In his third novel, Richard Beasley tells a ‘rites of passage’ story from the perspective of the child while the adult lurks in the background.... Read more |
I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of Nell, a journalist in Perth during World War II. Although Nell generally covers ‘women’s business’ for a tabloid paper,... Read more |
Island magazine has announced that it will publish a new essay series in partnership with the University of Tasmania’s Inglis Clark Centre for Civil Society.... Read more |
The program for this year’s Eye of the Storm festival, to be held in Alice Springs from 25-28 April, has been announced. This year’s festival will... Read more |
The Melbourne Literary Salon, an informal monthly gathering for ‘all who work with books and stories’, will hold its first event on Tuesday 26 March. Organised... Read more |
Fairfax’s annual guides to low-cost dining, The Age Cheap Eats and Sydney Everyday Eats, have been rebranded as ‘Good Food Under $30’. The Age Good... Read more |
PMP, the parent company of book printer Griffin Press, cut 180 full-time Australian jobs in the first half of the 2013 financial year as part of... Read more |
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced that its 2013 Book Design Awards will include a new award for cookbooks, which will be sponsored... Read more |
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the recipients of its 2012-13 mentorships for unpublished authors and illustrators. Twelve applicants have been selected for... Read more |
Construction underway on new University of Southern Queensland library Construction on the new University of Southern Queensland library has commenced, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. The... Read more |
American Library Association honours internet activist Aaron Swartz In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has posthumously awarded the 2013 James Madison Award to... Read more |
The Federal Government has announced that it will make changes to the Copyright Act 1968 to extend the current legal deposit arrangements to cover ‘digitally... Read more |
An Australian library service has topped ebook distributor OverDrive’s list of the fastest-growing ebook lenders in 2012. Australia’s Moreton Bay Region Libaries in Queensland topped the list... Read more |
US National Archives to help with national digital library project In the US, the National Archives will help launch a pilot project to create... Read more |
Bendigo Regional Archives Centre wins IPAA Award The winners of the Institute for Public Administration Australia’s 2012 Awards for Excellence have been announced, with the... Read more |
The Rockdale City Council in New South Wales will proceed with plans to build a new $16 million library, reports the St George & Sutherland... Read more |
The Upper Murray Regional Library (UMRL), a cross-border organisation that provides library services in north east Victoria and southern New South Wales, will close at... Read more |
‘You’re not designing something competing for attention on a shelf. Instead it’s in a sidebar or on a homepage competing with content or ads, so... Read more |
Publishers regularly extol the virtues of POD and short-run digital printing, but what are some practical examples of their benefits? Sophy Williams from Black Inc.,... Read more |
Island magazine has moved into new premises in Hobart. The magazine’s new address is: PO Box 4703, Bathurst Street Post Office, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000. The... Read more |
Catherine McInnis has been appointed deputy editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin. McInnis, who also works for Melbourne University Publishing in the role of digital... Read more |
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) nominations are open. Entries for the 2013 ABIAs are now open for one more week. Nominations can be made on the website here.... Read more |
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will hold a workshop on editing scientific, technical and medical documents, to be presented by Dr Greg Heard. For anyone who... Read more |
Australian Publishers Association (APA) professional development sessions are open for booking: Excellent eBooks : The Essentials with Sarah Fletcher and Natalie Costa Bir. Melbourne: Tuesday... Read more |
The Society of Editors (NSW) Inc is holding an April meeting with barrister Richard Potter on legal issues for editors. Richard Potter practised law in England for nine years before... Read more |
Entries for the 2013 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) are now open. Nomations can be made on the website here. All entries must be submitted via the Awards... Read more |
Australian Publsihers Association (APA) professional development March and April workshops: Introduction to Australian Book Publishing: creating a book One week away, last chance to book!... Read more |
Booksellers! The first-ever Stella Prize shortlist was announced earlier today. To help you promote these six wonderful books by Australian women, the Stella Prize has beautiful posters, bookmarks and stickers available. To request Stella Prize shortlist marketing material, please contact marketing co-ordinator Sarina Gale: sarina@thestellaprize.com.au.
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 Calling all book retail staff! Tell us your favourite books from last year and be in the draw to win an iPad Mini!
Get Reading! is looking for the next 50 Books You Can’t Put Down, and we’d love some input from book retailer staff.
To be in the draw to win an iPad Mini, with Wi-Fi and 32GB, visit www.getreading.com.au/bookstores. The login password is ‘bookseller’, and there you’ll be able to enter your details and list the 5 titles you most loved reading or selling in the past year.
All staff from book retail outlets can enter and you have until the 22nd of March to enter, so spread the word!
Your nominations will be passed on to the Get Reading! guide selection panel and will be considered alongside nominations from publishing companies.
For your chance to win, register and enter NOW at getreading.com.au
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