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22 August 2022

 

Barbara Jefferis Award 2022 shortlist announced

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award, worth $50,000. The shortlisted titles are: Bodies of Light (Jennifer Down, Text) Ordinary Matter... Read more
 
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Berani (Michelle Kadarusman, A&U Children’s) x

Berani is a powerful middle-grade story about animal activism set in Indonesia, by the Indonesian-Australian author of Music for Tigers. Weaving in two interconnected stories and three voices, including that... Read more
 
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Diary of a Rescued Wombat: The untold story (Jackie French, illus by Bruce Whatley, HarperCollins) x

Who says prequels are only for YA epics and fantasy novel franchises? Jackie French and Bruce Whatley have decided it’s time for us to learn the backstory of the protagonist... Read more
 
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Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here (Heather Rose, A&U) x

At the age of six, Heather Rose stood under a eucalyptus tree and pledged herself to a higher power: ‘I’m ready. Tell me what to do.’ Throughout her childhood in... Read more
 

 

The Reindeer and the Submarine (Beverley McWilliams, Pantera Press) x

Having previously been awarded a notable CBCA commendation for her picture book on aviator Captain Harry Butler, Beverley McWilliams now makes a quirky and charming foray into middle-grade fiction. The... Read more
 

 

The Soulmate (Sally Hepworth, Macmillan)

Sally Hepworth delivers another brilliant, page-turning domestic thriller with her eighth novel The Soulmate. Set in the idyllic coastal town of Portsea, sheltered from the hustle of city life, the... Read more
 

 

To Greenland! (Pip Smith, illus by Beau Wylie, Scholastic) x

To Greenland! is the joyous new picture book from Pip Smith and Beau Wylie, who last collaborated on Theodore the Unsure. This new adventure follows Ellie the elephant, who resides... Read more
 

 

The Glass House (Brooke Dunnell, Fremantle Press) x

When Julia’s elderly father, Don, finally agrees to move out of the family home and into an aged-care facility, Julia knows she has a lot of work ahead of her.... Read more
 

 

Boundary Crossers: The hidden history of Australia's other bushrangers (Meg Foster, NewSouth) x

In her new book Boundary Crossers, historian Meg Foster combs archives and family histories to explore questions surrounding the lesser known bushrangers of Australian history. Is there more to the story... Read more
 

 

The Lovers (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo) x

Yumna Kassab’s The Lovers is the folkloric tale of Jamila and Amir’s love. We don’t know many details of their relationship or what their love was like at its crescendo;... Read more
 

 

Amazing Animal Journeys (Jennifer Cossins, Lothian) x

Tasmanian artist Jennifer Cossins hit world picture-book fame with 101 Collective Nouns, and has since collected a swag of CBCA and other accolades. Her newest title, the nonfiction Amazing Animal... Read more
 

 

 

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