New website to sell books on Tasmania direct from authors
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
A new online bookshop selling print books about Tasmania directly from the authors has been launched.Tasmanian Books, which was launched in January by local author Andrew Wilson, aims to ‘bring all of...
Foyles reports rise in sales, drop in profits
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
UK independent bookseller Foyles has reported a £600,000 (A$1.18m) loss in the 2013/14 financial year despite a 2.2% rise in sales, reports the Bookseller. The bookseller, which has five shops in...
Varuna announces shortlisted manuscripts for Publisher Introduction Program
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Varuna, the Writers’ House, has announced the shortlisted manuscripts for its Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). Thirty-four manuscripts by emerging Australian writers have been sent to publishing partners Pan Macmillan, Random...
Van Tiggelen appointed editor of ‘Meanjin’ in 2016, ‘influential Australians’ to guest edit in 2015
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Journalist John van Tiggelen has been appointed editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin from February 2016.Van Tiggelen, who has previously worked as a staff writer and editor at the Monthly...
Ditmar Awards ballot announced
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
The shortlisted works for the Ditmar Awards ballot have been announced and voting has commenced.The shortlisted works include:Best Novel The Lascar’s Dagger (Glenda Larke, Orbit) Bound: Alex Caine Book One (Alan...
HarperCollins acquires rights to Tim Cahill autobiography
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
HarperCollins has acquired the rights to the autobiography of Australian soccer player Tim Cahill.Cahill has played over 80 games for Australia and is the country’s top goal scorer, including five World Cup goals....
ILF appoints Bryce as new patron
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has appointed former Australian governor-general Quentin Bryce as its 2015 patron. Bryce, who was governor-general from 2008-2014, said in a statement that she had travelled extensively...
Books+Publishing magazine Issue 1 2015
Monday, 16 February 2015
Make sure you grab a copy of Books+Publishing magazine’s first issue of 2015! Inside you’ll find 21 reviews of adult books and 17 reviews of children’s books publishing between March...
Patterson the most borrowed author as lending drops in UK libraries
Monday, 16 February 2015
James Patterson was the most borrowed author in UK libraries in 2014 according to data from the Public Lending Right, reports the Bookseller. This is the eighth year in a row that Patterson has...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 16 February 2015
The titles in the top 10 bestsellers chart remain largely unchanged this week, with the film tie-in to American Sniper (Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen & Jim DeFelice, HarperCollins) in top spot for a...
Asialink 2015 arts residencies announced
Monday, 16 February 2015
The University of Melbourne’s Asialink program has announced the recipients of its 2015 Arts Residencies, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.Writers and arts programmers receiving residencies in Asian...
Bertelsmann to increase investments in Brazil, China and India
Friday, 13 February 2015
Multinational media company Bertelsmann, the majority owner of Penguin Random House, has announced it will increase investments in its operations in Brazil, China and India. The company said in a statement that...
S&S reports losses in revenue, operating income
Friday, 13 February 2015
In the US, Simon & Schuster’s (S&S) parent company CBS Corporation has released its full-year results, which reveal a fall in revenue and operating profits for the publisher in 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. Revenue...
On tour: Meet the author John Darnielle
Friday, 13 February 2015
John Darnielle is a writer, composer, guitarist, vocalist for The Mountain Goats and author of Wolf in a White Van (Scribe). He is travelling to Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne...
What to expect when you’re expecting in publishing: Parental leave in the workplace
Friday, 13 February 2015
Why is such a female-dominated industry not leading the way when it comes to parental leave? Matthia Dempsey spoke to several publishers about paid parental leave and flexibility in the...
Inaugural Historical Novel Society conference to be held in March
Friday, 13 February 2015
The inaugural Historical Novel Society of Australasia (HNSA) conference will be held in Sydney from 20-22 March.The conference opens with a reception and a debate on the relationship between historical...
Joint Australia-New Zealand library conference announced
Thursday, 12 February 2015
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) have announced they will hold a joint library conference in Australia in 2018 and another in...
Chicken House partners with Altitude to develop book and film projects
Thursday, 12 February 2015
In the UK, children’s publisher Chicken House and film production company Altitude have partnered to develop book and film projects simultaneously, reports the Bookseller. Chicken House managing director and publisher...
Hachette UK net sales drop 4.6% in 2014
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Hachette UK net sales in 2014 dropped 4.6% compared to the previous year, reports the Bookseller. Parent company Lagardere attributed the drop to the ‘exceptional success’ of former soccer manager Alex Ferguson’s...
Stella Prize 2015 longlist announced
Thursday, 12 February 2015
The longlist for the third Stella Prize has been announced.This year’s longlisted titles are: Foreign Soil (Maxine Beneba Clarke, Hachette) The Strays (Emily Bitto, Affirm Press) Only the Animals (Ceridwen...
Toronto International Book Fair cancelled in 2015
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
The Toronto International Book Fair, a three-day consumer event that attracted 20,000 to 25,000 attendees at its inaugural event last year, will not go ahead in 2015, reports Publishers Weekly....
Bonnier Group launches Echo Publishing
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
UK-based, Swedish-owned media company the Bonnier Group, owner of The Five Mile Press, has launched a new publishing house, Echo Publishing, specialising in narrative nonfiction, photography and fiction titles.Echo Publishing has opened an office...
The Folio Prize 2015 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: 10:04 (Ben Lerner, Granta), All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews, Faber), Dept....
‘The Lifted Brow’ Prize for Experimental Nonfiction longlist announced
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Melbourne-based publisher and literary magazine the Lifted Brow has announced the longlist for its Prize for Experimental Nonfiction.The longlisted works are: Sophia O’Rourke for ‘Flaming June: Still Life and the Anthroposcene’...
Carnegie, Greenaway 2015 medal longlists announced
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
The longlists for the 2015 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK, have been announced. Australian author Shaun...
New website ‘Literary Hub’ to aggregate bookish content
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
In the US, publisher Grove Atlantic and publication Electric Literature have partnered to create Literary Hub, a website styled as ‘a Huffington Post for the literary world’ that will aggregate bookish content,...
WAYRBA 2015 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
The shortlists for the 2015 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Older readers Dancing in the Dark (Robyn Bavati, Penguin) Zac...
‘Island’ magazine will be print-only in 2015
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Tasmania-based literary journal Island will be print-only from 2015.The quarterly magazine will increase its print run by 200% and add more stockists, while also revamping its website and increasing its...
Diamond Dagger awarded to Catherine Aird
Monday, 9 February 2015
In the UK, Crime Writer’s Association (CWA) has awarded the Diamond Dagger award to Catherine Aird, reports the Bookseller. The CWA presents the award to authors who have ‘sustained excellence in their...
UK study finds regular reading increases self-esteem
Monday, 9 February 2015
Research in the UK has found that people who read regularly have greater self-esteem, are more empathetic and have a greater ability to cope with difficult situations, reports the Bookseller....
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