Monday, 1 February 2010
American author and professor Erich Segal has died, aged 72. Love Story was his most famous work, he also co-wrote the screenplay for Yellow Submarine.

Monday, 1 February 2010
American historian and activist Howard Zinn has died, aged 87. He published A People's History of the United States, which sold more than one million copies.

Monday, 1 February 2010
American author J D Salinger has died, aged 91. His novel The Catcher in the Rye is an enduring modern classic. His other works include Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories.

Monday, 1 February 2010
Authors on tour in February include: Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Katherine Howell, Macmillan (Cold Justice)Michael Goldfarb, Scribe (Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto led to Revolution...

Monday, 1 February 2010
The death of writer J D Salinger dominated the book news pages this past weekend as the book world mourned a classic author. Salinger's most famous work, The Catcher in...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is still popular with book-buying folk after Christmas and is top of the Bestsellers chart this week. James Patterson's Worst Case...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Northern Territory Writers' Centre has announced the shortlist for the 2010 Territory Read NT Book of the Year. The titles shortlisted for the award, which aims to ‘help Northern...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Lonely Planet has announced that the publication of the 15th edition of its Australia guide will officially be the publisher's 100 millionth guidebook in print. To celebrate, the company is...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Carmel Bird's latest novel Child of the Twilight (Fourth Estate) has hit the shelves. You can read a Q+A with Bird (page 45) and a review of the book (page...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
'They could have tried harder'--Lee Tulloch on Australia Post's decision to include only one female Australian author (Colleen McCulloch) in its new 'Australian Legends' stamp set. Tulloch nominated Helen Garner...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
University of Western Australia (UWA) Publishing has announced the appointment of former Text Publishing senior editor Melanie Ostell as publisher. Ostell, who will fill the role during Kate McLeod's maternity...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Several members of the Australian book industry were recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours. Among them were author and poet Peter Goldsworthy, who received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
New Zealand’s Margaret Mahy Medal for 2010 has been awarded to Dunedin publisher Barbara Larson by children’s literature organisation Storylines. The award recognises Larson’s contribution to YA fiction through her...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Madman Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Diamond Book Distributors (DBD), a division of Diamond Comic Distributors, in Australian and New Zealand.Under the agreement with DBD, Madman will be responsible...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
After many months of speculation, Apple has finally announced the release of its ‘tablet' computer/ereader, to be called the iPad. The iPad resembles a larger iPod Touch, with a backlit...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Angus & Robertson will have a ‘print on demand solution' on its website in the next six months, following the removal of the chain's Espresso Book Machine (EBM) from its...

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Among the international booktrade stories recently added to our Around the World blog:IPA copyright symposium in Abu DhabiMcEwan, Amis & Beevor sign direct with Amazon for ebook backlistMost pirated books...

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
American crime novelist Robert B Parker has died, aged 77. Parker was best known for his ‘Spenser' novels, which feature a wise-cracking Boston private investigator.

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Thanks to Madman Entertainment, the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving away three prize packs containing a Stephen Fry in America on DVD and a copy of the book of the same name...

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Children's author Anthony Horowitz (Walker Books) has cancelled his upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand in May due to work commitments.Authors on tour in January include: January Harvey Milkman,...

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Elizabeth Gilbert had far and away the most mentions in this week's media. Her new title Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace with Marriage picks up where Gilbert left off in...

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Taipei International Book Exhibition 2010, 27 January-1 FebruaryClosing date for Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize and...

Sunday, 24 January 2010
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is placing thousands of ebooks online, available for Australian institutions in March. The Cambridge Books Online (CBO) system will initially hold around 6000 titles online, increasing...

Sunday, 24 January 2010
Authors appear on ‘Australian Legends' stampsSeveral Australian authors are to appear on 55c stamps in the latest ‘Australian Legends' set of Australia Post stamps, released last week. The authors to...

Sunday, 24 January 2010
The winners of this year's Aurealis Awards for the best science-fiction, fantasy and horror titles in Australia, have been announced.The 14th annual Aurealis Awards ceremony was held at the Judith...