Power play: Meg McKinlay on ‘A Single Stone’ Archive
Friday, 30 January 2015
Meg McKinlay’s novel for younger readers A Single Stone (Walker Books, May) ‘manages to pose big questions about gender and power, and thoroughly entertain’, writes reviewer Frances Atkinson. She spoke to...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2015 winners announced; ‘The Europeans in Australia: Volume Three: Nation’ wins Victorian Prize for Literature Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Writer and historian Alan Atkinson has won the Victorian Prize for Literature, worth $100,000, for his book The Europeans in Australia: Volume Three: Nation (NewSouth).Atkinson’s book is the final volume...
Indie Awards 2015 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
The shortlists for the 2015 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books, have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Fiction When the Night Comes (Favel Parrett, Hachette) Amnesia (Peter Carey,...
Chinese authors required to register real names online Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
In China, the government has introduced measures that require authors to provide their real names when they publish online, reports the New York Times. Under the new guidelines on online...
Authors on income and acquisitions in a changing industry Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Last year, 57 Australian authors participated in an online forum as part of a Macquarie University study into changes in the Australian book industry. The authors shared their views on...
Authors on income and acquisitions in a changing industry Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
‘As in the movie industry, the temptation will be for publishers to concentrate their resources on a very limited number of titles and let the others fend for themselves,’ writes...
Quote of the week Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
‘New Zealand has the misfortune in not having a lot of confidence in the brains of its citizens. There is a lot of embarrassment, a lot of discrediting that goes...
Librarians among 2015 Australia Day honours recipients Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Librarians and library advocates are among the recipients of the 2015 Australia Day honours, which were presented on 26 January. Thomas Cochrane was awarded an AM for ‘significant service to...
Clade (James Bradley, Hamish Hamilton) Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
In his first novel in 10 years, James Bradley writes about the members of an extended family in a soft-dystopian near-future, where violent climate events have brought rapid changes to...
Gallipoli diary transcribed by WA state library Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
The war diary of WA soldier Captain Beresford Everett Bardwell is being transcribed by the State Library of Western Australia with help from volunteers, reports PerthNow. One of the first...
International library news Archive
Thursday, 29 January 2015
British Library opens National Newspaper BuildingIn the UK, more than 60 million newspapers spanning three centuries will be housed in a new building in West Yorkshire operated by the British...
‘H is for Hawk’ named Costa Book of the Year Archive
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
In the UK, Helen Macdonald’s H is For Hawk (Vintage) has won the £30,000 (A$57,460) Costa Book of the Year award after previously winning the Biography category. The judges described Macdonald’s...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards announced tonight Archive
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
The winners of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards will be announced in Melbourne tonight.The announcement will take place at a ceremony at Parliament House from 5pm.To view the shortlisted titles,...
Motherhood & Creativity: The Divided Heart (ed by Rachel Power, Affirm Press) Archive
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
In 2008, Melbourne-based freelance writer and editor Rachel Power released The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood, a collection of interviews with Australian artists, writers and actors juggling the competing demands...
The Good Greek Girl (Maria Katsonis, Jane Curry Publishing) Archive
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Harvard graduate Maria Katsonis is an accomplished public servant whose successful self-image is disrupted when she falls into depression. In this memoir, we follow her self-medication, suicidal thoughts and a...
Blurred lines: Jen Craig on ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’ Archive
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
‘The year 2015 is only in its early days, but already I know that Sydney writer Jen Craig’s novella, Panthers and the Museum of Fire [Spineless Wonders, March], will be...
Tesco to close blinkbox Books Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
UK supermarket chain Tesco will close its ebook platform blinkbox Books at the end of February after failing to reach an agreement to sell the platform to Waterstones, reports the Bookseller....
Bestsellers this week Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Pete Evans’ Family Food (Plum) is this week’s fastest mover, having jumped from sixth to first spot on the top 10 bestsellers chart. The rest of the titles in the top 10 remain...
French named Senior Australian of the Year Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Australian author Jackie French has been named the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.French was presented with the honour at a ceremony in Canberra on 25 January, where she spoke...
‘Overland’ launches ‘Fair Australia Prize’ Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Overland has launched a new Fair Australia Prize to encourage writers and artists ‘to be part of setting a new agenda for Australia’.The winner of each category—short fiction, essay, poetry, and...
Shortlist for ‘Seizure’ Viva La Novella competition announced Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Literary journal Seizure has announced the shortlist for this year’s Viva La Novella competition.The six shortlisted authors are: Mark Brandi Christy Collins Nick Gadd Jane Rawson Libby Sommer Marlee Jane Ward. This...
Monash University Publishing receives Vice Chancellor’s Award Archive
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Monash University Publishing has been presented with a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional Performance by Professional Staff.The award was one of four given to teams within Monash University in 2014,...
Lahiri wins 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Archive
Friday, 23 January 2015
Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has won the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel The Lowland (Bloomsbury). Lahiri’s novel was selected from a shortlist of five to...
Productivity Commission to review minimum wage and penalty rates Archive
Friday, 23 January 2015
The effect of the minimum wage and penalty rates on businesses will be examined as part of the Productivity Commission’s wider review of the industrial relations system. Five papers released...
Philanthropists donate $5m to found Chair of Australian literature Archive
Friday, 23 January 2015
A philanthropist couple has donated $5m to the University of Melbourne to establish a new professorship to ‘advance the teaching, understanding and public appreciation of Australian literature’.The Boisbouvier Founding Chair...
John Flanagan voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia poll Archive
Friday, 23 January 2015
Children’s book author John Flanagan has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll.Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 23 January. They were (from one to 10): John...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: value and volume up Archive
Friday, 23 January 2015
Local booksellers have recorded a boost in sales over the Christmas period. According to Nielsen BookScan, sales were up 1.5% in volume and 0.7% in value over the 13 weeks to 27 December...
Junot Díaz novel voted best 21st-century novel so far Archive
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Junot Díaz’s 2007 novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Faber) has been voted in a poll of US critics as the best novel published since 2000, reports the...
Egmont closes US division Archive
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Egmont Publishing has closed its US division after failing to establish a market-leading position, reports Publishers Weekly. The Danish publisher had put the US division up for sale in October 2014...
European booksellers asked to join #mynextread campaign Archive
Thursday, 22 January 2015
The European International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is encouraging booksellers and readers to share their reading choices on social media along with the #mynextread hashtag, reports the Bookseller. The campaign’s message is...
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