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Arnold Zable at Montsalvat This Thursday

To celebrate the publication of his new book, Violin Lessons, Arnold Zable will be in conversation with Morag Fraser at Montsalvat this Thursday 11 August. Freydi Mrocki, lead singer of Klezmania, is the special musical guest.

Guy Pearce is Jack Irish

It’s been announced today that Guy Pearce will star as Jack Irish in the telemovie adaptations of Peter Temple’s Bad Debts and Black Tide.

Friday Book Club - Stasiland

Friday Book Club pick this week is Anna Funder’s internationally renowned debut, Stasiland.

Truth can be stranger—and more fascinating—than fiction.

Top 10 This Week
Top 10 Books Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson Whispering Death by Garry Disher No Angel by Jay Dobyns The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Truth by Peter Temple We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver Read more

Angela Savage on the 2011 Ned Kelly Shortlist

The 2011 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist has been announced, and we’re delighted to report that Angela Savage’s The Half-Child is on the list for Best Fiction.

The Ned Kelly Awards recognise the best in Australian crime fiction. Garry Disher won the Best Fiction award last year for Read more

Café Scheherazade at fortyfivedownstairs

After a successful premiere season earlier this year, the stage adaptation of Arnold Zable’s Café Scheherazade returns for a second run at fortyfivedownstairs.

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Top 10 This Week
Top 10 Books Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés Before I Go to Sleep by S J Watson Whispering Death by Garry Disher The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan No Angel by Jay Dobyns Truth by Peter Temple Traitor by Stephen Daisley Life of Pi by Yann Martel Read more

Craig Sherborne Shortlisted in the 2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

The shortlist for the 2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards was announced this morning, and we’re delighted to report that it includes Craig Sherborne’s debut novel, The Amateur Science of Love.

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Text Prize winner announced

The winner of the 2011 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is Myke Bartlett, for his adventure novel The Relic, in which mythological creatures invade suburban Perth and threaten the world.

Top 10 this week
Top 10 Books Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés Before I Go to Sleep by S J Watson Whispering Death by Garry Disher The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Truth by Peter Temple No Angel by Jay Dobyns In My Skin by Kate Holden Traitor by Stephen Daisley Read more

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