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ASAL Magarey Medal shortlist

ASAL Magarey Medal shortlist

Congratulations to Judith Brett and Brenda Niall on their longlistings for the 2026 Association for the Study of Australian Literature Magarey Medal for Biography.

Edgar Award Winner

Edgar Award Winner

Huge congratulations to Vikki Wakefield! Her latest novel, To the River (published in the US as The Backwater) has won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in the Mystery Writers of America’s 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards.

Children’s Choice Book Awards

Children’s Choice Book Awards

Congratulations to Emily Gale! The Goodbye Year has been shortlisted for the R.E.A.L. Children’s Choice Book Awards in the Older Readers category.

New Text Catalogue

New Text Catalogue

Text’s next quarter is full of brand new books to enjoy. Why not pick a book (or or two, or three) to get lost in?

Stories of the future, stories of the past. Tales for young readers, tales for adults. Our May new releases have something for everyone.

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9:00amBarbara Demick: Covering Repressive Regimes

10:00amTrue Crimes

12:00pmYann Martel: Son of Nobody

4:00pmBringing the Past to Life

6:00pmLiterary Salon: Michael Winkler, Wayne Marshall, Rhett Davis

6:00pmDavid Szalay in conversation with Michelle de Kretser

10:00amThe Writers Who Made Us

6:00pm20th Law Week event: A is for Arsenic, D Is for Death Cap

8:00pmState of the Art: The Booker Prize

12:00pmOn the Verge