Hughes apologises for plagiarism in Miles Franklin-longlisted novel Archive
Friday, 10 June 2022
In an exclusive article, the Guardian Australia reports it has found multiple instances of plagiarism in John Hughes’s novel The Dogs (Upswell), recently longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary...
‘Love & Virtue’ wins ABIA book of the year 2022 Archive
Friday, 10 June 2022
The winners of the 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have been announced. Diana Reid's debut novel Love & Virtue took out the overall ABIA book of the year as well as...
Canada’s Indigo Books sales up 17.4% in 2022 Archive
Thursday, 9 June 2022
Canada’s largest bookshop chain Indigo Books & Music increased its sales by 17.4.% for the year ending 2 April, reports Publishers Weekly. The chain reported total sales of C$1.06 billion...
George Robertson Award 2022 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 9 June 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2022 George Robertson Award, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry. The 2022 recipients are: Pam...
Text Prize 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The shortlist for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: ‘Bellamy Jones and the Lost Treeheart’ by Emily Beck...
WBN published Thursday next week Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Due to the Queen's Birthday public holiday on Monday, 13 June, the Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday, 16 June next week. The deadline for classifieds and job...
Lindop joins Jenny Darling & Associates Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Anyez Lindop, most recently brand, marketing and partnerships manager for Australia Reads, has joined literary agency Jenny Darling & Associates as creative strategist. See classified.
Neilma Sidney Travel Fund 2022 recipients announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Writers Victoria has announced the seventh round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund, which has opened up to international travel again after pandemic-related travel restrictions in 2021....
Open Book intern Bohdi Byles on cracking open the book industry Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship is a six-month internship program aimed to increase cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce. This year’s pilot program offered two paid placements, one...
Grace Heifetz: insights from the Open Book pilot program Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The inaugural Open Book internship program received over 200 applications, with two successful applicants undertaking paid six-month internships this year, each with three different publishers and supported by an industry...
US audiobooks grow by double digits for 10th straight year Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The US audiobook market recorded its 10th straight year of double-digit growth in 2021, with data from the Audio Publishers Association (APA) showing the market grew 25% compared to 2020,...
Change for Ethicool Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Publisher: Ethicool ISBN prefix: 9780648 Old distributor: Brumby Sunstate New distributor: Novella Distribution Changeover date: 1 June 2022 Contact URL: novelladistribution.com.au
Anyez Lindop joins Jenny Darling & Associates as creative strategist Archive
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Jenny Darling & Associates has engaged book industry communications and marketing professional Anyez Lindop as a creative strategist. In this newly created role Anyez will collaborate with Jenny Darling on...
Electric and Mad and Brave (Tom Pitts, Picador) Archive
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
In Tom Pitts’ debut novel, 28-year-old Matt slogs through painful memories while living in a mental health facility. The story of why he is unwell unfolds through diary entries, which...
Desmond Elliott Prize 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for this year’s £10,000 ($17,400) Desmond Elliott Prize, presented to the best first novel from UK and Ireland, has been announced. The shortlisted novels are:...
Rachel Funari Prize 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Lip magazine has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. The shortlisted stories are: ‘The Reliquary’ by Claire Alcock ‘In the Wake of Tokyo’ by Louise...
ALS Gold Medal 2022 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted works of fiction and poetry are: Wild Abandon (Emily Bitto, A&U) Human Looking (Andy Jackson, Giramondo) Pushing...
ABDA awards 2022 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
The winners of the 70th Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in...
KYD announces ‘New Australian Fiction’ contributors, new editor Archive
Monday, 6 June 2022
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced the contributors to its annual short story anthology, New Australian Fiction. New Australian Fiction 2022, the fourth anthology in the series, is the first to be...
Black Inc. announces ‘Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia’ Archive
Friday, 3 June 2022
Black Inc. has announced the latest addition to its ‘Growing Up’ nonfiction anthology series, Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, to be edited by author and public servant Samantha Faulkner....
Italian book sales dip as physical shops regain market share Archive
Friday, 3 June 2022
Italian bricks-and-mortar bookshops have regained some of the market share lost to online due to Covid-19 closures, while overall book sales dipped in the first four months of 2022, reports...
NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalists announced Archive
Thursday, 2 June 2022
The finalists for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlists in each category, chosen from a record 199 entries, are: Picture...
black&write! fellowships 2022 recipients announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
The 2022 black&write! fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Queensland Elder Herbert Wharton and Lay Maloney from Victoria. Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and...
The Collins Booksellers story Archive
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
May this year marks the 100-year anniversary of Collins Booksellers, which was established by Fredrick Henry (Harry) Slamen in 1922. The company celebrated its centenary over the weekend, where it...
BookUp full 2022 program announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has released the full program for the one-day BookUp publishing conference, to be held in Sydney next Thursday, 9 June, ahead of the Australian Book...
The Red Witch Archive
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Katharine Susannah Prichard won fame for novels that broke new ground depicting Australian life. The Red Witch is a gripping narrative alert to the drama and tragedy of Prichard's life. The Red...
Life Lessons for Little Ones: You Are Enough (Jess Sanders, illus by Ocean Hughes, Affirm) Archive
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
You are Enough is the first title in a new series, 'Life Lessons for Little Ones', that pairs the award-winning author of Love Your Body and Be Your Own Man,...
Grant, Hathorn to be inducted into ABIA Hall of Fame; business, Rising Star shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Hardie Grant CEO Sandy Grant and children's author Libby Hathorn will be inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Hall of Fame at the 2022 ABIA awards ceremony on...
Money wins First Nations Arts Award Archive
Monday, 30 May 2022
Wiradjuri poet and artist Jazz Money has won a 2022 Dreaming Award for a young and emerging artist, presented as part of the Australia Council's First Nations Arts Awards. Money's...
Vucic awarded $50k Marten Bequest scholarship Archive
Monday, 30 May 2022
Dženana Vucic, a Bosnian-Australian writer, editor, critic and recipient of the 2021 Kat Muscat Fellowship, is among the seven recipients of the 2022 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships, each worth $50,000....
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