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Indigenous Literacy Day 2008 Wednesday 3 September15 May, 2008Did you know that in most remote Aboriginal communities fewer than 20 per cent of young children can read competently, and many will never have seen a book?
Burroughs, Jones and Sedaris to appear at MWF14 May, 2008Lloyd Jones, David Sedaris, Helen Garner and Augusten Burroughs will be among the guests at this year's Melbourne Writers' Festival.
Boost for would-be 'book town'14 May, 2008Victoria may not be too far away from its own Hay on Wye.
Pundyk wins Watermark Fellowship14 May, 2008The author of
The Honey Spinner (Murdoch Books), a nonfiction look at honey production around the world, has won the Watermark Fellowship.
Abdel-Fattah wins Kathleen Mitchell Award14 May, 2008Only six books were entered in this year's $7500 Kathleen Mitchell Award for Young Writers, which was won by Randa Abdel-Fattah for
Ten Things I Hate about Me (Pan).
Big names in running for Gold Medal14 May, 2008Several big names are in the running for the Australian Literary Society's 2008 Gold Medal.
Carey, Coetzee among the 'Best of the Booker'14 May, 2008The public now has a chance to vote for ‘The Best of the Booker' after the shortlist for the one-off celebratory award was released on Monday 12 May.
Five Mile recalls Farquharson true crime title14 May, 2008The Five Mile Press has issued an urgent recall of the title
Killer in the Family by true crime author Lindy Cameron.
What's hot in the media - 12 May 200814 May, 2008Romance was involved in the Most Mentioned chart this week, with Andre Gorz's Letter to D: A Love Story coming in at number 3.
ABIA Awards shorlist announced8 May, 2008The shortlist for this year's Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) has been announced.