Bestsellers this week2 July, 2009It's great to see a book from a relatively small publisher get top spot in the charts.
The Slap' wins booksellers' choice award24 June, 2009Christos Tsiolkas was announced on Monday night as the winner of the Nielsen BookData 2009 Booksellers' Choice Award for his multiple prize-winning novel The Slap (A&U).
What's Hot in the Media 23rd June 200923 June, 2009News of Tim Winton's Miles Franklin Award win for his novel Breath was strewn all over Australia's book pages and beyond at the weekend.
Winton wins fourth Miles Franklin award with 'Breath'19 June, 2009Tim Winton has won his fourth Miles Franklin Award with Breath (Penguin), which was tonight announced as the 2009 winner of the $42,000 prize.
Coalition for Cheaper Books: list demonstrates 'ludicrous impact' of PIRs27 May, 2009The Coalition for Cheaper Books, which includes the Dymocks bookselling chain, has released a price comparison of a number of books by authors who appeared at the recent Sydney Writers' Festival, which Coalition spokesperson and Dymocks CEO Don Grover said ‘demonstrates the ludicrous impact of parallel importation restrictions on the price of books in Australia'.
Bestsellers this week20 May, 2009As the nights draw in and cats find warm places to curl up (in the southern realms of Australia at any rate), crime lovers and vampire-romance fans are going for blood-curdling reads.
Bestsellers this week13 May, 2009Tim Winton’s Breath tops the Highest New Entries chart this week as people get their mitts on the paperback version.
Miles Franklin Shortlist Announced16 April, 2009The shortlist for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $42,000, has been announced.
NSW Prem's awards shortlists announced26 March, 2009The shortlists for the NSW Premier's Awards have been announced, worth a total of $320,000.
Miles Franklin longlist announced23 March, 2009The Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist for 2009 has been announced.
Announcing the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2009 Longlist13 March, 2009The ten novels selected for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2009 longlist are:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional shortlists announced2 March, 2009The authors whose works have been shortlisted for the South East Asia and the Pacific region for this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize hail from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
Survey lists biggest selling books over Christmas15 January, 2009A national survey of Australian book sellers has identified the biggest selling titles over the Christmas period.
Australians on 'NY Times' notable books list3 December, 2008There is a strong representation of Australian-affiliated authors on this year's influential New York Times Top 100 Most Notable Books of the Year.
Winton wins inaugural 'Indie' award8 October, 2008Independent booksellers of Australia have voted Tim Winton's Breath (Hamish Hamilton) their inaugural ‘Indie' Award winner for 2008.