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Already much loved as a cult Swedish film, John Ajvide Lindqvist’s genre-busting vampire novel Let the Right One In has now been made over in the US. Directed by ‘Cloverfield’’s Matt Reeves, this chilling horror story has been reincarnated as ‘Read more
The Centre for Youth Literature has now announced the shortlists for the Gold (Australian) and the Silver (International) Inkys. Voting is now open for readers aged between 12 and 20.
We’re thrilled that Will Grayson, Will Grayson has been shortlisted for the Silver Inky.
Here On Earth is Tim Flannery’s first major work since The Weather Makers, the book that energised the climate debate in this country.
Last night saw the announcement of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, hosted by the incomparable Casey Bennetto. Peter Temple’s masterpiece Truth triumphed in the fiction category, taking out the $30,000 Vance Palmer Prize.
Thank you to all those who entered our monthly newsletter subscriber giveaway. This month we asked you to email us the title of Jerry Della Femina’s colourful memoir. The response was fantastic, and the correct answer is, of course, Read more
Teachers and Librarians are invited to participate in an innovative PD evening featuring YA literature specialist Pam Macintyre and teacher Lisa McNeice along with authors Kate Grenville, Steph Bowe, Leanne Hall, Lia Hills and Tim Pegler.
Congratulations to Michael Cathcart, whose outstanding history of Australia’s relationship with water, The Water Dreamers, has been shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award.
The Colin Roderick Award was founded in 1967 by the Read more
Ron Rash, author of Serena, has been awarded the 35,000 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award for his collection Burning Bright. Named after the acclaimed short story writer and Cork resident, the award is the richest short story prize in the world.
After a remarkable 14 applications for an exit visa over three years, Chinese author Liao Yiwu has finally been allowed to travel outside his homeland. He boarded a plane yesterday morning to attend literary festivals in Berlin and Hamburg.
Some of our most popular recent titles have been converted into audio books so you can enjoy these stories hands and eyes free. Beatrice and Virgil, The Pacific, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ and Read more
