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Children's authors call for action in DarfurFourteen children's authors, including J K Rowling, Michael Morpugo, Judy Blume and R L Stein, have written an open letter calling for politicians to ‘act on Darfur.'Published 20 April, 2008 Fourteen children's authors, including J K Rowling, Michael Morpugo, Judy Blume and R L Stein, have written an open letter calling for politicians to ‘act on Darfur.' The letter, which appeared in UK papers on 12 April it was time to ‘change the narrative' in the region of Sudan where more than 200,000 people, including children, have died in the region's civil war since 2003, according to the United Nations, with 2 million people displaced as a result of the conflict. ‘The world needs to wake up. For too long it has let these children suffer. Out politicians need to act on Darfur,' said the letter, which called for an immediate ceasefire and full deployment of a UN peacekeeping force. This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker More from Book News Archive
This week's Most Mentioned books were largely Australian in theme with The Best Australian Stories 2008, Tie Me Kangaroo down, Sport and Churchill and Australia all making the top 10.1 December, 2008 
It's that time of year again when that hefty tome, the Guinness World Records (2009) boldly makes its first appearance on top of the charts.27 November, 2008
Ten Days on the Island program launched
The program for Tasmanian arts festival Ten Days on the Island, which runs from 27 March to 5 April, was launched yesterday.27 November, 2008 
The shortlist for the biennial Tasmanian Book Prize has been announced.27 November, 2008 
Christopher Koch has been awarded the 2008 CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature (‘The Nib') for his novel The Memory Room (Vintage).27 November, 2008 
David Malouf's The Complete Stories (Random House) is the winner of the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award.27 November, 2008 
Roger Moore's visit to Sydney has done wonders for coverage of his autobiography My Word Is My Bond.24 November, 2008 
A familiar street name (to Melbournians at any rate) and now book is atop the Highest New Entries chart this week--Lygon St by Michael Harden.20 November, 2008 
The YABBAs (Young Australian Best Book Award) were announced this week in Victoria.20 November, 2008 
The 2009 New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize has gone to Jenny Pattrick.20 November, 2008 |
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