Turkish author Orhan Pamuk was announced as the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature last week. The judges said of Pamuk–who was raised... Read more
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The government has made available the draft text of proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, ahead of the Copyright Amendment Bill which is due to... Read more
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Booksellers, publishers and authors have been formally invited to nominate titles for consideration in the 2007 Books Alive Great Read Guide by the campaign’s organisers. ‘Books... Read more
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The International Publishers Association (IPA) has ‘vehemently condemned’ the recent killing in Moscow of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. ‘The murder of Anna Politkovskaya is not... Read more
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The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced that the second IPA Publishers’ Freedom Prize will be presented at the 2007 Cape Town Book Fair. ‘In... Read more
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Murdoch Books has announced a new structure for its UK operations, following the resignation of its first UK managing director Tim Whale, who had held... Read more
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The winner’s of this year’s Davitt Awards, presented by the Sisters in Crime organisation and named after Australian mystery writer Ellen Davitt, were announced on... Read more
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The Brisbane and Sydney writers’ festivals were named state winners in this year’s NAB volunteer awards, which recognise organisations that ‘create a positive and inclusive... Read more
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The winners of this year’s LIANZA (Library and Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa) awards were announced on 9 October as part of the LIANZA conference... Read more
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In news from our Around the World blog this week, Google announces another addition to its book search program, the Quill awards are announced in... Read more
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While James Patterson’s Cross and Michael Connelly’s Echo Park battle it out for the top spot, Clive Cussler sneaks into tenth place with the latest... Read more
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The line up of writers attending the 2007 Writers at Como festival has been announced. Conn Iggulden, the British co-author of The Dangerous Book for... Read more
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