Tuesday, 20 April 2010
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010
With the Bookseller reporting agent meetings are down 50%, the London Book Fair (LBF) this year is, in the words of Text Publishing's rights manager Anne Beilby, ‘definitely a weird...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
'As a bookseller, we approach book reviews very differently because for us it's more an exercise in matchmaking and helping each reader figure out what books she wants to read,...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
AprilAnthony Puttee, Sid Harta (Dream Raider: A Johnny Marsh Adventure)Carole Wilkinson, Black Dog Books ('Dragonkeeper' and 'Ramose' series)Chris Bryett, A&U (Over The Top)Clive Small, A&U (Blood Money)Craig Silvey, A&U (Jasper...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will hold its annual general meeting next Thursday 29 April in Sydney.The result of elections to appoint APA board members will be announced, including that to determine...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
In So Much for That (Lionel Shriver, Fourth Estate), Shep Knacker decides to retire on a tropical island, but then his wife is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer....

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Williamstown Literary Festival: 26 April-2 May 2010Australian Publishers Association AGM: 29 April 2010George Robinson Awards: 29...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Allen & Unwin launches UK listAllen & Unwin will publish up to 12 titles a year on its new UK list, with sales and marketing to be provided by Atlantic...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Since becoming Australia’s first MasterChef Julie Goodwin has been writing and testing recipes for her new cookbook Our Family Table (Random House), which has gained the top spot in the...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Due to the Anzac Day public holiday on Monday, next week's Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 29 April.   The deadline for classified and job advertisements will therefore...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Thanks to Madman Entertainment the Weekly Book Newsletter has 10 copies of Cold Souls to give away. In Cold Souls, Paul Giamatti appears as a fictionalised version of himself, an...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Among the international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Nielsen sells The BooksellerOrange Prize shortlistUS 'traditional' book publishing flat; massive increase in PoD and...

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
The shortlist for the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced today.The shortlisted books are: Lovesong (Alex Miller, A&U) The Bath Fugues (Brian Castro, Giramondo) Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey, A&U)...

Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Penguin pulped 7000 copies of the Pasta Bible (ISBN 9780143011071) earlier this month due to a typo that could be considered offensive.  Sally Bateman general manager of marketing and publicity at Penguin...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) is the winner of the ₤5000 (A$8,250) best first book award in this year's Commonwealth Writers Prize. Solo by Rana Dasgupta (Fourth Estate)...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
The Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year's ‘Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay'.The shortlisted works are: ‘The Shadow on the Steps' (Lindsay Barrett)‘Retreat to the Castle'...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Children’s literary critic Jill Midolo has died, aged 62. Ms Midolo acted as a judge for the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards and the WA Premier's Book...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
ABA Conference program releasedThe Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has launched the full program guide for its 2010 national conference. The 86th ABA Conference & Trade Exhibition will be held from...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Yann Martel, author of Booker prize-winning novel The Life of Pi (Canongate), is back with Beatrice and Virgil (Text), again about a man on a journey. The protagonist is a...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Closing date for Bayside Writing competition 15 April 2010Closing date for the Australian Book Industry Awards...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Jodi Picoult's novel House Rules (Allen & Unwin), about a teenager with Asperger's arrested for murder, remains at number one on the bestseller chart. Number two on the bestseller chart...

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010
British children's author William Mayne has died aged 82. The Guardian called him 'one of the most highly regarded writers of the postwar "golden age" of children's literature'.

Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Among the international booktrade stories added to the Around the World blog in the past week:Pulitzer Prize winnersIMPAC shortlist Shatzkin: 25% of all book sales will occur online by 2012'Your...