Parrish has won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for a graphic novel for their book The Lie and How We Told It (Fantagraphics). The Lie and...

Chloe Wilson wins ‘Iowa Review’ Award for fiction

Thursday, 6 June 2019
Melbourne writer Chloe Wilson has won the Iowa Review Award for fiction for her story ‘Tongue-Tied’. Wilson receives US$1500 (A$2150) and publication in the December issue of the Iowa Review....

Bonnier and Storytel go to war over audiobook fees

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
‘There are some for whom subscription represents a holy grail, as if books must always follow other media sectors. The truth is somewhat thornier ... beneath the veneer of the...

RiP Christobel Mattingley

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Author Christobel Mattingley has died, aged 87. Mattingley wrote over 50 books, 47 of which were for children. After publishing her first book, The Picnic Dog (Hamish Hamilton), in 1970,...

WA libraries receive statewide innovation awards

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Two public libraries in WA have received the 2019 Library Board of Western Australia Award for Innovation and Collaboration. In the metropolitan and large regional category, the City of Canning...

UK authors rally to save Essex libraries

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In the UK, authors including David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson and David Baddiel are supporting a campaign to save libraries in Essex, reports the Bookseller. Of the 74 libraries in Essex...

Library patrons buy more books, Canadian report finds

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In Canada, a new report by industry study group BookNet has found consumers who borrow books from libraries purchase more books per month than those who don’t use libraries, reports...

R W R McDonald’s ‘The Nancys’

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
'Cheerfully scattered, this glittering, occasionally grisly and highly original novel is recommended for those who like the bawdiest parts of Phryne Fisher, but stands proudly on its own. Hopefully more...

 

 

 

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