The Stella Prize 2021 longlist has been announced! Which have you read and loved/hated/not been excited by? I've read four! I've highlighted them below and linked them to my reviews. I'm not a fan of A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing but loved the other three I've read. I'm just going to come out … Continue reading The 2021 Stella Prize Longlist
Book Prizes
The winner of the 2020 Booker Prize
Congratulations to Douglas Stuart for his debut novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize! Shuggie Bain Winner of the 2020 Booker Prize By Douglas Stuart 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its … Continue reading The winner of the 2020 Booker Prize
Jolley Prize 2019 (Winner): ‘The Point-Blank Murder’ by Sonja Dechian
Sonja Dechian is the winner of the 2019 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. She receives $5,000 for her story ‘The Point-Blank Murder’. Dechian was announced as the winner of the Jolley Prize by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke at a special ceremony at Readings Hawthorn on 11 September that featured readings from all three … Continue reading Jolley Prize 2019 (Winner): ‘The Point-Blank Murder’ by Sonja Dechian
Book Review: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Less… About the Book: The Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a failed writer trying to escape his problems by traveling abroad. WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROBLEMS? Arthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the post: it is from an ex-boyfriend of nine years who … Continue reading Book Review: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
#ABIA2019 Shortlist Announced!
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:
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