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Helen Garner Wins US$150,000 Prize for Literature
Congratulations to Australian author Helen Garner who has won a US $150,000 Windham-Campbell Prize for her outstanding contribution to world literature. The nine award winners were announced in a ceremony at Yale University, USA earlier this week, and covered fiction, nonfiction and drama. In awarding the prize the judges said: “Helen Garner brings acute observations and ...
2016 Stella Prize Longlist Announced
The Stella Prize, which celebrates the contribution to literature made by Australian women, has announced its 2016 Stella Prize longlist. The prize was awarded for the first time three years ago and has now become a highly anticipated and much-loved literary award. The prize is worth $50,000 and includes both fiction and nonfiction books. This year there ...
Done With Men by Shuchi Kalra Singh
Done With Men is a fun-filled Indian romantic comedy/romance that’s an easy read and one which I can see heading to the big screen one day. Think Bridget Jones’s Diary, only set on the beach in Goa. Quite apt that the book was released on Valentine’s Day 2014 (apologies this is an old review only just ...
Ned Kelly 2015 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2015 Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced by The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA). There are some great reads on the lists, including Sweet One by Peter Docker. I was privileged to be at the launch of Peter’s book when he resided in Broome. Good luck to all ...
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
I don't think I have been so moved by a book in a long time. Would highly recommend this but it comes with the warning that it is heart-wrenching. Lisa Genova has done an incredible amount of research and should be applauded for bringing early onset Alzheimers disease to the general public. As the story ...