Tuesday, 20 July 2010
AussieCon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, which runs from 2 to 6 September in Melbourne, has announced the winners of the ‘Make Ready’ speculative fiction short story contest....

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Melbourne fiction writer, academic and critic Laurie Clancy has died.Association for the Study of Australian Literature writes:‘Clancy’s first novel was A Collapsible Man (1975), and it was followed by Perfect...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The third Reader's Feast Crime and Justice Festival was held over the weekend from 16 to 18 July at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne. Festival organiser Mary Dalmau told the...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Heather Dyer has sold Domain Books in Melbourne to former staff member Cathy Durack. Durack, who worked at the store for several years, has brought in new staff and is...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has announced the appointment of the Age A2 editor Sally Heath as an associate publisher. Heath, who will take up the full-time position on 30 August,...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
In rights news this week: SalesNonfiction--Black Inc. has sold The Shortest History of Europe (John Hirst) to RIPOL Classic (Russia) and Shanghai BBT (simplified Chinese character) and The Family Law...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin, the shortlisted titles for the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced by the Minister for Arts Peter Garrett at Readings...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Climate scientist and author Stephen Schneider has died, aged 65. A Stanford professor since 1992, he wrote several influential books on climate change in the 1970s and 1980s, including The...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
JulyDeborah Abela, Random House (Grimsdon) Ayaan Hirsi Ali, HarperCollins (Nomad: A Personal Journey through the Clash of Civilizations) Blanche d’Alpuget, MUP (Robert J. Hawke)Joe Bennett, S&S (Hello Dubai)Isobelle Carmody, Penguin...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Blanche d'Alpuget's Hawke: The Prime Minister (MUP) sits at number one on the most mentioned chart this week. The release of this book coincides with the announcement of the federal...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: PANZ Book Design Awards 2010 winners announced: 22 JulyInscribe Issue 3 (City of Darebin, Victoria)...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Michael Palin drew on his memories of family holidays in grey, provincial seaside resorts to write the screenplay for East of Ipswich, a coming of age comedy set in the...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
On the blog this week, Doris Mousdale reviews The Crime of Huey Dunstan (James McNeish, Text), Rachel Wilson reviews Spinning Out (Christine Darcas, Hachette Australia) and John Webb interviews James...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Last year, Rosemary's Romance Books in Brisbane won the Romance Writers of America Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award. Owner Rosemary Potter wrote a bookseller's diary for us in...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Performing arts college Dother Hall is not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting, but once her mates turn up and they start their summer course things are bound to...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:'The trouble with Amazon' #dearpublisher has Twitter atwitterAudiogo acquires BBC Audiobooks  Figes agrees to...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has recommended a minimum ebook royalty for authors of 35% of the publisher's net receipts. The recommendation is contained in an 11-page paper on...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The program for this year's Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 27 August to 5 September 2010, has been launched. The festival's first keynote address will feature eight writers--Barry Dickins,...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
'If the publisher's split is a weak one, favouring the online retailer, that is not the author's problem. Authors should not be expected to compensate or make up for shortfalls...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010
HarperCollins gives $30,000 to Indigenous Literacy ProjectHarperCollins staff have raised funds for the Indigenous Literacy Project, through multiple charitable events, raising a total of $30,000. HarperCollins CEO Michael Moynahan presented Indigenous Literacy...

Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Mildura Writers’ Festival: 15-18 JulySPUNC professional development session: 15 JulyCrime and Justice Festival: 16-18 JulyQWC/Hachette Manuscript...

Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Murdoch Books has announced the appointment of Chris Rennie as publishing director. ‘As the current publisher of the trade, reference and language division at Lonely Planet, Chris has been able...

Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Stephanie Meyer's new novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Hachette) has remained at number one on the bestseller chart for a whole month. Sizzling Sixteen (Janet Evanovich, Hachette)...

Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Allen & Unwin celebrated 20 years as an independent Australian publisher with a very well-attended party in Sydney last Friday night. About 700 guests filled the harbourside Doltone House at...