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Wolfson History Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Thursday, 26 September 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize, worth £50,000 (A$97,650), has been announced, reports BookBrunch. The shortlisted books are: Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century (Joya Chatterji,...

Ned Kelly Awards 2024 winners announced

Thursday, 26 September 2024
The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2024 Ned Kelly Awards winners. The winning works in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in August, are: Best crime fiction Darling...

Bigfoot vs Yeti

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
The Bigfoot and Yeti have been enemies for as long as anyone can remember, living on opposite sides of an enormous rift—too wide to cross—too deep to fathom. But when...

After the Great Storm

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Forty-year-old Alice Kaczmarek has lost so much. She wants a baby, but her husband, Daniel, is serving a life sentence, accused of orchestrating an accident on Sydney’s new transport system....

Why Are We Like This? An Evolutionary Search for Answers to Life’s Big Questions

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Some questions have nipped at humanity’s heels for as long as we’ve been … well, humans. Why do we care? Why do we have sex? Why do we get cancer?...

No newsletter on Friday

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Books+Publishing will not publish a newsletter on Friday, 27 September, due to a public holiday in Victoria on that day.

Hardie Grant acquires Pantera, new Perth literature festival, De Tores wins 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Hardie Grant has signed an agreement to acquire Pantera Press, with completion of the sale set for 30 September, subject to customary closing conditions. Perth Festival has announced that it...

Vale Barbara Mobbs

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Literary agent Barbara Mobbs has died, aged 81. Jane Novak, of Jane Novak Literacy Agency, writes: Barbara Mobbs was a giant of our industry. A formidable agent, she had worked...

Vale Greg Malouf

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Chef and author Greg Malouf has died, aged 64. Born in Melbourne to Lebanese parents, Malouf worked to develop modern Middle Eastern cuisine in Australia. He built his reputation at...

NSW Literary Awards are closing soon

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Final weeks to enter the NSW Literary Awards, with a total of $360,000 to be awarded across 14 categories in 2025. Entries close 5pm AEST, Thursday 10 October. Enter now:...

Booking co-ordinator and admin assistant, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Booked Out Booked Out is a speakers’ agency for writers, artists, social commentators and more. Please take a look at our website to find out more about us: bookedout.com.au We’re...

Change for Human Kinetics

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Publisher: Human Kinetics Old distributor: Booktopia New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 19 September 2024 Contact URL: info@woodslane.com.au

Change for Anderson Entertainment

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Publisher: Anderson Entertainment New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Contact URL: info@woodslane.com.au

Head of digital strategy, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings seeks an experienced and energetic head of digital strategy to grow our online magazine readership, membership base, enews subscriber numbers and participation in other...

Bloomsbury congratulates Francesca de Tores on winning the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Bloomsbury is thrilled that Francesca de Tores’ breathtaking novel Saltblood has won the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Congratulations to Francesca on this fantastic achievement. We thank booksellers for...

Thames & Hudson Australia to move from ADS to UBD February 2025

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Thames & Hudson would like to inform our customers that, with the change of distribution to PRHD (UBD) from 1 February 2025, ADS will continue to service T&H through to...

Editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Books+Publishing B+P is seeking an experienced editor to join its busy team producing the publication’s daily e-newsletters and the Weekly Book Newsletter, as well as international and feature article content. This role would...

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