Judy Slatyer, CEO at Lonely Planet, has resigned from the role to take on the position of chief operating officer at global conservation organisation WWF.... Read more |
The Lost Dog by Michelle De Kretser (A&U) has been named the winner of this year’s Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal for an outstanding... Read more |
Leading Edge Books, the buying group of independent booksellers, has announced further details of its new ‘Indie Prize’. The prize, which will ‘honour an Australian... Read more |
Margaret Gee, the Sydney-based literary agent, has announced the creation of a speakers’ bureau. The bureau, which draws on Gee’s authors, includes such personalities as... Read more |
New Zealand’s Paper Plus chain stores are in the process of unveiling a new look. The multimillion-dollar overhaul began in Tauranga last week, as reported... Read more |
Here Lies Arthur (Philip Reeve, Scholastic) and Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears (Emily Gravett, Macmillan) have won this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway... Read more |
The Canberra Writers’ Festival, held from 18 to 23 June, attracted large numbers, particularly to seminars and workshops, reports festival director Anne-Maree Britton. Seminars focussing... Read more |
The 32nd annual Galley Club Awards for Excellence in Book and Magazine Production were presented in Sydney on 27 June. Awards included Australian Printed Book... Read more |
The shortlisted titles for this year’s Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing have been announced. Presented each year by the Australian Publishers Association (APA),... Read more |
Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses famously resulted in a fatwa being placed on the author, has been knighted for his services to literature.... Read more |
Following a story about the 2008 Books Alive list in last week’s WBN, Books Alive has clarified the information provided on publisher representation. The break-down... Read more |
The shortlist for the 2008 Australian Christian Book of the Year awards has been announced. The shortlisted titles, chosen from more than 50 titles submitted... Read more |
Atwood wins top Spanish literature prizeCanadian author Margaret Atwood has been awarded Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize for literature, beating 32 nominees from 24... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Amazon/Hachette UK stand-off continues Penguin UK to consult on firm-sale moves... Read more |
Stephanie Plum, heroine of numerical proportions comes in at number one in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries chart with Fearless Fourteen, Janet Evanovich’s latest... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Closing date for Max Afford Playwright’s Award, 4 July To... Read more |
Irina Baronova, ballerina and author of Irina: Ballet, Life and Love (Penguin) has died. Penguin Australia writes: ‘Her many friends at Penguin were saddened by... Read more |
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Children’s author, BlueCatBooks publisher and mentor Leone Peguero has died.
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