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Riverbend Books owner, and founder of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Suzy Wilson has sold Riverbend to Fiona Stager, co-owner of Brisbane’s Avid Reader bookshop. Wilson—who founded Riverbend Books in 1998... Read more
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Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) artistic director Beejay Silcox reported ‘big and buzzing’ crowds for this year’s festival, which was held from 16–20 August 2023. The program was ‘everything we hoped... Read more
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The Emerging Writers’ Festival, Hachette Australia, and the Richell family have announced the 2023 longlist for the Richell Prize for emerging writers. Selected from over 700 entries, the 20 longlisted... Read more
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The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has selected Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker (Scholastic) for the 2024 National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). The NSS event will be held on Wednesday,... Read more
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Gemma Nisbet is a writer and journalist who holds onto things, but this book isn’t about hoarding. It’s not even a self-help antidote to ‘Marie Kondo-ing’ your stuff. In this... Read more
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