Dao’s ‘Anam’ takes out PM’s Literary Award for fiction
André Dao's novel Anam has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction, while a biography of Donald Horne by Ryan Cropp took out the prize for history.
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First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards
Bundjalung author Melissa Lucashenko has won the top gong at the Queensland Literary Awards for her novel Edenglassie.
Indigenous languages celebrated in bilingual books
Two young friends who penned a story about connecting to the land and each other are among the authors set to launch works on Indigenous Literacy Day.
Praiseworthy author Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin
Author Alexis Wright has become a two-time winner of the prestigious $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, with her epic novel Praiseworthy.
5 under-appreciated crime novels you should read
Craving a crime fix beyond the usual suspects? Dive into these 5 under-appreciated gems from around the globe.
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature prize
Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, joining an illustrious list of past winners that includes Ernest Hemingway.
Author’s shock, tears, disbelief at Miles Franklin win
A lawyer and mother of four has won the prestigious Miles Franklin literary award with a novel she didn't think would be published in Australia.
Rare book featuring great southern land goes to auction
A 15th century book featuring one of the earliest acknowledgements of Australia's existence will go to auction at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair.
Rare book featuring great southern land goes on sale
A 15th century book featuring one of the earliest acknowledgements of Australia's existence will be for sale at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair.
Love, loss and the end of the world: three Australian debut novels seduce and stumble
Fiction, to quote Julia Prendergast, is an “apt vessel for capturing the haunting incompleteness of human experience”. These three novels, each in their own ways, effectively tackle that incompleteness.
Read all about it: NSW preschoolers are falling behind
A report has shown a big decline in the literacy rates of children under the age of five in NSW, with one in five being ranked developmentally vulnerable.
Annie Ernaux given Nobel literature prize
French Author Annie Ernaux has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature.