Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Spotlight abandons AWAsNational fabric retailer Spotlight has announced that it will negotiate a new collective agreement with its 6500 employees rather than deal with the complex WorkChoices laws. Spotlight CEO Simon...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Two book-related award sponsorships in New Zealand have been recognised with major awards.Law firm Buddle Finlay was recently declared the overall winner at the NZ National Business Review 2007 awards...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) has presented its annual children's book awards as part of the 2007 LIANZA conference held recently in Rotorua.New Zealand's oldest...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
A single e-book standard is a step closer after the Members of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the Open Publication Structure 2.0 (OPS...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has awarded its 2007 ASA Medal to the late Glenda Adams.The medal was presented at a ceremony in Brisbane last weekend by Tom Keneally...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
How much murder, misdemeanour and mayhem is too much? Not nearly enough, according to the bestseller chart this week. Kathy Reich's Bones to Ashes grasps top spot and newcomer to...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Penguin Books Australia writes: 'It is with much sadness that Penguin Australia notes the passing of Trevor Glover in London on 12 September after a long illness.Trevor worked for Penguin...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Author Robert Jordan, best known for his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels, has died of a rare blood disease aged 58.

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The annual Angus & Robertson conference was held from 9 to 11 September at Melbourne's Testra Dome. Approximately 300 people attended, including company store managers, franchisee owners and magagers, support-office...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The 2007 Brisbane Writers Festival wound up on Sunday 16 September, having run from 12 September. Author Abdel Bari-Atwan, whose late arrival due to delays in processing his visa garnered...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Book City bookselling chain launched a new logo and store branding at its annual franchise conference, held in Melbourne last weekend. HarperCollins was named publisher of the year for...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Following the recent Brisbane Writers Festival, several other festivals are due to kick off in coming days:Inaugural Manly writers festival this SundayThe inaugural Writers on the Rooftop Festival, to be...

Monday, 17 September 2007
'Publishing is a satisfying and self-fulfilling occupation, which may sound better at a dinner party than "dentist" or "sanitary inspector".'--Philip Kogan, co-founder of UK publisher Kogan Page, writing in Logos...

Monday, 17 September 2007
With the Frankfurt Book Fair only two weeks away, international publishers and agents can now access information on the Australian book trade online following the launch of the online edition of...

Thursday, 13 September 2007
This year's Vogel/Australian Literary Award has been presented to 34-year-old Melbourne-based writer Stefan Laszczuk for his second novel I Dream of Magda, which is inspired by the characters portrayed by actress Magda Szubanski.The...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
British citizen Abdul Bari Atwan, author of The Secret History of Al Qu'Ida (Little, Brown), may be unable to attend the Brisbane Writers Festival as scheduled, due to a delay...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
'The ABA Conference was comprised largely of old, grey, tired booksellers'--Derek Dryden seeks young, colourful, energetic booksellers to attend his ABA-sponsored workshop.

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week are: Polish author jailed for murderHachette Livre UK woos European booksellersRomanos to retire from S&SMany travel...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
This year's Beijing International Book Fair wound up last week, having run from 30 August to 3 September While international publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin and Pan Macmillan have all been...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
James Halliday has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Louis Roederer International Book of the Year 2007 for his Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant). Click here for more...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
The inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day held last week saw successful events held around the country to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation's work to promote literacy in Indigenous communities.  ...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
The winner's of this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were presented last night by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie, in what is likely to be his final act as Premier ahead...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
If you have had a discussion recently with a man that seems more than usually knowledgeable on issues such as how to apply first aid to a snake bite, or...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
The New York Times has reported that children's writer and author of A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle, has died. She was 88.  

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Anita Roddick, author and the founder of the Body Shop cosmetics store, has died after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Anita wrote numerous books including Business As Unusual: My Entrepreneurial Journey...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
After more than twenty years as children's book publisher at Allen & Unwin, Rosalind Price has announced her retirement. A&U chairman Patrick Gallagher commented: 'After all the time that Rosalind...

Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Concern at commercialisation of textbooks in NSWThe New South Wales Opposition has expressed concerns that the State Government is allowing corporations to market their products in books used in schools....