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Introducing MidnightSun Publishing

Friday, 15 June 2018
MidnightSun publisher Anna Solding tells Think Australian about her small South Australian press and her 'amazing' six-figure deal. What makes your press unique? We only publish books that we love....

PRH acquires ‘No Spin’ by Shane Warne

Friday, 15 June 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) will publish Australian cricketer Shane Warne’s memoir No Spin in Australia and the UK. The publisher said the memoir will cover the bowler’s ‘extraordinary cricketing career and...

Aussie crime wave

Friday, 15 June 2018
No doubt you’ve heard of Jane Harper’s debut bestselling crime novel The Dry (Pan). It has added the accolade of crime and thriller ‘book of the year’ at the recent British Book...

Shriver sacked as prize judge

Friday, 15 June 2018
Author Lionel Shriver has been removed as a prize judge by UK-based women’s writing magazine Mslexia, after the author attacked Penguin Random House UK’s inclusion and diversity policy, reports the...

Dorothy Hewett award to retain name

Friday, 15 June 2018
University of Western Australia (UWA) Publishing has announced it will continue the Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript under its current name, following allegations made by Hewett’s two adult...

What do you think of when you ‘Think Australian’?

Friday, 15 June 2018
Penguin Random House Australia’s rights manager Nerrilee Weir said recently of Australian publishing: ‘It does feel like we have a strength in that area at the moment.’ She was talking...

Book Depository to remit GST from July

Friday, 15 June 2018
Amazon-owned online retailer Book Depository has confirmed it will collect and remit GST on overseas purchases from July, when the new tax laws come into effect, reports the Australian Financial...

Booksellers NZ 2018 conference program released

Thursday, 14 June 2018
The program for the 2018 Booksellers NZ Conference, which runs from 25-26 August, has been announced. Booksellers NZ CEO Lincoln Gould says this year’s conference is ‘all about the book,...

RiP Anthony Bourdain

Thursday, 14 June 2018
US chef, writer and publisher Anthony Bourdain has died, aged 61. Bourdain was the author of several books, including his influential memoir Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, which chronicled his...

Mudgee Readers’ Festival announces 2018 program

Thursday, 14 June 2018
The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has released its 2018 program. The annual event will run from 10-12 August in regional NSW and, for the first time, the festival will also hold...

McCormack wins 2018 International Dublin Literary Award

Thursday, 14 June 2018
Irish writer Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones (Canongate) has won the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award. McCormack’s novel, which consists of a single novel-length sentence about a middle-aged Irish engineer who...

UK exchange program Intersect launches

Thursday, 14 June 2018
The British Council and Diversity Arts Australia have launched a new exchange program, Intersect, for British and Australian arts professionals from culturally diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds....

Berbay sells Canty picture books to US

Thursday, 14 June 2018
Berbay Publishing has sold rights to Melbourne author and illustrator John Canty’s Heads and Tails: Insects in three territories, including North America. Rights to the picture book, which is the...

Pascal Press price update

Thursday, 14 June 2018
In line with increased production costs and complete implementation of FSC compliancy across all our ranges, Pascal Press will be increasing the RRP on some of our ranges. Price changes...

Hardie Grant moves to HEDS for ANZ distribution

Thursday, 14 June 2018
As from 1st July 2018, distribution of Hardie Grant titles in Australia and New Zealand will move to Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS), a division of HarperCollins. As from 1st...

MAPDA Award for children’s book

Thursday, 14 June 2018
Museums Victoria Publishing are delighted that Where’s Dot? cloth book and soft toy was Highly Commended in the 2018 MAPDA Design Awards. Where’s Dot? was published to tie-in with the...

2018 Residential Masterclasses at Varuna

Thursday, 14 June 2018
Varuna, the writers house, has opened applications for various Residential Masterclasses. Each week is limited to only five participants and includes a creative and stimulating mix of individual work time,...

ASA course: ‘Diving in’ with Kathryn Heyman

Thursday, 14 June 2018
The Australian Society of Authors is offering a development course on creative writing. Using practical exercises, participants will write scenes, imagery, and characters. With humour, energy and insight, author Karthryn...

Booktopia shortlisted for online retail awards

Booktopia logo Thursday, 14 June 2018
Online bookseller Booktopia has been shortlisted in several categories in the 2018 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs). Booktopia is a finalist for Best Mobile Commerce Site/Application and Best Pureplay Online...