Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali 25 - 30 SeptemberApplications close for the John Curtain...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
No One Belongs Here More Than You (Text) by US writer and filmmaker Miranda July has won the 2007 Frank O'Connor award--the world's richest short story prize. July's debut collection...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
In news from our Around the World blog this week: New Borders UK owner outlines his plansOprah and the 'If I Did It' saga Audiobooks added to eMusic site Authors take...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning) has announced the appointment of Tan Tat Chu to the role of president of ‘a newly formed Asia-Pacific Group that will combine the previously separate...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
'The fact is only about 30 or 40 per cent of people ever buy a book, so there is potential for a greater proportion of people to buy books.' So...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Clarification: Hachette NZ  Further to the 'in brief' story in last week's WBN, WBN wishes to clarify that Hodder Moa Beckett's name change to Hachette Livre NZ occured in early 2006. NSW...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
A ‘behind the scenes' title on celebrity culture by former New Zealand Woman's Day editor Wendyl Nissen that was due to be published by HarperCollins New Zealand in October (and...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Ian Rankin’s latest offering Exit Music takes the prize this week shunting Kathy Reich’s Bones to Ashes to second place. Rankin would hope it stays this way when he tours...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
The inaugural Manly ‘Writers on the Rooftop' festival, held as part of the Manly Arts Festival ‘went really well', attracting around 500 people, according to former Angus & Robertson frachisee...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Sally Bird from Calidris Literary Agency writes: 'It is with the deepest sadness that I advise of the death of travel writer Wendy Khadijah Moore. Wendy died from cancer on...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
The fifth Canberra Readers and Writers Festival was held in Canberra at Exhibition park alongside the Lifeline Bookfair from 21 to 23 September. According to festival director Anne-Marree Britton, highlights...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Further to last week's announcement that Allen & Unwin will move its distribution from Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) to the Pearson-owned United Book Distributors (UBD), Hachette Livre Australia has confirmed...

Tuesday, 25 September 2007
The State Library of Western Australia’s family literacy program this week won a top award for its role in fostering literacy in the community. The Better Beginnings program took out...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Fair use 'worth more to the economy than copyright'Authors secure rights to pulped CUP bookPirated Harry Potters...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Spotlight abandons AWAsNational fabric retailer Spotlight has announced that it will negotiate a new collective agreement with its 6500 employees rather than deal with the complex WorkChoices laws. Spotlight CEO Simon...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Two book-related award sponsorships in New Zealand have been recognised with major awards.Law firm Buddle Finlay was recently declared the overall winner at the NZ National Business Review 2007 awards...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) has presented its annual children's book awards as part of the 2007 LIANZA conference held recently in Rotorua.New Zealand's oldest...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
A single e-book standard is a step closer after the Members of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the Open Publication Structure 2.0 (OPS...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has awarded its 2007 ASA Medal to the late Glenda Adams.The medal was presented at a ceremony in Brisbane last weekend by Tom Keneally...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
How much murder, misdemeanour and mayhem is too much? Not nearly enough, according to the bestseller chart this week. Kathy Reich's Bones to Ashes grasps top spot and newcomer to...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Penguin Books Australia writes: 'It is with much sadness that Penguin Australia notes the passing of Trevor Glover in London on 12 September after a long illness.Trevor worked for Penguin...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Author Robert Jordan, best known for his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels, has died of a rare blood disease aged 58.

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The annual Angus & Robertson conference was held from 9 to 11 September at Melbourne's Testra Dome. Approximately 300 people attended, including company store managers, franchisee owners and magagers, support-office...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The 2007 Brisbane Writers Festival wound up on Sunday 16 September, having run from 12 September. Author Abdel Bari-Atwan, whose late arrival due to delays in processing his visa garnered...

Tuesday, 18 September 2007
The Book City bookselling chain launched a new logo and store branding at its annual franchise conference, held in Melbourne last weekend. HarperCollins was named publisher of the year for...