Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Australian authors were showcased to key US publishing industry figures at a reception for Australian science fiction and fantasy writers in New York on 30 October. The event, hosted by...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
After collecting four stars out of five from a reviewer in the October issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine, Matthew Reilly's Six Sacred Stones comes up trumps this week in the charts--and...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Walkley Non-fiction Book Award finalist announcement, Sydney 12 NovemberAustralian Campus Booksellers Association conference, Sydney 14-16...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Author Eric Rolls, known for his writings on nature and the environment including A Million Wild Acres, died on 31 October. He was 84.

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Has ACCC decision doomed an Australian printer?New Rowling book will have a print run of sevenRowling sues...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Bedford joins Kibble judging panelAustralian novelist Jean Bedford has joined the judging panel for the Nita B Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers, following the retirement of Elizabeth Webby as chair...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Eltham Bookshop's third annual ‘World Matters' festival, held from 27 to 29 October, was ‘an outstanding success,' according to organiser Meera Govil. With around 35 speakers on subjects from poetry...

Wednesday, 7 November 2007
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced that it has appointed a researcher to undertake a study into the Australian educational publishing sector, looking particularly at the returns to...

Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear (Cemetery Dance Publications), by Australian author Terry Dowling (pictured), is the joint winner of the International Horror Guild's award for best collection. Dowling's collection...

Tuesday, 6 November 2007
The winners of the 2007 Davitt awards for women's crime writing, administered by Sisters in Crime, were announced in Melbourne on 2 November. Silent Death: The Killing of Julie Ramage...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Richard & Judy turn to children's booksAmazon sales soar, but losses on every copy of HarryNora Roberts...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Random House Australia has announced a number of personnel changes across its publishing, sales and marketing divisions, including new roles for Carol Davidson, Gavin Schwarcz and Jo Munroe; and the...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday 6 November, next week's WBN will be published on Thursday 8 November. Please ensure all material for next week's WBN is...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Food and sport ... much of the Australian population can resonate with either one. This is demonstrated in the bestseller charts this week with Geelong: The Greatest Team of All...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: • Australian Copyright Council training sessions, Brisbane 5 November • 2007 Davitt Awards presentation Melbourne...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Author Susanne Gervay has been awarded the Lady Cutler Award for 2007 by the NSW branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). The award judges said that Gervay...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Book distribution business Gary Allen Pty Ltd has been sold to Tower Books for an undisclosed sum.Tower Books' director Michael Rakusin said that there is a logical fit between the...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
A number of big-name expat Australian authors will be returning home for next year's Adelaide Writers' Week, which has just announced its author line-up. Pater Carey, whose new novel His...

Tuesday, 30 October 2007
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and the Australia Council have welcomed developments in Western Australia and New South Wales intended to increase the study of Australian literature in schools....

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
'Dumbledore is gay [...] I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy'--J K Rowling outs one of her Harry Potter characters to the delight...

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
How one grumpy Kiwi cost Amazon a patentAmazon.com is on the brink of losing one of its most coveted patents, all due to the efforts of one disgruntled customer from...

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Horror novelist denies eating girlfriendNew MD for PNBooker prompts debate on reviewersEnright reprint after Booker winBorders UK reduces...

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
James Patterson's Double Cross has succeeded in making it to the top of the bestseller list two weeks in a row. To prove crime afficionados rule the roost, the highest...

Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: • Walkley Non Fiction Book Award Finalist long list Announcement, Sydney 24 October • Australian...