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Cohen wins Russell Prize for humour writing

Monday, 6 May 2019
David Cohen has won the 2019 Russell Prize for humour writing for his short story collection The Hunter and Other Stories of Men (Transit Lounge). Cohen’s ‘eclectic collection’ was chosen...

ALS Gold Medal 2019 shortlist announced

Friday, 3 May 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Aqua Spinach (Luke Beesley, Giramondo) Beautiful Revolutionary (Laura Elizabeth Woollett, Scribe) click here for...

McGraw-Hill and Cengage to merge

Friday, 3 May 2019
Education publishers McGraw-Hill and Cengage have agreed to merge. In an announcement, the publishers said both companies’ boards of directors had signed off on ‘a definitive agreement to combine in...

Khaled Lutfi awarded 2019 Prix Voltaire

Friday, 3 May 2019
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has awarded imprisoned publisher Khaled Lutfi the 2019 Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. Lutfi is the founder of Cairo-based Tanmia Bookshop...

Trioli confirmed as Faine’s replacement

Thursday, 2 May 2019
ABC News Breakfast presenter Virginia Trioli has been confirmed as Jon Faine’s replacement as host of the Mornings program on ABC Radio Melbourne, reports ABC News. Trioli has hosted television...

Longlist announced for inaugural Fogarty Literary Award

Thursday, 2 May 2019
Fremantle Press has announced the longlist for the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award, an unpublished manuscript award for young writers in Western Australia, worth $20,000. The longlisted manuscripts are: ‘Where the...

Eaves wins 2019 Wellcome Prize for ‘Murmur’

Thursday, 2 May 2019
In the UK, Will Eaves’s novel Murmur (CB Editions) has won the £30,000 (A$55,820) Wellcome Book Prize, awarded to the best new work of fiction or nonfiction centred on medicine...

Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire (Nat Amoore, Puffin)

Thursday, 2 May 2019
In her first children’s book, Nat Amoore has created such a likeable heroine in Tess Heckleton, entrepreneur and life advice-giver, that her unlikely adventures and somewhat unlikely personality are entirely...

Morris Gleitzman on school libraries

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
‘Even if your library has only a limited number of books, most kids will find one that will do it for them. But once that connection is made, their thirst...

RiP Les Murray

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Poet Les Murray has died, aged 80. Murray was the author of nearly 30 volumes of poetry—including The Ilex Tree (with Geoffrey Lehmann, ANU Press), Killing the Black Dog, Waiting...

Tony Birch’s ‘The White Girl’

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
‘With a uniquely Australian setting, a compelling narrative, malevolent antagonists and determined female protagonists, The White Girl will appeal to a wide audience. Readers will find it hard to put down.’...

Self-service library to open in regional NZ

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
A new self-service library sharing a space with a hairdressing salon will open in Castlecliff, New Zealand, on 4 May. The library is a partnership between Whanganui District Library, community...

The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
A remarkable memoir detailing a heroic and unswerving commitment to renew the severely degraded land on Wooleen, a massive pastoral property in Western Australia’s southern rangelands. Through retelling the struggle...

‘Supermarket’ by Bobby Hall

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Please note there is a new ISBN for Supermarket by Bobby Hall. It is now 9781471186967 ($AU22.99/NZ$26.99) All current backorders will be transferred to the new ISBN. For any customers...

Melbournestyle to be distributed by Walker Books

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Walker Books Australia is delighted to announce that they have taken on the Australian distribution of award-winning Melbourne publishing house, Melbournestyle, beginning April 2019. For more information visit the website.

Change for NewSouth Books

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Publisher: NewSouth Books Old distributor: TL Distribution (TLD) New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Changeover date: 1 August Returns cut-off: 31 July (See classified.)

Program for inaugural Storyfest announced

Wednesday, 1 May 2019
The program for the inaugural Storyfest, running on the NSW South Coast from 21-23 June, has been announced. The festival’s gala dinner, featuring a conversation with Maggie Beer at Cupitt’s...

 

 

 

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