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ANU closes library following flash flooding  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
A flash flood in Canberra has caused damage to books at Australian National University's (ANU) Chifley Library, with the library announcing it will be closed until further notice, reports the...

RiP Beryl Fletcher  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
New Zealand feminist novelist Beryl Fletcher has died, aged 80. Fletcher grew up in what she described as ‘a socialist working-class family’ in Auckland, and graduated in 1979 from Waikato...

RiP Zelda D’Aprano  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Australian feminist activist and author Zelda D’Aprano has died, aged 90. D’Aprano was an avid campaigner for women’s rights and equal pay. A fierce labour unionist, she is known for...

Bray appointed Bloomsbury Australia MD  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Liz Bray has been appointed the managing director of Bloomsbury Australia following the recent departure of Kate Cubitt. Bray has worked in the publishing industry for more than 20 years,...

Amazon Publishing launches imprint Topple Books  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
In the US, Amazon Publishing has launched the imprint Topple Books, with filmmaker, writer and LGBTQ activist Jill Soloway to oversee the list as editor-in-chief, reports Publishers Weekly. With the...

CBCA Notable Books for 2018 announced  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The Children’s Book Council of Australian (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2018. They are as follows: Older readers Mallee Boys (Charlie Archbold, Wakefield Press) The Fall...

Shop fitout for sale  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Collins Booksellers Bacchus Marsh has a full shop fitout available for $20,000. High quality, and still in very good condition. Please contact via email for photos and further details. Available...

Asialink 2018 arts exchanges announced  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Exchanges Program (previously known as the Residencies Program) for 2018 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Annee Lawrence,...

Waiting for Elijah  Archive

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
A brilliant new voice in Australian nonfiction, this is the stunning debut by former ABC journalist Kate Wild for fans of Helen Garner and Chloe Hooper. In 2009, in the...

Gomides awarded 2018 Kat Muscat Fellowship  Archive

Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Melbourne-based writer Ana Maria Gomides has been awarded the 2018 Kat Muscat Fellowship. Gomides will use the fellowship to work on a book of short stories, personal essays and narrative...

New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now  Archive

Monday, 26 February 2018
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains nine reviews of books publishing in April. Holly Ringland's debut novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Fourth Estate) has already sold in 18 foreign...

Farrell’s Bookshop celebrates 40 years  Archive

Monday, 26 February 2018
Farrell’s Bookshop in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Farrell’s was founded in 1978 by Roy and Liz Farrell, who set up the shop in Mornington’s...

Marriott wins Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal  Archive

Friday, 23 February 2018
Children’s author, editor and teacher Janice Marriott has won the 2018 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Marriott is...

January and February reviews unlocked  Archive

Thursday, 22 February 2018
Eleven reviews of January and February 2018 new releases are now free to view on the Books+Publishing website: Fiction The Cage (Lloyd Jones, Text) Cake at Midnight (Jessie L Star,...