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In the tradition of the great screwball comedies of the 50s and 60s comes Toni Jordan’s Fall Girl, a sparkling, sexy read to follow her... Read more |
A new report prepared for the Literature Board of the Australia Council of the Arts by researchers at the Writing and Society Research Group at... Read more |
The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement were announced in Wellington last week. Joy Cowley was awarded the prize... Read more |
Melbourne University Publishing has announced that Sophie Cunningham, editor of the literary journal Meanjin, will not continue in the role after her current contract expires... Read more |
Pearson Australia Group has announced that it will relocate its Melbourne operations in April 2012. Pearson Australia Group, which includes Pearson Australia and Penguin Australia,... Read more |
Danielle Benda has replaced Katherine Dorrington as program manager of the Perth Writers’ Festival. Benda has been appointed until March 2012 to manage the 2011... Read more |
The longlist for the 2010 Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book was announced on 20 October. The longlisted titles are: Changing Stations: The Story of... Read more |
Customised printing company ReadHowYouWant has formed partnerships with several New Zealand publishers to provide Large Print titles. The Australian company will work with NZ publishers... Read more |
Australian publisher Steve Parish Publishing has announced that it has entered into a partnership with software company Brisware Pty Ltd to produce a range of... Read more |
The announcement by the NSW Government this month that Easter Sunday will be a public holiday from 2011 has received a mixed response from booksellers and... Read more |
River Tales Bookshop in WA for saleThe River Tales Bookshop in Margaret River, Western Australia is for sale. The owners of the independent bookstore, which is... Read more |
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: B&N announces colour Nook ereader Random signs Rushdie... Read more |
On the Fancy Goods blog this week, Lyndal More reviews MacRobertsonland (Jill Robertson, Arcade Publications), Chris McDonough speaks to Trent Jamieson about the second book... Read more |
In rights news this week: SalesFiction—Fremantle Press has sold Kim Scott’s debut novel True Country to Germany (Araki Verlag). Jenny Darling & Associates has sold... Read more |
OctoberIan Britain, Text (Donald Friend Diaries)Brendan Cowell, Pan Macmillan (How It Feels)Michael Chugg, Pan Macmillan (Hey, You in the Black Shirt)Sally Dingo, Hachette (Unsung Ordinary... Read more |
‘Penguin has a multimillion-dollar annual turnover and can afford to take risks and make some mistakes–the taxpayer should have no role in that’–Penguin Australia publishing... Read more |
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Sugar and Spice (HarperCollins), American reality TV star Lauren Conrad’s third instalment of the ‘L.A. Candy’ series is top of the highest new entries chart... Read more |
The wait for the release of ex-Prime Minister John Howard’s memoir is over. Lazarus Rising (HaperCollins) has hit the shelves and the controversy has hit... Read more |
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: The 6th Annual World Matters Festival 2010: 27 & 29-30... Read more |
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Eva Ibbotson, award-winning author of romance novels and children’s books, including the recently released children’s book The Ogre of Oglefort (Macmillan), has died, aged 85.
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Robert Katz, author and screenwriter who wrote many books based on 20th century Italian history, including the book Death in Rome, has died, aged 77.
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