Michael Palin drew on his memories of family holidays in grey, provincial seaside resorts to write the screenplay for East of Ipswich, a coming of... Read more
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Last year, Rosemary’s Romance Books in Brisbane won the Romance Writers of America Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award. Owner Rosemary Potter wrote a... Read more
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As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin, the shortlisted titles for the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced by the Minister for... Read more
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The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has recommended a minimum ebook royalty for authors of 35% of the publisher’s net receipts. The recommendation is contained... Read more
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Following the resignation of long-time festival director Rose Wight, Adelaide Writers’ Week will be ‘conducting an international search’ for a replacement, according to festival chief... Read more
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The program for this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 27 August to 5 September 2010, has been launched. The festival’s first keynote address... Read more
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Melbourne-based electronic goods company Kogan Technologies has announced it will sell its branded ereader for $189. Kogan communications manager Vuki Vujasinovic told the Weekly Book... Read more
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Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has announced the appointment of the Age A2 editor Sally Heath as an associate publisher. Heath, who will take up the... Read more
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Heather Dyer has sold Domain Books in Melbourne to former staff member Cathy Durack. Durack, who worked at the store for several years, has brought... Read more
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The third Reader’s Feast Crime and Justice Festival was held over the weekend from 16 to 18 July at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne. Festival... Read more
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AussieCon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, which runs from 2 to 6 September in Melbourne, has announced the winners of the ‘Make Ready’... Read more
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HarperCollins gives $30,000 to Indigenous Literacy ProjectHarperCollins staff have raised funds for the Indigenous Literacy Project, through multiple charitable events, raising a total of $30,000. HarperCollins CEO... Read more
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Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: ‘The trouble with Amazon’ #dearpublisher has Twitter atwitter... Read more
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On the blog this week, Doris Mousdale reviews The Crime of Huey Dunstan (James McNeish, Text), Rachel Wilson reviews Spinning Out (Christine Darcas, Hachette Australia)... Read more
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In rights news this week: Sales Nonfiction–Black Inc. has sold The Shortest History of Europe (John Hirst) to RIPOL Classic (Russia) and Shanghai BBT (simplified... Read more
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July Deborah Abela, Random House (Grimsdon) Ayaan Hirsi Ali, HarperCollins (Nomad: A Personal Journey through the Clash of Civilizations) Blanche d’Alpuget, MUP (Robert J. Hawke)Joe... Read more
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‘If the publisher’s split is a weak one, favouring the online retailer, that is not the author’s problem. Authors should not be expected to compensate... Read more
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Performing arts college Dother Hall is not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting, but once her mates turn up and they start their summer... Read more
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Blanche d’Alpuget’s Hawke: The Prime Minister (MUP) sits at number one on the most mentioned chart this week. The release of this book coincides with... Read more
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Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: PANZ Book Design Awards 2010 winners announced: 22 July Inscribe... Read more
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Melbourne fiction writer, academic and critic Laurie Clancy has died. Association for the Study of Australian Literature writes: ‘Clancy’s first novel was A Collapsible Man... Read more
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Climate scientist and author Stephen Schneider has died, aged 65. A Stanford professor since 1992, he wrote several influential books on climate change in the... Read more
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