by Brona68 | Apr 10, 2017 | Round-ups
The Non-fiction round up usually has the smallest amount of reviews each month. And that’s fine. If you’re like me, you are reading several non-fiction books at once, very slowly. My non-fiction books usually need to be read when I’m alert and...
by Janine Rizzetti | Mar 22, 2017 | Round-ups
Don’t let anyone tell you that long-lists don’t count! During February, three of the history/memoir/biography books that appeared on the Stella Prize long-list were reviewed by Australian Women Writers Challenge participants. But that’s not all – a total...
by Debbie Robson | May 18, 2015 | Round-ups
Well! What a big month this month with 26 reviews featuring 19 historical novels, including my own which was a nice surprise. The most reviewed book this month was The Strays by Emily Bitto with 4 reviews. This isn’t surprising as the novel won the Stella Award...
by Tsana | Apr 23, 2015 | Article, News
After Paula’s comprehensive announcement of the Stella Award winner for 2015 — it was Emily Bitto for The Strays, if you missed it — I thought I’d do a quick post about the awards ceremony itself. This year the ceremony was held in the Spiegeltent,...
by Paula | Apr 21, 2015 | News
Congratulations to the winner of the 2015 Stella Prize which was awarded tonight in Melbourne to author Emily Bitto for The Strays (Affirm Press). It’s a first for the Stella with a debut work taking out the $50,000 prize. Set in bohemian Melbourne in the 1930s,...
