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Serial dagger winner Michael Robotham.

Bookmarks: Readings staff vote for EBA negotiations

A ballot of staff at the Melbourne chain was as close as it could be.

  • Jason Steger

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Peter Temple’s last book is up for an award in Britain.

Final hurrah for Australia’s late, great Jack Irish author

A collection of fictions and reviews by the lauded crime writer Peter Temple has been shortlisted for an award in Britain.

  • Jason Steger
“So far it’s been done on sweat, tears and passion of a group of women,” says artistic director Nikki Anderson.

Sad farewell to the Feminist Writers Festival

Despite having battled its way through the difficulties of last year, the festival is ceasing operations.

  • Jason Steger
Mark Rubbo, owner of Readings, says an EBA isn’t warranted in a company the size of his.

Push for an EBA at Readings bookshops

Staff are hoping that the Melbourne chain will become the first in the country to negotiate an enterprise bargaining agreement.

  • Jason Steger
Pip Williams’ novel is one of four Australian novels on the Walter Scott longlist.

Great Scott, here come the Australian novelists

Australian writers are making a big mark in a prize for historical fiction.

  • Jason Steger
Andre Dao found his narrative voice once he’d given up on the idea of commercial success.

The award that carries serious clout for debut authors

Andre Dao is following in some big footsteps by winning the Victorian Premier’s prize for an unpublished manuscript.

  • Jason Steger
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The fellowship established in the memory of the late Hazel Rowley is aiding biographers complete their projects.

The fellowship that brings lives to life

The Hazel Rowley fellowship has announced the shortlist for this year's $15,000 grant to biographers.

  • Jason Steger

Here come Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway - they're anyone's now

In the US, one of the great modern novels has just come out of copyright.

  • Jason Steger
Terri-ann White published Josephine Wilson's Miles Franklin-winning Extinctions and wants to publish her again.

How Terri-ann White is on an upwards current

Former UWAP boss Terri-ann White is launching her own publishing company.

  • Jason Steger

Bookmarks: Now that five big publishers will become four

With another big merger in the publishing world, the future is not clear.

  • Jason Steger

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