NZ book sales up, National Book Award winners
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Since Auckland and Waikato emerged from lockdown, New Zealand print book sales are up 4% on value on the same time in 2020, while year-to-date sales are up 17%. The...
APA, UniMelb funding ‘baseline’ survey on diversity and inclusion in publishing workforce
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the University of Melbourne are jointly funding a research survey to provide data on diversity and inclusion in the publishing industry workforce in Australia....
Vale Brian Wilder
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Leading Australian publisher Brian Wilder has died in Sydney, aged 82. Wilder's career in the Australian publishing industry spanned almost 40 years. He was the former managing director of Harper...
Vale Wendy Giese
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Former Hardie Grant sales rep Wendy Giese has died. The team at Hardie Grant write: 'At Hardie Grant we had the pleasure of knowing and working with Wendy Giese for...
Vale Stuart Macintyre
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Australian historian Stuart Macintyre has died, aged 74. Macintyre edited Cambridge University Press's The Cambridge History of Australia and was the author of books including Cambridge's A Concise History of...
Change for Clan Destine Press
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Publisher: Clan Destine Press ISBN prefix: 978064 Old distributor: Booktopia Publishing Services New distributor: Novella Distribution Changeover date: 18 November 2021 Returns cut-off: 30 November 2021 Contact URL: https://bookstores.novelladistribution.com.au
Last chance: book today for the 10th annual SPN Independent Publishing Conference
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
The Small Press Network’s Independent Publishing Conference is turning 10 this year, and we’re celebrating double digits with discounts and a stellar lineup. IPC 2021 will be held online over...
Change for Bermingham Books
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Publisher: Bermingham Books ISBN prefix: 978064 Old distributor: Bermingham Books New distributor: Novella Distribution Changeover date: 1 September 2021 Returns cut-off: 19 November 2021 Contact URL: https://tinyurl.com/bs7rkuyj
Receive support for your poetry and prose
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Apply now for the Marten Bequest Scholarship for young and emerging artists supported by Australia Council for the Arts and Perpetual as trustee. The Marten Bequest Scholarships provide financial support...
UQP brings forward publication of award-winning memoir ‘Punch Me Up to the Gods’
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
UQP is rushing out Brian Broome’s extraordinary memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods (Nov 30, 9780702265686) after it won the Kirkus Prize for Non-Fiction last month. A coming-of-age story...
UQP reprints in-demand ‘Another Day in the Colony’ twice in first 10 days of publication
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Within 10 days of publication on 2 November, UQP hit the reprint button twice on Prof. Chelsea Watego’s Another Day in the Colony (9780702263163). There will soon be 10,000 copies...
Vale Stuart Macintyre
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Everyone at UNSW Press is saddened to hear of the passing of Stuart Macintyre. He was a phenomenal scholar, generous supporter and author of one of the most significant books...
Melbourne City of Lit meets Barcelona’s Laie
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Meet Barcelona's beloved,...
‘The lost dog poster’: designers on book covers in 2021
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
As we move towards an increasingly visual world, book covers play a vital role in enticing readers and showcasing what a book is about, and in 2021 we saw bright...
Ober wins 2021 French HiP prize
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Jules Ober has won the 2021 Histoires Photographiques (HiP) prize for best photography book in the youth category with the French version of Jacqueline: A soldier’s daughter (Le Seuil Jeunesse)....
Wheeler Centre to host free series on representation in publishing
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
The Wheeler Centre, Spread the Word and the Melbourne City of Literature Office have partnered to created a free online event series exploring power, representation and diversity in publishing in...
Publishers accuse Internet Archive of ‘stonewalling’ discovery
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
In the US, lawyers representing publishers in a copyright lawsuit against the Internet Archive over the scanning and lending of print library books are claiming that the Internet Archive is...
Get to know the SPN Book of the Year shortlist
Monday, 22 November 2021
The winner of the 2021 Small Press Network (SPN) Book of the Year Award will be announced this Friday, 26 November during the annual SPN Independent Publishing Conference. Each Monday,...
O’Hanlon wins Varuna/NEWC Fellowship
Monday, 22 November 2021
James O’Hanlon has won the 2021 Varuna/New England Writers’ Centre (NEWC) Fellowship for his manuscript ‘I Love Spiders’. O’Hanlon receives a one week writing residency at Varuna, The National Writers’...
McDermid, Weiden to headline Terror Australis festival
Monday, 22 November 2021
The program has been announced for this year’s Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival, which is running as a digital event from 27–28 November under the theme ‘CSI: Tasmania’. Among...
National Book Awards 2021 winners
Friday, 19 November 2021
In the US, the winners of the 2021 National Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Hell of a Book (Jason Mott, Trapeze) Nonfiction All...
Apolonio wins 2021 Deborah Cass Prize
Friday, 19 November 2021
Bryant Apolonio has won Writers Victoria’s 2021 Deborah Cass prize for his story ‘Independencia’. Apolonio’s story was chosen from a shortlist of nine, He receives $3000 and a mentorship to assist in...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2021 winners announced
Friday, 19 November 2021
The winners of the 2021 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The winners in each category were: Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Nature...
Keefe wins 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction
Thursday, 18 November 2021
In the UK, Patrick Radden Keefe has won the £50,000 (A$92,850) Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction for his book Empire of Pain: The secret history of the Sackler dynasty (Picador)....
Cuthbert joins Pantera
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Pantera Press has appointed Kate Cuthbert to the newly created position of editorial director, for a 14-month contract role while managing editor Lucy Bell is on parental leave. Previously managing...
The Kitchen Think
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Anthony Telford is a Sydney based chef, television presenter and author. In his latest book, The Kitchen Think, Anthony answers all your culinary conundrums and answers questions raised by your own...
The Good Mother
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Sarah Calhoun is a regular Sydney soccer mum, but she’s keeping terrifying secrets from everyone she loves . . . and her past is about to catch up with her....
Supply chain chaos, Melbourne Prize for Literature winners
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Booksellers on Australia’s east coast are reporting serious delivery delays, missing deliveries and damaged stock, with reports that the problems are particularly acute in Queensland. The ABA will hold its...
Melbourne City of Lit meets Dunedin’s University Book Shop
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Meet Dunedin's...
Reprint of The Game by Sean Kelly
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison by Sean Kelly has garnered praise from some of Australia’s most esteemed political commentators including Laurie Oakes, Leigh Sales, Barrie Cassidy, Niki Savva...
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