Tuesday, 3 May 2011
'What's not to like about a business with strong sales, an iconic brand that's been in New Zealand for over one hundred years, a nationwide chain? It's a great little business'--the new director...

Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Among the many international booktrade news stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:is it time for ads in books?Lagardere figures fall despite huge rise in...

Monday, 2 May 2011
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Varuna Open Day: 7 May Australia Council Client meetings with writers at Varuna: 9 May Auckland...

Monday, 2 May 2011
Even though Australian author Geraldine Brooks lives in America and her fiction is increasingly about American history, her books are still as popular as ever in Australia. Her new book...

Monday, 2 May 2011
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Monday, 2 May 2011
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Monday, 2 May 2011
May Daniel Altman, Black Inc. (Outrageous Fortunes) Sydney.Georgia Blain, Random House (Too Close to Home) Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Leslie Cannold, Text (The Book of Rachael) Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Cassandra Clare,...

Monday, 2 May 2011
Jean MacLeod, Britain's oldest romantic novelist who is believed to have written around 130 novels for Mills & Boon, has died in Britain, aged 103.

Monday, 2 May 2011
Ernesto Sabato, the Argentine writer of El Túnel (‘The Tunnel') has passed away in Buenos Aires, aged 99.  Sebato also authored On Heroes and Tombs (1961) and The Angel of Darkness (1974),...

Monday, 2 May 2011
The 2011 recipients of the George Robertson Awards for distinguished service to the Australian publishing industry were announced in Melbourne on 28 April, following the Australian Publishers Association AGM. This...

Sunday, 1 May 2011
The finalists for this year's Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted writers in the book-related categories are:$1000 Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award:Barbara EatherBlair McFarlandStephen FrancisBronwyn MehanMelinda BarlowMichael...

Sunday, 1 May 2011
2011 Calibre Prize winners announcedThe Australian Book Review (ABR) and the Copyright Agency Limited have announced that the 2011 Calibre Prize will be shared by essayists Dean Biron ('The Death...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
The HR Manager of Jerusalem's largest bakery is in trouble. He's separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter and stuck in a job he hates. When one of his...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Collins Booksellers has announced it has acquired online bookseller Seek Media and its franchise stores will likely have the ability to sell ebooks in 'eight to ten weeks', according to...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Australia could have an equivalent of the Orange Prize by as early as 2012. Sophie Cunningham, former Meanjin editor and spokesperson for the as yet unnamed prize's steering committee, told...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Murdoch Books has announced that Deborah Brash will join the publisher's design team at the beginning of May. Brash, former art director at Penguin Australia, has been appointed to the...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Science fiction and fantasy fans attended the 36th Western Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention (Swancon36) and the 50th National Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention (Natcon50), held simultaneously in Perth...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Chasing Fire (Hachette), Nora Roberts' standalone novel about fictional firefighter Rowan Tripp, is top of the highest new entries chart followed by The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide (Hachette),...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
On Fancy Goods this week Portia Lindsay reviews Caleb’s Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, Fourth Estate) and Heather Dyer reviews Past the Shallows (Favel Parrett, Hachette).

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Welsh writer Craig Thomas has died, aged 68. The author of 18 bestselling espionage thrillers and two works of philosophical and political theory, Thomas was widely considered to have originated...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
'Two market segments for the future of publishing: mass market ebooks and stuff for your shelf'--Caroline Hamilton (aka @goodthinking99) summing up one of the most tweeted comments by author John...

Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:will Waterstone's be sold to Russian billionaire?Hugo Awards nominations announcedKobo gets US$50 million in...