2008 Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shortlist Announced

Martin Boyce Friday, August 08, 2008 Booklovers , literary awards

It's a busy time for booklovers at the library. We've had author talks, the Good Read Guide is out, NSW Readers Week is coming up and to top it off it's awards time. The shortlist for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards has been announced, which should provide you with some very interesting fiction and non-fiction by Australian authors.

Fiction

Burning In by Mireille Juchau
El Dorado Dorothy Porter
Jamaica Malcolm Knox
Sorry Gail Jones
The Complete Stories David Malouf
The Widow and Her Hero Tom Keneally
The Zookeeper's War Steven Conte

Non-Fiction

A History of Queensland Raymond Evans
Cultural Amnesia Clive James
My Life as a Traitor Zarah Ghahramani with Robert Hillman
Napoleon: The Path to Power, 1769–1799 Philip Dwyer
Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Frontiers Philip Jones
Shakespeare's Wife Germaine Greer
Vietnam: The Australian War Paul Ham

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