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Inside the current issue: Reviewers’ top picks 

Tuesday, 10 May 2011
The June issue of Bookseller+Publisher includes 27 reviews of forthcoming Australian and New Zealand titles. You can read some of the highest rated titles here. The June issue also includes a...

Rights round-up 

Tuesday, 10 May 2011
In rights news this week: SalesFiction--Scribe has licensed UK rights to Little People (Jane Sullivan) to Allen & Unwin UK for publication in the first half of 2012; and sold Dutch...

Bestsellers this week 

Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, HarperCollins), a novel inspired by Caleb Cheeshahteamauk, the first Native American to graduate from Harvard, is top of the fastest movers chart this week. The story...

Around the world 

Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:'The publisher is now much more than the publisher'Shatzkin predicts a subscription model for...

2011 REAL Awards shortlist announced 

Monday, 9 May 2011
The shortlist for this year's Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which acts as the shortlist for children's choice book award shortlists in the ACT (COOL Awards), NSW (KOALA...

Forthcoming events 

Monday, 9 May 2011
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Auckland Writers & Readers Festival: 11-15 May Publishers' Forum at AWRF: 13 May Visiting International Publishers:...

Most mentioned: this week in ‘Media Extra’ 

Monday, 9 May 2011
Georgia Blain tells the story of up and coming playwright Freya and architect Matt, who move with their young daughter to an inner-city suburb that is becoming gentrified. Aboriginal activist...

Stay in touch with us 

Monday, 9 May 2011
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Got news? 

Monday, 9 May 2011
If you've got news you think would be of interest to Weekly Book Newsletter readers, let us know by emailing bookseller.publisher@thorpe.com.au.

On tour 

Monday, 9 May 2011
MayDaniel Altman, Black Inc. (Outrageous Fortunes) Sydney.Georgia Blain, Random House (Too Close to Home) Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Leslie Cannold, Text (The Book of Rachael) Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Cassandra Clare, Walker...

Google Shopping launches in Australia 

Monday, 9 May 2011
Google Shopping is now available to Australian consumers, following the launch of the product search engine last week. The service, which was officially launched at google.com.au/shopping on 3 May, allows...

Media Extra: What’s hot? 

Sunday, 8 May 2011
Georgia Blain tells the story of upcoming playwright Freya and architect Matt, who move with their young daughter to an inner-city suburb that is becoming gentrified. Aboriginal activist Shane then...

Bestsellers this week 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Leading up to Mother's Day, Donna Hay's cookbook, A Cook's Guide (HarperCollins), compiled from a decade's worth of the best 'How to cook' columns from the 'Donna Hay Magazine', is top...

RIP Neil Ryan 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Neil Ryan, formerly managing director of Longman Cheshire, has died aged 81. Ray O'Farrell writes:'If Stanley Unwin's description of publishing as "a profession for gentlemen" were ever true, it would...

Rights round-up 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
In rights news this week: SalesFiction--HarperCollins has sold Tuscan Rose (Belinda Alexandra) to the UK and US; Song of the Winns (Frances Watts) to the US; and A Most Immoral...

Griffin Press launches global print network 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Griffin Press has launched a new global printing collaboration with printers in Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States, which will allow simultaneous book manufacturing, publishing and delivery across...

On Fancy Goods 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
On Fancy Goods this week Max Oliver reviews Shooting Stars and Flying Fish (Nancy Knudsen, A&U), Bookseller+Publisher intern Meaghan Dew reviews Dead Reckoning (Charlaine Harris, Gollancz) and Heather Dyer reviews...

Bookstores close after NZ tornado 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
A number of New Zealand bookstores are currently closed following the tornado which hit Auckland on 3 May. Whitcoulls has advised that the Whitcoulls store located in the Westfield shopping...

Quote of the week 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
'What's not to like about a business with strong sales, an iconic brand that's been in New Zealand for over one hundred years, a nationwide chain? It's a great little business'--the new director...

Around the World 

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Among the many international booktrade news stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:is it time for ads in books?Lagardere figures fall despite huge rise in...

Forthcoming events 

Monday, 2 May 2011
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Varuna Open Day: 7 May Australia Council Client meetings with writers at Varuna: 9 May Auckland...

Most mentioned: this week in Media Extra 

Monday, 2 May 2011
Even though Australian author Geraldine Brooks lives in America and her fiction is increasingly about American history, her books are still as popular as ever in Australia. Her new book...

Stay in touch with us 

Monday, 2 May 2011
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