David Astle (Author)

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David Astle is the author of two novels - Marzipan Plan (1986) and The Book of Miles (1997). His shorter fiction has appeared in such places as Picador New Writing, Behind The Front Fence and Heatwave; and his feature articles in Sunday Life and Inside Sport. He co-wrote One Down, One Missing, an inside account of the hunt for the killers of two policemen, which was published in 2003. He lives in Melbourne, composes cryptic crosswords, and can't hit the road without his family for another two years.

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Book Cover:  Offbeat Australia
Published: 26/11/2007
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742282206

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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