australia

"THE State Government will introduce more "home-grown" Australian literature into primary and high school curriculums."
Well its about time..

60% cent of books sold in Australia are published here
This is a big deal considering our musicians and actors go overseas to have half a chance at making a living and innovative patents are rejected here yet blow the world away when taken overseas, the list of stupidity continues.
It was just nice to read that Australians support Australian writers

Book store staff in Alice Springs, Australia, mistook Stephen King for a vandal when he came into the store and started signing his own books. Perhaps King is overestimating his own fame...

The big moan is that only 47% of literature in our study curriculum is Australian.
Personally I could not give a flying fig where the stuff comes from. If it’s good, it’s good, if it’s not, it’s not.
But I guess there’s a cultural issue here to consider.

A little publishing news from Down Under.