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Machado wins 2021 Folio Prize  Archive

Thursday, 25 March 2021
In the UK, American writer Carmen Maria Machado has won the 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize, worth £30,000 (A$54,100), for In the Dream House (Serpent’s Tail), an examination of her experience...

Change for SAP PRESS  Archive

Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Publisher: SAP PRESS ISBN prefix: 97814932 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2021 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Anita Heiss on ‘Bila Yarrudangga-langdhuray’  Archive

Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Anita Heiss's new historical novel Bila Yarrudanggalangdhuray (S&S, May), the first Australian commercial fiction release to feature the title on the cover solely in an Aboriginal language, follows protagonist Wagadhaany,...

Windham-Campbell Prize recipients announced  Archive

Tuesday, 23 March 2021
In the US, the recipients of the 2021 Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth US$165,000 (A$213,000) each, have been announced. This year’s recipients are US playwrights Michael R Jackson and Nathan Alan Davis...

Inaugural Poetry Month set for August  Archive

Monday, 22 March 2021
Red Room Poetry will present the inaugural Poetry Month in August this year. The program will include daily poetic commissions by high-profile poets, a poetry-meets-songwriting competition, an international First Nations...

Push for EBA at Readings  Archive

Monday, 22 March 2021
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, representing staff at the Readings bookselling chain in Melbourne requesting an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA), has approached the company to open negotiations for...

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand name change  Archive

Hachette Friday, 19 March 2021
Hachette New Zealand has announced its name change to Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. ‘Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand acknowledges the whakapapa of the country we live in and the groundswell of...

Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced  Archive

Friday, 19 March 2021
In the UK, the shortlists for this year's CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively, have been announced, reports the Bookseller. The works...

Papathanasiou debut novel sells to MacLehose Press  Archive

Thursday, 18 March 2021
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex North America/ANZ) to Peter Papathanasiou's forthcoming debut novel The Stoning to Katharina Bielenberg at MacLehose Press/Quercus, in a deal brokered by Martin...

The Silent Listener  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy Henderson lives in constant fear of her father. She tries to make him happy but, as he keeps reminding her, she...

A Voice in the Night  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
‘A fast-paced and emotional page-turner.’—Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child Following a bitter separation, Lucie moves to London to take up a position with a prestigious law firm....

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
When Zimdalamishkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long name. ​ When no amount of shrinking, folding or crumpling works, he simply settles for Zim—but deep down, it...

The Underdogs: Catch a Cat Burglar  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In a city gone to the dogs … get yourself a cat.​​ The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble (plus sniffing each other’s butts). They’re on a...

Spinifex Press celebrates 30 years  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Founded in March 1991, Spinifex Press is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of Zoom events, beginning with 'Welcome to Country' on Thursday, 18 March. The event includes talks...

Title showcase: ‘Still Alive’ by Safdar Ahmed  Archive

Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Title: Still Alive Author: Safdar Ahmed Publisher: Twelve Panels Press Price: $30.00 ISBN: 9780980593730 Distributor: www.twelvepanelspress.com Walkley Award-winning Safdar Ahmed interweaves journalism, history and autobiography to document Australia’s refugee detention...