Thames & Hudson Australia relocates head office
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Thames & Hudson Australia has relocated their head office to Cremorne, Melbourne. Thames & Hudson Australia Wurundjeri Country 132A Gwynne Street Cremorne VIC 3121 All other contact information, including phone...
Text Publishing welcomes two new staff
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Text has appointed Zara Olifent to the role of Production Coordinator, beginning 18 March. Olifent has previously worked at Te Papa Press in Wellington. She will be contactable at: zara.olifent@textpublishing.com.au...
Change for TCU Press
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Publisher: TCU Press ISBN prefix: 978-0-87565-; 978-0-912646- New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 March 2024 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Copyright Agency announces recipients of $440k in Cultural Fund grants
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Twenty-seven arts organisations have received a total of $439,840 in the latest round of funding from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, which will also support nine writers' festivals. Among the...
Glasgow Worldcon chair promises transparency following Hugo censorship
Monday, 19 February 2024
In the US, a report by science fiction and fantasy writers Chris M Barkley and Jason Sanford on the 2023 Hugo Awards—which draws on leaked emails from a member of...
Funder longlisted for inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction
Monday, 19 February 2024
Anna Funder is longlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, worth £30,000 (A$58,000), for her book Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s invisible life (Hamish Hamilton). The fifteen other titles longlisted for the award...
Rodrick wins inaugural Pearl Prize
Monday, 19 February 2024
Spencer M F Rodrick has won the inaugural Pearl Prize, presented by queer arts and cultural organisation Midsumma. Rodrick, who was chosen from a list of 15 finalists, and was...
DANZ Children’s Book Award shortlists announced
Thursday, 15 February 2024
The shortlists for the inaugural DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Award have been announced. Chosen from longlists announced last month, the shortlisted titles in each...
Blak & Bright Festival 2024 program announced
Thursday, 15 February 2024
Blak & Bright Festival has announced its 2024 program, with the festival to run from 13 to 17 March in Naarm/Melbourne. The biennial First Nations literature festival will this year...
B&N plans to open five stores in Chicago angers Volumes
Thursday, 15 February 2024
In the US, Barnes & Noble (B&N) has announced plans to open five new bookstores in the Chicago area from the coming US spring, after earlier sharing its goal to...
Graham longlisted for Carnegie Medal for Illustration
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
In the UK, Australian author Bob Graham has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration (previously known as the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration), which was announced along with...
‘Meanjin’ announces two new residencies
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Literary journal Meanjin has announced two new residencies, offered in partnership with non-profit arts and cultural organisation InPlace, to ‘support writers of shorter works with dedicated writing time, much-needed funds, and...
Amazon removes King Charles titles reportedly generated by AI
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
In the UK, Amazon has removed from its website several titles about King Charles, which reportedly were written using artificial intelligence and were said to contain false information about the...
Booktopia results down, Ena Noël shortlists, rural and regional writers’ festivals
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
In a trading update, Booktopia has announced 'results were down year-on-year' to the end of the first half of the 2024 financial year. Meanwhile, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation has appointed...
The Ministry of Time
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
A time travel romance. A spy thriller. A workplace comedy. Welcome to The Ministry of Time. In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a lucrative job in...
Have you booked your advertising for Think Australian’s Bologna issue?
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Bookings are open for Think Australian’s Bologna issue, out 21 March. Promote your children's and young adult titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships...
Change for Universitas Press
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Publisher: Universitas Press ISBN prefix: 978-0-9939951; 978-0-9950291; 978-1-988963 New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 March 2024 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Nominations open for ABIA Hall of Fame Pixie O’Harris Award
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
The Pixie O’Harris Award recognises dedication to Australian children’s literature. It is awarded to publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field...
Submit your books today
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Wilderness Society celebrates 30 years of promoting a love of nature in books! Submissions open until 1 March for the Karajia and Environment Awards for Children’s Literature. Books are for...
Advertise new titles to the book industry with a Title Showcase
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Title Showcase: $275 (cover image included), along with publication to Books+Publishing’s website, Weekly Book Newsletter, and a subsequent Daily newsletter, as well as promotion on our Instagram and Facebook. Submit...
Abadee, Barnes, Mayo join Indigenous Literacy Foundation board
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced the appointment of Nicole Abadee, Amara Barnes and Thomas Mayo to the ILF board. Abadee was a barrister and then a legal academic...
Spears memoir most listened to as Spotify pays publishers ‘tens of millions’
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Spotify said it has paid audiobook publishers ‘tens of millions’ since launching its limited-streaming audiobook offer to subscribers in the UK, Australia and the US last year, reported the Bookseller....
Ena Noël Award 2024 shortlists announced
Monday, 12 February 2024
The shortlists for the biennial Ena Noël Award has been announced by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The shortlisted authors and illustrators are:...
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2024 shortlists announced
Monday, 12 February 2024
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2024 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Illustrated books The Queen Next Door (Marcela Ferreira,...
Rural and regional writers’ festival programs announced
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Several rural and regional writers’ festivals have revealed programs for their 2024 events. After a seven-year hiatus, the Whitsundays Writers Festival is returning to Airlie Beach in Queensland from 6...
European publishers welcome EU agreement on AI Act
Thursday, 8 February 2024
In Europe, the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has welcomed the European Union voting in favour of what the FEP calls the 'world's first concrete regulation of AI', reported the Bookseller....
Rippin appointed Australian Children’s Laureate 2024–25
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) has named Sally Rippin as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2024–25. Rippin has written over 100 books for children and young adults, including the...
Yee wins at VPLAs, Vivendi plans to put Hachette on stock market, moves at Scribe and Ultimo
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Grace Yee has won the Victorian Prize for Literature for her poetry collection Chinese Fish (Giramondo) at this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Meanwhile, in France, Vivendi, which acquired Hachette parent...
Indigo considers offer to take chain private
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
In Canada, the board of the Indigo Books & Music bookselling chain, headed by former Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle, has established a special committee of independent directors to...
Not Like Other Girls
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Cheats. Liars. Fakes. Friends? A contemporary, twisty YA thriller from an exciting debut talent, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying. Jo used to be the perfect high...
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