Dymocks reduces online range amid eight-week delays Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Dymocks has ‘significantly’ reduced the range of products available on its website as it processes a backlog of orders amid delivery delays of up to eight weeks. In a statement...
Vale Judith Clarke Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Children's writer Judith Clarke has died, aged 76. Clarke was the author of 20 award-winning books for children and teenagers, including the YA novels My Lovely Frankie, Three Summers, The Winds...
Change for Water Environment Federation Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Publisher: Water Environment Federation ISBN prefix: 007; 087262; 0943244; 157278; 1881369 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 May 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk
Change for Lynne Rienner Publishers Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers ISBN prefix: 978089410; 9780911577; 978091447; 978093550 Old distributor: Taylor & Francis New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2020 Contact: www.eurospan.co.uk
Vale Beth Noble Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Beth Noble, former owner of the Bay Bookshop in Bateman's Bay, south coast NSW, died in Nyngan on Monday, 18 May. Noble was 69. The Bay Bookshop, which won Bookshop...
ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Element (Jordie Albiston, Puncher & Wattmann) Nganajungu Yagu (Charmaine Papertalk Green, Cordite)...
Hidden Scorpion Archive
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Hidden Scorpion 2nd edition is by Warren Reed, author of the intriguing real-world spy story An Elephant on Your Nose. 'A finely crafted thriller by a former Australian spy, Hidden...
Waterstones to put its books under 72-hour quarantine Archive
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones will put its books under a 72-hour quarantine after they have been handled by browsing shoppers, reports the Guardian. As part of Waterstones' plan...
Writing WA receives Copyright Agency emergency funding for virtual book clubs Archive
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Writing WA has launched a virtual event fund with support from the Copyright Agency’s emergency action fund. The virtual event fund will enable WA writers to be paid Australian Society...
‘A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares’ optioned for TV Archive
Monday, 18 May 2020
Television rights to Krystal Sutherland’s YA novel A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares (Penguin) have been optioned by the US division of production company Yellow Bird. Yellow Bird US, a...
Bertrams put up for sale Archive
Monday, 18 May 2020
In the UK, wholesaler Bertrams has been put up for sale by its parent company Aurelius, reports the Bookseller. Bertrams’ subsidiary companies Dawson Books and Education Umbrella are also up...
Washington wins 2020 Dylan Thomas Prize Archive
Friday, 15 May 2020
In the UK, US author Bryan Washington has won the 2020 International Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut short story collection, Lot (Atlantic). Swansea University professor and judging panel chair...
Australia Council announces latest funding recipients Archive
Friday, 15 May 2020
Publishers Giramondo, Puncher & Wattmann and Thames & Hudson Australia, and literary journal Kill Your Darlings are among the recipients of the Australia Council's most recent funding rounds, announced on...
UK reading more books in lockdown: Nielsen Archive
Friday, 15 May 2020
In the UK, Nielsen Book research has found 41% of UK adults are reading more since lockdown started, but only 25% are buying more books, and 18% are buying fewer...
Screen adaptations of Marchetta, Zusak novels, Jamieson & Cai picture book Archive
Thursday, 14 May 2020
TV adaptions of Melina Marchetta's novel The Place on Dalhousie (Penguin) and Markus Zusak's The Messenger (Picador) have received funding from Screen Australia in its latest development funding announcement, while...
Peter Carey Short Story Award 2020 longlist announced Archive
Thursday, 14 May 2020
The longlist for the 2020 Peter Carey Short Story Award has been announced. Chosen from over 300 entries, the 18 longlisted stories are: ‘Once Were Three Sisters’ (Alice Mantel) ‘The...
Vale Richard Turner Archive
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Dymocks regional business development manager Richard Turner has died. Dymocks writes: ‘It is with great sadness that Dymocks announces the passing of Richard Turner, who has died after a short...
‘Bluey: The Beach’ wins 2020 ABIA Book of the Year Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
The winners of the 2020 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. Allen & Unwin (A&U) won publisher of the year, and titles published by the company took out...
Cultural criticism needs to reflect Australia’s diversity Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
'Before we can ever call ourselves a free and equal society for all, multicultural Australia must be reflected in all the conversations and critiques that shape our nation’s stories.'—Writer and...
Making connections: Cath Moore on ‘Metal Fish, Falling Snow’ Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Cath Moore's debut YA novel Metal Fish, Falling Snow (Text, July) is an 'astonishingly original, heartfelt and funny' exploration of self-acceptance, identity and belonging, says reviewer Jacqui Davies. She spoke to...
Miles Franklin longlist, latest HarperCollins and S&S results and more Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Independent publishers dominate this year’s Miles Franklist longlist; out of the 10-strong list, only one book published by one of the Big Four is up for the $60,000 award. In...
Text Prize 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
The shortlist for the $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing has been announced. The seven shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Therefore I Am' by Miranda Luby, which follows Sarah,...
Australia Institute Writer in Residency Program longlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
The longlist for the Australia Institute Writer in Residency Program has been announced. One winning writer will receive a $5000 stipend to undertake a two-week residency to develop a nonfiction...
Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy dies Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) president and CEO Carolyn Reidy has died suddenly after experiencing a heart attack. Reidy was 71. Simon & Schuster Australia told Books+Publishing the...
Editors NSW: Zoom meeting: editor as historian Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Author and editor Cathy Perkins will talk about her editorial work at the State Library of NSW, which led to years of historical research for her new biography, The Shelf...
Manawatu wins New Zealand Book Award for fiction Archive
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
The winners of the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. Debut novelist Becky Manawatu took out the NZ$55,000 ($A51,700) Jann Medicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, New Zealand’s...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2020 longlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
The longlist for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The 10 longlisted novels are: The White Girl (Tony Birch, UQP) Room for a Stranger (Melanie...
HarperCollins revenue down 2% in latest quarter Archive
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp has reported the publisher’s global revenue fell two percent year-on-year for the three months ending 31 March, as News Corp announced all its businesses are...
Woodson, Albertine win 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award Archive
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
US writer Jacqueline Woodson and Swiss illustrator Albertine have been named the winners of the 2020 IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Hans Christian Andersen Award. Woodson has...
Wheeler Centre announces 2020 Hot Desk fellows Archive
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
The Wheeler Centre has announced the successful applicants for its 2020 Hot Desk Fellowships. The 21 Hot Desk fellows are: Mama Alto Alex Creece Monikka Eliah Lou Garcia-Dolnik Veronica Heritage-Gorrie...
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