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Jaireth wins ACT Book of the Year

Friday, 30 September 2022
Canberra writer Subhash Jaireth has won the 2021 ACT Book of the Year for his essay collection Spinoza’s Overcoat: Travels with writers and poets (Transit Lounge). Chosen from a shortlist of...

IPEd responds to APA diversity survey

Thursday, 29 September 2022
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is developing a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy in response to findings concerning the lack of diversity in the Australian publishing industry, which...

Royal Society 2022 Science Book Prize shortlist announced

Thursday, 29 September 2022
In the UK, the Royal Society has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Science Book Prize for popular science books written for a non-specialist audience. The shortlisted tites are: Age...

High job satisfaction, low pay rates: Freelancers’ survey 2022

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
In July 2022 Books+Publishing (B+P) surveyed more than 300 people about their employment in the Australian book industry, following up on similar surveys in 2013 and 2018. This year, for the first time, a separate...

Historical Novel Prize 2022 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize, worth a total of $100,000. The titles shortlisted in the adult category are: Horse...

More than just recipes: Contemporary cookbooks

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
In our latest genre spotlight Books+Publishing takes a look at the food and drink category, diving into the different elements that make up the contemporary cookbook. For many, cookbooks are an essential tool...

FT Business Book of the Year Award shortlist announced

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Dead in the Water: Murder and fraud...

Nib Literary Award 2022 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
The shortlist for the $20,000 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Two Afternoons in the Kabul Stadium (Tim Bonyhady, Text) Signs and...

Vizard wins Banjo Prize for ‘The Love Contract’

Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Steph Vizard has won HarperCollins's Banjo Prize, for her unpublished manuscript ‘The Love Contract’. Chosen from a shortlist of five, Vizard’s novel is described by the publisher as ‘an enemies-to-lovers...

Parker-Chan wins two British Fantasy Awards

Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Australian writer Shelley Parker-Chan has won two categories at the 2022 British Fantasy Awards. Parker-Chan took out both best fantasy novel and best newcomer for She Who Became the Sun...

UQP acquires Plozza middle-grade novel

Tuesday, 27 September 2022
UQP has acquired ANZ rights to Meet Me at the Moon Tree, a new middle-grade novel by Shivaun Plozza. Meet Me at the Moon Tree follows 10-year-old Carina grieving the...

France to impose minimum €3 delivery fee for online orders

Tuesday, 27 September 2022
The French government has announced plans to impose a minimum €3 (A$4.50) delivery fee for online book orders of less than €35 (A$52), reports Reuters. The law is designed to...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2022 winners announced

Monday, 26 September 2022
The winners of the 2022 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Conversātiō...

PRH acquires Kirsten Holocaust memoir

Monday, 26 September 2022
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to US-based Australian author Karen Kirsten’s Holocaust memoir Irena’s Gift, via Chris Bucci and Vanessa Kerr at Aevitas. Irena’s Gift tells the story of...

US$75k Cundill History Prize shortlist announced

Monday, 26 September 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Cundill History Prize, which rewards ‘the best history writing in English’, have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: In the Forest of No Joy: The...

Booktopia directors resign

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Four Booktopia directors, including chair Chris Beare, have announced their resignation from the company’s board. Fiona Pak-Poy, Judy Slatyer and Beare will resign from the board at the Booktopia AGM...

Kembrey to step down at UNSW

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
NewSouth Books sales and marketing manager Jane Kembrey has announced her retirement after 25 years at UNSW Press, having started with the organisation in 1997. 'Anyone who has worked with...

Books in the media this weekend, 24–25 September

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This weekly feature is usually published each Friday in the Books+Publishing Daily newsletter. Sign up...

Pantera acquires Colley fiction debut in two-book deal

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Pantera Press has acquired world rights for debut novel The Next Big Thing by writer and comedian James Colley through Creative Representation, in a two-book deal. Pantera said The Next...

City of Fremantle Hungerford Award 2022 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: ‘The Slow Patience of the Sea & other stories’, a collection of short...

Ryckmans steps down at CWF

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced artistic director Jeanne Ryckmans is stepping down from the role. Ryckmans, who was appointed to the role in late 2019, said it had been...

Spotify US unveils audiobook catalogue

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
In the US, audio streaming platform Spotify has unveiled its catalogue of 300,000 audiobook titles, reports the Bookseller. Audiobooks on Spotify will sit alongside the platform’s music and podcast catalogues...

Why we need more Indigenous editors

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Publishing needs more Indigenous editors, but cannot rely solely on its Indigenous workforce to ensure it catches up on effective practices in relation to Indigenous writers and writing, writes Sandra...

Reflections from an Open Book intern: Bohdi Byles

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
The Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship is a six-month internship program aimed to increase cultural diversity in the Australian publishing workforce. Bohdi Byles was this year's Sydney-based intern; he shares his...