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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...

Affirm acquires personal finance book for women 

Thursday, 3 February 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Girls Just Want to Have Funds, a personal finance book for women by Molly Benjamin. According to the publisher, Girls Just Want to...

Blak & Bright 2022 program announced

Thursday, 3 February 2022
The program for the 2022 Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival, running 17–20 March in Naarm (Melbourne), has been announced. The program includes 27 events featuring over 67 guests...

Lowe wins Costa Book of the Year Award

Thursday, 3 February 2022
In the UK, Hannah Lowe has won the £30,000 (A$57,000) Costa Book of the Year for her poetry collection The Kids (Bloodaxe Books). Lowe, a former London teacher, drew on...

Australian bookshop tour: Dymocks Sydney 

Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Established over 140 years ago, Dymocks is one of Australia’s largest bookselling chains. With 50 stores across the country, and plans for 25 more, Dymocks has become a household name...

VUP changes name to Te Herenga Waka University Press

Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Victoria University Press has changed its name to Te Herenga Waka University Press as of 1 January 2022. The university-affiliated publisher changed its name to align with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria...

Blackwell’s up for sale for first time

Wednesday, 2 February 2022
In the UK, independent bookshop chain Blackwell’s is up for sale, reports the Bookseller. Blackwell’s comprises 18 shops including flagship stores in Oxford and Cambridge. It’s the first time the...

March books reviewed 

Tuesday, 1 February 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in March, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Next month, fans of Kári Gíslason can anticipate his...

WAYRBA 2022 shortlists announced

Tuesday, 1 February 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category, including middle-grade, which is a new category being trialled...

QBD launches dedicated manga website 

Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Australian bookselling chain QBD Books has launched a dedicated manga online shop. Sales of manga from all publisher groups more than doubled in Australia in 2021 both in volume and...

Christmas survey closes tonight

Monday, 31 January 2022
The Books+Publishing annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers closes tonight, Monday, 31 January. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please...

Matilda Bookshop announces new residency for SA writers

Monday, 31 January 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced a new annual residency fellowship for a South Australian writer, the Deep Creek Residency...

Semi Permanent adds book fair 

Monday, 31 January 2022
Prominent art and design fair Semi Permanent has announced it will this year feature an art and design book fair. The inaugural book fair, to be called Permanent, will run...

NBCC Awards finalists announced

Friday, 28 January 2022
In the US, the shortlists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen, NYRB) Second Place (Rachel Cusk,...

 

 

 

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