Authors and publishers condemn push to repeal parallel import restrictions and say there will be fewer Australian titlesThe federal government should move to make books cheaper in the next year and save Australians about $25m annually, the Productivity Commission believes, but the move is fiercely resisted by authors and some publishers who say it will mean fewer Australian titles will be available.The recommendation to repeal parallel import restrictions – made for the eighth time – is part of its latest report to government on intellectual property arrangements, made public on Tuesday. Related: Be under no illusion: Malcolm Turnbull wants to destroy Australian literature | Richard Flanagan Related: Flooding Australia with imported books would be an assault on our literary culture | Michael Heyward Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sebastian Barry has been named winner of the Costa Book of the Year for a second time for his novel Days Without End (Faber & Faber), following a unanimous decision by the judges. The book, which follows character Thomas McNulty, who has crossed the Atlantic to rebuild his life, was praised... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sebastian Barry, who has won the Costa Book of the Year for a second time, tells the BBC that he dedicated the prize to his son, but reveals his children don't read his books. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was another year of digital contraction for the UK’s biggest publishers, who experienced a second consecutive year of declining ebook volumes in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies are leading the shortlist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, with five of the six books vying for the £5,000 prize hailing from independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Obama in the Oval Office during an interview with Michiko Kakutani on Friday. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having started with 12 titles, the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year longlist stands now at 11 books, its intent to honor writers of color. The post The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George R R Martin has said he has “made progress” on the sixth Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter, and thinks it will be published this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature Wales is currently reviewing the Wales Book of the Year awards, with a statement on its future expected before the end of the week, the BBC has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the winners announced earlier this month, Good Reads' Best Books of 2016 saw nearly 240,000 readers from around the world vote for their favourite books published this year. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa Lee-Houghton's Costa Award shortlisted collection Sunshine (Penned in the Margins) has been named one of The Poetry School's 2016 Books of the Year, alongside four titles each from Picador and Sheffield-based publisher and writer development agency The Poetry Business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One-sentence novel Solar Bones (Tramp Press) by Mike McCormack has been named the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author, historian and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams has been selected to chair the nine-member judging panel that selects the overall winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newspapers’ books of the year round-ups yielded some intriguing results, with Hisham Matar proving the most popular pick; indie publishers taking a healthy share of the recommendations; and a familiar tale being told regarding reviewers’ and writers’ diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards has added a Rights Professional of the Year category. Winners will be announced in March 2017. The post London Book Fair Awards Add Rights Professional of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Slate Plus bonus segment of Thursday’s edition of the Political Gabfest, hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss their favorite books and gifts of the year. If there were a Slate Plus Gabfest gift guide, what would be on it? Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut thriller The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (Transworld) has been named as W H Smith's Book of the Year for 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailer Foyles has chosen Paul Beaty’s Man Booker Prize-winning The Sellout as its book of the year, so will promote the title heavily online and in-store in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surfing memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by New Yorker journalist William Finnegan (Corsair) has scooped the 28th William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award's Graham Sharpe on the process of choosing a winner and the history of the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the country’s most iconic bookstores are about to change hands. The management team is buying Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, Wash., while a local D.C. restaurateur is purchasing Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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