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Galley Club Awards announcedThe 32nd annual Galley Club Awards for Excellence in Book and Magazine Production were presented in Sydney on 27 June.Published 3 July, 2008 The 32nd annual Galley Club Awards for Excellence in Book and Magazine Production were presented in Sydney on 27 June. Awards included Australian Printed Book of the Year, which went to Icons of Australian Sport: Peter Brock (Hyperactive Inc.); Non-Standard Item of the Year which went to The Waterhole (Graeme Base, Penguin) (a title which also won Non-standard, Novely Book or Stationary Item); and Book of the Year, which went to Shoot: Studio Sessions (Peter Brew-Bevan, Murdoch). Shoot also won Innovation in Publishing and Print, Sheet-fed Limited Edition Book, and Sheet-fed Case Bound Book. Other winners were Parsley Rabbit's Book About Books (David Legge, ABC Books); Marie Claire: Lunch (Jody Vassallo, Murdoch); Marie Claire Seasonal Kitchen (Michele Cranston, Murdoch); The Insider's Guide to Power in Australia by Jack in Insider (Richard Fidler and Peter Hoystead, Random House); Patterns of Steam (Shane McCarthy, Shane Brice McCarthy); The Shadow Thief (Alexandra Adornetto, HarperCollins); A Question of Death (Kerry Greenwood, A&U), Rooftops (Mandy Ord et al, Finlay Lloyd). Full details will soon be available at the Galley Club website http://www.galleyclubsydney.org.au/. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/07/08764/ 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 More from Book News Archive
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ILP auction raises $8000
The recent auction broadcast on 702 ABC Sydney raised $8000 for the Indigenous Literacy Project.3 December, 2008 
A total of $250,000 has been dedicated to literature projects in the Victorian Government's latest round of arts grants.3 December, 2008 
The shortlist for the inaugural Territory Read Literature Award, celebrating Northern Territory literature, has been announced.3 December, 2008 
Don Watson's American Journeys (Knopf) has been awarded the 2008 Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book.3 December, 2008 
This week's Most Mentioned books were largely Australian in theme with The Best Australian Stories 2008, Tie Me Kangaroo down, Sport and Churchill and Australia all making the top 10.1 December, 2008 
It's that time of year again when that hefty tome, the Guinness World Records (2009) boldly makes its first appearance on top of the charts.27 November, 2008
Ten Days on the Island program launched
The program for Tasmanian arts festival Ten Days on the Island, which runs from 27 March to 5 April, was launched yesterday.27 November, 2008 |
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