From the Weekly Book Newsletter3rd Feb 2010, No. 1917     Archives

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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

Secondary Sales Consultant - Schools Division, Sydney (South West)

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

Project Editor, Port Melbourne

Pearson Australia is seeking applications from enthusiastic and suitably experienced people to perform the critical role of project editor for the project editorial team within the schools division.&n...

Rights & Permissions Researcher, Melbourne, VIC

Leading the way in publishing, research and design, Oxford University Press Australia is committed to raising the publishing benchmark for high quality local titles. As Australia's oldest continuous e...
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Classifieds

New Children's Book

Show & Tell Publishing celebrates the release if its first picture book Toby and the Woolies . . . Where's the Fruit? (RRP $14.95) Supported by new technology (i.e.Twitter, iPhone App. and we...

Hardie Grant Books Congratulates Jane Kennedy

Hardie Grant Books congratulates Jane Kennedy on selling 16 000 copies of her fantastic book Fabulous Food, Minus the Boombah. Keep an eye on stock levels as this book continues to sell well and will ...

Ensure your local publications are listed with Nielsen BookData

Ensure the book trade knows where to place their order by providing accurate bibliographic data for your local publications. Electronic files (ONIX or Excel formats), new release sheets and cover imag...
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MOves / Personnel Changes

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)....

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). ...
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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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