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The Times best books of the decade

This being 2009, we are being treated to ‘Best of’ lists which cover all of the noughties (Technically, the end of next year could be considered the end of the decade, but we had this discussion for the End of the Millennium so let’s not go into it again.

New Yorker says Jeff was a highlight of 2009

Geoff Dyer’s genre-defying, profound and deeply funny novel, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, got a mention on the New Yorker’s Best Books of 2009 list.

Check out their fiction and non-fiction lists here (and stay for their ‘Best of’ lists of absolutely everything. And Read more

Readings choose their best of the year

Readings Books Music Film have chosen their Best Fiction of 2009. They say This Is How, Truth, Dog Boy, The Death of Bunny Munro, The Women in Black and Sum were among the best in fiction this year. We quite agree.

Readings choose their best of the year

Readings Books Music Film have picked their best non-fiction books of 2009. We are very pleased to see The Corner, Affection and The Water Dreamers on this esteemed best-of list.

Books of the Year: Reviewers and authors pick their faves of 2009

‘Mysteriously underrated among this year’s novels was MJ Hyland’s This Is How; but then, Hyland’s talent in itself is mysterious.

‘Books of the Year’ lists have begun…

Yes, it’s that time of year: when readers and reviewers look back on the year of books that was. So we thought we’d share some of the nice things people are saying about the terrific books we’ve been proud to publish in 2009.

BE OFFENDED…ALL OVER AGAIN

No Christmas would be complete without the Chaser team’s

review of the year in politics and the media

The Chaser Annual 2009: The Email Eunuch

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Fup Duck waiting for the tram

Fup Duck is out and about in a city near you. Find Fup, read Fup and email us your thoughts.

Ooh, here it comes now.

‘Stupendous—a jewel, a gem, a diamond in the cesspool of life.

Amra Pajalic is the people’s choice

Congratulations to Amra Pajalic, who has been awarded the Civic Choice Award in the Melbourne Prize for Literature. This prize is given to the shortlisted author who received the most votes on the Melbourne Prize Trust Read more

Fup Duck on the swings

Fup Duck is out and about in a city near you. Find Fup, read Fup and email us your thoughts.

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