Last week, as most of you will know, I shared the favourite Aussie fiction books named by writers in the Sydney Morning Herald's Books we loved in 2021 and ABR's Books of the Year 2021. This week, as promised, I'm sharing the nonfiction and poetry favourites. Again, I'm only including Australian titles (as this is … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2021, Part 2: Nonfiction and Poetry
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My reading group’s favourites for 2021
In our now annual tradition, my reading group once again voted for our favourites from our 2021 schedule - and as has also become tradition (see last year's if you like), I'm sharing our reading and findings with you. First, though, here is what we read in the order we read them (with links on … Continue reading My reading group’s favourites for 2021
Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2021, Part 1: Fiction
For a few years now, I've shared favourite Aussie reads of the year, from the ABC and, last year, other sources. This year I'm doing it a bit differently. I'm focusing on the Sydney Morning Herald's Books we loved in 2021 and ABR's Books of the Year 2021. Both these contain favourites from a large … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2021, Part 1: Fiction
Monday musings on Australian literature: 2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist
Once again I am using my Monday Musings post to make an awards announcement, though I prefer not to. However, I am breaking my rule-of-thumb so soon again for a few reasons: I spent too much time on yesterday's Living under Covid-19 post leaving less time for today's post; I have a zoom Tai Chi … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist
Monday musings on Australian literature: 2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award longlist
I only occasionally use my Monday Musings post to make awards announcements. Today is one of those occasions, because the Nib Literary Awards longlist was announced today and I did want to share it, as it's one of Australia's quieter but yet interesting awards. I have written about it before and in that post you … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 2021 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award longlist
The Age Book of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
A few weeks ago, I wrote a Monday Musings on the revival of The Age Book of the Year award. Back then, there was no information about when the shortlist would be announced. Suddenly, however, with no fanfare, it was announced yesterday afternoon - at least that's when the announcement I saw was posted. The … Continue reading The Age Book of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
Miles Franklin Award 2021 winner announced
Nothwithstanding this week's Monday Musings posts on literary awards, I still like the Miles Franklin - partly because of its significance in the Australian literary firmament - and so I am sharing today's announcement of this year's winner which I watched via You Tube. You may remember that this years shortlist was: Aravind Adiga's Amnesty … Continue reading Miles Franklin Award 2021 winner announced
Miles Franklin Award 2021 shortlist
I haven't posted on the Miles Franklin Award since 2019, and I didn't post this year's longlist when it came out last month, but, despite my woeful record - I've yet to read any on the longlist - I felt it was about time I returned to Australia's best known literary award. Unfortunately, I was … Continue reading Miles Franklin Award 2021 shortlist
Stella Prize and Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlists announced
With two shortlists being announced on the heels of each other, I thought I would combine them into one post, so here goes ... Stella Prize Shortlist The Stella Prize shortlist was announced this morning and is, I suppose, a bit of a surprise for me - though I haven't read the books so I … Continue reading Stella Prize and Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlists announced
Stella Prize 2021 Longlist announced
Unfortunately, because I'm on the road, I wasn't able to "attend" the announcement earlier this evening, but at least I have been able to get my post out on the night, as it were. As I say every year, I think, I don't do well at having read the Stella Prize longlist at the time … Continue reading Stella Prize 2021 Longlist announced
