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From the Weekly Book Newsletter10th Mar 2010, No. 1922 Archives
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Giveaway for subscribers--free film tickets!
Thanks to Murdoch Books and Rialto Distribution the Weekly Book Newsletter is giving you a chance to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the bestselling book by Stieg Larsson. We have 20 dou...
Published: 10/03/2010
Inside the current issue: the pick of Mother's Day titles
The April issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine reached subscribers last week. As well as reviews of 45 as-yet-unpublished Australian and New Zealand titles, the latest news and author Q+As wit...
Published: 10/03/2010
Neil to join REDgroup
Current Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Malcolm Neil is to take up the role of group communications manager at REDgroup Retail. 'The [ABA] Board would like to congratulate Malcolm o...
Published: 10/03/2010
A&U named publisher of the year at Leading Edge Books conference
Allen & Unwin won this year's publisher of year crown at the Leading Edge Books conference last weekend in Hobart. Also recognised at the conference gala dinner were Pages & Pages in Mosm...
Published: 10/03/2010
National Curriculum Draft Released Online
An interactive draft of the national curriculum has been released online by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), covering kindergarten to year 10 classes of English, m...
Published: 10/03/2010
Apple confirms iPad will ship to Australia in April; 'iBooks' launch will follow
Apple has confirmed that its new iPad device will be available in Australia in late April. The iPad will be available in wifi and wifi+3G models, with pricing to be announced in April. It will a...
Published: 10/03/2010
Authors protest China's decision to deny Dessaix visa as Australian Writers Week kicks off
More than 90 people, including writers JM Coetzee, Tom Keneally, Christos Tsiolkas and Tim Flannery, have signed a letter organised by authors Charlotte Wood and Michelle de Kretser protesting China's...
Published: 10/03/2010
HarperCollins launches PoD program
HarperCollins Australia has launched a Print on Demand (PoD) program. The publisher launched with a list of 140 books on 8 March, with more to be added in future. HarperCollins publishing direct...
Published: 10/03/2010
Nowra, Naperstek under fire for Greer essay
The publication of a highly critical essay by Louis Nowra on Germaine Greer and her classic book The Female Eunuch has provoked strong criticism from many for its attitude to Greer (notably, from Hele...
Published: 10/03/2010
New-look Books Alive announces 'Get Reading' ambassadors
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the 10 new author ambassadors for the renamed Books Alive campaign ‘Get Reading'. ‘Alex Miller, Christos Tsiolkas, Craig Silvey, Nick Earls,...
Published: 10/03/2010
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