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1 The Best New Books to Read in November As Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2021;

— Review of Devotion Hannah Kent , 2021 single work novel ; How to End a Story : Diaries 1995–1998 Helen Garner , 2021 single work diary ; The Last Woman in the World Inga Simpson , 2021 single work novel
'Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.'
1 The Booker Prize 2021 Shortlist : A Reading Guide Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2021;
'When this year's Booker Prize shortlist was announced, our first thought was, "Where are the Brits?"'
1 The Best New Books to Read in October As Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2021;

— Review of Leaping into Waterfalls : The Enigmatic Gillian Mears Bernadette Brennan , 2021 single work biography
'Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.'
1 The Best New Books to Read in August as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2021;

— Review of Once There Were Wolves Charlotte McConaghy , 2021 single work novel ; Dark As Last Night Tony Birch , 2021 selected work short story
'Welcome to ABC Arts' new monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)
1 Escape Lockdown with Book Tips from Richard Fidler, Heather Rose, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Tegan Bennett Daylight Hannah Reich , Kate Evans , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2021;

'Readers know that the very act of reading can transport you away, well beyond the walls of your home. And with millions of Australians in lockdown, it's more important than ever to find a book that'll take your mind on an adventure.' (Introduction)

1 The Best New Books to Read in July as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2021;

— Review of The Shut Ins Katherine Brabon , 2021 single work novel ; The Others Mark Brandi , 2021 single work novel ; She Is Haunted Paige Clark , 2021 selected work short story

'Just in time for the latest lockdown, ABC Arts is trialling a monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)

1 The Stella Prize 2021 Shortlist Spotlights the Best Books by Australian Women and Non-Binary Writers Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2021;
'The shortlist for the 2021 Stella Prize brings together key strands of angst and anxiety from the past 12 months — pandemics, sexual violence and misogyny, race, the environment.' (Introduction)
1 Miles Franklin Literary Award 2020 Shortlist Reading Guide Kate Evans , Sarah L'Estrange , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2020;

'Stories of trauma — personal, communal and national — dominate the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious literary prize, in its 63rd year.'

1 Indigenous Australian Author Tara June Winch Wins Book of the Year at NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kate Evans , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2020;

'Wiradjuri writer Tara June Winch has pulled off a hat-trick at the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards for her novel The Yield, taking home three major prizes, including the Book of the Year.'

1 Domestic Abuse Investigation by Journalist Jess Hill Wins Stella Prize for Writing by Australian Women Kate Evans , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2020;

'Journalist Jess Hill has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for writing by Australian women for See What You Made Me Do (Black Inc), her study of domestic abuse in Australia.'

1 The Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist Is Your Shortcut to Some of the Year's Best Books by Australian Women Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2020;

'Writing by Australian women has found a champion in The Stella Prize, which has been spotlighting not just our local heroes but our emerging stars since 2013.'

1 The Best Books of 2019 for Your Summer Reading List Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Kate Evans , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2019;

'Whether you're poolside balancing a book with an icy beverage, stealing moments between waves at the beach or catching up on the couch after Christmas, this list of favourites from ABC RN's book experts has got you covered.' (Introduction)

1 Best Books of the Decade 2010-2019 from the ABC Radio National Book Experts Kate Evans , Sarah L'Estrange , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2019;
1 Miles Franklin Literary Award Won by Melissa Lucashenko for Her Novel Too Much Lip Kate Evans , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2019;

'Melissa Lucashenko has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award for Too Much Lip — praised by the judges as "a novel of celebratory defiance".' (Introduction)

1 y separately published work icon The Bookshelf : 2019 Kate Evans (presenter), Cassie McCullagh (presenter), Sydney : ABC Radio National , 2019 16960691 2019 series - publisher podcast interview review
1 y separately published work icon The Bookshelf : 2018 Kate Evans (presenter), Cassie McCullagh (presenter), Sydney : ABC Radio National , 2018 16960663 2018 series - publisher podcast interview review
1 y separately published work icon The Bookshelf Kate Evans (presenter), Cassie McCullagh (presenter), Sydney : ABC Radio National , 2018 16960578 2018 series - publisher podcast interview review On The Bookshelf, hosts Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh discuss the latest fiction releases and emerging publishing trends. Guest authors appear on podcasts to discuss the books they are reading.
1 Miles Franklin Literary Award : Michelle de Kretser Wins Australia's Most Prestigious Literary Prize for the Second Time Dee Jefferson , Kate Evans , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2018;

'Australia's most prestigious literary prize, worth $60,000, has been awarded this year to Michelle de Kretser for her novel The Life to Come.'

1 Miles Franklin Literary Award : A Reader's Guide to the 2018 Shortlist Kate Evans , Sarah L'Estrange , Claire Nichols , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2018;

'Now in its 61st year, the Miles Franklin Literary Award continues its focus on Australian fiction's heavy-hitters, with a shortlist that includes two previous winners and a current favourite for the Nobel Prize in Literature.'  (Introduction)

1 What We Can Learn from the Things Left behind in Books Kate Evans , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2016;
'Have you ever found a letter, a pressed flower, a photograph, or something entirely unexpected stuck between the pages of a book? The items that readers leave behind—whether it's accidental or deliberate—became the inspiration for one author's story of love in a second-hand bookshop. ...'
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