WAYRBA 2017 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Thelma the Unicorn (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)...
Print book volume down 6.4% in Canada in 2016 Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
Print book sales have declined in Canada in 2016, with print book volume down 6.4% and value down 3.5% on the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly. According to figures from...
ABA, APA to host forum for indie authors, booksellers and publishers Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) are hosting a forum for independent booksellers, publishers and authors in Melbourne on 20 February. Sessions include ‘what booksellers want’,...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 3 February 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2017. Two books scored 4.5 stars—Jane Rawson’s From the Wreck (Transit Lounge, March) and Michael Sala’s...
On tour: Ken Liu Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Writer and translator Ken Liu is at the forefront of bringing Chinese science-fiction to an English-language market, having translated the Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem (Liu Cixin) and edited...
On tour: Madeleine Thien Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Canadian author Madeleine Thien’s latest book Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Granta) chronicles the lives of a group of musicians in 20th-century China. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker...
‘Better standards of bookselling’ helps Waterstones post first profit in five years Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has posted its first profit in five years, reports the Bookseller. Reporting for 270 stores, Waterstones posted a profit of £17.6m (A$29.37m) in the year to...
Previously banned NZ YA novel ‘Into the River’ optioned for film Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s YA novel Into the River (Penguin), which the Film and Literature Board of Review temporarily banned in 2015, has been optioned for film, reports the...
PRH, Hachette and ‘PW’ to fund PEN membership fees under Trump Archive
Thursday, 2 February 2017
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette Book Group (Hachette) and Publishers Weekly will pay half of each of their employees’ membership fees to PEN America, in a move to...
State Library of NSW secures $15m in private donations for new galleries, learning space Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The State Library of New South Wales has secured $15m in private donations to fund new public galleries and a learning space in the Mitchell building. The galleries and learning...
NSW Librarian made AM in Australia Day honours Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Jan Richards, the manager of Central West Libraries in rural NSW, has been made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘significant service to library...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The shortlist for the 2016 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: ‘Many Girls, White Linen’ (Alison Whittaker) ‘Languages...
Full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The full program for Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 4-9 March, has been announced. This year’s festival is dedicated to Elizabeth Harrower, who will be in conversation with Text...
‘Pencilled In’ launches #ReadAsianOz public transport book campaign Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Queensland literary journal Pencilled In has launched #ReadAsianOz, an initiative that places books by Asian-Australian authors on public transport services to raise the profile of diverse Australian writing. As part...
Oz candidate stands for IFLA presidency Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Former Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA) president Christine Mackenzie is standing for the role of president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). ALIA is supporting...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Sydney-based writer, actor and playwright Leah Purcell has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her play The Drover’s Wife (Currency Press) at this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards....
Barry wins second Costa Book of the Year Archive
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Irish author Sebastian Barry has won the 2016 Costa Book of the Year award for his novel Days Without End (Faber), reports the Guardian. This is the second time the...
London longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize Archive
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Joan London’s novel The Golden Age (Vintage, published in the UK by Europa Editions) has been longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize in the UK. The annual prize, worth £30,000...
‘Introducing Teddy’ makes ALA ‘Rainbow List’ Archive
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Jessica Walton’s Introducing Teddy (illus by Dougal MacPherson, Bloomsbury) has made the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual Rainbow List’s Top Ten books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)...
‘New York Times’ to reduce bestseller lists Archive
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
The New York Times (NYT) is dropping its print and online bestseller lists for graphic novels and manga, mass-market paperbacks, teen e-books and middle-grade e-books effective from 5 February, reports...
Island magazine publishes special essay collection on adult literacy Archive
Monday, 30 January 2017
Literary magazine Island will publish a special edition essay collection to celebrate its partnership with speech pathologist, literacy advocate and 2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year Rosalie Martin. The free...
Reilly voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia poll Archive
Monday, 30 January 2017
Author Matthew Reilly has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 27 January. They were (from one to...
Whitehead, Desmond win 2017 ALA Andrew Carnegie Medals Archive
Monday, 30 January 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals. The fiction prize was awarded to Colson Whitehead for The Underground Railroad (Orbit) and the nonfiction...
Book industry figures among 2017 Australia Day honours recipients Archive
Friday, 27 January 2017
A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Anne O’Donovan was made Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO)...
Creative Victoria announces VicArts recipients Archive
Friday, 27 January 2017
Several literary projects have been included among the recipients in the latest round of Creative Victoria’s VicArts Grants. The program will provide over $1.8m in funding for 87 creative projects...
Roxane Gay pulls S&S US book due to Yiannopoulos deal Archive
Friday, 27 January 2017
Author Roxane Gay has pulled her book How to Be Heard from Simon & Schuster (S&S) in response to the far-right journalist Milo Yiannopoulos’ book deal with the US publisher’s conservative imprint Threshold Editions,...
Ransomware attack shuts down St Louis library computer systems Archive
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
In the US, a ransomware attack has shut down borrowing services at libraries in St Louis, Missouri, with 700 computers across 16 libraries infected, reports the Guardian. Hackers are demanding...
Swedish author sued by PRH, S&S for repurposing classic works Archive
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Swedish author Fredrik Colting and his partner are facing a legal complaint from publishers Penguin Random House (PRH) and Simon & Schuster (S&S), as well as the estates of Arthur...
Amazon launches £20,000 literary prize Archive
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
In the UK, Amazon will launch a £20,000 (A$33,040) literary prize for self-published books, reports the Telegraph. The Kindle Storyteller Prize will be open to any English-language book published through...
NZSA / Hachette Mentor program recipients announced Archive
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
The New Zealand Society of Authors and Hachette Australia have announced the recipients of the 2017 NZSA/Hachette Mentor Program. NZ writers Heidi North-Bailey and Linda Bennett will work on a...
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