), Behrouz Boochani , Helen Garner and Paul Jennings, booksellers Readings in Melbourne and Books Kinokuniya in Sydney, and publishers Allen & Unwin and Magabala Books. The awards are judged by an academy of 250 people from the book industry and were presented in a virtual ceremony.
Flanagan said winning the general non-fiction award meant her book, a sort of instruction book about how people would behave if she had her way, "was a proper book ... It's a sort of joke book, but behind it there is a belief in common sense and common courtesy, which we could all do with.": "Like stop and think before you get into a brawl over toilet paper. No one's walking around with a dirty bum.
The memoir is "just another human being telling another story about negotiating life on life's terms. I was more than happy to share it because I remember with crystal clarity how much joy and hope, connections and lack of aloneness I have got from books." She confirmed she is working on another album and another book., the eponymous pup is told by her mother to clean up the playroom. "But we don't like tidying up," she replies.
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