Books Alive author tours
Twenty authors will participate in nearly 100 public events during this year's Books Alive campaign, starting on 25 July. ‘It is particularly exciting to have such a large contingent of Australian...
FitzSimons ‘Books Alive’ tour dates announced
Books Alive ambassador for 2007 Peter FitzSimons will hit the road throughout July and August to talk about his new book, The Ballad of Les Darcy, which is available for...
Books Alive deadline looms
Books Alive has issued a reminder to booksellers and libraries that orders and marketing initiative submissions close soon.All book orders and marketing initiative submissions must reach Books Alive by Friday 27...
Peter Fitzsimons named as Books Alive ambassador
Books Alive has announced that Peter FitzSimons will be the ambassador for its fifth national campaign, running from Wednesday 25 July to Friday 31 August.FitzSimons' new book, The Ballad of...
Books Alive 2006 a success
The 2006 Books Alive campaign has been hailed a success by its organisers, with the 50 featured books selling over 15% more copies than the 2005 selection, and market research...
Books Alive 2007 title nominations open
Booksellers, publishers and authors have been formally invited to nominate titles for consideration in the 2007 Books Alive Great Read Guide by the campaign's organisers. ‘Books Alive is keen to see...
Books Alive: sales up ‘in excess of 15%’
The 2006 Books Alive campaign finished on 31 August, and ‘initial Books Alive 2006 sales figures indicate strong double-digit growth on last year, in excess of 15 percent,' according to...
Books Alive, alive!
The ABIA awards dinner last week also saw the official launch of the 2006 Books Alive campaign by Senator Rod Kemp, the Minister for Arts and Sport.The distribution of 2.5...
Prize night
The Australian publishing industry held its annual awards night in Sydney on Wednesday night, the debut of the Australian Book Industry Academy (ABIA) as the peak body for judging the...
Books Alive kicks off!
The 2006 Books Alive campaign kicked off in bookshops and libraries around Australia on Wednesday 26 July and was officially launched in Sydney at the ABIA dinner by the Minister for the...
Books Alive 2006 raring to go
Books Alive project director Brett Osmond addressed the ABA conference on Sunday, outlining the details of this year's campaign.The campaign is set to begin on 26 July, running through until...