Tuesday, 16 March 2010
In rights news this week: AcquisitionFiction--Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two novels in a new series by John Grisham. The series will introduce the character Theodore Boone and will be...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness by Sandy Jeffs (Vulgar Press) has won the SANE Book of the Year Award. The award acknowledges outstanding Australian nonfiction which...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Albert Ullin OAM has received the annual Leila St John Award, presented by Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). ‘His outstanding contribution to Children’s Literature in...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010
A memoir by AFL footballer Ben Cousins, which publisher Pan Macmillan reportedly wishes to publish this year, may be delayed. Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper claims Cousins is ‘locked in battle...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The prize money for this year's T.A.G. Hungerford Award has doubled to $12,000, following a decision by writingWA to match New Edition Bookshop's $6000 investment in the award. The award...

Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Former co-proprietor of Tower Books Michael Rakusin, has acquired the Hale & Iremonger list. Rakusin said he indeed to preserve the flavour of the list, but to expand it in...

Monday, 15 March 2010
There's pirate treasure to be found in Clive Cussler's seventh book in the ‘Oregon Files' saga The Silent Sea and an Italian tale of passion, love and magic in Belinda...

Monday, 15 March 2010
Thanks to Madman Entertainment the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving away five copies of the recent release, Genova, starring Colin Firth. ‘A haunting, eerie journey to a place where souls...

Monday, 15 March 2010
Authors on tour in March include: Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Xinran, Random House NZ (Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother) NZ onlyDavid Finkel, Scribe (The Good Soldiers)Cristovao Tezza,...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Thanks to Murdoch Books and Rialto Distribution the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving you a chance to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the bestselling book by...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Authors on tour in March include: Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Xinran, Random House NZ (Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother) NZ onlyDavid Finkel, Scribe (The Good Soldiers)Cristovao Tezza,...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Ever since Melina Marchetta wowed young adults with her book Looking for Alibrandi, she's been a favourite author among teenagers. Her new book The Piper's Son has just hit bookshelves...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week, 9-14 MarchEmirates Airline--International Festival of Literature, Dubai, 10-13 MarchAnnouncement...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Stieg Larsson continues to dominate the Bestseller charts with his three ‘Millennium' trilogy books nabbing the top three spots. Belinda Alexandra's Tuscan Rose comes in at number one in the...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The Australian Society of Authors has announced the 2010 shortlist for the Barbara Jefferis Award. The award, valued at $35,000, honours Australian novels with high standards of literary merit that...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The publication of a highly critical essay by Louis Nowra on Germaine Greer and her classic book The Female Eunuch has provoked strong criticism from many for its attitude to...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the 10 new author ambassadors for the renamed Books Alive campaign ‘Get Reading'. ‘Alex Miller, Christos Tsiolkas, Craig Silvey, Nick Earls, Malla Nunn, Mark...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) has announced the 13 finalists for the 2010 Australian Shadows Award. The award, ‘the highest honour for horror, dark fantasy, and paranormal fiction in...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Australian, New Zealand titles in running for international cookbook awardsThe International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) has announced the finalists in its Cookbook Awards. Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion (Stephanie...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Author and Indigenous Literacy Day ambassador Tara June Winch has launched a new project to support women's literacy. The One Thousand project (http://www.onethousand.org/) was launched at Melbourne's The Wheeler Centre...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Apple has confirmed that its new iPad device will be available in Australia in late April. The iPad will be available in wifi and wifi+3G models, with pricing to be...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The finalists in the 2010 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced: Picture bookCowshed Christmas (Gavin Bishop & Joy Cowley, Random House NZ)Old Hu-Hu (Kyle Mewburn & Rachel...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The April issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine reached subscribers last week. As well as reviews of 45 as-yet-unpublished Australian and New Zealand titles, the latest news and author Q+As with Maggie...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
More than 90 people, including writers JM Coetzee, Tom Keneally, Christos Tsiolkas and Tim Flannery, have signed a letter organised by authors Charlotte Wood and Michelle de Kretser protesting China's...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
HarperCollins Australia has launched a Print on Demand (PoD) program. The publisher launched with a list of 140 books on 8 March, with more to be added in future. HarperCollins...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
In rights news this week: AcquisitionRandom House reports it has acquired the rights to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoirs Tony Blair: The Journey, for publication in September under...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The 82nd Academy Awards honoured many films adapted from books, in the annual ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday.The Oscar for best adapted...

Tuesday, 9 March 2010
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Tuesday, 9 March 2010
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Tuesday, 9 March 2010
An interactive draft of the national curriculum has been released online by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), covering kindergarten to year 10 classes of English, mathematics, science...