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2012 Indie Awards shortlist announced

The shortlist for the 2012 Indie Awards has been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, HarperCollins)The Street Sweeper (Elliot Perlm...

Former A&R franchises in Bankstown, Merrylands rebrand; owners open third store

Two former Angus & Robertson (A&R) franchise stores in Sydney's south west are now operating as independent bookstores under the name Your Bookshop. The owners of the stores, located in Bankst...

A&U named publisher of the year at 2011 Leading Edge Books conference

Allen & Unwin has been voted publisher of the year by independent booksellers across the country for the second year in a row. The publisher received the honour at the 2011 Leading Edge Books ...

'The Happiest Refugee' wins 2011 Indie Award

The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do (A&U) has won the overall Book of the Year Award at this year's Indie Awards. Do's book, which also won the best nonfiction category, is the first nonfiction book to...

In Brief

Booksellers NZ providing updates on Christchurch bookstores Booksellers NZ is continuing to provide updates about member stores that were affected by the Christchurch earthquake in February ...

2011 Indie Awards shortlist announced

The shortlisted titles for this year's Indie Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction:Bereft (Chris Womersley, Scribe)Indelible Ink (Fiona McGregor, Scribe...

REDgroup: 20 former A&R franchises become independent, join Leading Edge

Twenty former Angus & Robertson (A&R) franchise stores are now trading as independent bookstores, with Leading Edge Books confirming to the Weekly Book Newsletter that the stores have joined t...

In brief

Allen & Unwin launches UK listAllen & Unwin will publish up to 12 titles a year on its new UK list, with sales and marketing to be provided by Atlantic Books and the UK-based publishers allian...

In brief

Leading Edge ConferenceThe Leading Edge Books National Conference will be held this weekend, 6-8 March, in Hobart. Over 80 independent booksellers will be attending, and many publishers and authors wi...

Milne appointed general manager at Leading Edge Books

Leading Edge Group has appointed Simon Milne as general manager of Leading Edge Books. Milne, former CEO of the Co-op Bookshops, replaces Jayne Wasmuth, who announced in November that she would leave ...
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