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I just wanted to let you know that there are three book giveaways in April at Boomerang Books. We’re giving away a signed copy of Peter Carey’s His Illegal Self, a signed copy of Pamela Freeman’s Blood Ties, and a copy of the new AFL history book, The Australian Game of Football. To go into [...]

The shortlist for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year awards was announced today. The winners of the awards will be announced on Friday August 15, at the beginning of Children’s Book Week, which runs from 16 to 22 August, 2008. To view the full listing, click here: http://www.boomerangbooks.com/content/book-news/book-news-archive/cbca-book-of-the-year-shortlist-announced.shtml

This new book, edited by Robert Manne, was covered extensively in the media over the weekend. In Dear Mr Rudd, leading Australian thinkers offer essays on key areas of interest: climate change, the economy, human rights, the republic, water and much more besides. Contributors include Hugh White, Pat Dodson, Julian Disney, and more. Take a [...]

Robyn Davidson, Georgia Blain and Deborah Robertson join Germaine Greer in this Adelaide Writers’ Week panel to discuss the legacy of Greer’s The Female Eunuch.  Check out this new video from The Monthly posted on the Boomerang Books site here:  http://www.boomerangbooks.com/content/book-audio-video/after-female-eunuch-germaine-greer-video-1.shtml