Too Much Lip
Too Much Lip (2018) is a novel by Australian author Melissa Lucashenko. It was shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing[1][2] and the Stella Award.[3] It was the winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[4]
 First edition | |
| Author | Melissa Lucashenko |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English, Aboriginal Australian English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | University of Queensland Press, Australia |
Publication date | 2018 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780702261046 |
| Preceded by | Mullumbimby (novel) |
Plot summary
Protagonist Kerry returns to her hometown of Durrongo on a stolen Harley to bid farewell to her dying grandfather. A fugitive with warrants out for her arrest, she does not intend to stay in town for long. However she soon becomes embroiled in dramas with regards to her family, her local family history, and the overdevelopment of the local community, and unexpectedly finds love with a local dugai (white man[5]) named Steve.[6]
Awards
- Stella Prize - 2019 - Shortlisted[3]
- Australian Book Industry Awards - 2019 - Longlisted[7]
- Miles Franklin Award - 2019 - Winner[8]
- Queensland Literary Awards - Courier Mail People’s Choice Award - 2019 - Shortlisted[9]
- Queensland Literary Awards - Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance - 2019 - Shortlisted[10]
- Queensland Literary Awards - The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award - 2019 - Shortlisted[11]
- Prime Minister's Literary Awards - 2019 - Shortlisted[12]
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing - Shortlisted[1]
- Voss Literary Prize - 2019 - Shortlisted[13]
References
- "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- Too Much Lip.
- "2019 Stella Shortlist Announced!". The Booktopian. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- Convery, Stephanie (2019-07-30). "Miles Franklin 2019 winner Melissa Lucashenko: 'We need a revolution'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- Nichols, Claire. "The Book Show: Melissa Lucashenko's Too Much Lip". ABC.
- "Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko - Review by Karen Wyld". Sydney Review of Books. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- "2019 ABIA Longlist annouced! (sic)". The Booktopian. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- Convery, Stephanie (2019-07-30). "Miles Franklin 2019 winner Melissa Lucashenko: 'We need a revolution'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- "The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- cowers (2019-09-12). "2019 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists announced". www.minister.communications.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- "Short List 2019". the voss literary prize. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
Further reading
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