Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Independent booksellers of Australia have voted Tim Winton's Breath (Hamish Hamilton) their inaugural ‘Indie' Award winner for 2008. The author of the ‘Best Australian Book' receives $19,000, as donated by...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that while overall retail sales rose in August, sales in many areas declined. ‘Retail sales rose 0.6% in August, seasonally adjusted,...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Fire at UK publisher 'a terrorist act'No damages allowed in Tolkien lawsuitFriedman asks readers to 'complete' his...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Australian books make up a good percentage of Angus & Robertson's ‘Top 100' Book list, announced today. Twenty-two spots are taken by Australian books; Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief (Picador)...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
David Jones has appointed Debbie Nicholas as national book buyer. Nicholas, who replaces Katrina Ross, commences today. The department store chain has also announced the launch of its David Jones...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The Five Mile Press is re-releasing A Killer in the Family (Lindy Cameron and Fin J Ross), after legal considerations prompted the publisher to recall the title earlier this year....

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Peter Davis, marketing manager for Hema Maps for the past 20 years, has announced his resignation, to start the new consultancy business World Mapman Solutions. ‘I am planning to do...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
As expected, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr has struck gold in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts, starring at number one in both. Which goes to show that fantasy and dragons...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) information sessions - Melbourne, 1 OctoberAnnual Family Therapy Conference - Award...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
American writer James Crumley has died aged 68. He wrote crime novels and several volumes of short stories including The Last Good Kiss, Dancing Bear, Whores and Muddy Fork and...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Brian M Thomsen, a Tor Books consulting editor and author has died. He was 49. Thomsen wrote more than 60 short stories and articles, two fantasy novels and nonfiction works...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
‘OUP Australia and New Zealand performed well in the primary, secondary, and higher education markets,' according to Oxford University Press' annual financial report. The report indicated that overall turnover for...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival comes to MelbourneFrom 8 to 12 October Melbourne will host the 31st Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival. Free sessions and performances in French, English and other languages will be...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Advice on arts funding, professional development, and commissioning services, plus an exhibition space are all part of a new arts hub in Hobart. The arts hub at the old Bridges...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The winners of the 2008 Australian Food Media Awards were announced on Friday September 26 in the Parkside Ballroom of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, to an audience of...

Monday, 29 September 2008
The APA has announced that ‘due to the pressure of her own work commitments, Juliet Rogers has decided to step down from the role of President of the APA, effective...

Monday, 29 September 2008
Allen & Unwin has announced the appointment of Andy Palmer to the role of publicity director. Palmer will replace Andrew Hawkins who, after ‘six and a half years running one...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
It's been a bumper week for international news about publishing! Among the many stories added to our Around the World blog:Penguin looks to growth through globalisationScholastic pulls Bratz in US...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Even among my friends who don't read (which, unfortunately, are the majority), they will still read in subject areas that interest them. It's finding the books in the areas we...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Ubud Writers' and Readers' festival program onlineThe Ubud Writers' and Readers' Festival is getting closer, and the full program is now available. From 14 to 19 October an international set of...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Random House is ‘very pleased' with the weekend launch of Christopher Paolini's Brisingr, Random House sales director Gavin Schwartz told WBN. Schwartz says that early figures stand at around 35,000...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
The English Teacher's Association (ETA) of NSW has opposed the move to strengthen the teaching of Australian literature in schools.The ETA objects to ‘the selective nomination of some types of text...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW) has launched the first retail ‘Espresso Book Machine' (EBM) in Australia at its Melbourne Bourke Street store. The machine, which prints a book in seven...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Susannah McFarlane has confirmed that she has ‘reluctantly sold her 25% shareholding in Hardie Grant Egmont', the children's publishing company she ran and built since its inception in 2002. McFarlane...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
ReadeR's Books in Westpoint Shopping centre, Blacktown, is closing after one year of business due to high rental rates. Howard and Preetha Joseph told WBN that the business is not...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Walker Books Australia celebrated 15 years of publishing for children last Tuesday, 16 September with a party at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. Attending the party were Walker Books staff and supporters, including...