Southeast Asian storytelling inspires new picture book
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Australian picture books continue to find publishers overseas, with several large (Scholastic) and smaller publishers (Scribe, Fremantle Press) recently selling the rights to their titles to the US and China...
Oceanofpdf piracy website returns
Thursday, 23 August 2018
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was recently shut down, has returned under a .net domain, reports the Bookseller. The Bookseller reported on 22 August that the website was offering...
Rae wins 2018 Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Literary Award
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Murray Rae has won the NZ$10,000 (AU$9120) Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Literary Award for his book Architecture and Theology: The Art of Place (Baylor University Press). Rae is an architect...
UQP acquires Mundell’s second novel
Thursday, 23 August 2018
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to The Trespassers, the second novel by Melbourne-based author Meg Mundell. Martin Shaw from Alex Adsett Publishing Services sold rights...
HEDS to distribute Black Library
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Publisher: Black Library Old distributor: self-distributed New distributor: Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Changeover date: 1 October (See classified.)
Louisiana mayor wants library’s Drag Queen Story Hour event cancelled
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
In the US state of Louisiana, mayor-president of Lafayette Joel Robideaux has said he wants a Drag Queen Story Hour event planned at the Lafayette Public Library cancelled, reports Louisiana...
East Arnhem Land community library re-organises according to Yolngu culture
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
In Galiwin'ku, a remote community in the Northern Territory, the community library has replaced the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system with a system of organisation based on local Indigenous concepts. It...
UK family halts library closures in high court challenge
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
In the UK, a family has halted plans to close 21 libraries, after winning a high court challenge against Northamptonshire county council, reports the Guardian. The council is technically insolvent...
Podcast spotlight: The Fitzroy Diaries
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Launched in mid-2018, The Fitzroy Diaries (TFD) is 'a hybrid between the radio play format, the audiobook format, and the podcast format' that originally aired as part of ABC Radio National's...
Change for Little Pink Dog Books
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Publisher: Little Pink Dog Books Old distributor: Dennis Jones and Associates New distributor: Exisle Publishing Changeover date: 1 September 2018 Contact URL: www.exislepublishing.com
Screen rights to ‘The Nowhere Child’ acquired
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Australian production company Carver Films and US-based production company Anonymous Content have acquired screen rights to Christian White’s debut thriller The Nowhere Child (Affirm). Carver Films is known for producing...
‘Books+Publishing’ book industry employment survey
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Books+Publishing is conducting research on wages in the Australian book industry for a feature article, which will be published in Issue 4 of Books+Publishing magazine. We last conducted this survey in 2013 and received...
PRH acquires ‘Fixed It’ book by Gilmore
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired rights to a nonfiction book by Melbourne-based writer, commentator and journalist Jane Gilmore. Titled Fixed It: One Woman's Movement Against the Real Fake...
Chronicle launches Chinese-language children’s books imprint
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
US publisher Chronicle Books has launched an imprint for Chinese-language editions of its children's titles, reports Publishers Weekly. Chronicle Books is partnering with international investment firm Trustbridge Global Media to...
Readings announces 2018 New Australian Fiction Award shortlist
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Readings has announced the shortlist for its 2018 New Australian Fiction Award. The shortlisted titles are: Flames (Robbie Arnott, Text) Pulse Points (Jennifer Down, Text) The Fireflies of Autumn (Moreno...
Order ‘Daddy Who?’ for Father’s Day
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Daddy Who?: The inside story of the rise and demise of Australia’s greatest rock band, by Craig Horne, Melbourne Books: www.melbournebooks.com.au This is the brilliant, authorised memoir of Daddy Cool,...
For sale: Boomerang Books online business
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Well-known online bookstore with $1m+ revenue for sale. Modern, fully-integrated, automated website platform with over 5 million titles. Established consumer and school clientele. Low risk acquisition for an established book...
RWA awards 2018 winners announced
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
The winners of the 2018 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the ‘RUBYs’, were announced on 18 August at the RWA conference in...
Vogel winner ‘The Yellow House’ optioned for film
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Emily O’Grady’s debut crime novel The Yellow House (Allen & Unwin) has been optioned for film by independent producers Lucy Hayes and John Tummino. Hayes, who is currently developing the...
Four Steve Biddulph titles sold to Simon & Schuster (1 September)
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Simon & Schuster Australia is proud to announce its acquisition from Finch Publishing of all rights in four of Steve Biddulph's bestselling, category leading titles including the recently revised and...
Simon & Schuster Australia renew sales and distribution partnership with Black Library
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to renew its sales and distribution partnership with Black Library.A leading science fiction and fantasy publisher, Black Library publish books set in the worlds...
Editors NSW: September presentation on Australian Council for the Arts grants
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Wenona Byrne, the Director for Literature at the Australia Council for the Arts, will offer her insights into the grants program, as well highlighting areas relevant to editors. Wenona Byrne...
HarperCollins Publishers to distribute National Geographic Kids in Australia and New Zealand
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
National Geographic Kids (NGK) and HarperCollins Publishers (HCP) announce that from 3 September 2018, sales and marketing of NGK titles in Australia and New Zealand will be performed by HarperCollins with...
Lonely Planet returns reminder
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
A reminder for stores holding Lonely Planet returns with a Lonely Planet Return Authorisation to ensure they’re returned to Bentleigh Warehouse by Thursday August 30. From the September 3, all...
Black Inc. to distribute Melbourne Books titles
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Black Inc. is delighted to be the new distributor for Melbourne Books following the closure of Dennis Jones & Associates. Melbourne Books new release and key backlist titles are available...
Change for Melbourne Books
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Publisher: Melbourne Books ISBN prefix: 9781925556 Old distributor: Dennis Jones & Associates New distributor: Black Inc Changeover date: 22 August 2018
Exisle/EK Books to distribute Little Pink Dog Books globally
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Exisle Publishing, who have a well-established global presence in the children’s publishing market, with their award-winning picture book imprint, EK Books, will distribute Little Pink Dog Books effective 1 September....
Lucas wins 2018 ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
US-based Australian author Madelaine Lucas has won the Australian Book Review’s (ABR) 2018 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Ruins’. Lucas was announced as the winner of the $7000 prize...
Hugo Awards 2018 winners announced
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
For the third year running, N K Jemisin has won the best novel category at the Hugo Awards for science-fiction and fantasy titles. Jemisin picked up the award for her...
Harlequin launches website to promote romance titles
Monday, 20 August 2018
Harlequin has launched the website romance.com.au to promote romance titles to readers. The website features 23,000 titles from Harlequin imprints including Avon, Escape, Mira, and Mills & Boon, across a range of...
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