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Australian books on the increase
10 July, 2008 Australia is producing as many as 40% more local books each year than previous industry surveys have indicated, according to new analysis of 2007's publishing output to be published in the September issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine. 
10 July, 2008 Lonely Planet will open its first ‘concept store' at Sydney airport next year, the travel publisher has announced. 
10 July, 2008 Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich stays atop the Bestseller chart this week, with 4 Ingredients coming in second 
10 July, 2008 Random House Australia wishes to express its deep sadness regarding the recent death of Jane McGrath. 
9 July, 2008 This year, we've seen some books top the the weekly Most Mentioned chart with startling leads - but this is not to be one of those weeks.
3 July, 2008 Stephanie Plum, heroine of numerical proportions comes in at number one in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries chart with Fearless Fourteen, Janet Evanovich's latest book in the series 
3 July, 2008 Original illustrations by Julie Vivas from the much-loved children's classic Possum Magic (Mem Fox, Scholastic) will be on display to the public until 28 July
Amos Oz wins Heinrich Heine Prize
3 July, 2008 Israeli author Amos Oz has won the 2008 Heinrich Heine Prize, worth €50,000 (A$82,000).
Another children's e-book free online
3 July, 2008 Children's author D C Green has announced he will be giving away free downloads of Erasmus James and the Galactic Zapp Machine (Barrel Books).
Atwood wins top Spanish literature prize
3 July, 2008 Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize for literature
Christian book of the year shortlist announced
3 July, 2008 The shortlist for the 2008 Australian Christian Book of the Year awards has been announced.
Rushdie receives knighthood
3 July, 2008 Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses famously resulted in a fatwa being placed on the author, has been knighted for his services to literature.
APA educational awards shortlist announced
3 July, 2008 The shortlisted titles for this year's Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing have been announced.
Galley Club Awards announced
3 July, 2008 The 32nd annual Galley Club Awards for Excellence in Book and Magazine Production were presented in Sydney on 27 June.
Canberra Writers' Festival appeals to writers
3 July, 2008 The Canberra Writers' Festival, held from 18 to 23 June, attracted large numbers, particularly to seminars and workshops, reports festival director Anne-Maree Britton.
Reeve wins Carnegie, Greenaway to Gravett
3 July, 2008 Here Lies Arthur (Philip Reeve, Scholastic) and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears (Emily Gravett, Macmillan) have won this year's CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, respectively. 
3 July, 2008 The Lost Dog by Michelle De Kretser (A&U) has been named the winner of this year's Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal for an outstanding literary work 
1 July, 2008 Multiple award-winning Australian author Murray Bail is back with a new work of fiction. 
27 June, 2008 Stephanie Meyer's books are by far and away the quickest off the mark this week with Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse taking first, second and third positions 
23 June, 2008 The most mentioned title this week is David Guterson's soon-to-be-published novel The Other. 
19 June, 2008 The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll (Fourth Estate) is the winner of this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award. 
19 June, 2008 It has now been 100 years since the birth of author Ian Fleming - creator of the literary world's favourite spy, James Bond 
19 June, 2008 James Patterson is not sailing close to the wind with new novel Sail. 
19 June, 2008 The cover for Michael Robotham's Bombproof, the giveaway title for this year's Books Alive campaign '50 Books You Can't Put Down', has been released. |
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