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NewSouth Books Congratulates A S Patrić 

Tuesday, 5 April 2016
NewSouth Books congratulates Transit Lounge author A S Patrić, whose debut novel Black Rock White City has been longlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Patrić’s novel is one...

Williamson appointed Picador publisher 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
Editor, reviewer and author Geordie Williamson has been appointed to the role of Picador publisher following the departure of Alex Craig. (See news.)

CBCA Book of the Year announcements 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
The announcement of the 2016 CBCA Notable Books list will be on Monday, 18 April. This follows the final meeting of the judges on the weekend of 16-17 April. The...

Oxford University Press Annual Stocktake 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
Please note that Oxford University Press will be closed for stock take Monday 4 April and will re-open Wednesday 6 April. For price and availability please visit www.oup.com.au and for...

Allen & Unwin Acquires Garth Nix Title ‘Frogkisser!’ 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
Allen & Unwin are delighted to have obtained the ANZ rights for New York Times-bestselling author Garth Nix's Frogkisser! (publishing February 2017). Written in the spirit of The Princess Bride, Frogkisser! is...

CBCA: Night of the Notables—Melbourne 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
The CBCA Victoria branch is hosting an event to celebrate the announcement of the 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Notables list with guest speaker Will Kostakis. Meet some of...

Walker Books Australia Congratulates Meg McKinlay 

Thursday, 31 March 2016
Walker Books Australia congratulates Meg McKinlay on A Single Stone winning the Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Fiction. To order copies (ISBN 9781925126471) call Harper Entertainment Distribution Services on 1300...

Staff changes at Thames & Hudson

Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Thames & Hudson has appointed former Penguin Random House associate publisher Kirsten Abbott as associate publisher. Publishing manager Paulina de Laveaux has been promoted to associate publisher and Publishing coordinator Tahlia Anderson...

Wichtendahl replaces Knock as Co-op CEO 

Wednesday, 23 March 2016
The Co-op has appointed COO Thorsten Wichtendahl as its new CEO, replacing Peter Knock, who has stepped down for family reasons. (See news.)

Stuart Macintyre Shortlisted for the 2016 Ernest Scott Prize 

Wednesday, 23 March 2016
We’re excited to announce that Stuart Macintyre’s ‘Australia’s Boldest Experiment: War and Reconstruction in the 1940s’ has been shortlisted for this year’s Ernest Scott Prize. ‘Australia’s Boldest Experiment’ investigates the...