This is the final Weekly Book Newsletter for 2007. Thorpe-Bowker publisher Andrew Wilkins said: ‘2007 has been a great year for Bookseller+Publisher Online, with record... Read more |
Due to the overwhelming response of the trade to WBN‘s annual pre-Christmas survey, we will publish the results as a Special Bulletin tomorrow, Thursday 13... Read more |
Having announced a major foray into electronic books last month, Dymocks will now be the first retailer in Australia to sell the iLiad e-book reader, with plans... Read more |
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP), which administered the inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day in bookshops around Australia on 5 September this year, has now raised almost... Read more |
The Western Australian state government has cut funding to Westerly, the Perth-based literary magazine that launched the careers of writers including Tim Winton, Robert Drewe... Read more |
The inaugural Reader’s Feast Writers at the Convent festival will be held at Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent from 15 to 17 February 2008. Readers Feast has... Read more |
The finalists in the 2008 Aurealis Awards, which recognise the best Australian works in the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror, have been announced.... Read more |
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Text/Penguin NZ) has topped New Zealand’s bestseller charts for the year, with over 46,000 copies sold in NZ. Another 25,000... Read more |
According to an article published in Christchurch’s The Press newspaper, ‘there is precious little rejoicing going on at news that Whitcoull’s is seeking to take... Read more |
Jenny Katauskas, managing librarian of the Book Bunker at Westmead Children’s Hospital in New South Wales, was awarded the 2007 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award at the... Read more |
In addition to last week’s Christmas closing list the following organisations have advised us of their closing dates: New Holland Last day of business: 1pm,... Read more |
[this item ran last week with a number of typographical errors: WBN apologises for any inconvenience caused] The Australian Publishers Association and the Literature Board... Read more |
Dorothy Rowe ‘one of top 100 living geniuses’Psychologist and author Dorothy Rowe has been named as one of ‘the top 100 living genuises’ by consultants... Read more |
Entries close for the 2008 Miles Franklin Literary Award, 14 December Advertising booking deadline for February 2008 issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine, 14 December Entries close... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog this week: Beaufoy to step down from New Holland Paddington Bear returns–as an illegal immigrant... Read more |
‘This is absolutely extraordinary, there has never been anything quite like it before’–Penguin NZ publishing director Geoff Walker on the success of Lloyd Jones’ Mister... Read more |
Perhaps it’s an indication that Christmas is but a few sleeps away–budding chefs, penniless students and house-husbands among other foodies are snapping up 4 Ingredients,... Read more |
James Kemsley, who drew the Ginger Meggs cartoon strip since 1984, has died. His published books included a number of Ginger Meggs titles, the Cartoon... Read more |
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