Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The winners of the 2010 Inky Awards have been announced. The Gold Inky (Australian books) was awarded to Lucy Christopher for Stolen (Chicken House). Maggie Stiefvater is the recipient of...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Hachette France and Google sign scanning dealJaimy Gordon and Patti Smith NBA winners Random...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: 15th annual conference of the Australian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP): 25-27 NovemberTo view these...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Jeff Kinney has monopolised the charts this week with his ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series (Puffin) blitzing the competition and taking the number one spots on all three charts....

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The summer issue of Bookseller+Publisher, the final isuue for the year, is out now. Inside, you'll find a round-up of titles that publishers are particularly excited about for 2011. From...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Children's books author Eleanor Coerr has died, aged 88. Coerr's works include Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Mieko and the Fifth Treasure, and The Big Balloon Race.

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
In rights news this week: SalesChildren's--On behalf of New Frontier Publishing, Australian Licensing Corporation has sold Italian language rights to Last Tree in the City (Peter Carnavas), and French language...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Malcolm Neil, communications manger at REDgroup Retail, will leave the business to take up the position of director of vendor relations for Australia and New Zealand with the group's ebook partner...

Monday, 22 November 2010
Former NSW politician Andrew Tink is the recipient of this year's CAL Waverley Award for Literature for his biography William Charles Wentworth: Australia's Greatest Native Son (A&U). Tink was announced...

Monday, 22 November 2010
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. This is the idea behind John Grisham's latest novel The Confession (Century). Travis commits...

Monday, 22 November 2010
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Monday, 22 November 2010
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Monday, 22 November 2010
On Fancy Goods this week, Andrea Hanke reviews First Dog on the Moon’s The Story of the Christmas Story (Andrew Marlton, Text); Paul Landymore interviews Brendan Cowell on How it...

Monday, 22 November 2010
'How good to see the WBN isn't afraid of tackling the big issues facing our industry! Christos joins me in finding this nomination hilarious, nearly as funny as the fact...

Monday, 22 November 2010
NovemberMarianne Delacourt, Allen & Unwin (Sharp Turn) Stacey Demarco, Rock Pool Publishing (2011 Lunar Diary)Anh Do, Allen & Unwin (The Happiest Refugee)Elizabeth Donaldson, Exisle Publishing (William Dobell)Stephanie Dowrick, Allen &...

Monday, 22 November 2010
Peter Kocan AM is the recipient of this year's Australia Council for the Arts' Writers' Emeritus Award. Chair of the Australia Council Literature Board, Dennis Haskell, will present the $50,000 award...

Monday, 22 November 2010
A fascinating glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, Fair Game is a riveting drama based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame, whose career is...