'Book launches are one of the silent casualties of shrinking profits and digital publishing. Miriam Cosic finds opinions divided about their value: rising authors miss the acknowledgement while older hands remain sceptical of their benefit.'
'John Laws made an ugly speech, Sophie Loren's turned into a riot and Geoff Blainey refused to fly to his own event. Richard Walsh reflects on some memorable book launches.'
'Smart self-promotion is not grubby. It's a necessity, says Helen O'Neill.'
'Authors' dues are traditionally paid on a six-monthly basis and despite digital progress, no one seems willing to budge on that. Julietta Jameson tries to find out why.'
'Mark Dapin aims low as he tries to teach a group of wannabes how to write.'
'The thread that binds all writers is the recognition of just how difficult writing really is, says Don Watson, in his address to the ASA 50th Anniversary Dinner.'
'Angelo Loukakis on the invisibility of Australian books overseas.
'PLUS The ASA National Writers' Congress: a report by Jacqueline Breen.'
