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Gail Jones’s exquisite novel FIVE BELLS has been recognised on the shortlist for the 2012 Kibble Literary Award. This award, which is one of the most prestigious for women writers, recognises the work of an established Australian female writer in the past year. Told over the course of a single day, FIVE BELLS vividly describes the lives of four people who converge on Circular Quay...
We’re pleased to announce that SOUNDS SPOOKY by Christopher Cheng and Sarah Davis has won an Aurealis Award for Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures). SOUNDS SPOOKY was recognised in the picture book category for its haunting and creative illustrations by Sarah Davis, and words by award-winning Australian children's author, Christopher Cheng. The awards, which...
Jessica Owers' book PETER PAN has won the Bill Whittaker Literary Award. After being announced as a finalist in March, Jessica's novel beat out 32 other racing books to win this literary prize which pays tribute to the memory of award-winning writer Bill Whittaker by honouring the best racing book published in the last two years. PETER PAN follows...
We are thrilled to share the news that COLD LIGHT by Frank Moorhouse has made the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist. Of the novel, the judges said; 'Frank Moorhouse has brought the intellectual richness and political tensions of post-war Australia to life in unexpected ways. In COLD LIGHT he has created an enduring Australian character and captured a time that still...
Two Random House Australia novels have been shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. CHINAMAN by Shehan Karunatilaka and THE DUBIOUS SALVATION OF JACK V. by Jacques Strauss are among 19 books in the running to win the prestigious Commonwealth Prize. The award recognises outstanding debut novels and celebrates emerging literary talents from around the world. CHINAMAN...
Anne Enright’s acclaimed novel THE FORGOTTEN WALTZ has been shortlisted for the UK’s Orange Prize for Fiction 2012. The shortlist, which was revealed at the London Book Fair yesterday, includes six books that have been honoured for excellence in international women’s writing. The judges praised Enright’s book, saying : “What an achievement, we all thought —...
THE SWERVE: HOW THE RENAISSANCE BEGAN by Stephen Greenblatt has won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction. In its citation, the Pulitzer board descrbed this celebrated scholar's book as "a provocative book arguing that an obscure work of philosophy, discovered nearly 600 years ago, changed the course of history by anticipating the science and sensibilities of...
Random House is thrilled to reveal that we have finalists across eight categories in the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA). The ABIAs recognise the best Australian authors, books, distributors, booksellers and publishers from the past year. Random House is a finalist in the Publisher of the Year and Distributor of the Year categories, while we have taken out all three finalist...
The first book in John Flanagan’s new BROTHERBAND series, THE OUTCASTS, has made the CBCA Book of the Year shortlist for Younger Readers. The CBC Awards are Australia’s most prestigious children’s book awards, honouring authors across five categories. Many Random House authors have also been recognised among the CBCA's Notable Books, which is a longer list...
We're excited to announce that four Random House authors have been longlisted among 13 nominees for Australia’s oldest and most prestigious literary prize, the 2012 Miles Franklin Award. Our nominated books include: Virginia Duigan for The Precipice Gail Jones for Five Bells Frank Moorhouse for Cold Light Elliot Perlman for The Street Sweeper The...
