Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2010 Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)

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“This compact, adamantine début dips in and out of the consciousness of a New England patriarch named George Washington Crosby as he lies dying on a hospital bed in his living room, ‘right where they put the dining room table, fitted with its two extra leaves for holiday dinners’…In Harding’s skillful evocation, Crosby’s life, seen from its final moments, becomes a mosaic of memories, ‘showing him a different self every time he tried to make an assessment.’”—The New Yorke
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2010 Australian Book Industry Awards

Book of the Year 2010
Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
Bart:My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company


(The overall winner of the Book of the Year is chosen by academy members from their 7 selections below.)

Newcomer of the Year 2010
Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
Red Dust, written by Fleur McDonald, published by Allen & Unwin
Siddon Rock, written by Glenda Guest, published by Random House Australia
The Weight of Silence, written by Catherine Therese, published by Hachette Australia


Illustrated Book of the Year 2010
A Life on Pittwater, written by Susan Duncan, published by Random House Australia
Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Companion, written by Stephanie Alexander, published
by Penguin Australia
Thai Street Food, written by David Thompson, published by Penguin Australia
The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa, written by Murray Waldron, published by HarperCollins
Publishers Australia
The Songs of Sapa, written by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books

Biography of the Year 2010
Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Intimacy, written by Krissy Kneen, published by The Text
Publishing Company
Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
Cadel Evans: Close to Flying, written by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant
Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men, written by Peter FitzSimons, published by
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Hey Mum, What’s a Half-Caste?, written by Lorraine McGee-Sippel, published by Magabala
Books Aboriginal Corporation

General Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2010
Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
Bendable Learnings, written by Don Watson, published by Random House Australia
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature, edited by Nicholas Jose, published by Allen
& Unwin
Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, written by Peter Singer, published by
The Text Publishing Company

Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2010
Dog Boy, written by Eva Hornung, published by The Text Publishing Company
Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
Lovesong, written by Alex Miller, published by Allen & Unwin
Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
The World Beneath, written by Cate Kennedy, published by Scribe Publications

General Fiction Book of the Year 2010
Heartless, written by Tasma Walton, published by University of Queensland Press
The Cattleman’s Daughter, written by Rachael Treasure, published by Penguin Australia
The Death of Bunny Munro, written by Nick Cave, published by The Text Publishing Company
The Five Greatest Warriers, written by Matthew Reilly, published by Pan Macmillan
Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company


Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years) 2010
Baby Wombat’s Week, written by Jackie French & illustrated by Bruce Whatley, published by
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
My Chicken Goes to Paris, written & illustrated by Leigh Hobbs, published by Allen & Unwin
Running with the Horses, written & illustrated by Alison Lester, published by Penguin Australia
The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Andrew Joyner, published by
Penguin Australia

Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to14 years) 2010
Liar, written by Justine Larbalestier, published by Allen & Unwin
Parlour Games for Modern Families, written by Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras, published
by Scribe Publications
The Billionaire’s Curse, written by Richard Newsome, published by The Text Publishing
Company
The Ranger’s Apprentice: Halt’s Peril, written by John Flanagan, published by Random House
Australia

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