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
The Stella Prize
Sunday Spotlight with Sophie Laguna
Recently longlisted for The Stella Prize, Sofie Laguna’s The Choke is a brilliant, haunting novel about a child navigating an often dark and uncaring world of male power and violence, in which grown-ups can’t be trusted and comfort can only be found in nature. I read The Choke prior to its release last year and was… … Continue reading Sunday Spotlight with Sophie Laguna