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10 November 2023

 

Bashford wins 2023 Nib Literary Award

Alison Bashford has won the Waverley Council’s 2023 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, for her book An Intimate History of Evolution: The story of the Huxley family... Read more
 
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Speech Pathology awards 2023 winners announced

The winners of the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Age Category: Birth to 3 years Snap!... Read more
 
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Perry memoir re-enters top 10 x

Top 10 bestsellers The Woman in Me (Britney Spears, S&S) The Secret (Lee Child & Andrew Child, Bantam) No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18) (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) Lola... Read more
 

 

Books in the media this weekend, 11–12 November x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week’s round up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Saturday Paper... Read more
 

 

Branigan wins 2023 Cundill History Prize

Guardian writer Tania Branigan has won the 2023 Cundill History Prize, worth US$75,000 (A$117,100), for Red Memory: Living, remembering and forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution (Faber). The book is an exploration... Read more
 
 

A Brilliant Life
Rachelle Unreich, Hachette, November 2023, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel
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A Holocaust story is never an easy read, but A Brilliant Life has such a harrowing prologue that it throws the reader right into the thick of it, so be prepared.... Read more

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Big Mouth
Matt Preston, Viking, November 2023, reviewed by Danielle Bagnato
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Big Mouth is the first memoir from long-time MasterChef host Matt Preston, who has previously published eight bestselling cookbooks. This book details the experiences of a man who has kept his... Read more

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The Locked-Up Country: Learning the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 response
Tom Chodor & Shahar Hameiri, UQP, November 2023, reviewed by Becca Whitehead
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After reading The Locked-Up Country, you may rethink your position on Australia’s Covid-19 response. It’s not a comfortable read, but important books rarely are. Authors Tom Chodor (senior lecturer in Politics... Read more

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Epic: Adventures across Aotearoa
Ray Salisbury, Exisle, November 2023, reviewed by Ash Davida Jane
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Covering 10 iconic journeys around and across Aotearoa New Zealand, Ray Salisbury retells each adventurer’s inspiring and often harrowing trek, working from first-hand accounts in blogs and books to bring... Read more

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