Monday, 25 November 2013
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is calling for book submissions for our programs that provide much needed books and literacy resources into remote and isolated communities across the country. All books...

Monday, 25 November 2013
Rachael McDiarmid, Publisher Relations & Marketing Communications Manager at James Bennett / Inbooks has left the company after nearly 11 years. Looking for new opportunities in the book trade, she...

Thursday, 21 November 2013
Cengage Learning has acquired future publishing rights to Pearson Australia’s Vocational titles. Pearson will continue to sell current editions of the textbooks, primarily used in TAFE and RTO markets. Future...

Wednesday, 20 November 2013
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Wednesday, 20 November 2013
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) invites book industry staff to the Victorian Christmas party: ‘Come and celebrate another year in bookselling and tell your rep how much you appreciate all...

Wednesday, 20 November 2013
FURIA, the new journal of literary short stories has published its first issue, with authors including Cassandra Atherton and Les Zigomanis. Available from furia@bigpond.com. $10. ISBN: 978-0-646-91032-1 ISSN 2202-7793. 108...

Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Nominations are now being accepted for Australia's largest and most important award for business literature, the Ashurst Business Literature Prize (previously the Blake Dawson Business Literature Prize).                                  For the first...

Tuesday, 19 November 2013
HarperCollins would like to congratulate Pamela Williams, author of the best-selling book on the decline of the Fairfax media empire, Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate Revenge (ISBN 9780732297664),...

Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Doris Lessing, the British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate, has died at the age of 94. The internationally acclaimed writer died peacefully at her London home. Lessing, who was...

Monday, 18 November 2013
Taylor & Francis Group will open its Books division in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. Since 2000 the books business of Taylor & Francis has had full sales and...

Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Authors Dr Jonny Bowden and Dr Stephen Sinatra were interviewed as part of the controversial 2 part ABC Catalyst program - The Heart of the Matter. According to Dr Jonny...

Tuesday, 12 November 2013
By the Book? Contemporary Publishing in Australia will be launched by David Dunstan at the Independent Publishing Conference on Thursday 14 December (http://spunc.com.au/ind-pub-conference). A collection of papers from last year's...

Tuesday, 12 November 2013
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Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Congratulation to Louis Nowra on winning the Patrick White Literary Award for his amazingly creative and diverse body of work. Louis’ most recent book - Kings Cross: A Biography has...

Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services’ warehouse will close at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 24th and will be closed for the following public holidays: Christmas Day, 25th December CLOSED Boxing Day,...

Tuesday, 12 November 2013
You are invited to the biggest party in town—the annual Publishers and ABA NSW Christmas Party to be held on Wednesday 20th November. This year the party will be at...