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Locus Awards 2012 finalists announced 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The top five finalists in each category of the 2012 Locus Awards have been announced by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Melbourne artist Shaun Tan has been nominated in the...

Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
‘Many publishers I visited talked about the value of strong strategic partnerships with external companies and brands who could help foster the in-house skills base and offset the risks involved...

Judge dismisses ‘Three Cups of Tea’ civil case 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
In the US, a federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson and his publisher Penguin Group (USA), declaring claims that Mortenson lied...

Kobo to launch in Brazil this year 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Kobo vice-president Todd Humphrey has confirmed that the ebook retailer and provider plans to expand into Brazil this year, reports the Bookseller. Humphrey has confirmed that Kobo is working with...

Norman Lindsay Festival a success 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The annual Norman Lindsay Festival took place on Sunday 25 March at the Norman Lindsay Gallery in Faulconbridge, New South Wales. Named in honour of the author/illustrator of children's classic...

NLA acquires rare globes 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The National Library of Australia has acquired two pairs of rare floor globes from a New York gallery. The two pairs of terrestrial and celestial globes were produced between 1799...

City of Sydney’s book amnesty a success 

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
City of Sydney’s first ever month-long book amnesty has resulted in thousands of borrowers returning their books, renewing library cards or signing up as new members. People who emailed, phoned...

NT History Book Award 2012 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 1 May 2012
The shortlist for this year’s Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Darwin Spitfires: The Real Battle for Australia (Anthony Cooper, UNSW Press)...

New bookstores open 

Tuesday, 1 May 2012
A new Dymocks bookstore will open this week at Charlestown Square Shopping Centre in Charlestown, New South Wales. Dymocks loyalty and marketing manager Elain Richards told Bookseller+Publisher the store is 234.3 sqm...

Currency Press author wins Max Afford Award 

Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Currency Press author Declan Greene has won the 2012 Max Afford Playwrights’ Award. Greene was awarded the prize for his script Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore P-rnography. Two of Greene’s other...

Introducing Australia’s niche genre publishers 

Monday, 30 April 2012
What do Kerry Greenwood, Juliet Marillier, Margo Lanagan and Will Elliott have in common? They’ve all been published by some of Australia’s niche genre fiction publishers. Sanna Nyblad rounds up...

Trent Jamieson on genre bookselling 

Monday, 30 April 2012
Booksellers need to be more adventurous with their genre sections, writes fantasy author and bookseller Trent Jamieson. As booksellers we need to tend our genre sections, be aware of what...

William Kostakis on digital self-publishing 

Monday, 30 April 2012
YA author William Kostakis tries his hand at digital self-publishing. In 2010 my YA novel Loathing Lola was chosen as part of the Get Reading! campaign. Part-way through the campaign,...

 

 

 

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