There's a few favourites of mine in this shortlist, so I'm quite excited to share this book news with you. Here is the complete #ABIA2019 shortlist:
Book News
#2019StellaPrize Shortlist
And here it is. The 2019 Stella Prize Shortlist. I have read one (Little Gods) and have another (The Bridge) on my radar for reading this month. The winner will be announced in the evening on Tuesday, April 9. If you're on Twitter, you can follow the excitement on the night via #2019StellaPrize.
Longlist Announced for the 2019 ABIAs
Today the longlist has been announced for the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards. A shortlist will be released on Thursday April 11, with the winners announced on Thursday 2 May. As I've done in past years, I'm just going to share the photos showing the nominated books in their categories as released by ABIA over … Continue reading Longlist Announced for the 2019 ABIAs
New non-fiction, ‘Buddhism for Meat Eaters’, coming July 2019 — Josephine Moon
I can't wait for this book by Josephine Moon. It's almost as though she's written it just for me! Needless to say, look out for my review in July! And now for something completely different… Coming in July from Simon & Schuster Australia is my second non-fiction title and they have done a beautiful job … Continue reading New non-fiction, ‘Buddhism for Meat Eaters’, coming July 2019 — Josephine Moon
Farewell Rosamunde Pilcher
Farewell to a favourite of mine. The Shell Seekers, Coming Home, and Winter Solstice - cherished novels that are still on my shelves. This article from The Booktopian sums up the achievements of Rosamunde Pilcher for us. Author, Rosamunde Pilcher, has died at age 94. Early in her career, Rosamunde Pilcher wrote for Mills & … Continue reading Farewell Rosamunde Pilcher
#2019StellaPrize Longlist
Many of you may have already seen this but I'm quite excited to see a few familiar titles on this longlist. The 2019 Stella Prize longlist is: Little Gods (my review) by Jenny Ackland (Allen & Unwin) Man Out of Time (have heard great things and plan to read) by Stephanie Bishop (Hachette Australia) Bluebottle … Continue reading #2019StellaPrize Longlist
Penguin Random House Authors Craig Challen and Richard Harris Honoured as Australians of the Year
Sydney, 26 January 2019 Penguin Random House congratulates Richard Harris and Craig Challen who have been honoured as the 2019 Australians of the Year in recognition of their enormous contribution to the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, which saved the lives of 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old soccer coach last July. Into … Continue reading Penguin Random House Authors Craig Challen and Richard Harris Honoured as Australians of the Year
Australian Reading Hour
Today is the day! What is Australian Reading Hour? It's a day where everyone is encouraged to stop for an hour, pick up a book, and read it. Read it to yourself, read it to your children, read to someone else's children. Read to another adult who can't read. Just read! It may seem odd for … Continue reading Australian Reading Hour
Top 5 Anticipated Reads
There’s always loads of books I want to read. It’s pretty much a list that I’ll never get to the end of. But every season there are new releases on the horizon that automatically jump to the very top of my list and for the remainder of the year, these are my top five can’t … Continue reading Top 5 Anticipated Reads
A Day of Lists
It's International Women's Day today and to celebrate, The Stella Prize has announced its 2018 Shortlist. The Stella Prize winner for 2018 will be announced on the evening of Thursday April 12. And in other prize listing news, the Australian Book Industry Awards has announced their 2018 longlist. It's interesting to … Continue reading A Day of Lists
