Di Morrissey’s love lost
The great Di Morrissey’s husband always kept the Champagne on ice until the book was finished. But not this year.
Caroline Overington
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Bubbling with excitement? You bet I am
A new prize for Australian fiction; standing up to bullies on the literary festival circuit; a bold move by a legend of letters; and the Stella Prize shortlist, all in today’s column by literary editor Caroline Overington
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Australian writers take a bold stand for young Evan
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