Tuesday, 3 March 2009
HarperCollins has announced it will launch a new imprint in June 2009. Blue Door, established by UK publisher Patrick Janson-Smith, who was responsible for launching the Black Swan imprint at...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
New Zealand's top children's literature prize, the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, has been awarded to natural history writer and photographer Andrew Crowe. The annual award will be presented this year...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Book City Tuncurry has changed its name to The Great Lakes Bookshop. The change of name at the store Howard and Kate Dixon have operated as a franchise for 13...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Despites losses suffered by parent company Torstar, Harlequin has recorded a strong fourth quarter worldwide, with sales of C$126 million (AU$154 million) up over 18 percent from a year ago,...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) says the results of its most recent comparative survey of book prices in Australia and overseas ‘again shows the weakness in the arguments of those...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
The finalists for the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The finalists in the four categories are:Picture bookDuck's Stuck! (Kyle Mewburn, illus....

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
A New Earth: Create A Better Life by Eckhart Tolle is the ‘highest new entry' this week. Tolle's approach is to ‘let go of fear, anxiety and the eternal quest...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Brussels Book Fair, 5-9 March, BelgiumTo view these and more forthcoming events, and submit your...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Andrew Berkhut head of publishing at Scholastic Australia writes: 'Talented illustrator, Kilmeny Niland, the daughter of Ruth Park and D’arcy Niland passed away last week. Her outstanding list of successes...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Chilean bullfighter Conchita Cintron, author of Memoirs of a Bullfighter, has died, aged 86.

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
As reported in last week's WBN Sandy Campbell passed away on the 19 February.Margaret Hamilton writes: 'Sandy was a passionate advocate for the CBCA, both at NSW branch level and nationally....

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Science-fiction author Philip José Farmer has died, aged 91. Farmer is best known for his ‘Riverworld' series including To Your Scattered Bodies Go, The Fabulous Riverboat, The Dark Design, The...

Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Bill Holm, poet and essayist, has died, aged 65. His books included Coming Home Crazy, Boxelder Bug Variations, Playing the Black Piano, The Windows of Brimnes and The Heart Can...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Among the many stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Atwood admits leaping ‘into a dog's breakfast' in festival boycottIPA ‘deeply concerned' at Vietnamese publishing...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
In rights news this week:  FictionA&U sold UK rights to Tender Morsels (Margo Lanagan) to Random House UK where the book will be published as a young adult novel under...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Australia's publishers are off to a flying start to 2009, according to Bookseller+Publisher's reviews pages. Among the most highly rated titles for the issue was Things We Didn't See Coming...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
‘The impact of the open market in New Zealand has been somewhat muted by the Australian conditions, but the introduction of an open market there could cause multi-national publishers to...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Allen & Unwin has announced the appointment of Melanie Laville-Moore to the role of New Zealand director. Laville-Moore has been in the role of New Zealand manager for the past...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay graces the top of the Highest New Entries chart this week. For those not in the know, the ‘Dexter’ in the title refers to...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Reed Gift Fairs - Sydney, 21-25 FebruaryThe Death Mook launch, Melbourne, 26 FebruaryEmirates Airline International...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Rowenna Brown CBCA (NSW) committee member writes: 'Children's literature has lost one of its most passionate and dedicated advocates this week. Sandy Campbell spent her life working to promote good...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
American Alfred A Knopf Jr. who helped found Atheneum Publishers in 1959, has died, aged 90.

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Irish author Christopher Nolan has died, aged 43. His works included, Damburst of Dreams, Under the Eye of the Clock and The Banyan Tree.

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
ABC Commercial has announced the appointment of Alun Noll to the position of general manager--multi-channel retailing. Noll, whose role will include responsibility for ABC Commercial's 42 ABC Shops, 118 ABC...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
University librarian Cathrine Harboe-Ree has announced the appointment of Jo Bramble as the new Manager of the Monash University ePress. The ePress, established in 2003, provides electronic publishing services to...

Tuesday, 24 February 2009
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), Australian Society of Authors (ASA), Australian Literary Agents' Association (ALAA) and the Printing Industries Association of Australia have launched a new website as part of...

Monday, 23 February 2009
The authors whose works have been shortlisted for the South East Asia and the Pacific region for this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize hail from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. The...

Monday, 23 February 2009
Eight 2009 literature residencies have been awarded by Asialink, from a total of 40 residencies awarded in the areas of visual arts, arts management, performing arts, and literature. The grants...

Monday, 23 February 2009
The Australia-Asia Literary Award, worth $110,000 is under review and will not be held this year. State Arts Minister John Day told the West Australian that the prize money, timing and...