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PRH to publish new John Green book in October

Friday, 23 June 2017
Penguin Random House is publishing a new YA novel by US author John Green, Turtles All the Way Down, in October. The book is Green’s first since The Fault in...

Agualusa wins 2017 International Dublin Literary Award

Thursday, 22 June 2017
Angolan writer Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s A General Theory of Oblivion (trans by Daniel Hahn, Vintage) has won the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award. Agualusa's novel about an exiled Portuguese woman who has bricked herself...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold world Spanish rights to Kingpin (Lili St German) to Ediciones B Mexico SA de CV. Hachette has sold rights to Stars Across the Ocean (Kimberley Freeman)...

ALIA celebrates copyright amendment Bill

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has celebrated a Bill amending the Copyright Act 1968 to simplify the use of copyright materials for libraries, educational institutions, archives and people...

National Bookshop Day rebranded

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has rebranded its annual National Bookshop Day as Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD). This year, on 12 August, Australian booksellers are being encouraged to throw...

Congratulations from Dennis Jones & Associates

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Dennis Jones & Associates would like to congratulate Philip Salmon on his short listing for the 2017 Miles Franklin Award for Waiting, ISBN 9781922186836, $29.95 In Stock Now. Congratulations also...

Full program for IPEd National Editors Conference announced

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 13-15 September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Running under...

European booksellers launch geoblocking petition

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The European International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) has launched a petition asking the European Council (EC) not to force booksellers to sell ebooks in different countries, reports the Bookseller. European booksellers,...

Title showcase: ‘Once Upon A Hume’ by Stephen Gard

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Title: Once Upon A Hume Author: Stephen Gard Publisher: BlueDawe Books Price: 25 ISBN: 9780992475116 Distributor: www.stephengard.com.au Once Upon A Hume takes the reader on a journey down the ‘Great...

Working Title Press distribution changes

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Working Title Press (WTP) and HarperCollins Publishers Australia (HCP) announce that from 1st July 2017, distribution of WTP titles in Australia and New Zealand will move to Harper Entertainment Distribution...

Philp wins 2017 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Lip magazine’s 2017 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction has been presented to Alexandra Philp for her story ‘Pools 2007’. The award is open to all women, female identifying and non-binary...

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017 winners announced

Tuesday, 20 June 2017
The 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have been announced. A number of Australian titles were among the winners and runners-up. Special Awards Prestige Awards Joint winner: Travels through Dali (Zhang...

Barry wins second Walter Scott Prize

Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Sebastian Barry has won the 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his novel Days Without End (Faber). This is the second time Barry has won the award after...

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2017 shortlist announced

Monday, 19 June 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced at the Australian Booksellers Association’s gala dinner in Melbourne on 18 June. The shortlisted titles are: An Isolated Incident...

Magabala celebrates 30th anniversary

Monday, 19 June 2017
Broome-based publisher Magabala Books is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Magabala CEO Anna Moulton told Books+Publishing the anniversary is an opportunity to ‘celebrate the foresight of the Kimberley Aboriginal...

Mudgee Readers’ Festival 2017 program out now

Friday, 16 June 2017
The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has released its 2017 program. The event, which runs from 10-13 August in regional NSW, will feature Melanie Joosten, Holly Throsby, Ali Alizadeh, Michael Robotham, Sarah...

Tracey K Smith named new US poet laureate

Friday, 16 June 2017
Tracey K Smith has been named the 22nd poet laureate of the United States, reports Publishers Weekly. Smith is the author of three books of poetry Life on Mars, Duende and...

 

 

 

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