This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2009. Events HarperCollins takes over ABC Books – the publishing arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Caro Llewellyn, resigns as director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (now called the Wheeler Centre) in Melbourne before taking up the role. Chrissy Sharp, the Australian general manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, is appointed to take her place. The Australia-Asia Literary Award, based in Western Australia, is suspended. Major publications Literary fiction Steven Amsterdam – Things We Didn't See Coming Peter Carey – Parrot and Olivier in America Steven Carroll – The Lost life Brian Castro – The Bath Fugues Nick Cave – The Death of Bunny Munro Tracy Crisp – Black Dust Dancing Deborah Forster – The Book of Emmett Andrea Goldsmith – Reunion Marion Halligan – Valley of Grace Sonya Hartnett – Butterfly Eva Hornung – Dog Boy Katherine Johnson – Pescador's Wake Tom Keneally – The People's Train Kate Legge – The Marriage Club David Malouf – Ransom Alex Miller – Lovesong Jennifer Mills – The Diamond Anchor Sonia Orchard – The Virtuoso Susan Varga – Headlong Children's and Young Adult fiction Allan Baille – Krakatoa Lighthouse Alyssa Brugman – Girl Next Door Judith Clarke – The Winds of Heaven Mem Fox – Hello, Baby!, The Goblin and the Empty Chair Paul Jennings – The Nest Justine Larbalestier – How to Ditch Your Fairy Sophie Masson – The Madman of Venice David Metzenthen – Jarvis 24 Tohby Riddle – The Lucky Ones Sean Williams – The Scarecrow Crime and Mystery Robert G. Barrett – High Noon in Nimbin Sydney Bauer – Move to Strike Marshall Browne – The Iron Heart Peter Corris – Deep Water Garry Disher – Blood Moon Kathryn Fox – Blood Born Leah Giarratano – Black Ice Bronwyn Parry – Dark Country Romance Michelle Douglas – The Aristocrat and The Single Mom Nicola Marsh – Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed Katherine Scholes – The Hunter's Wife Maxine Sullivan – Valente's Baby Science Fiction and Fantasy Trudi Canavan – The Magician's Apprentice Kim Falconer – The Spell of Rosette Pamela Freeman – Full Circle Traci Harding – Being of the Field Deborah Kalin – Shadow Queen Glenda Larke – The Last Stormlord Juliet Marillier – Heart's Blood K. J. Taylor – The Dark Griffin Shaune Lafferty Webb