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The Australian Booksellers Association has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Book of the Year Awards.
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Adult Fiction
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Adult Nonfiction
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Children’s
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The Whitsundays Writers Festival has announced their program for 13th September 2026. The program can be seen here.
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Byron Writers Festival has made an announcement that authors Evelyn Araluen and Trent Dalton among others are appearing at the festival.
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The Nile is now offering international shipping outside of Australia.
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The Australian Society of Authors and HarperCollins (HQ) has announced a shortlist for their 2026 ASA/HQ Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript.
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Capture / Amanda Lohrey (Fiction)
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Devotions / Lucy Caldwell (Short Stories)
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Having Spent Life Seeking / Kae Tempest (Fiction)
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Mantle / Romy Ash (Fiction)
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She Who Remains / Rene Karabash (Fiction)
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The Last of Earth / Deepa Anappara (Fiction)
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The Vanishing Wild / Justine E Hausheer (Science)
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The Witch / Marie NDiaye (Fiction)
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The Couples Retreat / Mercedes Mercier (Fiction)
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Demagogues and Despots / John Keane (Politics)
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Famesick / Lena Dunham (Memoir)
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The Last Resort / Amanda Hewitt (Fiction)
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Rejection / Tony Tulathimutte (Fiction)
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Demagogues and Despots / John Keane (Politics)
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The Couples Retreat / Mercedes Mercier (Fiction)
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Enshittification / Cory Doctorow (Business)
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Demagogues and Despots / John Keane (Politics)
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Famesick / Lena Dunham (Memoir)
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The Last Resort / Amanda Hewitt (Fiction)
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Paper Cut / Rachel Taff (Fiction)
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Rejection / Tony Tulathimutte (Fiction)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Fiction)
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Enshittification / Cory Doctorow (Business)
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Paper Cut / Rachel Taff (Fiction)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Fiction)
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The Attention Recovery Plan / David Gillespie (Self-Help)
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Beach Read / Emily Henry (Fiction)
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Paper Cut / Rachel Taff (Fiction)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Fiction)
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