Matthew Lamb has won the 2016 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for his proposed cultural biography of the Australian writer Frank Moorhouse. Lamb, the founder and editor of the Review of... Read more
The shortlist for Overland’s inaugural Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for travel-themed short fiction has been announced. The eight shortlisted entries are: ‘Budapest’ (Kieran Cash) ‘The republic’ (Laura Elvery) ‘K-K-K’... Read more
A delegation of Australian rights sellers recently attended the Taipei International Book Exhibition. Nerrilee Weir, rights manager for Penguin Random House Australia, reports: The vibrant and energetic Taipei International Book... Read more
In the UK, the BBC has announced it will screen adaptations of Zadie Smith’s NW (Penguin) and Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall (various imprints) later this year, reports the Bookseller.... Read more
