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QF32 Shortlisted – Australian Book Industry Awards 2013!

3 May, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, News, QF32 Story, Reviews · 4 Comments

We are honoured that QF32 has been placed in the Short List of six for the Australian Book Industry Awards “General Non-fiction Book of the Year 2013”! The shortlisted entries were chosen by expert panels and an academy of booksellers and publishers who voted online. The winners  will be announced at the Australian Book Industry Awards as part of this […]

QF32 WINS THE INDIE AWARD 2013 FOR NON FICTION

26 March, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, News, QF32 Story, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny · 6 Comments

Other QF32 Awards <Editor:  Our congratulations to M.L. Stedman,  Toni Jordan, Rich and Margo Lanagan> Press Release: Sydney, Australia, Monday, 25 March 2013:  Tonight at Berkelouw Bookstore, Paddington, the independent booksellers of Australia announced The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book of the […]

Back Story – QF32 page 355 – Peter Ford

21 February, 2013 · by · in Back Stories, News · Leave a comment

Peter Ford is a life long friend. I’ve known Peter since his days as a reporter for an Australian news channel, through to his time as one of the first CNN anchors when Ted Turner cruised the corridors. Peter’s specialty was then everything that it is now – high tech including the Iraq War Mark […]

Mach 55 Meteorite

16 February, 2013 · by · in News · 4 Comments

Note:  … this blog is being updated as more information comes to hand …. I have just returned home from a trip and am amazed to see the many remarkable car dashboard-cams of the meteorite that impacted near Chelyabinsk, Russia: Click here if you have not seen these videos  (the third is shocking) this video is […]

QF32 shortlisted for the 2013 Indie Awards

1 February, 2013 · by · in News, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny · Leave a comment

It’s official! QF32 has been voted into the short list for the Indie Awards for 2013. The Indie Awards have a proud tradition of identifying the best of Australian writing.   Most of  the previous winners,  have gone on to win other extraordinary literary awards.  QF32 will also by  vying for the coveted “Indie ‘Book of […]

News – 19th October 2013

19 October, 2012 · by · in News · Leave a comment

 (Nancy-Bird Walton (VH-OQA).  First operational takeoff after probably the longest and most expensive repair in aviation history)  04 April 2012.    (Photo RDC) The historical news of the last few weeks is so good that  it has to be documented: 1.   Chuck Yeager’s 65th anniversary of supersonic flight. General Chuck Yeager is a living […]

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