Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2020 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and their projects...
‘The Whole Fish Cookbook’ wins André Simon Food and Drink book award
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
In the UK, Sydney chef Josh Niland's The Whole Fish Cookbook (Hardie Grant) has won the 2019 Food Award at the André Simon Food and Drink Awards. According to the Bookseller,...
China issues guidelines banning foreign teaching materials in schools
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
China’s Ministry of Education published guidelines earlier this month that ban the use of foreign teaching materials in primary, middle and high schools, reports the Bookseller. Private schools and high...
Christmas survey: deadline extended
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We're accepting submissions until midnight (AEST), Monday 26 January....
Black Inc sells world rights to ‘Solved!’
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Black Inc. has sold world rights (ex ANZ) to Andrew Wear’s book Solved!: How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can too to Oneworld UK. Black...
#AuthorsForFireys raises $486,600 for bushfire relief
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
The #AuthorsForFireys campaign has confirmed $486,600 in donations for bushfire relief across Australia. Campaign co-organiser and author Emily Gale said the campaign registered an additional $43,400 in pledged donations that...
Gannon’s ‘The Mothers’ sold to US, optioned for TV
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Jeanne Ryckmans from Cameron’s Management has sold North American rights to journalist Genevieve Gannon’s novel The Mothers (A&U) to William Morrow. The novel has also been optioned for television by...
Booktopia launches $5k Favourite Australian Book award
Monday, 20 January 2020
Booktopia has launched the Favourite Australian Book (FAB) award, replacing its annual Australia’s Favourite Author poll. The author of the winning book, as determined by an online poll open to...
Chinese book market up 14.4% in 2019; online retailers capture 70% of sales
Monday, 20 January 2020
China’s retail book market in 2019 grew at a rate of 14.4% on the previous year, reports Publishing Perspectives. According to data from Chinese industry-data research firm OpenBook, the total...
Full program announced for 2020 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas Weekend
Monday, 20 January 2020
The full program has been announced for the 2020 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas weekend, which runs from 21–23 February. International guests attending the festival include English children’s author Julia...
Johnson wins 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Monday, 20 January 2020
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced A Frances Johnson as the winner of the 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, for her poem ‘My Father’s Thesaurus’. Johnson receives $7000. The...
Amitabha Bagchi wins 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for ‘Half the Night is Gone’
Friday, 17 January 2020
Indian writer Amitabha Bagchi has won the US$25,000 (A$36,250) DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his English-language novel Half the Night is Gone (Juggernaut). Bagchi was announced as the...
‘Future Fit’ shortlisted for UK Business Book Award
Friday, 17 January 2020
In the UK, Andrea Clarke's book Future Fit (Major Street) has been shortlisted in the 2020 Business Book Awards. Shortlisted in the International Book category, Future Fit looks at disruption and...
Writers awarded OzCo international residencies for 2020–21
Thursday, 16 January 2020
The Australia Council has announced eight writers as recipients of international development residencies as part of its latest grants round. Lisa Gorton, Robert Lukins, Fiona McGregor and Sandra Thibodeaux will...
German book market revenue up 1.4% in 2019
Thursday, 16 January 2020
German trade publication Börsenblatt has reported that revenue in the German book market in 2019 grew by 1.4% on the previous year. According to an English-language report in Publishing Perspectives,...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2019 finalists announced
Thursday, 16 January 2020
The finalists for the 2019 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. Six authors have been shortlisted for the favourite Australian romance author category. They are: Alissa Callen Kelly Hunter...
CBCA, Little Bookroom organise book drives for bushfire-affected children
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) in November announced a partnership with the not-for-profit Givit to raise money to buy books for children and young adults affected by the bushfire...
The decline in new-title publishing
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
'New-title publishing has become much riskier and more expensive for all publishers. They naturally react to that by publishing fewer new titles, and that describes the tactics of just about...
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Wednesday, 15 January 2020
If you’re not a Books+Publishing subscriber, we’d like to take the opportunity to invite you to sign up with a 25% discount on individual annual subscriptions until the end of January...
Changes for TL Distribution
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
New distributor: TL Distribution Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN prefix: 97808061; 978087062 Old distributor: East-West Export Books (EWEB) Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Publisher: Center for Environmental Structure ISBN...
Ferrante novel coming in June
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Allen & Unwin is thrilled to announce the publication of the much-awaited new novel from Elena Ferrante, The Lying Life of Adults, from Europa Editions on the global publication date...
Nick Cave book to be published in April
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Allen & Unwin is excited to announce the publication of Nick Cave’s forthcoming book, Stranger than Kindness, from Canongate in April this year. Featuring previously unseen material, Stranger Than Kindness...
Change for Europa Editions
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Publisher: Europa Editions ISBN prefix: 97817877 Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Allen & Unwin Changeover date: 1 March 2020 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2020 Requests for return authorisations for...
Change for Macmillan Education Primary
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Publisher: Macmillan Education Primary ISBN prefix: 781420 Old distributor: Macmillan New distributor: Lioncrest Education Pty Ltd Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Returns cut-off: Contact URL: www.lioncrest.com.au
Change for APHA Press
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Publisher: APHA Press ISBN prefix: 9780875530 Old distributor: Self-distributed New distributor: TL Distribution Changeover date: 1 January 2020 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Robinson wins 2019 T S Eliot Prize
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
In the UK, writer and performer Roger Robinson has won the 2019 T S Eliot Prize for poetry for his collection A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press), reports the Bookseller....
US publishers reach settlement with Audible in Captions lawsuit
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
In the US, Audible and the seven publishing houses suing the company for copyright infringement over the proposed Captions program have reached an undisclosed settlement, reports Publishers Weekly. The Captions...
Indie Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Leading Edge Books has announced the shortlists for the 2020 Indie Book Awards for the best Australian books published in 2019. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction There...
Ventura sells UK rights to ‘Paris Savages’
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Ventura Press has sold UK rights to Katherine Johnson’s novel Paris Savages to independent publisher Allison and Busby. Paris Savages, which was written as part of Johnson’s PhD, is based...
A&U acquires ANZ rights to Marney’s new YA novel
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to a new YA thriller by Ellie Marney. None Shall Sleep, which A&U described as a YA Silence of the Lambs, is...
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