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What's hot in the media - 3 March 2008Fiction has been appearing prominently in the Most Mentioned chart all year, and this week is no different.Published 3 March, 2008 
Fiction has been appearing prominently in the Most Mentioned chart all year, and this week is no different. With seven mentions this week, it's clear that Siri Hustvedt's Sorrows of an American has made its way into several reviewers' reading rooms. It's always good to see some local fiction generating interest in national book media as well. Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole came in the top five this week. Most Mentioned in the Media this week: 1 Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt 2 Fraction of the Whole, A by Steve Toltz 3 I Peed on Fellini by David Stratton 4 His Illegal Self by Peter Carey 5 American Journeys by Don Watson
This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker More from Book News Archive
Brisingr by the young Christopher Paolini has come up trumps in the Bestsellers and the Fastest Movers charts this week.8 October, 2008
Jones, Oliver and Smither win NZ PM's awards
The winners of this year's New Zealand Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement have been announced.8 October, 2008
Tibet objections force atlas to print in Hong Kong
Earth, the new out-sized atlas from Millennium House, has been printed in Hong Kong to avoid a possible embargo by China, Millennium House managing director Gordon Cheers told WBN.8 October, 2008
ABR announces details of John Button readers' award
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the details of a new prize to commemorate John Button.8 October, 2008 
Independent booksellers of Australia have voted Tim Winton's Breath (Hamish Hamilton) their inaugural ‘Indie' Award winner for 2008.8 October, 2008 
One of Australia's favourite authors, Robert Drewe, received a number of mentions for his new collection of short stories, called The Rip, in the press at the weekend.6 October, 2008
National Young Writers' Festival
The National Young Writers' Festival runs from 2 to 6 October in Newcastle, NSW, as part of the This is Not Art (TiNA) Festival.1 October, 2008
Australian poetry slam returns
Australia's largest performance poetry competition will have poets competing for a $5000 prize and a chance to perform in the National Grand Slam at the Sydney Opera House on 4 December.1 October, 2008
Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival comes to Melbourne
From 8 to 12 October Melbourne will host the 31st Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival.1 October, 2008
As expected, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr has struck gold in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts, starring at number one in both.1 October, 2008 |
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