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Book News ArchiveGot some news that should go here? We'd like to hear about it. Send your contributions to contact (at) boomerangbooks.com. Spotlight Article
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. More Articles
27 November, 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.
Ten Days on the Island program launched
27 November, 2008 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. 
24 November, 2008 Roger Moore's visit to Sydney has done wonders for coverage of his autobiography My Word Is My Bond. 
20 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.
Australian and New Zealand authors on IMPAC longlist
20 November, 2008 Australian and New Zealand authors are well represented on this year's International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award longlist. 
20 November, 2008 Australian author John Hughes is one of 20 authors longlisted for the inaugural Warwick Prize, worth £50,000 (A$115,000). 
17 November, 2008 Author Brian Matthews spent 10 years writing the authorised biography of Manning Clark--one of Australia's most treasured intellectuals--and it has just hit bookshelves nationwide. 
12 November, 2008 The ubiquitous James Patterson has struck again, with novel Cross Country gracing the top of both the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts this week. 
12 November, 2008 On 6 November, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki broke the Guinness World Record for ‘most interviews on radio in 24 hours by an individual'.
Ubud Writers' and Readers' Festival attendance up 30%
12 November, 2008 The 2008 Ubud Writers' and Readers' Festival in Ubud, Bali, ran from 14-19 October with its largest ever program featuring over 150 events, plus 21 Indonesian and 60 international guests and authors. 
12 November, 2008 The general program for the Perth Arts Festival has been released, with the Perth Writers' Festival component to follow on January 28. 
12 November, 2008 Penguin Australia has announced the creation of a new award to celebrate the 75th birthday of author Bryce Courtenay. 
12 November, 2008 The Guardian's first book award (£10,000/A$23,283) shortlist has been announced, and includes Australian author Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole (Hamish Hamilton).
Romeril wins 2008 Patrick White Award
12 November, 2008 This year's Patrick White Award ($30,000) has gone to John Romeril, Melbourne playwright and screenwriter. 
12 November, 2008 One of the highest paying literary awards in the world, the Dylan Thomas Prize (worth £60,000/A$140,000), has been awarded to Melbourne-raised writer Nam Le, author of short story collection The Boat (Hamish Hamilton). 
10 November, 2008 Tasmanian-born author Richard Flanagan, author of Death of a River Guide, has sparked much interest over his latest novel Wanting. 
8 November, 2008 Miles Franklin, the authoress from the bush, is most famously known for her first novel My Brilliant Career, which was a runaway success both at home and overseas. 
8 November, 2008 The five titles shortlisted for the $110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award have been announced. 
8 November, 2008 The category winners of this year's Western Australian Premier's Book Awards have been announced. |
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