Unleash Books has announced that it will give away up to 3000 free copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on its release day,... Read more
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As announced in a WBN Special Bulletin last week, the four titles shortlisted for the 2007 Miles Franklin Award are: Careless (Deborah Robertson, Picador) Carpentaria... Read more
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The shortlists for the 2007 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced on 29 May, during the Sydney Writers’ Festival.... Read more
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The original Mary Ryan’s bookstore, established in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington in 1970, has been sold as a franchise business. The new owners, Peter... Read more
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As the London Book Fair, which ran from 16 to 18 April, wound up last Wednesday, feedback on the new Earls Court venue in west... Read more
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The organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have announced that the dates for the 2008 fair have changed. Instead of running immediately after the Easter break (25... Read more
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Asbestos House (Scribe), Gideon Haigh’s examination of James Hardie and the controversies surrounding its compensation of those injured by exposure to asbestos, has won the... Read more
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The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has confirmed that the definition of what constitutes a bookselling chain for the ‘Chain of the Year’ Australian Book Industry... Read more
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New Holland has announced the purchase of Cadogan Guides from Morris Communications. ‘It’s exciting news,’ New Holland publicity manager Ian Dodd told WBN, adding that... Read more
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Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has launched a report on a national framework for school education, agreed to by all state and territory governments. ‘The Future... Read more
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The organisers of the Carnegie Prize have announced a provisional top 10 titles drawn from all those that have won the prestigious award since it... Read more
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The shortlist for the 2007 Australian Science Fiction Awards (also known as the Ditmars) has been announced. In the running for the best novel award... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: the Bologna Book Fair, which wraps up on 27 April... Read more
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This week’s bestseller chart is brimming with potential Mother’s Day presents. There are taut dramas from Jodi Picoult and Kim Edwards; gripping thrillers from Wilbur... Read more
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Among the stories added to our Around the World blog this week: Bidders circle Thomson Learning Bloomsbury teams with Libre Digital Google’s new copyright protection... Read more
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A group of prominent educational publishers writes: Australian educational publishing companies were saddened to learn of Dame Marie Clay’s passing on 13 April. Marie Clay... Read more
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Jean Dunn, on behalf of some former colleagues, writes: ‘Peter Jones, the long-time production manager of Melbourne University Press, has died at the age of... Read more
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam has died in a car accident. Halberstam was renowned for books on the Vietnam war including The Making... Read more
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