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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
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Inside the latest issue: Wendy James on sisters 

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Did you know Rebecca James, author of the highly anticipated debut Beautiful Malice, is the sister of author Wendy James?Read what Wendy has to say about siblings and her latest...

Rights round-up 

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
In rights news this week: SalesNonfiction--Hardie Grant has sold French rights to Meet Me at Mike's (Pip Lincolne) to Hachette Livre.Children's--Scholastic has licensed Canadian rights to Jatta (Jenny Hale). Fremantle Press...

Quote of the week 

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
‘Just because a book is out of print doesn't mean it belongs to Google. It belongs to me. And if I want to sell my rights to anybody, why the...

Bennett launches Show & Tell Publishing 

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Former Children's Book Council of Australia national president Bronwen Bennett has entered the publishing world with the launch of the new children's publisher Show & Tell Publishing.The company, based in Melbourne,...

Around the world 

Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Among the international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Amazon vs Macmillan: ebook price war breaks outApple demands Stanza changesStanford University re-signs with GoogleAbu...

RiP Louis Auchincloss 

Monday, 1 February 2010
American author Louis Auchincloss has died, aged 92. He wrote Sybil, A Law for the Lion and The Rector of Justin among other titles. 

RiP Erich Segal 

Monday, 1 February 2010
American author and professor Erich Segal has died, aged 72. Love Story was his most famous work, he also co-wrote the screenplay for Yellow Submarine.

RiP Howard Zinn 

Monday, 1 February 2010
American historian and activist Howard Zinn has died, aged 87. He published A People's History of the United States, which sold more than one million copies.

RiP J D Salinger 

Monday, 1 February 2010
American author J D Salinger has died, aged 91. His novel The Catcher in the Rye is an enduring modern classic. His other works include Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories.

Authors on tour 

Monday, 1 February 2010
February Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Katherine Howell, Macmillan (Cold Justice)Michael Goldfarb, Scribe (Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto led to Revolution and Renaissance)David Carlin, Scribe (Our...

On tour 

Monday, 1 February 2010
Authors on tour in February include: Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Katherine Howell, Macmillan (Cold Justice)Michael Goldfarb, Scribe (Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto led to Revolution...

Most mentioned: this week in ‘Media Extra’ 

Monday, 1 February 2010
The death of writer J D Salinger dominated the book news pages this past weekend as the book world mourned a classic author. Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in...

Media Extra: What’s Hot? 

Sunday, 31 January 2010
The death of writer J D Salinger dominated the book news pages this weekend as the book world mourned a classic author. Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in the...

Bestsellers this week 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is still popular with book-buying folk after Christmas and is top of the Bestsellers chart this week. James Patterson's Worst Case...

ABA national conference registrations open 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Registrations for the 2010 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held from 11 to 13 July in Brisbane, have opened. The 86th ABA Conference and Trade Exhibition, which will...

Lonely Planet to publish its 100 millionth guidebook 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Lonely Planet has announced that the publication of the 15th edition of its Australia guide will officially be the publisher's 100 millionth guidebook in print. To celebrate, the company is...

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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
'They could have tried harder'--Lee Tulloch on Australia Post's decision to include only one female Australian author (Colleen McCulloch) in its new 'Australian Legends' stamp set. Tulloch nominated Helen Garner...

Ostell appointed publisher at UWA Publishing 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
University of Western Australia (UWA) Publishing has announced the appointment of former Text Publishing senior editor Melanie Ostell as publisher. Ostell, who will fill the role during Kate McLeod's maternity...

Australia Day Honours List 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Several members of the Australian book industry were recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours. Among them were author and poet Peter Goldsworthy, who received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his...

Google Book Settlement: deadline today 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The deadline for authors to opt out of the revised Google Settlement, to opt in if they previously opted out of the original settlement, or to file an objection to...

Larson to receive Margaret Mahy Medal 

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
New Zealand’s Margaret Mahy Medal for 2010 has been awarded to Dunedin publisher Barbara Larson by children’s literature organisation Storylines. The award recognises Larson’s contribution to YA fiction through her...