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A closer look at First Nations publishing

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
In this London Book Fair preview edition of Think Australian we take a closer look at Australian First Nations publishing. While a handful of Australian publishers have been publishing Indigenous...

MUP profit up 19%, Fogarty Literary Award winner

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Following its move to increase its focus on scholarly publishing, MUP has reported an operating profit increase of 19%. In other news, Spineless Wonders has launched a new imprint that...

Malla Nunn on ‘Sugar Town Queens’

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Malla Nunn's Sugar Town Queens (A&U, August) is a young adult novel set in Sugar Town, South Africa. This coming-of-age story follows 15-year-old Amandla as she uncovers her family history and...

PEN Sydney establishes writer’s refuge program

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
PEN Sydney has established a writer’s refuge for writers living with disadvantage and/or discrimination that restricts their work. Supported by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at University of...

Rabbit Hole

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
My name is Alice. I'm a police officer. I'm trying to solve a murder on a psychiatric ward. But I'm also a patient... They were meant to be safe on...

Bloomsbury records ‘outstanding’ results in 2020

Tuesday, 8 June 2021
In the UK, Bloomsbury recorded an ‘outstanding’ financial year, as shown in its 2020 preliminary results, with sales up 14% to £185.1 million (A$338.2m) and profit up 22% to £19.2 million...

Writing NSW Emerging Writers mentees announced

Tuesday, 8 June 2021
Writing NSW has announced the successful applicants for its new Emerging Writers Mentorship Program for emerging writers from Indigenous or culturally diverse backgrounds. The successful applicants are: Deniz Agraz Jackie...

UK backlist titles up during lockdowns

Monday, 7 June 2021
In the UK, Nielsen BookScan data has found demand for backlist titles increased over lockdown, reports the Bookseller. A report from Enders Analysis covers the shift in demand from frontlist...

Digital library service hoopla expands to Australia

Monday, 7 June 2021
US online library service hoopla digital has expanded to Australia, its first international market beyond North America. Available immediately, the service offers library card holders from selected libraries access to...

US audiobook sales grows 12%

Friday, 4 June 2021
In the US, an Audio Publishers Association report found audiobook revenue grew 12% to US$1.3 billion (A$1.7 billion) last year, reports Publishing Perspectives. The result is the ninth year in...

French author Diop wins International Booker Prize

Thursday, 3 June 2021
French author David Diop has won the £50,000 (A$91,400) International Booker Prize for his novel At Night All Blood is Black (trans by Anna Moschovakis, Pushkin). The judges described At...

UQP acquires Haddad debut novel ‘Losing Face’

Thursday, 3 June 2021
UQP has acquired world rights to Losing Face, the debut novel by Sydney writer George Haddad. Losing Face interweaves the stories of Joey, who has recently finished school and is...

Inaugural Kuracca Prize longlist announced

Thursday, 3 June 2021
Overland has announced the longlist for the inaugural Kuracca Prize for Australian Literature, created in honour of the late Wiradjuri elder, poet, writer, activist and artist Kerry Reed-Gilbert. The longlisted...

‘The Nancys’ optioned for screen

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Screen adaptation rights to crime novel The Nancys by Melbourne-based New Zealand author R W R McDonald (A&U) have been optioned by Queensland production company Hoodlum Entertainment, via Grace Heifetz...

COV-ART Fundraising Auction for WestWords

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
The COV-ART Fundraising Auction will be held for a second year in 2021, in support of Western Sydney Literacy organisation WestWords. The online auction will showcase original works and signed...

Zoe Deleuil on ‘The Night Village’

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
In Zoe Deleuil's debut novel The Night Village (Fremantle Press, August), a brief relationship and an unexpected pregnancy see Australian expat Simone suddenly living with a new baby in her...

Readings YA Book Prize 2021 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Readings Young Adult Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted YA novels are: The F Team (Rawah Arja, Giramondo) Future Girl (Asphyxia, A&U) The End of the...

Walker Wednesday looking for new Australian YA

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
This year, Walker Books is focusing on new, diverse Australian YA voices in our annual Walker Wednesday open submissions. Walker Wednesday will take place on Wednesday, 16 June. With a strong...

The House of Shudders

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
‘A powerful read ... I was gripped until the very end.’ —Romi Sharp, Books on Tour A bastard, a shame, a national disgrace. A child thrust into a world of...

Text to publish new Marissa Meyer in November 2021

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles Melissa Meyer has a new home at Text for her fantastical retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Gilded is the first instalment in a...

Change for Brio Books

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Publisher: Brio Books Old distributor: Hardie Grant (HEDS) New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 July 2021 Returns cut-off: 29 October 2021 Contact URL: https://www.publisherservices.com.au/

 

 

 

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