Gabrielle Tozer’s ‘Melody Trumpet’
Thursday, 31 January 2019
'Gabrielle Tozer has previously written three young adult novels, most recently Remind Me How This Ends. She excels in smart, snappy dialogue and imbues her creations with plenty of character...
Jacaranda receives £25k in donations for #Twentyin2020 initiative
Thursday, 31 January 2019
In the UK, independent press Jacaranda Books has received anonymous donations totalling £25,000 (A$45,240), reports the Bookseller. The donations came after the press revealed its list of 20 Black British...
Adler, MUP board directors resign amid university tensions
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler and four independent directors of the MUP board have resigned after the university proposed a new focus on scholarly publishing for the press,...
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019 longlists announced
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The longlists for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Man Who Would Not See (Rajorshi Chakraborti, Penguin) The...
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' world to expand in April 2019 with new book For the first time ever the latest book from internationally bestselling author Jeff Kinney will be...
About the book
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Rowley’s best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school years in thirteen 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' journals ... and counting. But it’s finally time for readers to hear...
About the author
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Jeff Kinney is a New York Times bestselling author and a six-time Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award winner for favourite book for his 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series. Jeff has been...
Watch the animated trailer below
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
First look at ‘Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid’
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Want to see how Rowley Jefferson sees the world and his relationship with his best friend Greg Hefley? Then cast your eyes over the exclusive sneak peek of Diary of an...
Speech Pathology Australia Book of Year Award: nominations are open
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Nominations for the 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards are now open. These awards are in their 16th year and promote children’s literacy. Nominations close on Friday,...
‘Kindred’ anthology to tour, thanks to OzCo funding
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
A number of organisations and individuals were among the recipients of the Australia Council’s latest grants round, which awarded $6.6 million to almost 200 projects. Michael Earp, editor of short...
Van Es awarded Costa Book of the Year for ‘The Cut Out Girl’
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
In the UK, Bart van Es has been awarded the £30,000 (A$54,900) Costa Book of the Year award for his biography The Cut Out Girl (Fig Tree). The Cut Out Girl is...
Booktopia counting down ‘Australia’s favourite author’
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Booktopia is running its annual promotion to find ‘Australia’s favourite author’ via a public vote. On 29 January Booktopia announced 75 finalists for Australia’s favourite author, chosen from nominations from...
Book industry figures among 2019 Australia Day honours recipients
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Children’s author Jennifer Rowe was made a Companion (AC) in the General Division of the...
Man Group withdraws Booker sponsorship
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
In the UK, hedge fund company Man Group has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Booker Prize. The sponsorship departure will not affect this year’s awards cycle for the Man Booker...
B+P launches round-up of forthcoming publicity
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Books+Publishing has launched a weekly publicity round-up, covering forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. The publicity round-up is...
Makkai, Laymon win 2019 ALA Andrew Carnegie Medals
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals. The fiction prize was awarded to Rebecca Makkai for The Great Believers (Fleet) and the nonfiction...
ALA Youth Media Awards 2019: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Stonewall
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Meg Medina’s Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Candlewick)...
Wattpad launches data-driven publishing division
Friday, 25 January 2019
In the US, online storytelling platform Wattpad is launching a publishing division called Wattpad Books. Producing both print and ebooks, Wattpad Books will launch its list in September 2019 with...
Dymocks launches Wiggles shop
Friday, 25 January 2019
Chain retailer Dymocks has become the new retail partner for children’s entertainment group the Wiggles, offering a range of books and merchandise via a dedicated online store. Dymocks negotiated a...
Scriven wins Margaret River Short Story Competition
Friday, 25 January 2019
Writer Kit Scriven has won the 2019 Margaret River Short Story Competition for his story ‘We’ll Stand in That Place’. Catherine Noske came in second place with her story ‘Thylacine’,...
No ‘Daily’ on Monday
Friday, 25 January 2019
Please note that, due to the Australia Day holiday in lieu on Monday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 29 January.
Writer and blogger Yang detained in China
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been detained by Chinese authorities, reports SBS News. A critic of the Chinese government and an advocate for democracy, Yang previously worked in the Chinese...
Goldsmiths Prize expands eligibility criteria
Thursday, 24 January 2019
In the UK, the Goldsmiths Prize has expanded its eligibility criteria, allowing authors of any nationality to enter, as long as they have resided in the UK or the Republic of...
ASA pens open letter condemning unauthorised lending
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
'Australian authors, along with their counterparts around the world, are struggling to generate a sustainable income from their work ... While authors are happy for their work to be read...
Daisy Utemorrah Award for an unpublished manuscript: entries open
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Entries are now open for the $15,000 Daisy Utemorrah Award for an unpublished manuscript of junior or YA fiction. Honouring the late Ngarinyin Wunambal Elder and author Daisy Utemorrah, this...
RiP Garry Evans
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Harbour Publishing House director Garry Evans has died, aged 50. Evans, along with his wife Michelle, owned and operated Harbour Bookshop in Ulladulla, NSW, and founded the publishing house in...
RiP Barrie Dunstan
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Business and investment journalist Barrie Dunstan has died, aged 80. Starting his journalism career at the Argus in 1955, Dunstan then moved to the Age in 1958 and was promoted to finance...
Empty shelves at new Helsinki library; 66,000 items borrowed since December opening
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
In Finland, Helsinki's new library Oodi has been so popular since opening late last year that shelves are sitting empty, particularly in the children's section, reports Finnish news outlet Yle....
About the book
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
A woman. A war. A child that changed everything. Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave is a luminous and profoundly moving novel about the people we rescue...
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