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Boomerang Books Bulletin - 21 August 2008 Writers' Festivals Galore Dear [Name], It's festival season - in this bulletin we've got news about the Melbourne Writers' Festival, the Brisbane Writers' Festival and the Tasmanian Living Writers' Week. Don't forget, we're giving away a great pack of books from Adelaide-based publisher Wakefield Press - for more information about this special giveaway, click here... A reminder that the 2008 Books Alive campaign is in full swing - you can check it out here. Basically, the program offers a free book - Bombproof by Michael Robotham - to all customers who purchase one of the fifty books listed as part of the campaign. This year the theme is '50 books you can't put down'. Take a look at the 50 books that you can't put down here... Remember - Father's Day is coming up very soon. Get Dad a book from Boomerang Books! Congratulations to all of our medal winners in Beijing - you've done Australia proud. Happy reading!
Clayton
Wehner
Children's Book Council Awards 2008 The winners of this year's Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) awards have been announced. View the full winners list here... Upcoming Discount Day - Father's Day Father's Day is not far away - and we're celebrating this year by running our 20% discount over the entire Father's Day weekend. Yep, you can get 20% off the vast majority of our database from 5-7 September 2008. Be sure the visit Boomerang Books on that weekend to score your bargains...
Stephenie Meyer is 'it' this week. She has not just one title in the charts, but the top four spots in the Bestsellers. Her most recent release Breaking Dawn comes first followed by Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. Breaking Dawn is also number one in the Highest New Entries chart and Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse come in first second and third in the Fastest Movers chart. This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker
August Monthly Giveaway - Enter Now! Each month Boomerang Books gives away free books. To go into the draw to win this month's prize, complete the entry form here. August 2008 giveaway: This month we're giving away a great pack of books:
To go into the draw to win this great pack, just complete the entry form. Entries close 31 August 2008. Premiers' Awards shortlists released Queensland: The shortlist for the 2008 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards was announced last Thursday 13 August. You can see the full shortlist here... Victoria: The shortlist for the 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards was announced on Friday, 8 August, by Arts Minister Lynne Kosky at the State Library of Victoria. The 2008 Awards are in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction, an unpublished manuscript by an emerging Victorian writer, poetry, drama, essay, history, Indigenous writing, journalism, music theatre, and writing about Italians in Australia. The winning writers will share a total prize pool of $210,000. You can see the full shortlist here... Pre-order these Great Books Now - September / October Releases
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The 2008 CBCA Children's Book Week kicked off last week with the announcement of the CBCA Book of the Year award winners. The theme of this year's Week is ‘Fuel Your Mind' and events under this theme will run around the country until 22 August. The purpose of the 63rd Book Week is for schools and libraries to celebrate Australian authors, illustrators, and books. Librarians and teachers highlight the importance of reading in relation to the theme by reading stories, offering competitions, and developing activities. For more information see the CBCA website http://www.cbca.org.au/, or contact your local chapter. Books Alive 2008
Buy any of the books from the '50 Books You Can't Put Down' selection from Boomerang Books, and you will receive a free book - Bombproof by Michael Robotham This explosive new novel is exclusive to Books Alive, and is yours FREE with any purchase from the 50 Books You Can't Put Down Guide.
Whatever you're into, you're assured of finding a truly great book with The 2008 Books Alive 50 Books You Can't Put Down Guide. An independent panel of book industry experts from right around Australia has done all the hard work for you, selecting 50 remarkable books across a huge range of genres and styles: biography, crime, fantasy, history, science, children's books and much more. They're 50 books so good everyone will want to read them! Chinese printer refuses Tibet book A Chinese printer has refused to print Putting Queensland on the Map by Felicity Jack for UNSW Press because it mentions the China-Tibet border. The book contains just a single line which mentions the border, which Elizabeth Menzies, publisher at UNSW Press, said the printer had suggested should be removed. When UNSW Press refused, the printer advised the publisher to print the title elsewhere and the book will be printed in Thailand. Felicity Jack's great grandfather's life is documented in the biography, including his travels throughout Australia and China. Menzies would not name the Chinese printer, and said ‘We print as many of our books as we can in Australia', but go overseas for ‘those that are colour or require something different'. ‘The author [Jack] felt very strongly that she did not want her text changed by the Chinese authorities and we stand beside that,' said Menzies. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/08/09123/ This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker
With only two days until the Melbourne
Writers' Festival kicks off in Federation
Square, many events have already sold out,
including the keynote address with Germaine
Greer, which will follow the announcement of
the Age Book of the Year Awards. Other
popular sessions which have already sold out
include all of David Sedaris' appearances,
all five of the literary walk tours,
sessions with Georgette Heyer, Paul Keating,
Alex Miller, Helen Garner, Emily Rodda (in
the school programs), and the Movida lunch
with Frank Camorra. The
festival website also lists sessions that
are ‘teetering', and recommends readers get
in quick if looking to attend. These include
more of the lunches, sessions with David
Malouf, Michelle De Kretser, Don Watson
(who's also in some sold-out sessions), and
Jackie French in the school program. There
is also a series of free events, along with
free entertainment each night at the
Festival Club. See all
the up-to-the-minute details on the MWF
website at
www.mwf.com.au.
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article from
Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and
Media Extra is reproduced by kind
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R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker
The program for this year's Brisbane Writers' Festival, which runs from 17 to 21 September, has been released--with an exciting array of over 220 authors attending. The festival line-up this year includes Life of Pi author Yann Martel on a first-time visit to Australia, and the controversial James Frey. Mahvish Khan, an interpreter at Guantanamo Bay, will be present. Alanna Mitchell will bring environmental issues to the table, and bringing forth the environmental and the political will be Gwynne Dyer. Respected and popular authors Lloyd Jones, Robert Drewe, Chris Abani, Lawrence Hill, Anita Heiss, John Birmingham, Matthew Condon, Margo Lanagan, Steven Carroll and Kate Grenville, among others, will be alongside historians and biographers/memoirists such as Simon Winchester, Richard Holmes, Li Cunxin and film director Bruce Beresford. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/08/09226/ This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker Need to buy in bulk? Boomerang Books is pleased to offer bulk discounts on orders over $1000. And remember, we will only charge a single $6.95 postage and handling fee per order, regardless of how many parcels we need to send! Information about bulk orders... Tasmanian Living Writers' Week The second biennial Tasmanian Living Writers' Week began on 15 August and runs to 24 August. Shannon Challis, special projects officer of arts@work, which coordinates the festival, reports that so far this year the festival has been a great success. ‘Over 90 people attended the festival launch with Tasmanian Tim Bowden, 160 parents and kids attended a workshop with children's author Morris Gleitzman, 250 attended a series of literary panel session and 120 attended a moving lunch with Julian Burnside QC, barrister, human rights activist and author,' she told us.
Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio producing the Harry Potter films, has announced a postponed release date for Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, which will now be released on 17 July 2009, rather than November 2008. Warner Bros. president Alan Horn said the decision was both a result of the recent US writers' strike and the studio's wish to release the film during the US summer. Horn said the date-change would not affect the release of the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the first of which is tentatively scheduled for release in November 2010. Meanwhile, J.K. Rowling's latest book, The Tales of Beedle Bard, will be released in early December in time for Christmas. You can pre-order it here... Boomerang Book Calendar A new addition to our website is the Boomerang Book Calendar containing upcoming author events, festivals, new releases and other information that is of interest to Australian book lovers. If you have a date that you would like to appear in the Boomerang Book Calendar, we welcome your input - helpdesk@boomerangbooks.com.au Visit the Boomerang Book Calendar... What's Hot in the Media
Most Mentioned in the Media this week: 1 Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey 2 Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books by Frances Watts and David Legge 3 Jon Cattapan: Possible Histories by Chris McAuliffe 5 Requiem for a Beast by Matthew Ottley http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/08/09166/ This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker
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Field trip reveals positive results of Indigenous Literacy Project A field trip to the Jawoyn region of the Northern Territory by representatives of the bookselling and publishing industry has highlighted both the positive benefits of the trade's Indigenous Literacy Day fundraising activities, and the challenges facing those working to improve literacy in the region. Remember that 3 September is Indigenous Literacy Day. Boomerang Books will again contribute funds to this worthy cause in 2008. Services for Authors and Publishers Published a book? There are a number of things that Boomerang Books can do for you to help sell your book - we can list your book in our database, we can publish reviews and we can promote your book in this newsletter. Publishers - take a look at our new Australian Publisher Support Program Learn more about services for authors and publishers... You have received this email because you have previously subscribed to the Boomerang Books Bulletin mailing list. To unsubscribe, please click the link below: [unsubscribe link] |
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