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Victorian Premier’s Literary Award Winners

Ashleigh

The winners of the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced recently, and this year was the first year that children’s books had a category. Readings has highlighted the winners, and gives a run down about each book. The winners for 2024, sourced from Creative Victoria are: Victorian Premier’s Prize for Literature Chinese Fish… Continue reading Victorian Premier’s Literary Award Winners

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January 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

Well, one month of the year down, and I spent a lot of time reading – for reviewing, to catch up on my backlog of review books, as well as working on the Stella Prize Summer Challenge, and a few other things. Whilst the Stella Prize Summer Challenge is officially over – it only ran… Continue reading January 2024 Reading Round Up

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Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced

Ashleigh

The following is taken from Books and Publishing. The Wheeler Centre has announced the 2024 shortlists for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, and the winners will be announced in a few days. Each category has shortlisted and highly commended books, which are listed and the ones I have read are linked back to those reviews… Continue reading Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced

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Stella Day Out 2024

Ashleigh

Stella Day Out, a mini literary festival, began in November 2023. It’s a free, one-day literary festival. It focuses on celebrating and promoting the outstanding contributions of women and non-binary writers to Australian literature, and celebrating Australian literature as diversely and as broadly as I can is what this blog is all about, so I… Continue reading Stella Day Out 2024

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Cool Christmas Reads

Ashleigh

It’s December, which means it is time to crack out some Christmas reading! There are always so many to choose from, whether it is the classics everyone knows to new ones, picture books, novels, and all sorts of things. Over the years, I have collected many Christmas books, some in multiple editions, and I always… Continue reading Cool Christmas Reads

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A Life Song by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker

Ashleigh

Title: A Life Song Author: Jane Godwin and Anna Walker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From the award-winning team that created classics such as Don’t Forget, All Through the Year, Tilly, and Starting School, comes an exquisite, universal and captivating picture book that carries us through a child's life journey on the… Continue reading A Life Song by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker

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Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds: Stories, Poetry, and Plays for Children by Various/CBCA NSW Eastern Beaches Sub-branch

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Title: Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds: Stories, Poetry, and Plays for Children Author: Various/CBCA NSW Eastern Beaches Sub-branch Genre: Anthology Publisher: CBCA NSW Eastern Beaches Published: 1st June 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $25.00 Synopsis: Wonder at the universe. Swim through oceans. Encounter lions. Venture into space. Delve into fairytales. Travel back in… Continue reading Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds: Stories, Poetry, and Plays for Children by Various/CBCA NSW Eastern Beaches Sub-branch

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Black Cockatoo with One Feather Blue by Jodie McLeod, illustrated by Eloise Short

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Title: Black Cockatoo with One Feather Blue Author: Jodie McLeod Genre: Fiction Publisher: Wollemi Press Published: 22nd July 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $24.95 Synopsis: From the award-winning author and illustrator of Leonard the Lyrebird and Lilah the Lyrebird comes this uplifting story about friendship, kindness and the magic of giving. What happens when the one thing that… Continue reading Black Cockatoo with One Feather Blue by Jodie McLeod, illustrated by Eloise Short

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Bird’s Eye View by Sophie Masson, illustrated by Lorena Carrington

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Title: Bird’s Eye View Author: Sophie Masson, illustrated by Lorena Carrington Genre: Poetry Publisher: Pardalote Press Published: November 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 48 Price: $20 Synopsis: Flying high above us or landing at our feet; chattering in the park, and wheeling in the air; in the forest and the plain, the land and the sea,… Continue reading Bird’s Eye View by Sophie Masson, illustrated by Lorena Carrington

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The Twelve Days of Christmas Island by Teresa Lagrange

Ashleigh

Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas Island Author: Teresa Lagrange Genre: Poetry Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 5th October 2022 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A fresh and distinctly Australian take on the popular Christmas song that celebrates the unique and wildly beautiful birdlife that inhabits Christmas Island. On the first day of… Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas Island by Teresa Lagrange