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The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers: The Ink Bridge (Neil Grant, A&U) Sea Hearts (Margo Lanagan, A&U) The Shiny Guys (Doug MacLeod, Penguin) Creepy & Maud (Dianne Touchell, Fremantle Press) Friday Brown (Vikki Wakefield, Text) The [...]

Family holidays are the stuff many childhood memories are forged from. With just a couple more weeks of summer holidays left, I revisited an old favourite and evoked some happy would-be memories (if mine had been the type of family to embark on seaside camping trips). The excitement is palpable as Susie’s family head to [...]

The winners of the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced on 17 August 2012. The winners and honour books in each of the categories are: Older Readers Winner: The Dead I Know (Scot Gardner, A&U) Honour books: A Straight Line to My Heart (Bill Condon, A&U) When We Were [...]

The CBCA will announce the 2010 list of Notable Books and the Short List for the 2010 Children’s Book of the Year Awards in Brisbane on March 30. In NSW, they invite all children’s literature lovers to mingle with authors, illustrators, publishers and booksellers to enjoy a day of Professional Development. Join me, and a host [...]