2024 ABIA winners
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) showcase the best talent in the book business, with exceptional collaborations between publishers, authors,...
2024 ABIA winners
Adult fiction
The Other Bridget – What staff are saying
The Other Bridget – What staff are saying
SummaryNamed after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was raised on a remote cattle station, with only her mother's romance novels...
2024 Stella Prize Winner!
2024 Stella Prize Winner!
This year the winner of the 2024 Stella prize is Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright. Alexis Wright is the only writer to have won the prize twice. She won in 2018 for Tracker: stories of Tracker Tilmouth
Book review: The Silent Patient
Book review: The Silent Patient
If you want a great psychological thriller to read as the leaves of (some) of the trees start changing their colour, may I recommend The Silent...
2024 Indie Book Awards Winners
2024 Indie Book Awards Winners
The winners of the 2024 Indie Book Awards were announced on the 25th of March. The shortlist was published in a previous post: Indie Book Awards -...
2024 Stella Prize – Longlist
2024 Stella Prize – Longlist
The Stella Prize is a major literary award celebrating Australian women’s writing. The $60,000 prize is awarded annually to one outstanding book...