Oyster launches ebook store
Thursday, 9 April 2015
In the US, ebook subscription service Oyster has launched an ebook retail store with over one million titles, reports Publishers Weekly. Ebooks can be purchased by subscribers and non-subscribers via...
On tour: Meet the author John Scalzi
Thursday, 9 April 2015
John Scalzi, author of Lock In and Redshirts (both Hachette), is travelling to Supernova in Melbourne and Swancon in Perth in April. Read Scalzi’s response to our On Tour questions, which cover The Secret...
Steve Toltz’s ‘Quicksand’
Thursday, 9 April 2015
This long-awaited follow-up to A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz’s 2008 Booker Prize-shortlisted debut, is similarly full of larrikin philosophers, artists and eccentrics hatching schemes and generally failing at...
New APA committee members elected; Adler returned as president
Thursday, 9 April 2015
New members have been elected to the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) sectional committees at the APA’s AGM on 1 April.Publisher Jane Curry has joined the Independent Publishers Committee (IPC) as convenor,...
Former Labor MPs call for repeal of parallel importation restrictions
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Two former Labor MPs are urging the government to remove parallel importation restrictions on books following the recommendations in the Competition Policy Review’s final report, reports the Australian. Former trade minister...
On tour: Meet the author Anthony Horowitz
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Anthony Horowitz is the bestselling author of the ‘Alex Rider’ series and ‘The Power of Five’ series (both Walker Books). He will be a guest of Sydney Writers Festival in May.What...
VIDA 2014 count shows low numbers for women
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, VIDA has released its annual figures on how many women and men were reviewed in, or wrote for, various high-profile literary publications. The 2014 count shows that...
Australian anthology included in Tiptree Awards honour list
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Australian YA anthology Kaleidoscope (ed by Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios, Twelfth Planet Press) has been included in the 2014 Tiptree Awards honour list, the annual prize that recognises works...
Cutter wins inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the UK, The Troop by Nick Cutter (Headline)—the pen name of Canadian author Craig Davidson—has won the inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing, reports the Guardian. Pan Macmillan...
Lish wins 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, Atticus Lish has won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his debut novel Preparation for the Next Life (Oneworld), reports the Washington Post. Lish’s novel was...
Hugo Awards 2015 nominees announced
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, the nominees for the 2015 Hugo Awards for science-fiction have been announced. The nominees for best novel are Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie, Orbit); The Dark between the...
Larke, Canavan win Ditmar for best novel
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Glenda Larke’s The Lascar’s Dagger (Hachette) and Trudi Canavan’s Thief’s Magic (Hachette) have been named joint winners of the best novel award at this year’s Ditmar Awards for Australian science-fiction,...
Book Links, QWC to host annual lecture on children’s literature
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Book Links—the Queensland branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia—and the Queensland Writers Centre will host the first annual Book Links Lecture on Children’s Literature in June. The annual...
Canadian book sales steady in 2014
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In Canada, the volume of print book sales has remained steady in 2014 compared to the previous year, while the value of sales has dropped slightly, reports Publishers Weekly. A...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
This week’s bestsellers chart mixes the old and new with Going Paleo (Pete Evans & Nora T Gedgaudas, Plum) in the top spot for a second consecutive week, ahead of a slate...
Oz, NZ writers shortlisted for 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
A number of Australian and New Zealand writers have been shortlisted for the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.Works by Australian and New Zealand writers shortlisted for the prize are: ‘Corrango’...
Winners of 2015 George Robertson Award announced
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
The winners of the 2015 George Robertson Award were announced by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) on 1 April.The winners of the award, which recognises long and distinguished service to...
Bainbridge appointed Express Media CEO
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Express Media has appointed Pippa Bainbridge as its new CEO and general manager.Bainbridge was previously the company manager and creative producer at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne, and studied arts...
A&U wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Allen & Unwin has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. The publisher was chosen from a shortlist of three, which included...
Nielsen reports slight growth in US ebook market share in 2014
Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, a Nielsen Books & Consumers survey has found the ebooks market share of overall book sales increased slightly in 2014 over 2013, reports Publishers Weekly. Ebooks accounted...
Amazon, HarperCollins terms negotiation stalls
Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, negotiations on new terms between Amazon and HarperCollins have stalled, reports Business Insider UK. The contract presented to HarperCollins was the same contract signed by Hachette in November 2014 after a public...
The Cow Tripped over the Moon (Tony Wilson, illus by Laura Wood, Scholastic)
Thursday, 2 April 2015
We all know that travelling to the moon is a major undertaking; the first astronauts did a huge amount of preparation before taking off. We also know the classic nursery...
On tour: Meet the author John Scalzi
Thursday, 2 April 2015
John Scalzi’s books include Lock In and Redshirts (both Hachette). He is travelling to Supernova in Melbourne and Swancon in Perth in April.What would you put on a shelf-talker for...
South African organisation PRAESA wins 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
South African reading development organisation PRAESA (Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa) is the recipient of the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize...
Revenues up at Penguin Random House in 2014
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) has delivered ‘a strong performance in its first full year after the merger’, majority owner Bertelsmann has reported. The publisher’s revenues were up 25.2% to €3.3...
New models, technologies discussed at university publishing symposium
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
A one-off symposium on ‘reinventing university publishing’ was held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 17-19 March, bringing together representatives from university presses, universities and libraries.Nathan Hollier,...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
‘If their proposal was implemented, the diversity of Australian books available to Australian consumers would be significantly reduced for a benefit both small and unlikely’—Australian Publishers Association president Louise Adler...
Paddy O’Reilly’s ‘Peripheral Vision’
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
This near-perfect short-story collection from Paddy O’Reilly is so blackly comic and bitingly clever that it makes you wonder what it feels like to live with such a masterful command...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 longlist announced
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced.The longlisted titles are: In Certain Circles (Elizabeth Harrower, Text) Golden Boys (Sonya Hartnett, Hamish Hamilton) The Eye of...
UK indie bookshop numbers fall in 2014
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The number of independent bookshops in the UK fell in 2014 with almost 50 bookshops closing, reports the Bookseller. The Booksellers Association lost 48 members in 2014, down from 987...
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