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It certainly feels like June is the coldest month of the year for us folk in Melbourne right now. But it’s also the month of release for Nicolai Lilin’s shocking exposé of an amazing criminal underworld.
Text congratulates Israeli author David Grossman, who is to be awarded the 25,000-euro German Book Trade Peace Prize for his efforts at Israeli and Palestinian reconciliation.
Grossman is the author of the much-praised Read more
As if just completing a month on The New York Times Best Sellers list wasn’t enough, The Imperfectionists has now been optioned for film.
Plan B Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s production company, has optioned the rights.
Peter Temple’s brilliant novel Truth continues to accumulate accolades. This time it has been shortlisted for the Nielsen BookData Bookseller’s Choice Award.
The ABIA has unfurled its yearly shortlists and, quite frankly, we’re catching our breath here at Text.
A stellar year of publishing has resulted in stellar representation across a whole host of categories.
Time is running out to get your entries in for the 2010 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. Submissions close on Friday 4 June so get busy tidying those manuscripts and give us a chance to uncover your genius.
Award-winning author, J.M. Coetzee has been knighted in the Order of the Dutch Lion by The Royal Civilian Order of the Netherlands
The two-times Booker winner and Nobel laureate has been recognised for his immense body of work, which includes such outstanding books as Read more
When you write one of the most loved books ever in Life of Pi, and then take eight years to publish a new book you are bound to create an atmosphere of anticipation. When that new book, Read more
