Peter Lothian, formerly the owner of publisher Lothian Books, has been appointed as the CEO of Collins Booksellers. Duncan Johnston, who has been acting as... Read more
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Donna Hay has been named as one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ of ‘the best cookbook authors in the world’ by the Gourmand Awards. Hay joins... Read more
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Attorney-general Philip Ruddock has asked the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OLFC) to review a decision allowing the local distribution of a book by... Read more
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Susie Haselhurst, the general manager of Broome-based Indigenous publisher Magabala, is one of the recipients of the inaugural round of scholarships awarded by the Australian... Read more
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HarperCollins has announced that is has bought a stake in NewsStand Inc., the company that helped it develop its digital warehouse, and that together they... Read more
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New Zealand-based publishing and printing services company Egan Reid has been acquired by the UK-based printer and publishing technology group Pindar. ‘What started out as... Read more
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American sci-fi writer, futurist, counter-culture commentator and conspiracy theorist Robert Anton Wilson has died, aged 75. Best-known for the ‘Illuminati’ series (co-authored with Robert Shea,... Read more
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Events surrounding the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of US-based company AMS, the parent of Bookwise and of Publishers Group West, are moving quickly. Among developments in... Read more
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Aside from the post-Christmas blockbusters lurking in the Top 10, the Fastest Movers tell an interesting story this week–Hardie Grant Egmont titles to entertain the kids;... Read more
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In articles added to our ‘Around the World’ blog in the past week: Sobol Award canned; Costa Award category winners; a new Canadian book promotion. Click... Read more
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