The popularity of Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’ series has recently been rubbing off on repackaged classic Wuthering Heights in the UK, but local publishers have been... Read more |
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) is the winner of the ₤5000 (A$8,250) best first book award in this year’s Commonwealth Writers Prize. Solo... Read more |
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on Friday, Federal Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr has announced the membership and terms of reference... Read more |
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on Friday, this year’s Sydney Writers Festival program has been announced, along with a $151,500 increase... Read more |
UK-based online book retailer The Book Depository has launched an ebooks catalogue, including a quarter of a million titles that can be purchased by Australian... Read more |
The University of Melbourne launched its Custom Book Centre last week. The Centre is a joint venture between the Melbourne University Bookshop and the university’s... Read more |
Penguin pulped 7000 copies of the Pasta Bible (ISBN 9780143011071) earlier this month due to a typo that could be considered offensive. Sally Bateman general manager... Read more |
Marzipan and Magnolias by first-time author Elizabeth Lancaster is the winner of the inaugural Finch Publishing memoir prize. Lancaster’s manuscript was chosen from 75 manuscripts... Read more |
The Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year’s ‘Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay’. The shortlisted works are: ‘The Shadow on the... Read more |
The nominees for the 2010 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards have been announced. Awards will be presented to winners on 3 May at... Read more |
ABA Conference program releasedThe Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has launched the full program guide for its 2010 national conference. The 86th ABA Conference & Trade... Read more |
Among the international booktrade stories added to the Around the World blog in the past week: Pulitzer Prize winners IMPAC shortlist Shatzkin: 25% of all... Read more |
New posts on our Fancy Goods blog this week include: Review of Ten Hail Marys (Kate Howarth, UQP): ‘Howarth is a natural storyteller, combining powerfully... Read more |
April Anthony Puttee, Sid Harta (Dream Raider: A Johnny Marsh Adventure)Carole Wilkinson, Black Dog Books (‘Dragonkeeper’ and ‘Ramose’ series)Chris Bryett, A&U (Over The Top)Clive Small,... Read more |
‘A non-US publisher will be able to reach half the US market without needing an operation of any kind in the States. This is a... Read more |
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Jodi Picoult’s novel House Rules (Allen & Unwin), about a teenager with Asperger’s arrested for murder, remains at number one on the bestseller chart. Number... Read more |
Yann Martel, author of Booker prize-winning novel The Life of Pi (Canongate), is back with Beatrice and Virgil (Text), again about a man on a... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Closing date for Bayside Writing competition 15 April 2010 Closing... Read more |
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Children’s literary critic Jill Midolo has died, aged 62. Ms Midolo acted as a judge for the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Awards... Read more |
British children’s author William Mayne has died aged 82. The Guardian called him ‘one of the most highly regarded writers of the postwar "golden age"... Read more |
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