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German book sales down 2.1%

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Book sales in Germany were down 2.1% by value in 2022, according to statistics from the country’s publishers’ and booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (BDG), reports Publishing Perspectives. The...

ABIAs add new categories

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Three new categories have been added to the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), which will take place in Sydney on 25 May. In addition to the existing industry and...

Change for Affirm Press

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Affirm Press Distributor: Hachette Australia New sales team: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/

Please complete our Christmas survey

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...

Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the shortlist for the Novel Prize, a biennial international award for a book-length work of literary fiction. The shortlisted writers, selected from...

Vale Jim Molan

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Australian politician, major general in the Australian army and author Jim Molan has died, aged 72. HarperCollins Australia & New Zealand CEO Jim Demetriou writes: ‘We are deeply saddened to...

Vale Shirley Shackleton

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Shirley Shackleton, author of The Circle of Silence: A personal testimony before, during and after Balibo (Murdoch Books), has died aged 91. Shackleton spent many decades campaigning for justice for...

BWF announces 2023 curators, Country of Focus

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced the curators of its 2023 festival program. First Nations artist Daniel Browning, a descendent of the Bundjalung and Kullilli peoples of far northern New...

Marketing and publicity manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
UQP This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing and publicity manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will maximise discoverability, profile, and media coverage of UQP’s...

Bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...

National account coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin is Australia's largest independent book publisher. We publish bestselling authors such as Craig Silvey, Sally Rooney, Chris Hammer, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Holly Black,...

Experienced bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Metropolis Bookshop Metropolis is an independent bookshop with a focus on architecture, art, design, music, film, popular culture and literature. We are looking to hire a bookseller with at least...

Bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...

Nominate for $10,000 maritime history prizes

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Nominations are invited for the 2023 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize of $8000 and the 2023 Community Maritime History Prize of $2000. The awards are co-sponsored by the...

Rights and international sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin The rights and international sales team is looking for a full-time assistant to work with the rights manager to help promote and sell our list of award-winning...

Program admin officer: competitions, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Writers Victoria Writers Victoria is seeking an organised and capable individual to fulfil the role of program admin officer: competitions. This is a part-time role at three days per week....

Managing editor children’s publishing, Sydney

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia is seeking a highly experienced, creative and curious managing editor, children’s publishing, to join our Australian publishing division. This role is perfect for an individual who...

Marketing executive, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Thames & Hudson Australia We are looking for a full-time marketing executive to join our Melbourne office, working on-site three days per week. This role works within the marketing and...

Change for Gad Publishers and Nord Academic

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Gad Publishers and Nord Academic ISBN prefix: 9788712; 978877217; 9788793229; 978877304 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Joseph wins 2022 T S Eliot Prize

Tuesday, 17 January 2023
In the UK, Anthony Joseph has won the 2022 T S Eliot Prize, worth £25,000 (A$43,850), for his collection Sonnets for Albert (Bloomsbury), reports the Bookseller. Sonnets for Albert was chosen as the winner...

Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2023 winners announced

Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Affirm Press and Varuna, the National Writers’ House have announced the winners of the 2023 Affirm Press Mentorship Award. The winners are: Anne Andrew for ‘Blood Quilt’ Zoe Downing for...

UK indies report Christmas sales uptick

Monday, 16 January 2023
In the UK, 50% of independent bookshops responding to a Booksellers Association (BA) survey reported sales increased this Christmas compared to last, reports the Bookseller. Sales of the BA’s National...

Foster’s ‘The Hush’ optioned for TV

Friday, 13 January 2023
Producer Clark Peterson and his company Story and Film, Inc. have optioned Sara Foster’s 2021 thriller The Hush (HarperCollins) for development as a television series, ‘in a competitive situation’, according...

Hazel Rowley fellowship 2023 shortlist announced

Friday, 13 January 2023
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, worth $20,000. The nine shortlisted writers and their projects are: Diane Bell (ACT), for ‘The Queen and...

Hachette announces 30/30 emissions reduction plan

Thursday, 12 January 2023
Hachette Australia parent company Hachette Livre has announced its intention to reduce overall carbon emissions tied to its business by 30% by 2030—a 2.5% annual reduction, reports Publishers Weekly. The...

Please complete our Christmas survey

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...

Release of issues paper kicks off copyright review

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
The Attorney-General’s Department has released an issues paper on copyright enforcement as part of a review into whether Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime is fit-for-purpose. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the...

Vale Robert Adamson

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Australian poet, publisher and editor Robert Adamson has died, aged 79. Born in Sydney and raised in Neutral Bay, NSW, Adamson was known as the ‘poet of the Hawkesbury River’...

Vale Wendy Jenkins

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Long-time Fremantle Press editor, writer and manuscript assessor Wendy Jenkins has died, aged 70. Jenkins spent 40 years at Fremantle Press, formerly known as Fremantle Arts Centre Press, before retiring...