Tuesday, 3 November 2009
The Australian Council for the Arts has announced the first comfirmed guests of its Visiting International publishers (VIP) program at Adelaide Writers' Week 2010. Those confirmed so far are: Caroline...

Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Adelaide Writers' Week has released the list of participating writers for 2010. Among the international guests are Audrey Niffenegger (US); Richard Dawkins, Andrea Levy, Jim Crace, William Dalrymple, Sarah Dunant,...

Thursday, 29 October 2009
ABR launches redeveloped website The Australian Book Review (ABR) has launched a new-look website ‘fully redeveloped in keeping with recent scrutiny of the magazine's design'. The new website, which features...

Thursday, 29 October 2009
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller has returned to the ‘Paris end’ of Melbourne's Collins Street, where the store reopened on Wednesday, 4 November. Kay Craddock became the doyen of the antiquarian book...

Thursday, 29 October 2009
The Australian Publishers Association has announced it will host a digital publishing seminar in Australia early next year, as a new joint initiative with the Australia Council for the Arts. The seminar,...

Wednesday, 28 October 2009
The Northern Territory Library has announced the winners of the 2009 Northern Territory Literary Awards. The winners are: Bookshop Travel Short Story Award: Castronomy (Barbara Eather, Charles Darwin University) Essay...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Frankfurt sacks official over China controversiesAmerican Booksellers Assoc seeks anti-trust inquiry into discounting warCrime...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The book industry could be waiting until at least 24 November for a government decision on the Productivity Commission's recommendations to remove Australia's parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books, after...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
BBC Worldwide has denied it intends to sell its 75% shareholding in Lonely Planet, after speculation in the UK press that the company would divest itself of the travel publisher...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Penguin New Zealand has agreed to purchase the assets of New Zealand publisher Mallinson Rendel Publishers. ‘The change of ownership will take place on Friday, 18 December,' wrote publisher Anne...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The winners of this year's NSW Premier's History Awards were announced at a presentation dinner last night.   The winners included: Australian History Prize ($15,000)--Travels in Atomic Sunshine: Australia and the Occupation...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
British fantasy author Louise Cooper has died, aged 57. The author of the 'Seahorses' and ‘The Mermaid's Curse' series wrote more than 80 books.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The winners of the annual NSW KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Award) popular choice awards were announced in Sydney yesterday. The winners were:  Picture Storybook Award: Rex (Ursula Dubosarsky &...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Elsevier Australia launches online ordering system ‘Virtual E'Elsevier Australia has announced the launch of a new online stock ordering system called Virtual E. ‘The sophisticated B-to-B portal allows bookstores to...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Dymocks is celebrating the 130 year anniversary since its first store opened in Sydney. ‘Dymocks is an iconic Australian brand which has stood the test of time,' said CEO Don...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Pan Macmillan has reported that its print run for The Five Greatest Warriors (Matthew Reilly) is its biggest ever for an Australian author. ‘We have already topped up that initial...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Australian Book Review (ABR) announced the Favourite Australian Novel (FAN) Poll this week. The poll, which asks readers to vote for their favourite Australian novel of all time ‘is generating...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
In rights news this week: SalesNonfiction--Simon & Schuster has sold rights for Earth User's Guide to Permaculture (Rosemary Morrow) to Taiwan.Children's and YA--Little Hare Books has sold rights for Ivy...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Phil Walshe, who founded the audiobook company Bolinda Publishing some 30 years ago, has sold the business to his daughter Rebecca and her husband Jan Herrmann. ‘[We] have acquired Bolinda...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Small publishing house Aduki Independent Press is up for sale. Aduki publisher, Emily Clark, told WBN she had decided to return to university to study law and would not have...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol triumphs again in the Bestsellers at number one, followed by The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson. The Highest New Entries chart...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Nominations close for 2010 Adelaide Festival awards for literature, 30 OctoberApplications close for Readings Foundation...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Author of the wildly popular Tully and The Bronze Horseman, Paullina Simons is now in Australia to promote her new novel A Song in the Daylight. Local fans will be...

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
US children's book author Norma Fox Mazer has died, aged 78. She wrote more than 30 picture books and novels for young readers, including After the Rain.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Authors on tour from October to March 2010: October Emily Maguire, Picador (Smoke in the Room) Monica Mayhem, Random House (Absolute Mayhem) Don Watson, Random House (Bendable Learnings) Roland Perry,...

Monday, 26 October 2009
‘Print publishing will be seriously disrupted long before ebooks are used by "most people." That's because print publishing is a "critical mass" business: we need to sell enough to make...

Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Ligare has announced the appointment of Wayne Bywater as general manager. ‘Wayne's appointment is more like a homecoming, having worked for Ligare 15 years ago, leaving to pursue his management...

Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Bruce Caddy joins Marbecks for new concept storeNew Zealand music retail chain Marbecks will open a new concept store in Dunedin in mid-November. ‘This store will be the first Marbecks...