Big Sky sells UK rights to ‘Frederick Whirlpool VC’
Big Sky Publishing has sold UK rights to Alan Leek's history book Frederick Whirlpool VC to UK military history publisher Pen & Sword. Leek's book tells the true story of Frederick...
Jasanoff wins US$75,000 Cundill Prize in History
US author and academic Maya Jasanoff has won Canada's 2018 Cundill Prize in History—the largest international prize for a work of history, worth US$75,000 (A$102,500)—for her book The Dawn Watch: Joseph...
Giese wins 2018 Victorian Premier’s History Award for ‘The Maddest Place on Earth’
Clinical psychologist Jill Giese has won the 2018 Victorian Premier’s History Award, worth $5000, for her book The Maddest Place on Earth (Australian Scholarly Publishing), announced as part of the...
‘The Bible in Australia’ wins 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History by historian Meredith Lake (NewSouth) has been named 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year. Chosen from a shortlist of 10 titles, the winning book is...
Ogden wins Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History book prize 2013
John Ogden has won this year’s Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History book prize for his history books Saltwater People of the Broken Bay and Saltwater People of the Fatal Shore...
‘Larrikins’ wins 2013 Ernest Scott Prize
Larrikins: A History by Melissa Bellanta (UQP) has won the 2013 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts. Judges Mark Finnane from Griffith...
Ernest Scott Prize 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2013 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Webs of Empire: Locating...
Platt wins US$75,000 Cundill Prize in History
US author Stephen Platt has won the 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill University in Canada for his book Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the...
Victorian Community History Awards announced
The Art of Being Melbourne by Maree Coote (Melbournestyle Books) has won the $5000 Victorian Community History Award, presented on 23 October at the National Gallery of Victoria. The History Publication...
Hill of Content: A brief history
Melbourne’s Hill of Content Bookshop recently celebrated its 90th birthday. Manager Andrew Robertson shares the store’s history: Hill of Content Bookshop’s founder, A H Spencer was born in1886 at Balmain,...
Dad’s the word: Upcoming father’s day titles
Spare dads the socks and ties this year with a selection of well-chosen Father’s Day titles. Kate Blackwood rounds up some of the best. Sports and music For sports-mad dads...
NSW Premier’s History Awards announced
The winners of the 2008 NSW Premier's History Awards and History Fellowships have been announced. The awards were presented by the NSW Premier and Minister for the Arts, Nathan Rees...
Victorian community history awards announced
Jillian Durance has won the main prize at the 2007 Victorian Community History Awards for Still Going Strong: The Story of the Moyarra Honor Roll (Moyarra Community Group). Judges described her...
In brief
Woolies named world-class retailerWoolworths has made it into the top 25 of a list of 250 ‘world-class' retailers. The Deloitte 2008 Global Powers of Retailing report, which identifies the 250...