What's hot in the media - 17 March 200817 March, 2008There was no clear winner in this week's Most Mentioned chart - three titles shared the the highest number of mentions.
Australian dames - new releases17 March, 2008In April, HarperCollins will release
Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography, by Jill Roe. Roe, who was recently named an Officer of the Order of Australia
An over-arching theme15 March, 2008Sydney’s iconic bridge, known somewhat affectionately in years gone by as ‘the coat hanger’ is the frame from which two Australian authors have chosen to hang the fabric of their new novels.
New Heath Ledger tribute book14 March, 2008Five Mile Press will release a new tribute book to Heath Ledger in May 2008. The book will retail for $24.95.
Miles Franklin Award 2008 Longlist Announced13 March, 2008The longlist for the 2008 Miles Franklin award has been announced.
Sonya Hartnett wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award13 March, 2008Australian author Sonya Hartnett has been announced as the winner of this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the first Australian to win the award
ANZAC Day reads for 200813 March, 2008Anzac Day is fast approaching.
Anzac: An Illustrated History 1914-1918 by Richard Pelvin will be released in paperback this year to coincide with the day (Hardie Grant).
Cooking up a storm - upcoming cookbooks13 March, 2008Winter already? Surely not! According to the folk at Women’s Weekly it could be. They have their
Roast and Stew cookbooks out in March with a whopping total of 360 hearty recipes to warm the cockles
Bestsellers this week13 March, 2008A Prisoner of Birth, Jeffrey Archer's new thriller set in London, makes it to the top in the Highest New Entries chart this week as well as securing third place in the bestsellers.
NZ Post awards finalists13 March, 2008The finalists in the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards have been announced.
Horror writers to emerge from shadows13 March, 2008The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Shadows Award for the best Australian horror story of 2007
Jefferis Award shortlist13 March, 2008The shortlist for the inaugural Barbara Jefferis award has been announced by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA).
Free books for Victoria's toddlers13 March, 2008Victoria’s toddlers will receive around 280,000 free books over the next four years, thanks to a $2.1 childhood literacy program from the State Government.
Perth Writers' Festival at home at UWA13 March, 2008This year's Perth Writer's Festival, held from 22 to 24 February, attracted ‘over 15000' people according to program manager Katherine Dorrington.
Writers' Week winds up in style13 March, 2008After a record-breaking start, this year's Adelaide Writers' Week continued to draw impressive crowds on its final two days last week, despite temperatures reaching 38 degrees on Friday.
What's hot in the media - 11 March 200811 March, 2008Orange Prize-winner Linda Grant has topped our chart this week with her novel,
The Clothes on Their Backs, a story set in London in the 1970s.
Wrap up: Adelaide Writers' Week11 March, 2008The 2008 Adelaide Writers' Week has wrapped up. The crowds were slightly smaller on Friday - probably because most attendees were recovering from heat stroke and dehydration from the four preceding days
Bestsellers this week6 March, 2008Underbelly: The Gangland War stays at number one again this week.
2008 Kiriyama finalists announced6 March, 2008The 10 finalists in this year's Kiriyama Prize have been announced.
Australian talent heads to China6 March, 2008Seven leading Australian writers will be in China from 9 to 14 March for ‘Australian Writers Week'--an inaugural series of talks, workshops and forums sponsored by the Australian Embassy.
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature winners announced6 March, 2008Poet John Tranter has taken out the South Australian Premier's Award, announced as part of the 2008 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature.
Adelaide Writers' Week breaking records despite heat6 March, 2008The 2008 Adelaide Writers' Week got off to a 'record-breaking' start on Sunday, with visiting ex-pat Germaine Greer drawing an adoring crowd--and sales of her most recent book
Shakespeare's Wife (Bloomsbury) helping the festival bookshop to its best opening day ever.
Adelaide Writers' Week - Day 35 March, 2008Well, I thought the crowds were good for day 2, but star acts Geraldine Brooks and Peter Carey attracted much greater numbers to the Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens in Adelaide on Tuesday 4 March - again in spite of the extreme heat as temperatures hovered around 35 degrees.
Monthly book giveaway - Signed copy of People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks4 March, 2008This month we're giving away a copy of Geraldine Brooks' new novel
People of the Book, signed by the author at the Adelaide Writers' Week.
What's hot in the media - 3 March 20083 March, 2008Fiction has been appearing prominently in the Most Mentioned chart all year, and this week is no different.