Black Spring is a dark, gothic tale inspired by Wuthering Heights. In this fantasy version of 19th-century England, some people are born with magical powers.... Read more
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Pearson and Penguin will move to their new premises at 707 Collins Street, Melbourne in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct on 17 September. Pearson Australia currently has... Read more
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft guide for how the ACCC would inquire into pricing disputes between Australia Post and... Read more
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The Mary Martin Bookshop in Norwood, South Australia, closed on 4 August. Owners Sarita and Justin Chadwick opened the store and cafe, which were located... Read more
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The Australian Book Review (ABR) and the Copyright Agency Limited has announced that Matt Rubinstein has won first place in the 2012 Calibre Prize for... Read more
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Ebooks from Penguin Australia are now available through ebook platform Booki.sh, which is now owned by US-based ebook distributor OverDrive. A spokesperson for Penguin confirmed... Read more
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The chain of independent bookshops Your Bookshop has opened a fourth store. The new store, which opened in July, is located in Top Ryde in... Read more
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Embiggen Books, located in the QV building opposite the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, has won the QV’s annual retail award for best fitout.... Read more
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The Borders Australia online business has been rebranded and the new Bookworld website is now live. Among the features of the new site is a... Read more
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The peak legal authorities in Victoria have signed an agreement to work together to create a new 24-hour library for Victorian judges, magistrates, tribunal members and... Read more
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California libraries sign with Bilbary In the US, California State library service’s not-for-profit cooperative Califia has entered into an ebook referral agreement with ebook provider... Read more
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New library opens in regional Victoria The new Campaspe Regional Library in Echuca in regional Victoria was officially opened on 24 August. The Campaspe Shire... Read more
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The Telstra Foundation will partner with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation to roll out a new cyber safety program in Australia’s public library system next... Read more
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Review of Sheffield libraries underway In the UK, Sheffield City Council has launched a consultation process to examine the council’s 28 libraries as it looks... Read more
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What do Corrupted Classics, URL Love, BookCupid and Bogan Baby Names have in common? They’re all digital products being developed as part of HarperCollins’ Project... Read more
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Ian Webster will step down from his role as managing director of Universal Publishers in September, but will continue his involvement with Hardie Grant Publishing... Read more
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Tyson Mackenzie has finished in the role of exports and events manager at the Australian Publishers Association (APA). Mackenzie, who replaced Kathy Fulcher in the... Read more
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Jemma Birrell has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, replacing Chip Rolley, who finished in the role in August.... Read more
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Kate Ferguson has joined Bowker’s Australian office in the role of library sales executive. Ferguson is currently studying her librarianship and previously worked as a... Read more
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Catriona Ferguson has been appointed CEO of the New Zealand Book Council and will begin in the role on 24 September. (See news).
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Karin Pfaff, currently digital account manager at Murdoch Books, will join HarperCollins in the role of digital business executive on 27 August.
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The Indigenous Literacy Day will be held on Wednesday, 5 September. Booksellers, publishers, libraries and schools can register support on the Indigenous Literacy Foundation website... Read more
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Excellent eBooks – A ‘how to’ guide for production of quality eBooks, suitable for anyone involved in eBook/Digital content workflow. Wednesday 24 October, Melbourne, 9.30... Read more
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‘Primary publishing—perils, pleasures and perplexing possibilities’ Speaker: Sharon Dalgleish, Publisher at Primary Macmillan Education Date: Tuesday 4 September Time: 6.30 pm for 7pm Venue: Sydney... Read more
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Sharon Dalgleish, Publisher at Primary Macmillan Education discusses Primary publishing—perils, pleasures and perplexing possibilities. What do we do in primary educational publishing? How is it... Read more
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Pat Grant’s graphic novel Blue, which sold out soon after release in hardback, is now available in paperback. Described in The Australian as ‘a major achievement’, Grant’s exploration of Australian surf culture and the fear of foreigners, and his remarkable drawing style, make this an attractive and thought-provoking Christmas gift.
To order copies, please contact NewSouth Books. E: orders@tldistribution.com.au, Ph: (02) 8778-9999
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Kate Ferguson has been appointed Library Sales Executive at Bowker Australia’s St Kilda Road Office. Kate is currently studying her librarianship and previously worked as a Customer Service Operations Coordinator for DA Information Services in Mitcham Victoria. Kate can be contacted via email at kate.ferguson@bowker.com or via phone: (03) 8517-8365 or 0427-962-366.
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Penguin Group (Australia) wish to advise customers about our upcoming move. Our new address details from 17 September will be: 707 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008 Phone and fax numbers will remain the same: Tel: +61 (3) 9811-2400, Fax: +61 (3) 9811-2620
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Gregory the Greedy Duck Author: Denise Volp ISBN: 9780987314208 RRP: $19.95 What happens when Gregory eats too many fries and cannot fly home? This is the story of the challenges he has to overcome to get home safely.
Distributor: Denise Volp Tel: 0419-701-807 Email: m_dvolp@bigpond.com
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Allen & Unwin congratulates its authors on a stellar result from the CBCA Awards 2012. Younger Readers Winner: Crow Country by Kate Constable Older Readers Winner: The Dead I Know (Scot Gardner) Honour Book: A Straight Line to My Heart (Bill Condon) Early Childhood Honour Book: That’s Not a Daffodil! (Elizabeth Honey) Picture Book of the Year Honour Book: The Dream of the Thylacine (Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks) Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Honour Book: The Little Refugee (Anh & Suzanne Do, illustrated by Bruce Whatley)
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Allen & Unwin would like to congratulate the shortlisted authors for The Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012. Primary Education Playground by Nadia Wheatley, Illustrated by Ken Searle Primary Student Resource: (Arts/Science/Humanities) The Little Refugee by Anh Do, Suzanne Do; Illustrated by Bruce Whatley The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in Melbourne on the 6th of September. The Australian Educational Publishing Awards celebrate excellence across all areas of educational publishing.
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Congratulations to Nick Bland and Freya Blackwood who won the CBCA Award for the Early Childhood category for their picture book, The Runaway Hug.
Congratulations also to Jackie French and Bruce Whatley for receiving the Honour Award for the Picture Book of the Year category for, Flood.
And to Sara Acton who won the Crichton Award for her picture book, Ben and Duck.
Compliments to our wonderful authors, illustrators and to the fabulous publishing team who continue to produce beautiful children’s books.
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