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The inaugural Southern Highlands Writers’ Festival (SHWF) will take place at the Gibraltar Hotel in Bowral from the 21 – 22 July 2012. Among the 30 book, poetry, play and film writers that will be appearing at the festival, four are Random House authors, including Frank Moorhouse, Candice Bruce, Jaye Ford and Kate Forsyth. Tickets for the SHWF are now on sale. There are...
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...
In a BBC first, live footage of our Earth’s incredible living creatures will air on Australian television at 4.50am tomorrow morning (and again at 7.30pm Monday night) for Planet Earth Live. This live broadcast brings a whole new dimension to the BBC's Planet Earth television series which was immortalised in a stunning photographic book collection by Random House. Planet...
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...
We've got some very exciting news! Vintage Classics has announced the launch of a new collection – Vintage Children's Classics – aimed at and shaped by 8 to 12 year olds and the adults in their lives. It will be a beautiful and affordable series of books intended to inspire and nurture a life-long love of reading. A launch-list of twenty-one books will be published...
New TV series based on James Patterson’s PRIVATE books
by Random House Australia on 20 April 2012
James Patterson's bestselling PRIVATE series is set to be developed into a television show. Patterson will serve as an executive producer on the project, working alongside Sonar Entertainment and Black Swan screenwriter John McLaughlin who is on board to write the two-hour premiere episode. Of the TV adaptation, Patterson stated: "My ultimate goal is to tell stories in television...
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 —...
