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ABIA Awards shorlist announced

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:22:43 UT

The shortlist for this year's Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) has been announced.

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Robotham named Books Alive ambassador

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:21:00 UT

Australian crime author Michael Robotham has been announced as the ambassador for the 2008 Books Alive campaign.

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Text Publishing announces new Young Adult Literature Award

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:18:38 UT

Text Publishing has announced a new prize for writers of Young Adult literature.

Therese Rein official patron of 2008 Indigenous Literacy Project

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:17:33 UT

This year's Indigenous Literacy Day campaign will be officially launched by patron Therese Rein at an event in Sydney today.

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Lefevre wins Kibble; Dobbie to Foxlee

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:13:13 UT

The winners of the 2008 Kibble and Dobbie Awards were announced last night at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Sydney.

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Bestsellers this week

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:09:50 UT

The popularity of 4 Ingredients continues, with the title staying at number one this week

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May new titles from Melbourne University Press

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:43:13 UT

New releases from MUP in May.

What's hot in the media - 5 May 2008

Mon, 05 May 2008 03:45:53 UT

Three prominent Australians nabbed some of the top spots on our Most Mentioned chart this week

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My Reading Life by Bob Carr

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:22:45 UT

There are few things a genuine book lover enjoys more than enthusing about their favourite books and authors. In this thoughtfully phrased and inspiring volume, former New South Wales Premier and current Dymocks board member Bob Carr is allowed to do just that for over 400 pages.

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The Lucy Family Alphabet by Judith Lucy

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:19:48 UT

A great deal of Judith Lucy’s successful stand-up shtick has centred around her crazy family and in particular her parents.

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Gone for a Song by Jeff Waters

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:16:17 UT

The events that followed the death in custody of Mulrunji in Palm Island in 2004 became one of the more incendiary moments in Queensland politics of the last decade.

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Families Behind Bars by Kay Danes

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:58:40 UT

Kay Danes, an Australian who was falsely arrested and detained for gem theft in Laos, has told her horrific battle of endurance in her previous book Deliver Us from Evil.

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Caught Out! Scandals! Lies! Cover-ups! by Wendy Lewis

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:55:22 UT

Are Australians a bunch of knee-jerkers? I’m talking about people who have strong opinions on subjects they know nothing about. If you listen to talkback radio (or sit around my family dining table any evening,) then your answer would undoubtedly be yes!

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Art Life Chooks by Annette Hughes

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:53:46 UT

An absorbing read, Art Life Chooks is the story of Annette Hughes and her partner Geoffrey who move from Sydney to a farm in Noosa. Both of them seem to know fairly well what they are getting themselves into.

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The After Life: A Memoir by Kathleen Stewart

Thu, 01 May 2008 05:49:51 UT

There’s no doubt in my mind that this memoir is excellent. The prose is literary with a reflective tone, and I enjoyed the fact that this book is not structured with a blow-by-blow commentary of the author’s life.

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