RMIT, CAL announce inaugural WrICE fellows
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the Copyright Agency (CAL)’s Cultural Fund have announced a new Asia-Pacific fellowship program for Australian writers. As part of the inaugural Writers...
International Library News
November LibraryReads list released In the US, LibraryReads has released its November list, a monthly ‘top 10’ of forthcoming adult books compiled by librarians across the country. Bellman & Black...
Australian Arts in Asia Awards winners announced
The winners for the Federal Government’s inaugural Australian Arts in Asia Awards have been announced, with book-related winners in two of the categories. James Aitchison won the Literature category for his...
Inaugural Australian Arts in Asia Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the Federal Government’s inaugural Australian Arts in Asia Awards have been announced. The finalists in the literature category and the countries they have been nominated for are:...
Interview with Benjamin Law on ‘Gaysia’
Benjamin Law tells Andrew Wrathall about his new book of adventure gonzo-ish journalism, which explores queer culture in Asia. (See our review here.) While some dry academic books have been...
Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize was announced on 10 January. The shortlisted titles are:The Wandering Falcon (Jamil Ahmad, Pakistan, Hamish Hamilton)Rebirth (Jahnavi Barua, India, Penguin)The Sly...
BOOK REVIEW: Tell Them to Get Lost (Brian Thacker, William Heinemann)
The gimmick behind Brian Thacker’s travel tale Tell Them to Get Lost is that his journey is inspired—and guided—by South East Asia on a Shoestring, the first guidebook by Lonely...
Earls to head Queensland Writers Showcase in Taipei
Author Nick Earls will spearhead a new push to sell more Queensland-authored books in the growing Asian market.Earls has been named as the face of the Queensland Writers Showcase at...
Chinese author wins first Man Asia prize
Chinese author Jiang Rong has been named as the winner of the inaugural Man Asia Literary Prize for his novel Wolf Totem (Penguin).The Man Asia prize, worth $10,000, intends to...
Kolkata Book Fair in chaos, but Aussie guests still feature
The Kolkata (Calcutta) Book Fair--India's largest international booktrade event--is in chaos after organisers were forced to reorganise this year's fair at the last moment when it lost its venue due...
Aussies special guests at Kolkata Book Fair
Australia will be the Focus Country at the 2007 Kolkata (formerly ‘Calcutta') Book Fair.Eleven Australian authors will participate in events at the Kolkata fair, to be held from 31 January...
Jose to judge new Man Asian prize
Australian author Nicholas Jose has been chosen as a judge of the new Man Asian Literary Prize, along with US-based writer Andre Aciman and former Canadian governor-general Adrienne Clarkson. The...
Gourmand awards go to China
One party invitation that rarely gets jettisoned during the Frankfurt Book Fair is that for the annual Gourmand magazine party at the sumptuous Casino Villa Bon. While some were enduring...
Indian publishers ‘very happy’ with Frankfurt
Most Indian publishers attending the Frankfurt Book Fair as part of the Guest of Honour program this year were ‘very happy' with the amount of business being conducted, according to...
Chinese book market continues to grow
The Chinese book retail market grew by 9.2% in the past year, while February 2006 was China's largest month for book sales ever, according to figures presented by Zhu Jianhua...
India shows its potential at Frankfurt
This year's Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair is India, which today unveiled a major exhibition focused on its literature and cultural history. Coordinated by the National Book...
Armstrong to leave Macmillan; Gill promoted
Macmillan Publishers Australia has announced the resignation of Shane Armstrong as managing director of Macmillan Education Australia (MEA).After almost eight years with Macmillan, Armstrong is moving to Singapore to take...
New Asia imprint at Macmillan
Pan Macmillan has announced a new trade publishing division, Picador Asia. The imprint will aim to secure world rights to Asian titles to publish simultaneously in Asia, the UK, Australia and...
CUP acquires Indian distribution arm
Cambridge University Press (CUP) has agreed to acquire a 51% stake in the Delhi-based distributor and publisher Foundation Books, which will be renamed CUP India, reports the Bookseller.Foundation has been...
Australia invited to be guest of honour at Taipei
After the success of a picture book and artwork display at the 2006 Taipei Book Exhibition (TIBE) and at other venues in Taiwan, organised by Asialink, Books Illustrated and the...