“All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover…” This week’s giveaway book is from author Gretchen Anthony – a novel described as having “high energy and unique characters that move from one surprise to another”. The book is The Book Haters’ Book
This week’s giveaway book is The Lorikeet Tree – a compelling tale from master storyteller Paul Jennings, about a sister and brother facing the hardest year of their lives and discovering the healing power of nature. Here’s a synopsis: Emily loves the bush and the native animals on her family’s
This week’s giveaway book comes from the master storyteller on writing and creativity, Haruki Murakami. The book is Novelist as a Vocation, and we have three copies to be won. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being
“A memoir about the power of singing to make connections, to heal and expand our lives…” This week’s giveaway book is Julia Hollander’s Why We Sing – a memoir celebrating the power of song to lift our mood and restore our sense of connection to other people and the world.
For the final month of 2022 (the 12th month, if you will), Furious Fiction entrants were set a curious collection of criteria. Here they are now: Each story had to begin with a 12-word sentence. Each story had to include the sale of a second-hand item Each story had to
This week’s giveaway book is a sensational new novel from Bret Easton Ellis – the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho. The Shards tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 12 years,
This week’s giveaway is a light-hearted and fascinating book from Harry Mount and John Davie. Et tu, Brute unlocks the wisdom of the past, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present. We have three copies to be won. There are so many Latin phrases
A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets… This week’s giveaway is a joyful celebration of books – the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who’s ever wondered, ‘should you judge a book by its cover?’ The book is Blurb Your
We’re closing in on the final days of 2022 – and this week’s giveaway book seems fitting. It’s a collection of What Writers Read – with 35 writers sharing their favourite book (and some words about why it’s their favourite!), edited by Pandora Sykes. We have three copies to be
As we get closer to Christmas, there are a lot of people we wish were near to us. And the title of this week’s giveaway book captures that perfectly – Wish You Were Here by bestselling rural romance author (she’s sold more than half a million books!) Karly Lane. Here’s
This week’s giveaway book is The Tilt – a gripping and atmospheric new multi-layered novel from Chris Hammer, the acclaimed and award-winning author of international bestsellers Scrublands, Silver, Trust and Treasure & Dirt. Let’s set the mood: A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage.
Many of Australia’s most established authors got their start writing for The School Magazine. And now it’s your chance to be part of it. This is from The School Magazine: Calling All Writers: The School Magazine is open to submissions About us The School Magazine is the longest-running literary publication
An isolated house. A mysterious note. Someone is watching … This week’s giveaway book is The Brothers – an absorbing, atmospheric mystery about families, secrets and the bonds of brotherhood, set on the Victorian south coast. It’s from Australian author S.D. Hinton and we have three copies to be won.
This week’s giveaway book is a joyful story about the power of reconnecting to family, culture and Country. It comes from Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, co-writer Ellie Laing and Barkindji illustrator David Hardy. The book is called Back on Country: Welcome to Country and we have three copies
It’s been 50 years since the first James Bond film was made. But of course, before them were Ian Fleming’s series of novels – first published in 1953. This week’s giveaway book, Superspy Science from Karen Harkup explores everything ‘science, death and tech’ in the world of agent 007. Here’s
It’s time to polish your manuscript and enter the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize! Here are the details from Penguin: The Penguin Literary Prize was established to find, nurture and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction – in keeping with Penguin Random House’s proud tradition of publishing this country’s greatest
Hot off the press, this week’s giveaway book is the latest in Kerry Greenwood’s 1920s Melbourne Phryne Fisher series. Murder in Williamstown sees Miss Fisher back to solve another case. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite: Accustomed to both murder and dalliance, Australia’s favourite detective, the inimitable Miss Fisher,
This week’s giveaway book is The Killing Code by bestselling Australian crime author Ellie Marney. It’s a historical mystery for fans of The Enigma Game and Last Night at the Telegraph Club, about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer. We have three copies to
This week’s giveaway book is Australian author Siang Lu’s searing debut The Whitewash – a black comedy about the whitewashing of the Asian film industry, told in the form of an oral documentary. Here’s a quick synopsis of his book: It sounded like a good idea at the time. A
How does one celebrate FIFTY editions of Furious Fiction? Why, just like our previous 49 – we dish out some creative criteria for the world’s collective imaginations to do their thing in 500 words or fewer. Here were the September criteria: Each story’s first sentence had to contain the word
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