To celebrate the announcement of Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2008, WBN is giving away 10 six-month subscriptions to the Macquarie Dictionary online! Each... Read more
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The Sydney Writers’ Festival has announced the appointment of Chip Rolley as a guest artistic director for 2010, with current director Wendy Were to return... Read more
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The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has announced that Michael Campbell will not be renewing his contract as festival director. Campbell has directed the festival since... Read more
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Brian Evans has left PMP Limited, owner of PMP Print, after three years as CEO of the company. PMP chairman Graham Reaney said that he... Read more
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Reader’s Digest has cut a number of positions, worldwide. A company spokesperson told Publisher’s Weekly, the company would not be closing any businesses and that... Read more
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Post-Christmas retail spending was stronger than expected, according to figures from the Australia Retailers Association (ARA) which indicate consumers spent $6.5 billion between Boxing Day... Read more
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The Dymocks bookselling chain has announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in Healthy Habits, a ‘30-strong Australian owned and operated’ sandwich bar franchise.... Read more
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New Zealand-born author Ruth Park has been named the recipient of the 2008 Dromkeen Medal. Born in 1917, Park began writing early, contributing stories and... Read more
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Natasha Lester was presented the TAG Hungerford Award for fiction in Perth last week for her manuscript What is Left Over, After. Lester, who has... Read more
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Steve Braunias and Julian Novitz have been announced as joint winners of this year’s Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship. Each writer will receive a $20,000 grant,... Read more
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Merimbula Bookshop, an independent store on the far south coast of New South Wales, has been taken over this week by Michelle Delle Vergin and... Read more
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Companion of the Order of Australia for BandlerIn addition to several other industry figures recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list, author Faith Bandler... Read more
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Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Book Expo Canada cancelled UK book output up in 2008 Google... Read more
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In rights news this week: SALES FictionAnne Beilby at Text reports the sale of The Beginner’s Guide to Living (Lia Hills) to Motibo in Greece;... Read more
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‘The proponents of the current protectionist regime rely on inaccurate, often emotive arguments including the alleged number of Australian titled books produced in Australia. The... Read more
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Josie Rusher’s Robert Pattinson: True Love Never Dies comes in at number one in the Highest New Entries chart this week. For anyone unaware who... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: ‘Scribble’ – Canberra Young Readers’ and Writers’ Festival, Canberra, 6-7... Read more
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Australian author and photographer Jim Powe has died. His book Trains and Railways of Australia was released by New Holland in October last year.
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English historian and author Christopher Hibbert has died, aged 84. His books included The Destruction of Lord Raglan, George IV: Prince of Wales, 1762-1811 and... Read more
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Austrian writer Johannes M Simmel has died, aged 84. He was the author of The Stuff Dreams are Made Of and It Can’t Always Be... Read more
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