Thames & Hudson Australia to distribute Magic Cat Publishing in Australia and New Zealand.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Effective 1st March, 2023, Thames & Hudson Australia will commence the distribution of Magic Cat Publishing, one of the UK’s fastest growing illustrated children’s book publishers. All orders will be...
Print sales drop in US, UK in 2022
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
In the US, Publishers Weekly has reported that sales of print books fell by 6.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales totalled 788.7 million...
Mascara, Varuna residency winners announced
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
The winners of the inaugural Mascara Varuna Writers’ and Editors’ Residency have been announced. The successful writers and their manuscripts are: Timmah Ball, for experimental nonfiction collection 'Blue Print for Another World'...
VPLAs 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 9 January 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards were announced in December. The shortlisted and highly commended works in each category are: Fiction ($25,000) An Exciting and Vivid Inner...
Dohle steps down as PRH CEO
Monday, 9 January 2023
Bertelsmann, parent company of Penguin Random House (PRH), announced in December last year that PRH CEO Markus Dohle was stepping down from the role at the end of 2022, ‘and...
Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022 winners announced
Monday, 9 January 2023
The recipients of the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards were announced in December. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in November, are: Young readers and children ($25,000) Ella...
Splatt awarded Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship
Monday, 9 January 2023
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced Allen & Unwin editor Sophie Splatt as the recipient of the 2022–23 Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship (BDEF). An editor of books for children...
Change for Affirm Press
Wednesday, 28 December 2022
Publisher: Affirm Press Old distributor: Hachette Australia New distributor: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/
PMLAs 2022 winners announced
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been announced. The winners in each category receive $80,000 and the shortlisted writers each receive $5000. All prizes are...
Final ‘Books+Publishing’ newsletter for 2022
Friday, 9 December 2022
This Books+Publishing newsletter is the last for 2022. The daily newsletter will return on Monday, 9 January 2023. The Books+Publishing team wishes our readers all the best for the holiday season...
Paramount recommits to selling S&S
Friday, 9 December 2022
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) parent company Paramount CEO Bob Bakish said the company still plans to sell the publisher, reports Publishers Weekly. Speaking at a UBS media...
HarperCollins addresses stalled union negotiations
Thursday, 8 December 2022
HarperCollins US CEO Brian Murray has written an open letter to authors and agents addressing details behind the publisher’s stalled negotiations with the union representing its striking workers, reports Publishers...
Indie Book Awards 2023 longlists announced
Thursday, 8 December 2022
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2023 Indie Book Awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica...
Rights executive, Sydney
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Penguin Random House Reporting to the Rights Manager you will actively contribute to the focus and growth of international deals. Working directly in key English-speaking markets and with a network...
Key account manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Penguin Random House We are seeking a customer focused Key Account Manager to join our sales team. Reporting to the Head of National Sales, you will be responsible for maximising...
New category added to WA Prem’s awards
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards has added a new category for the 2023 awards. The Premier's Prize for Book of the Year Award, worth $15,000, will be sponsored by...
Ultimo acquires Knight memoir
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to the memoir Strange Little Girl by Melbourne-based writer, performer and zine maker Jess Knight. Described by the publisher as a ‘heart-warming, unapologetic and...
A&U, Voices from the Intersection mentorship recipients announced
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Allen & Unwin (A&U) and Voices from the Intersection have announced the recipients of their partnership mentorship program for emerging children’s and YA own voices writers and illustrators. The successful...
Miller wins FT Book of the Year for ‘Chip War’
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
In the UK, Chip War: The Fight for the world’s most critical technology (Chris Miller, S&S) has won the 2022 Financial Times (FT) Book of the Year Award. In Chip War, Miller unpicks the...
Your next book designer and proofreader
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Are you having trouble finding enough staff to keep your project workflows operating smoothly? Amanda Greenslade is available to typeset and proofread your books. A graphic designer since 2004 and...
Publishing assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd Walker Books Australia is an award-winning publishing house. For nearly thirty years, we have published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have...
UNSW bookshop manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
UNSW Press Ltd See the difference you can make through the work you do at an innovative campus bookshop at UNSW Sydney Collaborate with high-performing, creative teams at a leading...
Junior accountant, Sydney
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Simon & Schuster Welcome to Simon & Schuster Australia, part of the ViacomCBS Corporation, one of Australia’s fastest growing publishers bringing an extensive range of locally published and international books...
Simon & Schuster Australia takes on distribution of Aconyte Books
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to announce a new sales and distribution partnership with Aconyte Books in Australia and New Zealand from 15th December 2022. Aconyte Books is an...
A Routine Infidelity (Elizabeth Coleman, Pantera)
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Small-time private investigator Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol spends her days serving court documents and exposing cheating spouses, but she longs for the dangerous and exciting kind of high-profile crime case that...
Hachette UK acquires Welbeck
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Hachette UK has acquired independent Welbeck Publishing Group (WPG), reports the Bookseller. Welbeck’s adult trade, gift and illustrated titles will become part of Headline Publishing Group, while Welbeck’s children’s list...
Booktopia sells stake in Welbeck ANZ
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Online bookseller Booktopia has sold its share in Welbeck Publishing Australia New Zealand (Welbeck ANZ) for $1.5 million. Booktopia, which invested $3 million for a 25% stake in Welbeck ANZ...
Copyright Agency funding: Au, Tsao receive $25k Create grants, new fellowship for young writers
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Twenty-one arts organisations have received a total of $274,517 in the latest round of funding from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. The major capital city writers’ festivals and Byron Writers’...
Hachette Aotearoa launches Moa Press
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Hachette Aotearoa has established a new imprint, Moa Press, which ‘aims to champion a diverse range of voices, representing a multitude of cultures and perspectives from within Aotearoa New Zealand’....
African Graffiti
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
From Madagascar to the Congo through Comoros and Botswana. African Graffiti tells a story of self-discovery as well as finding a home in the unknown. Offering the reader new worlds...
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