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
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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
Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2021
For some years now, I've made my first Monday Musings of the year, a "new releases" post. As in previous years, my list is mostly drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald, whose writers do a wonderful job of checking out publishers large and small, but I have found a couple of extras on my own! Also, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2021
Reading highlights for 2020
For newbies here, my annual Reading Highlights post is my answer to other bloggers' Top Reads posts. In other words, I don't do a ranked list of the books I consider my year's "best", but instead share my "highlights", which I define as those books and events that made my reading year worthwhile. I don't, … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2020
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2020
Once again I am devoting my last Monday Musings of the year to the Australian Women Writers Challenge*. Last year in my opening paragraph, I wrote that I loved the sound of 2020 - and I wished you all a wonderful year to come in whatever form you would like that to take. My, oh my, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2020
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