Pitt wins 2018 Walkley Book Award for ‘The House’
Friday, 23 November 2018
Journalist and author Helen Pitt has won the 2018 Walkley Book Award for The House (A&U). Chosen from a shortlist of three, Pitt's book explores the history of the Sydney Opera...
‘Living in Hope’ wins 2018 Most Underrated Book Award
Friday, 23 November 2018
A memoir by a member of the Stolen Generations, Living in Hope (Frank Byrne with Gerard Waterford & Francis Coughlan, Ptilotus Press), has won the Small Press Network’s (SPN) Most Underrated Book...
Self-published picture book series wins global pitching competition
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Australian children’s book creators Yves Stening and Nigel Buchanan have won a pitching competition at the world’s biggest children’s entertainment industry event MIPJunior for their self-published picture book series ‘Dinner...
Introducing the picture book ‘Little Bird’s Day’
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Little Bird’s Day is the first picture book to be published through Magabala Books’ Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award, teaming artist Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr with renowned author and illustrator Sally Morgan....
‘I Had Such Friends’ tops Australian YA bestsellers chart
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Australian YA bestsellers: October Debut author and high school teacher Meg Gatland-Veness is at the top of the Australian YA bestsellers chart for October with her novel I Had Such...
Introducing children’s book creator Aaron Blabey
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Aaron Blabey is the creator of the bestselling children’s book series ‘Pig the Pug’ and ‘The Bad Guys’ (Scholastic Australia), which have been sold into numerous territories around the world....
Lester wins Melbourne Prize for Literature
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Children’s author and illustrator Alison Lester has won the Melbourne Prize for Literature, presented every three years to a Victorian author ‘whose body of published work has made an outstanding...
Australian fashion designer to create two picture books for Berbay
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Berbay Publishing has acquired world rights to two picture books by one of Australia’s most celebrated fashion designers Collette Dinnigan. Berbay publishing director Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke said Dinnigan’s ‘fashion collections have...
‘The Dead Still Cry Out’ wins Nib Literary Award
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Helen Lewis' The Dead Still Cry Out (Text) has won the Waverley Council’s Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award for 2018. The book tells the true story of Lewis’...
Amazon unblocks Oz shoppers from US store
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Australian consumers are now able to purchase and ship items from Amazon’s international website, according to a statement from Amazon. The retailer suspended shipping to Australian addresses from its international website...
Chinese author jailed for publishing gay erotic novel
Thursday, 22 November 2018
In China, an erotic novelist has been sentenced to over a decade in prison for writing and selling a gay porn novel, reports the Guardian. The book in question, Gongzhan...
Book-to-screen projects receive Screen Australian funding
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Two book-to-film adaptations feature among the projects receiving story development funding from Screen Australia. The projects, and their producers, are: A feature film adaptation of Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
‘I love the industry but it’s incredibly underpaid. I might have to think about moving to a different industry in a few years if I ever want more from my...
Podcast spotlight: The ‘Good Reading’ podcast
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
The Good Reading podcast, launched in July 2018, publishes episodes weekly with the aim of helping readers ‘discover [their] next favourite read’. Hosted by Emma Harvey, Angus Dalton and Greg Dobb, the...
€98m Helsinki library to open in December
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
In Finland, Helsinki's new public library Oodi is set to open in early December, coinciding with the country's Independence Day celebrations. Oodi, which translates to ‘ode’ in English, was commissioned as...
Children’s book boom: Alice Grundy on the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
As part of the Shanghai Visiting International Publishers Project, Brio Books associate publisher Alice Grundy travelled to China to attend the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (9-11 November). She...
Motorbike-riding librarians visit Bega on annual library tour
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Motorbike library-tour group Biblio Turismo has visited Bega library as part of its annual tour of New South Wales libraries, reports Bega District News. Between 8-11 November the group visited libraries...
For love or money: employment in the Australian publishing industry in 2018
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Books+Publishing surveyed over 300 readers to create a detailed picture of employment in the book industry in 2018. Small Press Network associate producer Jessica Harvie and Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Andrew Wrathall checked the stats. These results...
Justin D’Ath’s ‘47 Degrees’
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
'An action-adventure that rings with truth, 47 Degrees is also a story about courage, empathy, the importance of family and communities, and how the worst times can bring out the best in...
Open Your Eyes: Jax Jacki Brown on access and inclusion in publishing
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Writers Victoria and Arts Access Victoria are offering disability awareness training tailored specifically to the publishing industry at the upcoming Independent Publishing Conference in Melbourne. The workshop will cover best-practice language, the...
Johnston awarded $5000 ALIA research grant for project on fake news
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has awarded a $5000 research grant to Nicole Johnston, a lecturer in information science at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Johnston will...
An Elephant on Your Nose
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
MI6-trained former Australian intelligence operative Warren Reed has released his third spy novel, An Elephant on Your Nose, throwing the spotlight on Asia’s emerging influence in global espionage. British intelligence operative...
Please complete our reader survey: Last chance to participate
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Books+Publishing is currently conducting a reader survey to help us improve our publications. The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete. To participate in the survey, click here. The final...
Christmas closing list: Submissions due Monday
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Publishers and distributors are asked to submit their Christmas closing dates by 5pm, Monday 26 November. A full list will appear in the Weekly Book Newsletter on Wednesday 5 December. This is...
Publishers Association of NZ: Christmas drinks
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
The end of the year is fast approaching and PANZ invites you and your colleagues to join us for a festive drink and nibbles to celebrate another successful year. Where:...
Be part of Harry Potter Book Night February 2019
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Harry Potter Book Night 2019 will be held Thursday 7th February. With the theme of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it’s perfectly timed for back-to-school season in Australia! Bookstores...
Allen & Unwin congratulates Alison Lester
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Allen & Unwin is thrilled to congratulate Alison Lester on winning the prestigious Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018. This is the first time a children’s author has won the prize,...
‘A Memoir of a Male Escort’ to be withdrawn
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
This is to be withdrawn from sale by New Holland Publishers. Please be advised that should any retailers have copies of A Memoir of A Male Escort (IBSN 9781760790028) it's...
‘Overland’ Fair Australia Prize 2018 winners announced
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Literary journal Overland has announced the winners for this year’s Fair Australia Prize. The Fair Australia Prize asks writers and artists to engage with the topics ‘What does unionism mean...
Edugyan wins Canada’s Giller Prize for ‘Washington Black’
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Canadian author Esi Edugyan has won Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize—the country’s richest literary award—for her novel Washington Black (Serpent's Tail). Set in 19th century Canada, Washington Black tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who...
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