Bone Memories longlisted for a 2023 Davitt Award

Sally Piper

18 July 2023

BONE MEMORIES has been longlisted for a Sisters in Crime 2023 Davitt Award in the Adult Novel category.

Now in its 23rd year, the Davitt Awards celebrate Australian female crime writers. The shortlist will be announced in late July. To see all those titles longlisted across the four categories of the awards visit the Sisters in Crime website.

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Visited the lovely folk @qbdbooks today. Big shout out to Tyler at QBD Indooroopilly and Amy at QBD Carindale for the friendly welcome. Signed copies of PEOPLE LIKE US available in-store now!✍️📚♥️ #peoplelikeusnovel #qbdbooks @uqpbooks

I loved chatting with @jenniferjstephens, amazing human and book club facilitator, and her fabulous group of bookclubbers @kingstreetbrisbane this evening. Such a lively conversation, rich with empathy for Tina, the main character in PEOPLE LIKE US, and shock and personal comparisons to her lot as an older single woman living in precarious housing. And heartfelt thanks on behalf of @sharingwithfriends_foundation for everyone’s generous donation via the QR code Jennifer created especially for the event. Every bit helps in helping SwF continue to do the great work they’re doing in providing housing for older vulnerable women. #peoplelikeusnovel #kingstbookclub #housingforall #housingisahumanright @uqpbooks

Visited beautiful Eumundi today for the @eumundiwritersfestival whose theme this year is The Human Condition, which was on full display with a panel featuring @sarahmclutton (THE BOOKSHOP OF BURIED PASTS) and @pmcleanauthor (THE ONE REMAINING) in conversation with Kristina Olsson. Well worth the drive!

Looking forward to sharing a conversation about SOCIETAL DISCONNECT with Katherine Johnson, Brooke Davis and Michael Mohammed Ahmed on a panel chaired by Ashley Hay at Brisbane Writers Festival on Friday 9 October at 8pm. Tickets for the panel can be booked via the link in my bio. @kjohnsonauthor @thisisbrooked @ashleyhay7 @briswritersfest

Such a great interview by Greta from @abcradionational Nightlife about PEOPLE LIKE US along with @susandavies9232 talking about her work with @sharingwithfriends_foundation. If you’d like to listen back to our conversation you can through the PLU page of my website. Link in my bio. And a huge thank you to Ineke from @dmcprmedia for organising so many radio interviews for Susan and I to help spread the word about the growing crisis of housing insecurity of older single women in Australia. @uqpbooks #housinginsecurity #forgottenwomen #housingforall

I love the annual @indigenousliteracyfoundation Trivia Night Fundraiser emceed by the Queen of emceeing @dranitaheiss and hosted by @avidreader @loftwestend. A huge crowd and no wooden spoon for team First Draft, thanks to @lauren_bandit @ridoutsarah @1melissaashley and Vicki.

I don’t think anyone expects this year’s census to show an improvement in homelessness figures compared to five years ago, and this report by @everybodyshomecampaign helps explain why. While the cost of rent continues to outpace household incomes, more and more people will be unable to afford what is a basic human right: affordable and secure housing. If you’d like to read the report you can find it via this link: https://everybodyshome.com.au/rent-hikes-costing-renters-weeks-of-work-a-year/ #affordablehousingforall #housingisahumanright #insecurehousing #peoplelikeusnovel @uqpbooks

I love the author interviewing (interrogating) style of these two, so to have them both in the tall chairs at the same time @booksstones last night was a real treat. Can’t wait to start @joanna.jenkins.writer new crime novel BAD NEIGHBOURS because who hasn’t had a bad neighbour or two…not that I’d ever kill one. And @poppygeenovelist has crafted some pretty creepy neighbours in her crime novel VANISHING FALLS. Win-win with either book, but ideally I’d recommend reading both.

Susan and I paired up for another interview, this one for ABC RN Nightlife. You can listen back if you fancy via the link to my website in my bio. Thank you to ABC Radio National for your support in helping us raise awareness about the important issue of housing insecurity of older women and to provide us with an opportunity to talk about what that might look and feel like for a woman and to discuss the innovative solutions being undertaken by Sharing with Friends Queensland. @abcradionational @uqpbooks @sharingwithfriends_foundation

Floral foragers. 🌈🦜