Thanks to Madman Entertainment, the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving away three prize packs containing a Stephen Fry in America on DVD and a copy of the... Read more
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Carmel Bird’s latest novel Child of the Twilight (Fourth Estate) has hit the shelves. You can read a Q+A with Bird (page 45) and a... Read more
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After many months of speculation, Apple has finally announced the release of its ‘tablet’ computer/ereader, to be called the iPad. The iPad resembles a larger... Read more
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Angus & Robertson will have a ‘print on demand solution’ on its website in the next six months, following the removal of the chain’s Espresso... Read more
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Several members of the Australian book industry were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours. Among them were author and poet Peter Goldsworthy, who received the Member of the Order... Read more
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Registrations for the 2010 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held from 11 to 13 July in Brisbane, have opened. The 86th ABA Conference... Read more
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The winners of this year’s Aurealis Awards for the best science-fiction, fantasy and horror titles in Australia, have been announced. The 14th annual Aurealis Awards... Read more
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The first year-on-year analysis of New Zealand book sales in December using Nielsen BookScan data has revealed a drop in volume and a rise in... Read more
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The Northern Territory Writers’ Centre has announced the shortlist for the 2010 Territory Read NT Book of the Year. The titles shortlisted for the award,... Read more
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University of Western Australia (UWA) Publishing has announced the appointment of former Text Publishing senior editor Melanie Ostell as publisher. Ostell, who will fill the... Read more
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The deadline for authors to opt out of the revised Google Settlement, to opt in if they previously opted out of the original settlement, or... Read more
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New Zealand’s Margaret Mahy Medal for 2010 has been awarded to Dunedin publisher Barbara Larson by children’s literature organisation Storylines. The award recognises Larson’s contribution... Read more
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Madman Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Diamond Book Distributors (DBD), a division of Diamond Comic Distributors, in Australian and New Zealand. Under the agreement... Read more
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) is placing thousands of ebooks online, available for Australian institutions in March. The Cambridge Books Online (CBO) system will initially hold... Read more
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Lonely Planet has announced that the publication of the 15th edition of its Australia guide will officially be the publisher’s 100 millionth guidebook in print.... Read more
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Authors appear on ‘Australian Legends’ stampsSeveral Australian authors are to appear on 55c stamps in the latest ‘Australian Legends’ set of Australia Post stamps, released... Read more
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Among the international booktrade stories recently added to our Around the World blog: IPA copyright symposium in Abu Dhabi McEwan, Amis & Beevor sign direct... Read more
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Children’s author Anthony Horowitz (Walker Books) has cancelled his upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand in May due to work commitments. Authors on tour... Read more
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‘They could have tried harder’–Lee Tulloch on Australia Post’s decision to include only one female Australian author (Colleen McCulloch) in its new ‘Australian Legends’ stamp... Read more
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is still popular with book-buying folk after Christmas and is top of the Bestsellers chart this... Read more
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Elizabeth Gilbert had far and away the most mentions in this week’s media. Her new title Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace with Marriage picks up... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Taipei International Book Exhibition 2010, 27 January-1 February Closing date... Read more
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American crime novelist Robert B Parker has died, aged 77. Parker was best known for his ‘Spenser’ novels, which feature a wise-cracking Boston private investigator.
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