The Australian Publishers Association has declared it will be ‘very vocal in seeking to maintain the 1991 reforms to copyright laws’, following the release last... Read more |
HarperCollins has announced the appointment of Michael Moynahan as new CEO for Australia and New Zealand. Moynahan, currently managing director for Random House India and... Read more |
One of the highest paying literary awards in the world, the Dylan Thomas Prize (worth £60,000/A$140,000), has been awarded to Melbourne-raised writer Nam Le, author... Read more |
Borders has irked some publishers by pricing some books in its Christmas catalogues in Australia and New Zealand above recommended retail price (RRP). The New... Read more |
Egmont UK has increased it shareholding in Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) to 50%, the company announced in a statement. Egmont UK has been a minority... Read more |
While Angus & Robertson Whicoulls (ARW) has posted a $5.6-million full-year loss, managing director of the group Dave Fenlon told WBN the final figures represented... Read more |
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has announced that the University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd (UCB) has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the operation... Read more |
This year’s Patrick White Award ($30,000) has gone to John Romeril, Melbourne playwright and screenwriter. ‘With the huge significance of his contribution to Australian literature,... Read more |
The winners of the 2008 Inky Awards have been announced. The Inkys are Australia’s teen choice book awards, administered by the State Library of Victoria’s... Read more |
The Guardian‘s first book award (£10,000/A$23,283) shortlist has been announced, and includes Australian author Steve Toltz’s A Fraction of the Whole (Hamish Hamilton). The other... Read more |
The University of Melbourne Book Industry Study, supported by the APA and Thorpe-Bowker, is now well underway and has seen strong participation by publishers from... Read more |
Angus & Robertson Ashfield will be closing at the end of the year, after being run as a franchise for eight years by Samira Rezai-nia.... Read more |
The annual Australian Campus Booksellers Association (ACBA) conference was ‘very successful’, ACPA president Graeme Connolly told WBN. The conference, which was held from 5 to... Read more |
Penguin Australia has announced the creation of a new award to celebrate the 75th birthday of author Bryce Courtenay. The Power of One Australian Hero... Read more |
The National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR) publications has announced that it has ceased trading after 20 years of publishing. ‘NCELTR is... Read more |
The general program for the Perth Arts Festival has been released, with the Perth Writers’ Festival component to follow on January 28. The writers’ festival... Read more |
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Rowling endorses new Potter fan history More worries for Borders in... Read more |
Ubud Writers’ and Readers’ Festival attendance up 30%The 2008 Ubud Writers’ and Readers’ Festival in Ubud, Bali, ran from 14-19 October with its largest ever... Read more |
‘Never in all of the years I’ve been in business have I seen a worse outlook for the economy. And never in all my years... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Northern Notes Writers Festival 2008, 7-16 November Society of Editors... Read more |
The ubiquitous James Patterson has struck again, with novel Cross Country gracing the top of both the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts this week.... Read more |
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Writer and artist William Wharton (real name Albert de Aime) has died. His novels included Birdy, Dad and A Midnight Clear.
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American literary and cultural critic John Leonard has died. He was 69.
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