To say The Childhood of Jesus is a highly anticipated novel is an understatement; there has already been talk that it will bring J M... Read more
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Bailey’s family has not had a good year. After her father’s accidental death, her sister has started drinking, her brother won’t take off his Batman... Read more
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The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) Conference will this year be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 12-15 March. This is the... Read more
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The Australian Book Review (ABR) is seeking proposals for its eighth fellowship. The ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship is worth $5000 and is for an... Read more
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The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched a new service to offer its members advice about US tax issues. Similar to the ASA’s new... Read more
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Penguin Australia has released two new cooking apps, creating a series of ‘Best of’ cooking apps based on recipes from its Lantern cookbook authors. The... Read more
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Sydney writer Persephone Nicholas has won this year’s National Seniors Literary Prize for her novel Burned. The National Seniors Literary Prize is sponsored by Random House... Read more
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The program for the 2013 Somerset Celebration of Literature, to be held between 13 and 15 March on the Gold Coast in Queensland, has been... Read more
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Valentine’s Day on 14 February has been renamed ‘Library Lovers’ Day’ by a number of libraries around Australia. The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley in... Read more
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SLNSW artefacts to travel to regional NSW Artefacts relating to British settlement of Australia will travel to primary schools in regional New South Wales this... Read more
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Patterson remains most borrowed author at UK public libraries James Patterson has topped the most borrowed author list at UK public libraries for the sixth... Read more
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A number of new libraries in Australia have recently opened, while others are under construction or awaiting construction. In Byron Bay, NSW, a new $3.75 million library has now... Read more
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Geelong Regional Library announces chair and deputy chair The Geelong Regional Library Corporation has announced its chair and deputy chair following an election. Andy Richards of the... Read more
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Hamilton libraries’ borrowing rates plummet following controversial new fees In New Zealand, borrowing and reservation numbers at Hamilton’s five suburban libraries and city library have... Read more
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The State Library of Victoria (SLV) will offer four one-off fellowships as part of its Dome Centenary celebrations, the library said in a statement. The... Read more
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The American Library Association held its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington, from 25-29 January. Patricia Genet, managing director of ALS Library Services, reports on some... Read more
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In Australia, males aged under 35 are the most likely to have bought an ebook in the past six months, with adult fiction representing 50%... Read more
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The choice between digital and printed proofs is dividing booksellers, according to Books+Publishing’s latest Talkback column. Gleebooks’ David Gaunt and Dymocks Adelaide’s Mandy Macky both... Read more
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Former Books+Publishing publisher Tim Coronel has been appointed editor of Metro and Screen Education magazines at the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). (See classifieds.)
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Former Pages & Pages bookseller Amelia Lush has joined Sydney bookshop Better Read Than Dead as the children’s book buyer. Lush replaces Amelia Vahtrick, who... Read more
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At Parragon Publishing Australasia, sales and marketing manager for Australia and New Zealand Darren Busuttil has replaced Ian Ashmore as managing director. Heath McAveney has... Read more
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Rolf Wilkens, managing director of the Swinburne University Bookshop in Melbourne, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association Committee of Management, replacing Jane Caton, who retired... Read more
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The Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) professional development are open for bookings. Industry Induction Course supported by Copyright Agency Introduction to Australian Book Publishing: Creating a... Read more
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Australian Publishers Association (APA) professional development sessions include: Metadata Magic: The Essentials with Gavin King: Tuesday 26 February (Sydney) A half day ‘essentials’ seminar which will... Read more
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The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will present a one-day workshop on structural editing: fiction with Nicola O’Shea, on Friday 15 March. Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm... Read more
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Former Books+Publishing publisher Tim Coronel has been appointed editor of Metro and Screen Education magazines at the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). He can be contacted at magazines@atom.org.au, tel (03) 9525-5302 or PO Box 2040, St Kilda West, Victoria 3182. Publishers and distributors are encouraged to send advance info and/or review copies of books related to film, TV, radio and new media to the above address.
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Capricorn Link is thrilled to announce that we have been appointed as the Australian distributor for Interweave Books, ISBN prefix 978159668. A comprehensive list of titles is available on our website or by contacting our customer service team. Previously distributed by Keith Ainsworth.
Contact Details Name: Customer Service Phone: (02) 4560-1600 Fax: (02) 4560-1600 FREE Fax: (02) 4577-5288 Email: service@capricornlink.com.au URL: www.capricornlink.com.au
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ACP Books, publisher of The Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook range has had a change of ownership and subsequent name change. Effective 1 January 2013 our titles will be published under the imprint of Bauer Media Books.
Our trade titles will continue to be distributed by Random House Australia.
Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/awwcookbooks.
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