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Changes to ABA management committee 

Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Patricia Genat, owner of ALS Library Services, has been elected as the new treasurer of the Australian Booksellers Association management committee, replacing Graeme Connelly, former director and CEO of Melbourne...

New premises for ‘ABR’ 

Tuesday, 19 June 2012
The Australian Book Review has moved to new premises at the City of Melbourne’s Southbank cultural precinct Boyd. The new address is 207-229 City Road, Southbank, Vic, 3006.

Register Now for Get Reading! September 2012 

Monday, 18 June 2012
Registrations are now open for this year’s September Get Reading! campaign, which for the first time will feature an all-Australian 50 Books You Can’t Put Down Guide. The 2012 keepsake...

The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. July Winter Dinner 

Monday, 18 June 2012
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will hold a July Winter Dinner Where: William Blue Dining William Blue College of Hospitality Management, Northpoint, 171 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney When: 6.30...

‘Into the Dark Desolate Night’ 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
10 thrillers in one book!   Follow Detective Anderson as he moves from a small town cop to the owner of the biggest private eye agency in Miami!  "This book is...

Condon joins John Reed Books 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Carolyn Condon has joined John Reed Books in the newly created role of marketing manager. Condon has previously worked in events management and public relations.

Tanner to take up new role with Google US 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Australian partner manager for Google Books Mark Tanner will move to New York at the end of June to join the Google Books team in the US in a 'strategic partnerships' role....

Changes at Human Kinetics 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Chris Halbert has announced that she is retiring from the role of managing director of Human Kinetics Australia and New Zealand. Wendy Simpson has been appointed to take over the...

Woodslane to distribute Manson Science 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Publisher: Manson Science (Manson Publishing) ISBN Prefix: 9781840; 9781874; 9781893; 9783794; 9978387; 9783899 Old distributor: CSIRO Publishing New distributor: Woodslane P/L Effective: 1 July 2012 (See classified.)

Distribution Change 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
As of 1 July 2012 the distribution of Manson Science products in Australia and New Zealand will be handled by Woodslane P/L. Since October 2010 Woodslane has been exclusively promoting,...

Eltham to join BWF 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced that Kate Eltham will join the festival as director in October. Eltham, who is currently CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre, will replace outgoing director Jane...

Changes at HarperCollins 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Darren Kelly, previously head of trade sales, has been promoted to the position of sales director, and Robyn Fritchley, previously head of publishing operations, has...

Congratulations to Grahame Bond 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
NewSouth Books is pleased to congratulate Grahame Bond on being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the performing arts as an actor, writer and...

HarperCollins Publishers Australia congratulates Kim Westwood 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
HarperCollins Publishers Australia congratulates Kim Westwood HarperCollins Publishers Australia is thrilled to congratulate Kim Westwood on winning the Ditmar Award for Best Novel for The Courier’s New Bicycle (9780732289881). It’s...

HarperCollins Publishers Australia announcement 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
HarperCollins Publishers Australia is delighted to announce that Anita Bell and the late Sara Douglass were joint winners of the Norma K Hemming Award for their novels Hindsight (9780732291372) and...