Over the weekend while I was doing the weekly shop I found Mr Thirteen buried in a fridge digging for a Coke bottle with his name on it. His name wasn’t there. He was so annoyed he bought one which said Giulia, because he didn’t believe it was a real name. This morning I arrived [...]
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From Penguin… “For seventy-five years, Penguin has united the best in literature with the best in graphic design, creating some of the world’s most recognizable books. To help celebrate our anniversary, we’ve chosen a few of our favorite books and are presenting them with new covers specially designed by some of the world’s best artists [...]
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From The Australian newspaper article: Paging all authors by Rosemary Neill IN an industrial estate in Sydney’s north lies a warehouse that may represent the future of bookselling. It’s in an unglamorous location next to an electricity substation and it’s an adamantly low-key operation; it houses a management team, but there isn’t a suit, tie [...]
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Small and perfectly formed, the flipback is built to last and it doesn’t leave you with a dislocated shoulder from lugging it around all day in your handbag.
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I am going to give away this very rare exclusive signed edition of the autobiography of the rock ‘n roll king to someone who orders before 9am Wednesday
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I’ve got a copy of BRW magazine on my desk, the boss just gave it to me. In this months edition you can find a list of the… 50 RICHEST AUSTRALIAN ENTERTAINERS 2010. Who tops the list is unimportant – it’s who’s missing that’s important – that’s the real story! Authors are missing! Which implies [...]
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So people, despite it being the coldest, wettest spring on the east coast for three decades, can I tell you that the jacarandas are in full bloom, the silky oaks are looking stunning, and yes, our Christmas catalogue is live on site.
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The book is dead. Long live the book, says John Purcell
The book is terminally ill, say those in the know, and lies near death in a private hospital plugged into a life support machine and surrounded by close friends and relatives. Right now, across the world commentators are drafting moving eulogies. Commemorative plates and tea towels are being made. Songs are being written. A mini-series [...]
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