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International publishers to visit Auckland 

Monday, 28 March 2011
Further to the article Additional guests announced for 2011 SWF VIP program; International guests to visit Auckland, Creative New Zealand has announced the names of the international publishers who will...

Spinifex Press celebrates 20 years 

Monday, 28 March 2011
Independent feminist publisher Spinifex Press is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The publisher, which is Australia's only dedicated feminist publisher, was founded by Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein in March...

2011 NZ Science Book Prize shortlist announced 

Monday, 28 March 2011
The shortlisted for this year's Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Kakapo: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction (Alison Ballance, Craig Potton...

RIP Joe Bageant 

Monday, 28 March 2011
American author and political journalist Joe Bageant has died, aged 64. Bageant was the author of Deer Hunting with Jesus and Rainbow Pie (both Scribe). Bageant toured Australia during 2007...

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Monday, 28 March 2011
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Most mentioned: this week in Media Extra 

Monday, 28 March 2011
Tristan and Grace are staring at death while trapped in a car wreck in Bernard Beckett's August (Text), and with little hope of rescue the stories of their lives are...

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Monday, 28 March 2011
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Forthcoming events 

Monday, 28 March 2011
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy: 28-31 MarchTen Days on the Island, Tasmania: 25 March to 3...

On tour 

Monday, 28 March 2011
April Tricia Brennan, Rockpool Publishing (The Map of the Soul) Sydney, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast .Cristy Burne, Walker Books (Takeshita Demons) Perth and WA.Liz Byrski, Pan Macmillan (Last Chance...

RIP Diana Wynne Jones 

Monday, 28 March 2011
British author Diana Wynne Jones has died, aged 77. Among her many works were the 'Dalemark Quartet', the 'Chrestomanci' series, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, Howl’s Moving Castle (which was...

NZ travel book prize winners announced 

Monday, 28 March 2011
The winners of this year's Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award and the Whitcoulls Pictorial Travel Book of the Year Award have been announced. Auckland author Ian Robertson...

Media Extra: What’s hot? 

Sunday, 27 March 2011
Tristan and Grace are staring at death while trapped in a car wreck in Bernard Beckett's August (Text), and with little hope of rescue the stories of their lives are...

In brief 

Thursday, 24 March 2011
Non-SPUNC titles available through Readings ebookstore Murdoch Books and Port Campbell Press are among the first non-SPUNC (Small Press Underground Networking Community) publishers to make titles available through the Readings ebookstore. Port...

ABR to offer online editions 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The Australian Book Review has announced that it will offer readers complete online editions of the magazine from early April. ABR deputy editor Mark Gomes told the Weekly Book Newsletter...

Around the World 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Microsoft sues B&N over Nook ereaderApple sues Amazon.com over use of 'App store' phraseBritish...

Rights round-up 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
In rights news this week: SalesChildren's/YA--Scholastic Australia has sold Chinese translation rights to Pocket Dogs Go on Holiday (Margaret Wild & Stephen Michael King); Donald Loves Drumming and The Very...

Bestsellers this week 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook, Jamie's 30-minute Meals (Michael Joseph) based on the TV show of the same name, is top of both the bestsellers chart and the fastest movers charts...

On Fancy Goods 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
On Fancy Goods this week, the reviewers’ top picks for the April edition of Bookseller+Publisher are revealed; Eloise Keating interviews Leslie Cannold on The Book of Rachael (Text); and Andrew...

Quote of the week 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
'Physically I'm Willy Wonka (colourful dresser), emotionally I'm Fantastic Mr. Fox (erratic and mischievous) and mentally I'm Matilda (I like to think I have super powers)'--children's book author, Readings web...

New roles for Rogers 

Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Allen & Unwin has confirmed that Juliet Rogers will be working with the company on a consultation basis.A&U CEO Robert Gorman told the Weekly Book Newsletter Rogers would be 'consulting to us on...