Monday, 6 June 2011
Trade events coming up, as shown on our events calendar, include:Continuum 7, speculative fiction and pop culture convention, Melbourne: 10 - 13 June Woodend Winter Arts Festival: 10 - 13...

Monday, 6 June 2011
The new novel by Man Book Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga, Last Man in Tower (Atlantic Books), is a darkly comic story of greed and murder in the business capital of India,...

Monday, 6 June 2011
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Monday, 6 June 2011
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Monday, 6 June 2011
June Kevin J Anderson, Orbit (‘Terra Incognita' series) Sydney and Perth. Alan Bissett, Newsouth (Boyracers) Melbourne and Brisbane.Tim Bonyhady, A&U (Good Living Street) Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.Tricia Brennan, Rockpool Publishing...

Sunday, 5 June 2011
The longlist for this year's John Button Prize for writing on public policy has been announced. The longlisted titles are:Disconnected (Andrew Leigh, UNSW Press)Money and Politics: the Democracy We Can't...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Murdoch Books has announced that owner Matt Handbury has taken on the roles of executive chairman and chief executive officer, replacing outgoing CEO Bruce Hallett. The publisher said in a...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has announced that author Geraldine Brooks will deliver this year's Boyer Lectures. Brooks will present four lectures on ABC Radio National from November 2011. The...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The shortlists for this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Fiction:The Hut Builder (Laurence Fearnley, Penguin NZ)The Night Book (Charlottle Grimshaw, Vintage)Their Faces Were...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
On Fancy Goods this week Jo Case reviews The Life (Malcolm Knox, A&U) and Katie Horner reviews The Amateur Science of Love (Craig Sherborne, Text).

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
'People go to bookstores for ideas, to see what’s available. If there are no stores they will go online. And with the strength of the dollar, who can blame them?'--Michael...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The federal government has made a number of changes to the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes which could influence the level of payments received...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The 17 Day Diet (S&S), the weight-loss book by US physician Mike Moreno that sparked international interest after appearing on the TV show Dr Phil, is top of the fastest movers...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
In rights news this week: Fiction--Allen & Unwin has sold French rights to The Life (Malcolm Knox); The Distant Hours (Kate Morton) to Bulgaria and Romania, taking the total number...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Responding to 'concerns within the sector' about the ranking of journals as part of the ERA (Excellent in Research for Australia) initiative, Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:2011 Audie award winnersUK digital market grows 318% in 2010Bloomsbury launches digital imprint for...

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
The June issue of Bookseller+Publisher contains the Term 2 edition of Junior Bookseller+Publisher, covering forthcoming titles from K to 12. In the Term 2 issue, we ask publishers to nominate...

Monday, 30 May 2011
The Wheeler Centre announced on 26 May that director Chrissy Sharp will finish in her position later this year. Sharp has informed the centre's board that she will be leaving her...

Monday, 30 May 2011
As reported in a special bulletin of the Weekly Book Newsletter, the shortlisted titles for this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced on 26 May. The shortlisted titles are:Nonfiction:Sydney (Delia...