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The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards revealed  One of the biggest events in genre writing, the Hugo Awards, were announced at the 77th World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin last night. The ceremony celebrated the year’s finest films, TV shows, comics, fan works, art …

No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani (translated by Omid Tofighian) has been awarded the 2019 National Biography Award. Behrouz’s powerful story of detention on Manus Island has today won this year’s $25,000 prize, the nation’s richest prize for biographical writing, as announced by the …

It’s LOVE YOUR BOOKSHOP DAY this Saturday, 10 August. We’re gearing up for a wonderful day, celebrating the charm, warmth and community of a local bookshop. In the lead-up, we’re sharing some quotes from our amazing authors about what makes their local bookshop so important …

BAD19: SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL Calling all lovers of crime writing! BAD2019 is the not-for-profit annual event that brings together great minds to explore all things crime-related. The three-day event is held at the State Library of New South Wales. It is in partnership with …

Five Fabulous Fiction books to Gift your Bestie on International Day of Friendship International Day of Friendship is the perfect excuse to spoil your best friend/s. After all, nothing says ‘I love you’ like a book. Here is some inspiration for what to gift this …