NewSouth Books congratulates publishers on the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Shortlist Archive
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Big congratulations from NewSouth Books to the following publishers and authors on their inclusion in the 2018 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Shortlist. To Magabala for At The...
WORD Christchurch 2018 program announced Archive
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
The program for the 2018 WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival, which runs from 29 August to 2 September, has been announced. Among the international guests attending this year’s festival...
UK study reveals only 4% of children’s books feature a BAME character Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
In the UK, a new report has found that only 4% of children’s books published in the UK in 2017 featured black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) characters, and only...
Castagna’s ‘No More Boats’ sold into North America Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Giramondo has sold North American rights to Felicity Castagna’s No More Boats to Europa Editions editor-in-chief Michael Reynolds in a pre-empt, via Rach Crawford at literary agency MacKenzie Wolf. The Miles Franklin-shortlisted...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years At the Zoo...
Australian bestsellers in June: Morris reclaims top spot; Pape remains overall bestseller Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Heather Morris’ debut novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, returns to the top spot for overall fiction bestsellers in June, ending the reign of Tim Winton's The Shepherd's Hut, which had topped...
Triggs, Scott announced in first line-up for Ubud 2018 Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) has made its first announcement of guests joining the 2018 festival, which will run from 24-28 October in Ubud, Indonesia. The announcement included...
Canberra Writers Festival 2018 program launched Archive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Canberra Writers Festival has announced the full line-up of guest speakers for its festival program, running from 23-26 August. International guests appearing at the festival include Scottish author Irvine Welsh,...
PRH announces two-year partnership with National Literacy Trust Archive
Monday, 16 July 2018
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced a two-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust (NLT), an independent charity that works with disadvantaged children to develop their literacy skills. PRH will...
Audible appoints Naparstek as director of original content Archive
Monday, 16 July 2018
Audible Australia has appointed Ben Naparstek as director of original content. In the new role, Naparstek will oversee the development of original audio shows, series and dramatisations. The announcement comes...
QWC/Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program adds YA and nonfiction Archive
Monday, 16 July 2018
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program has broadened its submissions criteria this year, and will for the first time accept YA and general nonfiction submissions....
PRH acquires sequel to ‘The Woolgrower’s Companion’ Archive
Monday, 16 July 2018
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired Oceania rights to a sequel to Joy Rhoades' The Woolgrower’s Companion (Bantam), in a deal brokered by Stephanie Koven from Cullen Stanley International in...
Staff changes at the Small Press Network Archive
Monday, 16 July 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the appointment of Tim Coronel as general manager. Coronel, who was previously communications manager for SPN, takes over from Matthia Dempsey, who has...
Family memoir wins 2018 PEN/Ackerley Prize Archive
Friday, 13 July 2018
Richard Beard's family memoir The Day That Went Missing (Vintage) has been awarded the 2018 PEN/Ackerley Prize for a work of memoir or autobiography. Beard received a cheque for £3000 (A$5330)...
HarperCollins announces global deal for ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
HarperCollins Australia has announced a global deal for Trent Dalton’s debut novel Boy Swallows Universe that will see the book published through HarperCollins companies across major English and translation markets...
Miles Franklin Award shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
The shortlist has been announced for the Miles Franklin Literary Award—one of Australia’s most influential literary prizes. The judges have described the shortlist as ‘diverse and intelligent’. Alexis Wright’s biography...
Pantera appoints Hirst publisher Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Lex Hirst has joined Pantera Press in the newly created role of publisher. Hirst, who was most recently commissioning editor at Penguin Random House Australia, starts in the new role...
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: June Heather Morris’ novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz—based on the true story of Lale Sokolov, who met his future wife while working as a tattooist at the...
European Amazon workers plan strike for Prime Day Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
In Spain, unions have asked 1000 Amazon workers to go on strike during Amazon Prime Day, reports the Independent. Amazon Prime Day, which begins at noon AEST on 16 July and...
Introducing Transit Lounge Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Transit Lounge was founded ‘with the express purpose of publishing Australian writing that engages with other cultures’, says publisher Barry Scott. The small press’ titles include the 2016 Miles Franklin...
PRH seeks contributions from young writers in children’s anthology Archive
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Penguin Random House is seeking submissions from young writers for a new humorous short story collection, Total Quack Up! (October 2018), edited by children's authors Sally Rippin and Adrian Beck, and...
Publishing without borders Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Australian publisher Hinkler Books and UK publisher Bookoli have announced they are launching a new mass-market publisher based in the UK. Curious Universe UK, a 50-50 joint venture between the...
Podcast spotlight: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Established in 2012, The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry is a Sydney-based podcast founded and hosted by Lee Tran Lam. In each episode she talks to chefs, cookbook authors, critics, bar...
ABA: Love Your Bookshop Day set for 11 August Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
This year's Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) will be held on Saturday, 11 August. To help booksellers celebrate, the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has some things to get everyone started—posters,...
35% of US business libraries report cuts to staff in past two years Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
In the US, a survey of corporate and business libraries by Business Wire has found that 35% of the libraries sampled have lost one to three full-time employee positions over...
John Oxley Library awards winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The State Library of Queensland has announced the winners of the 2018 John Oxley Library Fellowship, John Oxley Library Award, and John Oxley Library Community History Award, collectively known as...
Banksy to help keep Bristol libraries open Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
In the UK, anonymous street artist Banksy has offered support to keep all of Bristol's libraries open, reports the Bristol Post. Bristol City Council had announced budget cuts in February last...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold Greek translation rights to Cocaine Blues and Flying Too High (both Kerry Greenwood); and the film option to The Yellow House (Emily O’Grady)....
US print sales rose 2% in first half of 2018 Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
US print sales in the first half of 2018 have increased 2% in volume compared to the first six months of 2017, reports Publishers Weekly. Volume sales in the first...
Sexual abuse victim seeks compensation from NLA Archive
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is being pursued for compensation by a Balinese man who was the victim of sexual abuse revealed in a book of diary entries by...
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