This is a quick post because I'm on the road in Japan, but I do like the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Awards, and their shortlist has just been announced, so here is a quick post. Just to recap if you don't recollect my previous posts on this award, it is not limited by … Continue reading 2025 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist
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2024 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist
Recently, I posted on the shortlist for the Barbara Jefferis Award, which has a very specific goal concerning the depiction of women and girls in a positive way or in a way that empowers the status of women and girls in society. Today, I'm sharing another shortlist for another award with a specific focus. The … Continue reading 2024 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award shortlist
Monday musings on Australian literature: Grateful Brits send books to Aussies
As I was searching Trove for another topic, I came across some articles that I just had to share, particularly given my recent posts on bookswapping and bookselling for charity. These articles date from post-World War 2 when Britain was living under strict rationing, which continued for a long time - until 1954, in fact. To … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Grateful Brits send books to Aussies
All that holding, lifting and turning … the future of the book
Back in May while I was travelling in Japan, Jennifer Byrne (host of The First Tuesday Bookclub) convened one of her special Jennifer Byrne Presents panel discussions, this one on "The future of the book". I finally got around to watching it this week. Her panelists were Richard Watson (writer and strategist on the future!), … Continue reading All that holding, lifting and turning … the future of the book
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