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Shaw to leave Readings 

Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Readings’ books division manager Martin Shaw is leaving the Melbourne bookseller in early July. (See news.)

HarperCollins Congratulates Anthony Doerr 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
HarperCollins congratulates Anthony Doerr on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, with his novel, All the Light We Cannot See.The judges have called All the Light we Cannot See: ‘an...

‘Kim Kardashian Selfish’—Global Embargo Date 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
This May, Hardie Grant is bringing you the first ever book of selfies from one of the world’s biggest celebrities—Kim Kardashian Selfish (Rizzoli, $29.95, 9780789329202). The global On Sale Date...

Huge Adult Colouring Book Range from Hardie Grant Books 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Don’t miss out on the latest book trend—adult colouring books are best-sellers all over the world. Hardie Grant Books has a huge range including the international best-sellers Creative Colour Therapy...

HarperCollins Children’s Books Congratulates … 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Our congratulations to Judith Rossell on her most recent shortlistings—in both the CBCA Awards and the ABIAs—for the magnificent Withering-by-Sea (9780733333002, ABC Books). This exciting news comes on the back...

2015 NSW Premier’s History Awards: Call for Entries 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Entries are sought for the following categories: Australian History Prize ($15,000) Australian First World War History Prize (commemorative medallion) General History Prize ($15,000) New South Wales Community and Regional History Prize ($15,000) Young People’s History Prize ($15,000) Multimedia History Prize ($15,000) The...

Availability of Allen & Unwin CBCA Shortlisted Titles 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Congratulations to the Allen & Unwin authors and illustrators whose books have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.Our shortlisted titles are currently...

2015 Maurice Saxby Lecture 

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Australian children’s book author Libby Gleeson will present the Maurice Saxby Lecture at 6pm for 6.30pm on Wednesday 6 May at MacLaurin Hall, University of Sydney. This biennial lecture honours...

CAUL/ASA 2015 fellowship: Call for applications 

Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Applications are open for the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and Australian Society of Authors (ASA) 2015 research fellowship. The fellowship supports creative projects that use university library special collections...

New Holland Publishers to distribute Taschen 

Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Publisher: TASCHENISBN prefix: 978382280, 978382281, 978382282, 978382283, 978382284, 978382285, 978382286, 978382288, 978383650, 978383651, 978383652, 978383653, 978383654, 978383655Old distributor: Fuse GroupNew distributor: New Holland

‘The Buried Giant’ Window Competition 

Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Kazuo Ishiguro’s long-awaited and highly anticipated novel The Buried Giant was celebrated nationwide (and internationally) with beautiful blue and gold window displays. We thank all booksellers who participated in our...