Excitement building for new website launch

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Excitement is building here at Boomerang Books, with our new website launch less than two weeks away - 1 November 2009!

Besides the new contemporary look, it is brimming with improvements. Searches are completed faster, you can 'look inside' certain digitised books, there are more payment options (including PayPal and BPay) and we introduce our new customer loyalty program - earn Boomerang Bucks toward your next purchase every time you buy a book! There are many more features, and for more information, click here.

Don't forget to enter this month's great book giveaway – entry is free and we've got some excellent books to give away (including some that have been personally autographed by the author). Scroll down for all the details, and remember, entries close 31 October 2009.

Friday 6 November is our next Boomerang Books Discount Day. It'll be the second-last Discount Day before Christmas, so be sure to visit the store for a 20% discount across our entire range of books (with some exceptions) and make a dent in that Christmas shopping!

Happy reading!
William Kostakis
Brand Manager - Boomerang Books

	Exclusive Author Blog – K. Overman-Edminston Last week, we were lucky enough to have K. Overman-Edminston come by the Boomerang Books Blog and share the personal experience that inspired her latest novel, the buzzed-about The Avenue of Eternal Tranquillity. Read full article >
	Wolf Hall wins 2009 Man Booker Prize Hilary Mantel has won the 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for Wolf Hall, ‘a thoroughly modern novel set in the 16th century', beating shortlisted works by J.M. Coetzee, A.S. Byatt, Adam Foulds, Simon Mawer and Sarah Waters. Read full article >
	Herta Müller receives 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature German author Herta Müller has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Svenska Akademien described Müller as a writer, ‘who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed'. Read full article >
	The Striped World wins Forward Prize The Striped World by Sydney poet Emma Jones has won Best First Collection at Britain's Forward Prizes for Poetry.. Read full article >
	Inky Awards shortlists announced The authors shortlisted for this year's Inky Awards for YA literature have been announced, and include Richard Harland, Simmone Howell, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Mal Peet. Read full article >
	NSW CBCA conference guests announced The Children's Book Council of Australia NSW Branch has announced the first wave of guests for its two-day 'Imagine This! Imagine That!' conference held at the Menzies Hotel, Sydney, from 18-19 June 2010. Read full article >
	VIDEO BLOG: Thriller author Christopher Ride Christopher Ride introduces The First Boxer, the sequel his hugely successful debut thriller, The Schumann Frequency. Read full article >
News items from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra are reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2009, Thorpe-Bowker

Selected Children's Reviews

	Fearless by Colin Thompson Colin Thompson's latest picture book is a sweet and humorous story of a scary-looking bulldog called Fearless.
	Saving Pandas by Carla Litchfield The photographs on every page of this book are enough to make any reader respond to the question on the back–‘Hands up if you want to save the giant panda?'–with a resounding ‘hands-up'.
	Aussie Legends by Tom Baddeley Aussie Legends looks at the lives of a selection of Australians who have contributed to the advancement of the country in a wide range of areas–from sports, entertainment and beyond.
	Nanda the Naughty Gnome by Tiffany Mandrake Nanda the Naughty Gnome is the latest book in the ‘Little Horrors' series and is a charming story about a little gnome who's invited to enrol in a school for bad fairies but wants to be good instead.
These reviews from Thorpe Bowker's Australian Bookseller and Publisher magazine are reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. (c) Copyright 2009, Thorpe-Bowker

	Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest presides over the Highest New Entries chart this week and comes second in the Bestsellers after The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Diana Gabaldon's An Echo in the Bone is number one in the Fastest Movers this week, while Marian Keyes' The Brightest Star in the Sky comes second.
Source: http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2009/10/13624/ 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. (c) Copyright 2009, Thorpe-Bowker

Great Reads

Forget the Kindle, go for an ECOReader

OCTOBER MAJOR GIVEAWAY Variety is the spice of life, and this month's prize pack's spicy indeed! Spend a year in Girl Hell,  search for truth, live a hilarious life alongside a comedian, and learn to cook for a growing family on a shrinking budget, in a pack that includes: The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett SIGNED A Year In Girl Hell: Dumped by Meredith Costain Liar by Justine Larbalestier A Nest Of Occasionals by Tony Martin Woman Speak by Louise Nicholas and Jude Aquilina On A Shoestring by Samela Harris To go into the draw to win these books, just complete the entry form here. Entries close October 31, 2009. OCTOBER FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY When you join our Facebook Group, not only do you become a part of one of Australia's fastest growing online book groups, you also go into the draw to win prizes! This month, one lucky member will win a pack that includes: Nemesis and the Fairy of Pure Heart by Ashley Du Toit SIGNED After by Sue Lawson Elephant Dance by Tammie Matson Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson On The Case by Moya Simons A big thanks to our friends at Allen and Unwin, Black Dog Books, Dragon Publishing, Hardie Grant Egmont, Pan Macmillan, Penguin, Wakefield Press and Walker Books for supporting our giveaways this month. Enter here

Learn More about the New Boomerang Books Website

Want to find out a bit more about the new Boomerang Books website that we're launching on 1 November?  Here's some further information about the exciting new features that you can expect…

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	Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been making many an appearance on the Media Extra Most Mentioned chart of late, thanks to her new novel The Year of the Flood. Local favourite Andrew McGahan is continuing to get plenty of press for his new novel Wonders of a Godless World. Peter Temple is back with a new book Truth, as is Les Murray with a new edition of Killing the Black Dog. James Ellroy's book Blood's a Rover also fared well this week in the top five.
Most mentioned in the media this week: 1. The Year of the Flood, The by Margaret Atwood 2. Truth by Peter Temple 3. Wonders of a Godless World, by Andrew McGahan 4. Blood's a Rover, by James Ellroy 5. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger Source: http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2009/10/13588 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. (c) Copyright 2009, Thorpe-Bowker

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