As reported in a WBN special bulletin on Thursday night, The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll (Fourth Estate) is the winner of the... Read more |
While the list cannot be published here until the campaign kicks off on 27 July, most booksellers should now be aware of the 50 books featured... Read more |
Angus and Robertson (A&R) in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, closed on Sunday due to major redevelopment of several properties in the mall being undertaken by... Read more |
Allen & Unwin New Zealand has appointed Nicola McCloy to the newly created role of commissioning editor. The appointment means that New Zealand titles currently... Read more |
Costco, the US wholesale chain, has announced that it will open its first Australian outlet in Melbourne’s Docklands by mid-2009. The arrival of the retailer... Read more |
Legislation introduced to the South Australian parliament aims to ban most lightweight plastic bags from supermarkets and other shops by May next year. The proposed... Read more |
Two industry superannuation funds, Print Super and Just Super, have announced they will merge on 1 July to create the new industry fund Media Super.... Read more |
John Wiley & Sons has announced that revenue for the fiscal year 2008 ‘increased 36% over the previous year to US$1.7 billion’ (A$1.78 billion). Revenue... Read more |
CAL (Copyright Agency Limited) has reported that it and the Victorian government have ‘entered into a six-year retrospective agreement woth almost $3 million’. The agreement... Read more |
Dymocks debate raises funds for literacyThe Dymocks Literacy Foundation held its annual fundraiser last Thursday, at a debate event where guests Adam Spencer, Rob Carlton,... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: romance fans attack MSNBC over ‘bodice-ripper’ slur Amazon promo helps debut novel... Read more |
Stephanie Meyer’s books are by far and away the quickest off the mark this week with Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse taking first, second and... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Closing date for the Blake Poetry Prize, 27 June Writing... Read more |
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Jane McGrath, wife of cricketer Glenn McGrath with whom she wrote A Love For Life, passed away this week, aged 42.
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American author and illustrator Tasha Tudor has died aged 92 in Vermont, USA. She illustrated nearly 100 books, the most recent being The Corgiville Christmas... Read more |
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