Wednesday, 9 January 2013
The Independent Booksellers Network (IBN) in Victoria officially closed at the end of 2012, more than 30 years after the cooperative of independent booksellers was first established. The IBN, which...

Wednesday, 9 January 2013
The Readings Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2013 round of grants. The charitable organisation, which is funded by Readings Bookshop, aims to support projects ‘that specifically target literacy outcomes...

Wednesday, 9 January 2013
The Australian Book Group (ABG) has moved its distribution to Woodslane and its sales representation will make the same move in March. ABG said in a statement that it has...

Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Creative Minds is a six-part documentary series about Australian artists or those who have contributed to Australian cultural life. Originally screened on SBS, each program explores an artist’s life story and...

Wednesday, 9 January 2013
‘We are particularly focused on building direct relationships with readers’—Random House marketing and publicity director Brett Osmond explaining the publisher’s new monthly book club with radio station Smooth FM.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Jill Hellyer, poet and founding member of the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), has died. Hellyer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2006 for service...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Bookseller+Publisher is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please complete...

Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Random House Australia has partnered with radio station Smooth FM to launch a new monthly book club that will involve book giveaways, author interviews and an online forum. The book...