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Joseph Coelho wins Carnegie Medal for Writing for ‘The Boy Lost in the Maze'; Aaron Becker wins Carnegie Medal for Illustration for ‘The Tree and the River’ | @thebookseller https://t.co/1agRfJwT5T

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Along with the rest of the book community, I have been horrified by the comments of the owner of @RobinsonsBooks (see @coffeebooksandmagic on insta for details).
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Eggers, Harrison, King Win 2024 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards https://t.co/hkM1aOWQ1a

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Our Between the Series series is out now on Youtube!

Five amazing Melbourne-based writers talk with The Garret host @_AstridEdwards_ about writing as craft, process and influences here: https://t.co/3wxW3LWfLT

Thanks to Astrid for being a top facilitator! ✨

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Our CBCA Book of the Year Older Readers Winner is...

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Did you hear, did you hear? Our Younger Reader Book of the Year winner is... RUNT!

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Don't go to sleep - Here's our Early Childhood winner!

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There's nothing small about this book, and we have GIANT love for it, Here's our Winning Picture Book of the Year!

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Go diving deep into our Eve Pownall Award winner! Wow!

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Tomorrow's big name in illustration goes to...

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Candlewick Celebrates Quartet of 20th Anniversaries https://t.co/GTs2Ibrsa9

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Kate DiCamillo Reveals Cover of New Middle Grade Novel, ‘Ferris’ | @people
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Op-ed by Katherine Rundell: "Children's books say: the world is huge. They say: hope counts for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy will matter, love will matter" | @bbc https://t.co/gkLQFBivKk

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@sophiebeerdraws Sending love and strength xx

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A Tale of Acceptance in the TV Version of ‘Not Quite Narwhal’ | @Forbes https://t.co/Dg6mEBkBQN

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Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad star in a new animated series | @washingtonpost https://t.co/4q37LPwFGd

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The 2023 #MilesFranklin shortlist is out. Six brilliant authors. Six unique stories. And 66 years of celebrating great Australian writing. Find your next favourite book here https://t.co/C0afAS4sz5
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Booky events for the school holidays and beyond...https://t.co/ltvFPEXlUW

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Loving the chat between @Jacinta_Parsons & @NovaWeetman on @abcmelbourne!

We ask youngters looking their next book:

- What mood are you in? Do you feel like a bit of magic, or adventure, or humour etc...

- What have you read recently that you enjoyed.

& then we find a match!

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Earlier in the week, the wonderful Will Kostakis popped in to sign copies of his new YA book, WE COULD BE SOMETHING. Thanks so much, Will! 📚❤️⁠
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Pop into our shop to grab a SIGNED COPY 😍⁠
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