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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 buff.ly/3z3kOAP

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). Thread: 1 of 5

Eggers, Harrison, King Win 2024 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards pwne.ws/4b3IeVn

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: youtube.com/playlist?list=… Thanks to Astrid for being a top facilitator! ✨

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

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

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

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

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

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

Candlewick Celebrates Quartet of 20th Anniversaries pwne.ws/3OYFMGG

Kate DiCamillo Reveals Cover of New Middle Grade Novel, ‘Ferris’ | @people pwne.ws/3se13TC

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 pwne.ws/43r7BLL

@sophiebeerdraws Sending love and strength xx

A Tale of Acceptance in the TV Version of ‘Not Quite Narwhal’ | @Forbes pwne.ws/3JoV5Fg

Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad star in a new animated series | @washingtonpost pwne.ws/46mWMx4

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 perpetual.com.au/wealth-managem… @CopyrightAgency

Booky events for the school holidays and beyond...mailchi.mp/littlebookroom…

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!

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! 📚❤️⁠ ⁠ Pop into our shop to grab a SIGNED COPY 😍⁠ ⁠ shop.littlebookroom.com.au/p/we-could-be-…