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APA announces editors for 2022 Residential Editorial Program

Thursday, 17 February 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the mid-career editors selected to attend the 2022 Residential Editorial Program (REP), to take place in Sydney from 21–24 February. The editors selected...

Five ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize

Thursday, 17 February 2022
Australian publishers Affirm Press, EK Books and Magabala Books, and Aotearoa New Zealand presses Huia Publishers and Beatnik Publishing have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s...

PANZ conference delayed until August

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the PANZ International Conference, which was due to be held in Auckland on Friday, 4 March, has...

Australian bookshop tour: Eltham Bookshop 

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Founded in 1997, Eltham Bookshop is a 'fiercely independent' bookstore located in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs. Owned and run by Meera Govil, winner of the 2012 Australian Booksellers Association Bookseller of...

UQP acquires Elvery debut novel 

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to Brisbane writer Laura Elvery’s debut novel Nightingale. Elvery is the author of two short story collections published by UQP, Trick of the Light and...

Hachette announces ‘scouting partnership’ with Law 

Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Hachette Australia has announced a ‘scouting partnership’ with writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, beginning this month. Working with the Hachette team, Law will scout new writers for the Hachette Australia...

Ultimo acquires Cunningham novel in two-book deal 

Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to a new novel by Sophie Cunningham in a two-book deal brokered by Jane Novak at Jane Novak Literary Agency. Cunningham’s first novel in...

Record year for Bonnier Books

Monday, 14 February 2022
Bonnier Books reported a record year for sales in 2021, according to Swedish parent company Bonnier Group, reports the Bookseller. Bonnier Books’ 2021 sales totalled SEK 6.9 billion (A$1.04b), up...

ABA announces deal with ArtsPay 

Monday, 14 February 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced a new partnership with payment processing company ArtsPay. ArtsPay is a 'profit for purpose' payment processing company whose mission is to 'build a...

Hardie Grant acquires Barratt book on dating apps 

Monday, 14 February 2022
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Tinder Translator: An A–Z of modern misyogyny by Aileen Barratt, via Jacinta di Mase at Jacinta di Mase Management. Based on Barratt’s...

Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists announced

Friday, 11 February 2022
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced. Illustrated books Wolfboy (Andy Harkness, Bloomsbury Children’s) Alone! (Barr Falls, Farshore) The Viking Who Liked Icing (Lu...

ABA commissions bookselling sustainability report 

Friday, 11 February 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has commissioned a report on sustainability in the book industry. ABA CEO Robbie Egan said, 'The report will give an overview of current and planned...

Folio Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Thursday, 10 February 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the £30,000 (A$57,000) Rathbones Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: Assembly (Natasha Brown, Hamish Hamilton) The Promise (Damon Galgut, Chatto & Windus) Men Who Feed Pigeons (Selima Hill,...

Ultimo acquires Western Sydney–set Sarkis debut 

Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Something Blue, a debut work of contemporary fiction by Alex Sarkis, who was discovered by Ultimo publisher Alex Craig through the Australian Society...

Mascara to publish print anthology with Ultimo 

mascara logo Tuesday, 8 February 2022
To celebrate its 15th year, Mascara Literary Review will publish its first print anthology, in partnership with Ultimo Press and with support from Creative Victoria and the Australia Council for...

Waterstones reportedly in talks to buy Blackwell’s

Tuesday, 8 February 2022
In the UK, Waterstones is in exclusive talks to buy independent book chain Blackwell’s, reports Sky News. The acquisition would mean UK chains Waterstones, Foyles and Blackwell’s, as well as...

Webb-Pullman to become Scribe publisher 

Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Scribe associate publisher Marika Webb-Pullman has been promoted to the position of publisher, with Scribe founder and publisher Henry Rosenbloom to become publisher-in-chief. Webb-Pullman, who was made a Frankfurt Fellow...

Book prices to rise in 2022: Ingram

Friday, 4 February 2022
In the US, Ingram Content Group has warned that price inflation is set to affect book publishers in 2022 due to higher shipping and printing costs, reports Publishers Weekly. Director...

Ena Noël Award 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 4 February 2022
IBBY Australia has announced the shortlist for the biennial Ena Noël Award for a young emerging writer or illustrator. The shortlisted writers and illustrators are: Freda Chiu, A Trip to...

Gorrie wins 2022 Victorian Prize for Literature

Friday, 4 February 2022
Veronica Gorrie has won Australia’s richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for her debut memoir Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience (Scribe), at the...