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Business for sale: Not Just Books (Burnie, Tasmania)

Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Iconic Tasmanian bookshop. Stockist of art supplies, board games/puzzles, T2 tea and licensed ABC Centre. Very strong annual revenue with solid gross margin. Owners looking to retire. Simply a must-inspection...

Queenscliffe Literary Festival keynote speakers announced

Wednesday, 21 March 2018
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival, running 5–27 May 2018, is celebrating its fourth year. The festival features acclaimed and emerging Australian authors in conversation, at writing workshops and special events, across all weekends...

Pearson UK reports 21% mean gender pay gap

Tuesday, 20 March 2018
In the UK, Pearson has reported an overall median gender pay gap of 15% in 2017, and a mean gap of 21%, reports the Bookseller. Pearson’s median gender pay gap of 15%...

Perimeter Editions wins Cornish Family Book Prize

Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Melbourne publisher Perimeter Editions has won the Cornish Family Book Prize for Art and Design Publishing for To Note: Notation Across Disciplines (edited by Hannah Mathews, designed by Ziga Testen...

NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced

Tuesday, 20 March 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000) Common People (Tony Birch, UQP)...

HGE sells US rights to Henseleit debut

Monday, 19 March 2018
Hardie Grant Egmont has sold US rights to debut author Jack Henseleit’s middle grade fiction books The Witching Hours: The Vampire Knife and its sequel, The Troll Heart, to Little, Brown...

Introducing Fremantle Press’ children’s list

Friday, 16 March 2018
Fremantle Press is a not-for-profit publisher of books by new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists. It has been publishing children's books across a range of genres for 26...

Foster Blake tops picture book chart

Friday, 16 March 2018
Surely it’s only a matter of time before Australian comedian Hamish Blake decides it might be a good idea to pen a children’s book. His multi-talented spouse, Zoe Foster Blake,...

Boarding call for Bologna

Friday, 16 March 2018
Last year, Australian publisher Allen & Unwin and Australian children’s literature promoters Books Illustrated announced they would combine their stands at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The newly created collective...

SWF 2018 program announced

Friday, 16 March 2018
The program has been announced for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs from 30 April to 6 May. Sixty international guests and 400 Australian writers, academics and public...

Shortlists announced for 2018 Carnegie, Greenaway medals

Friday, 16 March 2018
In the UK, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has announced the shortlists for the 2018 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. The eight shortlisted titles for the...

NewSouth congratulates publishers on the Stella Prize shortlist

Thursday, 15 March 2018
Congratulations from NewSouth Books to the following publishers on their inclusion in the 2018 Stella Prize Longlist. For The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Wild Dingo Press), Tracker (Giramondo) and The Fish Girl (Seizure). To order please...

Rights round-up

Thursday, 15 March 2018
Sales Fiction Text has sold North American and US rights to The Plotters (Un-su Kim, see news). Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Leather Soul: A Half-back...

Text sells UK and US rights to Korean thriller

Thursday, 15 March 2018
Text Publishing has sold North American and UK English-language rights to forthcoming Korean thriller The Plotters by Un-su Kim. Text acquired world English rights to the book, and subsequently sold...

British Library reports 6.2% gender pay gap

Thursday, 15 March 2018
The British Library has revealed that women earn 6.2% less than men per hour at the organisation, reports the Bookseller. In January, the British Library reported that men are paid...

Auckland Writers Festival 2018 program released

Thursday, 15 March 2018
The program for the 2018 Auckland Writers Festival has been announced. This year’s festival, which runs from 15 to 20 May, will be headlined by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård...

Shop fittings for sale

Thursday, 15 March 2018
I have a full shop fit for sale. Can have for $1000, just needs to be removed at your expense. We need it to be removed by the 15th April...

 

 

 

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