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Hardie Grant Egmont acquires Little Hare Books

Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has announced it has agreed to purchase children's publisher Little Hare Books (LHB).  ‘We have always been fans of Little Hare, we like what they publish and we l...
Published: 05/02/2010

'Van Diemen's Land' giveaway

Thanks to Madman Entertainment the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving away five copies of Van Diemen's Land on DVD.  Van Diemen's Land is the true story of Australia's most notorious convict, Alexa...
Published: 02/02/2010

Authors on tour

February Patrick Ness, Walker Books (Monsters of Men)Katherine Howell, Macmillan (Cold Justice)Michael Goldfarb, Scribe (Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto led to Revolution an...
Published: 01/02/2010

Giveaway--five signed copies of 'Van Diemen's Land'

Thanks to Madman Entertainment, the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving away five copies of Van Diemen's Land on DVD, signed by director Jonathan auf der Heide. Van Diemen's Land is the true st...
Published: 03/02/2010

Inside the latest issue: Wendy James on sisters

Did you know Rebecca James, author of the highly anticipated debut Beautiful Malice, is the sister of author Wendy James? Read what Wendy has to say about siblings and her latest book Where Have ...
Published: 03/02/2010

White, Hazzard in running for 'Lost' Man Booker Prize

Novels by Australian authors Patrick White and Shirley Hazzard are among those in the running for a new Man Booker Prize. The Lost Man Booker Prize, announced on 1 February, is a one-off prize to...
Published: 03/02/2010

CAL Scribe Fiction Prize

The shortlist for the inaugural CAL Scribe Fiction Prize has been announced by judges Kerryn Goldsworthy, Mark Rubbo and Aviva Tuffield.  The shortlisted manuscripts, chosen from 534 entries...
Published: 03/02/2010

Moorhouse to boycott China tour

Australian author Frank Moorhouse has announced he will boycott a writers' tour of China in protest against the imprisonment of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo.  The tour, which has been funded by...
Published: 03/02/2010
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Jobs

Commissioning Editor/Associate Publisher, Pymble, NSW

Commissioning Editor/Associate Publisher  HarperCollins Publishers is seeking an experienced  commissioning editor or associate publisher to join its highly successful nonfiction team.  ...

Sponsoring Media Editor, Frenchs Forest, Sydney

Educating millions of people worldwide, Pearson is the global leader in integrated publishing, with such renowned brands as Prentice Hall, NCS Pearson, Financial Times, Penguin, DK and many ...

Marketing & Events Assistant, Carlton, VIC

We are seeking to appoint a new marketing assistant. Reporting to our marketing manager, and based out of our Elgin Street offices in Carlton, this full time position offers competitive remuneration a...
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Classifieds

Harlequin Enterprises - confirmation of bookstore distribution change

Harlequin Enterprises and Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) would like to confirm that, effective from 1 March 2010, HEDS will commence distribution of all Harlequin titles to book-tra...

A picture sells a thousand words

Would you buy a product over the internet without first seeing what it looks like? Publishers, if you want your books to sell to retailers, libraries and consumers globally, it is vital you submit qua...

Cengage Learning Fast Track order service for TAFE and Campus Booksellers

Cengage Learning Australia will be offering a Fast Track order service for TAFE and Campus booksellers top up orders.  The service is available from Monday 8 February 2010 to Friday 26 March 2010...
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MOves / Personnel Changes

Amanda Lucas joins HarperCollins

Amanda Lucas has joined HarperCollins as associate publisher. She starts on 8 February and reports to head of nonfiction Sandy Weir (see Classified). ...

Michael Moynahan joins HarperCollins India board

Michael Moynahan, chief executive officer of HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand, will join the Board of Directors of HarperCollins India (see Classified)....
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Notices

Registrations open--86th ABA Conference & Trade Exhibition: Connecting the Industry

11-13 July, 2010Hilton Brisbane  Year on year the ABA Conference and trade exhibition delivers a program of informative and insightful sessions with industry leaders from across Australia and aro...

Victorian Writers Centre workshop

Hook a Publisher with a Great Proposal--masterclass with Sheila Hollingworth  Weekend Masterclass: Getting your book published requires more than great writing - you also need to know how the pub...
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Top 15 Bestsellers

Week ending Sat. 30 Jan 2010

1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Quercus
$24.95, ISBN 9781847245458
2 The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson, Quercus
$24.95, ISBN 9781906694180
3 The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Bantam
$49.95, ISBN 9780593054277
4 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Stieg Larsson, Maclehose
$32.95, ISBN 9781906694173
5 Underbelly:The Golden Mile
John Silvester & Andrew Rule, Floradale Press
$24.99, ISBN 9780980697100
6 Worst Case
James Patterson, Century
$32.95, ISBN 9781846054716
7 Breaking Dawn (Red-Edged)
Stephenie Meyer, Hachette
$22.99, ISBN 9781905654307
8 The Lovely Bones (Film Tie In)
Alice Sebold, Picador
$22.99, ISBN 9780330457729
9 Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Bloomsbury
$32.99, ISBN 9781408805763
10 Eclipse (Red-Edged)
Stephenie Meyer, Hachette
$22.99, ISBN 9781904233916

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