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Jurevics appointed Pottermore CEO 

Tuesday, 24 September 2013
In the UK, Susan Jurevics has been appointed as the new CEO of J K Rowling’s digital venture Pottormore, reports Publishers Weekly. Jurevics, who was previously a senior vice-president at...

Change to New Press distribution 

Monday, 23 September 2013
Publisher: The New Press               ISBN prefix: 978156584 Old distributor: Palgrave Macmillan New distributor: Perseus Changeover date: 1 November Returns cut-off: 31 March 2014  (See classified.)

Palgrave Macmillan distribution changes for various publishers 

Monday, 23 September 2013
Publisher: Anshan Publishing ISBN prefix: 9781848290; 9781904798; 9781905740 Publisher: Haymarket Books  ISBN prefix: 9781931859 Publisher: Ocean Press ISBN prefix: 9781876175; 9781875284 Old distributor: Palgrave Macmillan New distrbutor: Not yet known...

Palgrave Macmillan list changes 

Monday, 23 September 2013
Palgrave Macmillan regrets to advise that from 1 November 2013 we will no longer represent the New Press list as they are moving to Perseus Distribution. Backorders as at 31...

Sales Rep available 

Monday, 23 September 2013
Commission-only sales rep available. I have been calling on Council & School libraries for over 7 years. I am currently looking at furthering my range of products that I have...

Transit Lounge congratulates Roger Averill 

Monday, 23 September 2013
Congratulations from all at Transit Lounge (www.transitlounge.com.au) to Roger Averill on winning the WA Premier’s Literary Awards Non-fiction Prize for Exile: The Lives and Hopes of Werner Pelz. The title...

Hutchinson leaves Arts Victoria 

Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Penny Hutchinson has stepped down as director of Arts Victoria after 13 years in the role. Hutchinson, who is leaving Arts Victoria to lead a review of the state’s public...

Society of Editors (NSW): Grammar Essentials workshop 

Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. presents a one-day workshop on Grammar Essentials with Pam Peters, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Macquarie University. Date: Friday, 18 October 2013, 9.30am to 4.30pm. Venue: UTS...

Allen & Unwin Congratulates Man Booker Shortlisted Authors 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Allen & Unwin is thrilled that Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland have been shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  The Luminaries Eleanor Catton (Granta) $29.99 9781847088765...

Transit Lounge Congratulates WA Premier’s Award Winner 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Congratulations from all at Transit Lounge (www.transitlounge.com.au) to Roger Averill on winning the WA Premier’s Literary Awards Non-fiction Prize for Exile: The Lives and Hopes of Werner Pelz. The title...

King joins Christchurch Writers’ Festival 

Monday, 16 September 2013
New Zealand novelist Rachael King has been appointed as the new literary director for the Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival. King takes over the role of literary director from previous program...

Gordon elected CAUL president 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Heather Gordon has been elected as president of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) for 2014 and 2015. Gordon, who is director of library and information services and acting...

Changes to the ABA Management Committee 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Boomerang Books owner Clayton Wehner has resigned from his position as a member of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Management Committee. Peter Strong, former owner of Smith’s Alternative Bookshop in...

‘Books+Publishing’ reporting at Frankfurt Book Fair 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Andrea Hanke will be attending this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair as part of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) contingent, and will be reporting on the Australians’ experience at...