Calibre Prize shortlist announced
The Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year's ‘Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay'.The shortlisted works are: ‘The Shadow on the Steps' (Lindsay Barrett)‘Retreat to the Castle'...
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Hyland, Catton on Orange Prize longlistM J Hyland (This is How, Text) and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (The Rehearsal, A&U) are among the authors on the longlist for this...
‘Cloudstreet’ tops ‘ABR’ Favourite Australian Novels poll
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton has been voted the winner of the Australian Book Review's Favorite Australian Novels poll. ‘A perennial favourite since its publication in 1991, [Cloudstreet] was the overwhelming...
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ABR launches redeveloped website The Australian Book Review (ABR) has launched a new-look website ‘fully redeveloped in keeping with recent scrutiny of the magazine's design'. The new website, which features...
ABR announces Favourite Australian Novel (FAN) poll
Australian Book Review (ABR) announced the Favourite Australian Novel (FAN) Poll this week. The poll, which asks readers to vote for their favourite Australian novel of all time ‘is generating...
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Barry to deliver Sydney PEN lectureMax Barry will give a lecture on ‘risk' as part of the Sydney PEN Voices project, on 15 July in Sydney and 21 July in...
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HarperCollins book raises over $300,000 for bushfire appeal HarperCollins has announced that national sales from Black Saturday: Stories of Love, Loss and Courage from the Victorian Bushfires have ‘now contributed...
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Goodall and Brophy joint winners of 2009 Calibre PrizeJane Goodall and Kevin Brophy are the joint winners of this year's Calibre Prize for essay writing. A joint initiative of the...
ABR announces details of John Button readers’ award
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the details of a new prize to commemorate John Button. The most popular article published in ABR in the previous year will be...
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Clark wins ABR poetry prizeRoss Clark has been announced as the winner of the fourth Australian Book Review (ABR) poetry prize his poem ‘Danger: Lantana.'ABR celebrates 300 issuesThe April issue...
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Max Ell's Bazaar Books closesMax Ell's Bazaar Books, located in Sydney's Roselands, has closed after more than 30 years of trading. The store, founded by the late Max Ell, ceased trading...
New corporate sponsor for ‘ABR’
Peter Rose, editor of the Melbourne-based literary magazine Australian Book Review (ABR), has announced that financial management business Ord Minnett is the magazine's new and exclusive corporate sponsor. The financial...
Meet the literary editors: Peter Rose
In the latest of a series of interviews with the literary editors of Australia's major book media conducted for MX by Alae Taule'alo, we meet Peter Rose, editor of the...