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Announcing the winner of the inaugural Quentin Bryce Award
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Announcing the winner of the inaugural Quentin Bryce Award

Congratulations to Ellen van Neerven, whose poetry collection Throat has won the 2020 Quentin Bryce Award.

26.03.2020
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by undefined
New Release

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Set during the gold-rush era in Australia, this remarkable novel is full of unforgettable characters and deals with timeless questions of identity and belonging.

Ask Me About the Future by undefined
New Release

Ask Me About the Future

An outstanding collection of fresh, zesty poems about identity, sexuality, self-perception and relationships, with a futuristic narrative pulse.

Kristina Olsson's launch speech for Stone Sky Gold Mountain
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Kristina Olsson's launch speech for Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Read Kristina Olsson's launch speech for Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe, delivered at the virtual event with Avid Reader on 27 March 2020.

30.03.2020
Featured author
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Mirandi Riwoe is the author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, a remarkable novel full of unforgettable characters set in gold rush-era Australia.

New releases

Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
Ask Me About the Future by Rebecca Jessen

Ask Me About the Future

Rebecca Jessen
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
Mammoth by Chris Flynn

Mammoth

Chris Flynn
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey

As Fast As I Can

Penny Tangey
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Kids and YA favourites

Sick Bay by Nova Weetman

Sick Bay

Nova Weetman
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
Squish Rabbit by Katherine Battersby

Squish Rabbit

Katherine Battersby
The Secrets We Share by Nova Weetman

The Secrets We Share

Nova Weetman
Untidy Towns by Kate O’Donnell

Untidy Towns

Kate O’Donnell
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Comfort reads

The Aunts’ House by Elizabeth Stead

The Aunts’ House

Elizabeth Stead
Grace’s Table by Sally Piper

Grace’s Table

Sally Piper
Reading the Landscape: A celebration of Australian writing by Bernadette Brennan

Reading the Landscape:
A celebration of Australian writing

Bernadette Brennan
Things Could Be Worse by Lily Brett

Things Could Be Worse

Lily Brett
The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O’Flynn

The Last Days of Ava Langdon

Mark O’Flynn
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Indigenous writers

The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Ghost Bird

Lisa Fuller
Talking Sideways: Stories and Conversations from Finniss Springs by Reg Dodd, Malcolm McKinnon

Talking Sideways:
Stories and Conversations from Finniss Springs

Reg Dodd, Malcolm McKinnon
Love Poems and Death Threats by Samuel Wagan Watson

Love Poems and Death Threats

Samuel Wagan Watson
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Coming soon

The Theory of Hummingbirds by Michelle Kadarusman

The Theory of Hummingbirds

Michelle Kadarusman
Ordinary Matter by Laura Elvery

Ordinary Matter

Laura Elvery
The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn by Kate Gordon

The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn

Kate Gordon
To Preserve and Protect: Policing Colonial Brisbane by Anastasia Dukova

To Preserve and Protect:
Policing Colonial Brisbane

Anastasia Dukova
Into the Suburbs: A Migrant's Story by Christopher Raja

Into the Suburbs:
A Migrant's Story

Christopher Raja
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Top ten

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The Secrets We Keep by Nova Weetman

The Secrets We Keep

Nova Weetman
9
Leave Taking by Lorraine Marwood

Leave Taking

Lorraine Marwood
8
Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend by Steven Herrick

Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend

Steven Herrick
7
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
6
Matty Forever by Elizabeth Fensham

Matty Forever

Elizabeth Fensham
5
Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler

Charles Massy
4
Principled by Paul Browning

Principled

Paul Browning
3
Growing Pineapples in the Outback by Rebecca Lister, Tony Kelly

Growing Pineapples in the Outback

Rebecca Lister, Tony Kelly
2
Sick Bay by Nova Weetman

Sick Bay

Nova Weetman
1
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
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Featured authors

Claire Zorn

Claire Zorn

Charles Massy

Charles Massy

Felicity Plunkett

Felicity Plunkett

Steven Herrick

Steven Herrick

Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko

Tony Birch

Tony Birch

Melanie Myers

Melanie Myers

David Burton

David Burton

Anna Jacobson

Anna Jacobson

Events

Zoom book launch: Ask Me About the Future

Zoom book launch: Ask Me About the Future

Celebrate the virtual launch of Brisbane poet Rebecca Jessen’s debut collection, Ask Me About The Future.

Apr 15 6:30pm - Avid Reader, Brisbane (via Zoom)
Crafting Words with Cass Moriarty

Crafting Words with Cass Moriarty

Join Cass Moriarty: Finding your character's voice

May 24 1:00pm - Avid Reader bookshop
Jun 14 10:00am

Join Ellen Van Neerven as they walk participating poets through a series of exercises designed to help you listen to your inner editor during the writing process.

Avid Reader Bookshop

Jul 05 1:00pm

Join Sally Piper: Witnessing Landscape

Avid Reader Bookshop

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Melissa Lucashenko: 'I write towards a better Australia'

24.01.2020
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UQP Writer's Room: Mirandi Riwoe

02.04.2020
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31.03.2020