In what seems to be inconclusive research work in Warsaw, taking pirated book copies out of the market doesn't appear to lead to increased legitimate book sales.

Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair's Guest of Honor focus this year on the French industry, a talk with the Fair's Juergen Boos and Holger Volland.

Having named a shortlist in June, the Miles Franklin prize goes to Perth's Josephine Wilson, who publishes with University of Western Australia Publishing.