Behind the Mike: Profile of Mike Shuttleworth Archive
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Mike Shuttleworth is the campaign manager for the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance, which administers the Australian Children’s Laureateship. He has also worked as an events programmer, curator and reviewer. He...
Unstuck in the middle: Middle-grade fiction in Australia Archive
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Middle-grade children’s fiction is underrepresented—and often misunderstood—in Australian publishing, writes Danielle Binks. When people talk about younger readers, the language often invokes building and architecture—gateway literature, foundation years—and for good...
Wood awarded $100,000 Charles Perkins Centre fellowship Archive
Monday, 9 May 2016
Author Charlotte Wood has been awarded the University of Sydney’s $100,000 Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence fellowship. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the university announced the fellowship for a...
UK diversity in publishing network established Archive
Monday, 9 May 2016
A network for people working in the UK publishing industry who are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds has been established, reports the Bookseller. The BAME in Publishing...
Bestsellers this week Archive
Monday, 9 May 2016
This week’s highest new entry and overall bestseller is David Baldacci’s latest book in the ‘Amos Decker’ series, The Last Mile (Macmillan), which enters a top 10 chart dominated by...
Herrera, Dillman win Best Translated Book Award 2016 Archive
Friday, 6 May 2016
Mexican author Yuri Herrera and translator Lisa Dillman have won the US$10,000 (A$13,380) Best Translated Book Award for Signs Preceding the End of the World (And Other Stories Publishing), reports...
New Zealand YA review site launches Archive
Friday, 6 May 2016
A group of New Zealand writers and editors associated with the journal New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa have launched a website for reviewing and discussing New Zealand YA books. Hooked...
Scholastic publishes first Kids & Family Reading Report on children’s reading habits Archive
Friday, 6 May 2016
Scholastic has released the findings from its first Kids & Family Reading Report Australia, a survey of 1748 children aged six to 17 and parents exploring family attitudes and behaviours...
On tour: Michael Grant Archive
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Michael Grant’s latest book is Front Lines (HGE). He is travelling to the Sydney Writers’ Festival and Brisbane in May What would you put on a shelf-talker for your latest...
Mills & Boon UK partners with Gransnet online community Archive
Thursday, 5 May 2016
In the UK, Mills & Boon has announced it will partner with the online network for grandparents Gransnet to ‘provide readers with quizzes, competitions, seasonal round-ups, reciprocal advertising and newsletter...
ILF raises $285k in first quarter, announces new sponsorship Archive
Thursday, 5 May 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has raised $285,000 in the first quarter of 2016, and has secured a new $10,000 sponsorship from 1010 Printing, which will fund three of its...
NZ Makereti named Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winner Archive
Thursday, 5 May 2016
New Zealand writer Tina Makereti has been announced as one of five regional winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story ‘Black Milk’. Makereti’s coming-of-age story won...
Finemore joins Text Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
HarperCollins publicity manager Jane Finemore has been appointed publicity manager at Text Publishing. Finemore replaces current publicity manger Jane Novak, who is relocating to Sydney. Novak has worked at Text...
Small publisher spotlight: Monash University Publishing Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Melbourne-based Monash University Publishing released its first titles in 2010. Director Nathan Hollier spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words. Monash...
KL airport launches ebook library Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur International Airport has launched a new ebook library using ‘world first’ technology, reports the Star. The library—a partnership between the airport, the government and ebookstore eSentral—operates...
New Melbourne City of Literature website, bookshop fund Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature has launched a new website and a grant program for bookstores. The website includes an events calendar, which organisations can upload their events to;...
Canadian ebook bundling service Shelfie enters US market Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Canadian ebook bundling service Shelfie has partnered with Harvard Book Store in the US to offer digital editions of four print books, reports Publishers Weekly. The partnership—Shelfie’s first with a...
Kalin shortlisted for Shirley Jackson Award Archive
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Australian spec-fiction author Deborah Kalin has been shortlisted in the Shirley Jackson Awards for ‘outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic’. Kalin is in...
National Archives announces 2016 Digital Excellence Awards Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has announced the winners of the 2016 Digital Excellence Awards. The awards were presented to Australian National University (ANU) in the large agency category...
Text Prize 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing has been announced. The shortlisted authors and their manuscripts are: Sarah Bainbridge for ‘Eternal’, ‘an atmospheric and...
Amazon posts most-profitable quarter; revenue up 28% Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Amazon has posted its most profitable quarter ever with first-quarter results of of US$513m (A$669m) on revenue of US$29.1b (A$38b), up from US$57m (A$74m) on US$19.91b (A$26b) in the corresponding...
Affirm acquires Dennis Lillee autobiography Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Affirm Press will publish an illustrated autobiography by former Test cricketer Dennis Lillee in November as part of its ‘Icon’ series of sports autobiographies. The book will include previously unseen...
Van Neerven wins ‘Overland’/Melbourne Uni Indigenous writers’ prize Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Ellen van Neerven has won this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, administered by Overland and Trinity College at the University of Melbourne. Van Neerven was selected for the prize...
‘Overland’ launches new residency for marginalised writers Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Overland has announced a new residency program ‘aimed at addressing a lack of opportunities for marginalised writers’, with the inaugural program to focus on women writers who are the sole...
Literary organisations receive $140k in Catalyst funding Archive
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Five literary sector organisations have received a total of $140,200 from the Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund as part of its first annual $12m funding round, announced on 2 May....
ABIA 2016 shortlists announced Archive
Monday, 2 May 2016
The shortlists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. They are: General fiction book of the year The Lake House (Kate Morton, A&U) Close Your Eyes (Michael Robotham,...
Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2016 winners announced Archive
Monday, 2 May 2016
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published...
Bestsellers this week Archive
Monday, 2 May 2016
Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) has jumped back up to sixth spot on the top 10 bestsellers chart following the release of a trailer for the October...
On tour: Hanya Yanagihara Archive
Friday, 29 April 2016
What would you put on a shelf-talker for your latest book? A fairytale about male romance set in someplace that feels a lot like New York City in a time...
On tour: Herman Koch Archive
Friday, 29 April 2016
Dutch writer Herman Koch is the author of the satirical novel The Dinner (Text). His latest book Dear Mr M (Text) will be released in August. He is travelling to...
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