Close to 200 booksellers, publishers and authors attend 2016 Leading Edge conference
Ninety booksellers, 75 publishing representatives and 22 authors attended this year’s Leading Edge Books conference, which was held in Canberra from 27-28 May. Leading Edge Books group manager Galina Marinov...
HarperCollins, Avenue Bookstore and BooksPlus awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference
A number of awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Canberra on 28 May. HarperCollins was named Publisher of the Year from a shortlist that included...
Indie Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Leading Edge Books has announced the shortlists for the 2016 Indie Book Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction A Guide to Berlin (Gail Jones, Vintage) The Natural Way...
Leading Edge Books relaunches website
Leading Edge Books has relaunched its website www.indies.com.au. Among the features of the new website is a store location service to help customers find their nearest independent bookstore. The service...
‘The Bush’ wins Indie Book of the Year 2015
The Bush by Don Watson (Hamish Hamilton) has been named Indie Book of the Year at the 2015 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books in Sydney on 25 March.Watson also won...
Indie Awards 2015 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2015 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books, have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Fiction When the Night Comes (Favel Parrett, Hachette) Amnesia (Peter Carey,...
ABA and Leading Edge to hold ‘tandem’ conferences again in 2015
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books have confirmed they will hold their annual conferences ‘in tandem’ for a third year. The organisations announced they would hold their conferences...
Over 70 booksellers attend 2014 Leading Edge Books conference
Over 70 independent booksellers from across Australia attended this year’s Leading Edge Book conference, which was held in Melbourne from 16-18 May.‘New bookshop owners, fresh young enthusiasts and industry stalwarts...
A&U publisher of the year for fifth year at 2014 Leading Edge Books conference
A number of awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books conference in Melbourne on 17 May.Allen & Unwin was named Publisher of the Year for the fifth year...
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ wins Indie Book of the Year 2014
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (Vintage) has been named Indie Book of the Year at the 2014 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books in Sydney...
2014 Leading Edge Books Conference: guest speakers announced; registrations open
The 2014 Leading Edge Books Conference, to be held at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne from 16-17 May, will feature a keynote address by Simon Dell, managing director of marketing agency...
Indie Awards 2014 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2014 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books, have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are:Fiction Barracuda (Christos Tsiolkas, A&U) Coal Creek (Alex Miller, A&U)...
Leading Edge Books Conference 2013
Eighty booksellers from around 50 bookshops attended this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference, which was held at the Hilton Adelaide from 14-16 June. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, LEB shared its...
A&U named Publisher of the Year at Leading Edge Conference; Avenue Bookstore, BooksPlus win bookselling awards
Allen & Unwin was named Publisher of the Year at the 2013 Leading Edge Books Conference in Adelaide on 15 June, the fourth year running that the publisher has received...
Leading Edge Books conference program announced
Leading Edge Books (LEB) has announced a number of sessions and participating authors for its annual conference, to be held from 14-16 June at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide. Registrations...
‘The Light between Oceans’ wins Indie Book of the Year
The Light between Oceans by M L Stedman (Vintage) has been named Indie Book of the Year at the 2013 Independent Booksellers of Australia Awards, presented at Berkelouw Bookstore in...
Indie Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2013 Australian Independent Bookseller Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Nine Days (Toni Jordan, Text) Lost Voices (Christopher Koch, Fourth...
Staff changes at Leading Edge Books
Following the departure of Simon Milne in November 2012, George Papadopoulos has been appointed general manager of the Leading Edge Books group, adding to his responsibilities as general manager of...
Leading Edge Books NZ to close in December
Leading Edge Books has announced that it will close its New Zealand Books Group at the end of the year. Leading Edge Books general manager Simon Milne said in a...
Milne to join HarperCollins
Simon Milne will finish in his roles of Leading Edge Books general manager and Leading Edge Group marketing and communications manager on 9 November. Milne is leaving the roles to join HarperCollins...