Australian #TimesUp initiative NOW to combat workplace sexual harassment
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Journalist Tracey Spicer and a group of prominent media figures have partnered to launch the NOW initiative to tackle sexual harassment in Australia in the wake of the #MeToo and...
No ‘Daily’ until 3 April
Thursday, 29 March 2018
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published tomorrow, 30 March, or on Monday, 2 April, due to the Easter public holidays. The next Daily will be published Tuesday, 3 April and next week's Weekly Book...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Sales Fiction Hachette Australia has sold UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) and translation rights to The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village (Joanna Nell) to Hodder & Stoughton. Children’s The...
Out west: WestWords executive director Michael Campbell
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
WestWords is an independent company based in Parramatta that began its life as The Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Development Project in 2007. Established to address the low level of literature...
Oneida County Library announces ‘Books for Babies’ initiative
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
In the US, Oneida County libraries located in the state of New York have received funding of US$25,000 (A$32,480) for a 'Books for Babies' program, which will provide a free...
Podcast spotlight: The Readings Podcast
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Established in 2016, the Readings Podcast is 'a celebration of books, reading and pop culture'. Episodes range in format, from author interviews to event recordings to booksellers talking about recommendations...
Federal inquiry to look at Canberra’s libraries, museums and galleries
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
A federal parliamentary inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions, such as the National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia, will look at their relevance, visitor numbers, revenue, and interaction...
UTAS appoints new university librarian
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has appointed Janette Burke to the position of university librarian. Burke comes to the role from Monash University, where she held several senior positions within...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Kumukanda (Kayo Chingonyi, Chatto & Windus) Her Body & Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado,...
Bonnier Publishing to restructure Australian publishing arm; 35 staff redundancies announced
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Bonnier Publishing has announced it is restructuring its business in Australia, with the majority of staff at Bonnier Publishing Australia to enter into redundancy consultation. In a statement released on...
PRH recalls Tucker’s ‘The Prisoner’
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) has recalled Kerry Tucker’s memoir The Prisoner from sale, after receiving a legal claim in relation to the book. The book, which is co-written with Craig...
US author Woodson wins Astrid Lindgren Award
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
In Sweden, US author Jacqueline Woodson has been announced as the winner of the five million krona (A$789,920) 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Woodson is the author of 30...
OzCo announces eight delegates for New York Publishers Program
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Eight Australian publishers, rights managers and literary agents will travel to New York City from 4 to 8 June this year as part of the Australia Council’s New York Publishers...
2018 Voss Literary Prize open for nominations
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the fifth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...
Publishers—nominate your authors
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Register your interest now in the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018 & Awards at www.melbourneprize.org to receive the 2018 Entry Guidelines. $100,000 plus prize pool, including new award Individual application or publisher...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Please note that, due to the Easter holidays, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 5 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements is therefore 12 noon Wednesday...
CBCA Awards 2018 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers Mallee Boys (Charlie Archbold, Wakefield...
PRH, Text, Fullers and Torquay Books awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
A number of industry awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Hobart on 26 March. Penguin Random House was named Publisher of the Year, while Text...
‘Nevermoor’ wins Book of the Year at 2018 Indie Book Awards
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Hachette) has been named Book of the Year at the 2018 Indie Book Awards, presented at the Leading Edge Books Conference in Hobart...
Australian Book Design Awards 2018 longlist announced
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The 2018 Australian Book Design Awards longlist has been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover And the Fire Came Down (Emma Viskic, Echo),...
Melbourne Jewish Book Week launches inaugural program
Monday, 26 March 2018
Melbourne Jewish Book Week has launched its inaugural 2018 program, which will be held from 3 to 9 May. The week-long program of Jewish writing, literary culture and ideas is...
Irish booksellers contribute €132 million to economy
Monday, 26 March 2018
A report commissioned by Bookselling Ireland has found the bookselling and supply chain sector contributes €132 million (A$211.7 million) to the Irish economy, reports the Irish Times. The report by...
Staff changes at Murdoch Books
Monday, 26 March 2018
Murdoch Books has appointed Carol Warwick, Kelly Doust and Kirsty Rizzo to new roles. Warwick has assumed leadership of the Sydney publisher’s newly integrated promotional team as head of marketing...
VanOver to join S&S
Friday, 23 March 2018
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has appointed Brandon VanOver to the newly created role of associate publisher, nonfiction. VanOver has worked across fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles as managing editor at...
Queensland Writers Centre appoints new CEO
Friday, 23 March 2018
Lori-Jay Ellis has been appointed the new chief executive officer of Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), effective from 16 April. Ellis will replace outgoing CEO, Katie Woods, who joined QWC in...
More UK publishers report gender pay gaps
Friday, 23 March 2018
Hachette, HarperCollins and Springer Nature are among the latest UK publishers to report gender pay gaps as part of new government regulations that require companies with 250 or more employees...
Thomas wins Waterstones children’s prize, ‘Nevermoor’ wins younger readers category
Friday, 23 March 2018
Jessica Townsend’s middle-grade novel Nevermoor (Lothian) has won the younger readers category of the 2018 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. The UK retailer described the Queensland writer’s debut as ‘one of the...
Black Inc. to publish Ludlam book
Friday, 23 March 2018
Black Inc. has acquired world rights to a book by former deputy leader of the Australian Greens, Scott Ludlam. The as-yet-untitled book, scheduled for publication in 2019, is described as...
Antigny and Prendergast join Giramondo
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Giramondo Publishing has appointed Léa Antigny to the newly created position of publicity manager. Antigny previously worked as a publicist at Pan Macmillan and Text Publishing, as well as in...
UK booksellers accused of selling far-right and anti-Semitic titles
Thursday, 22 March 2018
British anti-racism group Hope Not Hate has accused UK bookselling chains Foyles, Waterstones, WH Smith and Amazon of lending ‘respectability’ to several Holocaust denial books and far-right titles by selling...
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