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The 2024 International Booker Longlist
The International Booker Prize has revealed the ‘Booker Dozen’ of 13 novels in contention for the 2024 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world.
The prize is awarded every year for a single book that is translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. It aims to encourage more publishing and reading of quality works of imagination from all over the world, and to give greater recognition to the role of translators…
The Carol Shields Prize longlist 2024
The 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction longlist has been anounced!
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is the first major English-language literary prize to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States, awarding $150,000 USD to its winner, and $12,500 USD to each of its four finalists.
Explore the 15 longlisted titles below.
Cocktail by Lisa Alward
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Dances by Nicole Cuffy
Daughter by Claudia Dey
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Our February 2024 children's and young adult bestsellers
1. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia & Elisa Chavarri (illus.)
2. Waverider (Amulet, Book 9) by Kazu Kibuishi
3. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
4. The Essential Taylor Swift Fanbook
5. Blank Spaces: An Unofficial Taylor Swift Fan Journal
6. Artichoke to Zucchini by Alice Oehr
7. Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman
8. Winter Turning (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, Book Seven) by Tui T. Sutherland
Our February 2024 bestsellers
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi & Geoffrey Trousselot (trans.)
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Best food and gardening books of the month, with Chris Gordon
The Mediterranean Cook by Meni Valle
Meni Valle is a teacher and a culinary tour guide in the Mediterranean. This is excellent news because it means her recipes are easy to follow, considered for a range of skill sets, and include a historical background to each dish. This is her sixth cookbook, and it captures the Mediterranean approach of dishes that spread from the early afternoon through to the evening. Imagine filo pastries, stuffed vegetables, grilled meats, and delicious fruit-based…
What we're reading: Okazaki, Scanlan & Blain
Each week our wonderful staff share the books and music that they've been enjoying.
Mark Rubbo is reading We All Lived in Bondi Then by Georgia Blain
I have been reading the posthumous collection of short stories by Georgia Blain, We All Lived in Bondi Then. It's an exquisite collection, moving, at times funny and so readable. I was reminded of Alice Munro and Tessa Hadley.
I've also just read Nicholas Jose's novel The Idealist. Think le Carré…
The Women's Prize for Fiction longlist 2024
The longlist for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced! The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world. The winner receives a cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze figurine known as a ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven. Both are anonymously endowed.
Below are the sixteen longlisted books.
Hangman by Maya Binyam
In Defence of the Act by Effie Black
We test recipes from Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice
Recently our office was blessed with a visit from legendary local baker Natalie Paull. The visit coincides with the publication of her second cookbook Beatrix Bakes: Another slice (yes, we have signed copies), and to celebrate our multi-talented staff participated in an in-house bake-off, where we trialled recipes from Paull's latest collection.
With Paull on-site to judge an array of delicious bakes including tarts, chiffon cakes, buns and pies – this was truly a taste test to relish…
Foreword with Joe Rubbo, March 2024
As regular readers of this publication will know, this is my first column in this space. At the end of last year Mark Rubbo decided to retire his regular column. Although, it won’t be the last you see of ‘Mark’s Say’, as I am told that he might submit a few words here and there, when the inspiration strikes.
In other news, we’re excited to announce The Readings Foundation 2024 recipients this month. The very worthy grassroots organisations will receive…
The Stella Prize longlist 2024
The longlist for this year’s Stella Prize has been announced! The Stella Prize seeks to elevate the work of Australian women and non-binary writers. The $60,000 prize is awarded annually to one outstanding book deemed to be original, excellent, and engaging. This year’s prize saw over 200 entries.
Explore the 2024 Stella Prize longlist below or view our collection here.
The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel
What happens when, in the middle of a happy heterosexual marriage, a…
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