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Random Canada pulls out of Book Expo
Random House Canada has announced it won't attend next year's Book Expo Canada, the country's biggest booktrade event, 'because we feel the show is no longer effective in helping us promote and sell b...
Malouf wins Australia-Asia Literary prize; Buti wins WA Prem's prize
David Malouf's The Complete Stories (Random House) is the winner of the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award. The award, worth $110,000, was announced in Perth on Friday by Culture and Arts M...
Moynahan appointed CEO HarperCollins ANZ
HarperCollins has announced the appointment of Michael Moynahan as new CEO for Australia and New Zealand. Moynahan, currently managing director for Random House India and chairman of Random House New ...
Random House launches YouTube channel
Random House Australia has launched a YouTube channel with short book previews, teasers, author introductions and interviews. Random House marketing director Brett Osmond said the channel was about en...
Danes to publish book on Mohammed's wife
A Danish publisher will go ahead and publish Sherry Jones' novel The Jewel of Medina, which was dropped by Random in the US over fears of a backlash by Muslims.
'Morality clause' in children's book contracts
Concern is being expresses in children's writing circles in the UK about a new 'morality clause' being inserted into author contracts from Random House.
'Offensive' word to be removed from Jacqueline Wilson book
Random UK has agreed to replace 'twat' with 'twit' in future editions of Jacqueline Wilson's My Sister Jodie following complaints by three people. The book has sold 150,000 copies to date in the UK....
Book on Mohammed's wife dropped by Random US
Random House US has pulled The Jewel Of Medina, a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence". Random House deputy publisher Thomas P...
In brief
‘Mr Paparazzi' recalledPenguin has announced a recall of Mr Paparazzi by Darren Lyons (Viking, ISBN 9780670029563) due to ‘impending legal action' (see Classified). Melbourne writer ...
Is Peter Olsen about to leave Random US?
Press reports suggest that Peter Olsen, the CEO of Random House in the US, is about to step down.
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