Australian author Steve Toltz has been shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize for his novel A Fraction of the Whole (Hamish Hamilton). Toltz is... Read more |
‘There was enormous excitement, energy and packed audiences talking about and celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day last week,’ according to Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) manager Karen... Read more |
New Zealand authors Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy have been nominated for this year’s Astrid Lindgren award. Cowley was a nominee for last year’s award,... Read more |
The Scribo Group will acquire a new warehouse site ‘large enough to accommodate our four businesses under one roof’ as part of the company’s business... Read more |
As reported in a WBN special bulletin last Wednesday, Robert Gorman has stepped down from his role as CEO of HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand in order to... Read more |
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the appointment of Jose Borghino and Bruce Powell to the newly created positions of manager, industry representation, and... Read more |
The campus bookstores of the University of Western Sydney will be run by the not-for-profit company uwsconnect from November. The not-for-profit unswconnect, which was formed... Read more |
A merger between South African publisher Struik–owned by New Holland’s parent company–and Random House South Africa ‘should have no effect on business in Australia’, New... Read more |
Melbourne author Harry Nicolaides has been arrested in Bangkok for the crime of ‘lese majeste’–offences against the crown. It is understood the charge is based... Read more |
HarperCollins has responded to claims that it has published material offensive to the Australian Indigenous community. The publisher ‘apologises unreservedly’ and ‘will replace this item... Read more |
New publishing and rights blogA new international publishing and rights blog ‘Beyond Hall 8′ is designed for readers in the international book trade. It is... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the last week: — La Plante accused of plagiarism: blames ‘research assistant’ — Rowling... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Closing date for EJ Brady Short Story Writing Competition, 12... Read more |
It’s all about Stephenie Meyer again this week, although Kathy Reichs has put a dent in her domination of the Bestseller charts with Devil Bones... Read more |
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Editor and publisher Robert Giroux, of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, has died. He was 94.
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