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DOLORES by Lauren Aimee Curtis is shortlisted for the 2020 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing

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Congratulations to Lauren Aimee Curtis on being shortlisted for the 2020 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing! Awarded annually in Australia by the State Library of New South Wales, as part of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the prize ($5,000) seeks to recognise outstanding new literary talent. The winner will be announced on 27th April.

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04/01/2020 - 13:10
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Philip Marsden's THE SUMMER ISLES is longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2020

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THE SUMMER ISLES: A VOYAGE OF THE IMAGINATION is Philip Marsden's account of a solo sailing trip he took from Cornwall to the Summer Isles, a small archipelago near the top of Scotland that holds for him a deep and personal significance. Through the people he meets and the tales he uncovers, Marsden builds up a haunting picture of these shores – of imaginary islands and the Celtic otherworld, of the ageless draw of the west, of the life of the sea and perennial loss – and the redemptive power of the imagination.

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03/26/2020 - 15:40
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NOWHERE ON EARTH by Nick Lake nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020

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A huge congratulations to Nick Lake whose latest YA novel NOWHERE ON EARTH has been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020!

NOWHERE ON EARTH is about a girl who must brave the elements to help a lost child with an otherworldly secret. Sixteen-year-old Emily is on the run....

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03/19/2020 - 12:56
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Indulge in Books

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As COVID-19 has us transitioning to hermits. We've put together a list of incredible Books to read during self-isolation. CRUEL ACTS by Jane Casey

How can you spot a murderer?

Leo Stone is a ruthless killer – or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. A year ago,...

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03/18/2020 - 12:04
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