HarperCollins acquires Cheers illustrated nonfiction guide
Friday, 4 March 2022
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to The New Rulebook, a work of illustrated nonfiction by psychologist and educator Chris Cheers. Cheers gained thousands of Instagram followers during the rolling Melbourne...
Amazon to close all physical bookstores
Friday, 4 March 2022
In the US, Amazon is closing all 24 of its physical bookshops after opening the first in November 2015, reports Publishers Weekly. First launching in Seattle, the chain spread to...
Stella Count 2019/20: gender parity achieved for first time
Thursday, 3 March 2022
The results of the 2019 and 2020 Stella Counts (delayed due to Covid) have been announced, showing that representation of women and non-binary authors in Australian book reviews has reached...
BWF 2022 program announced
Thursday, 3 March 2022
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 3–8 May, has been announced. Over 100 artists will appear at more than 200 events for the 60th celebration...
Libel claim against HarperCollins UK dismissed
Thursday, 3 March 2022
In the UK, the High Court has dismissed a libel claim brought against HarperCollins and author Tom Burgis over the 2020 book Kleptopia: How dirty money is conquering the world...
Varuna 2022 First Nations Fellowships announced
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced the recipients of its First Nations Fellowships for 2022. The six fellowship recipients and their projects are: Jenny Fraser, for her narrative nonfiction...
Duncan wins Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2022
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Naomi Parry Duncan has been awarded Writers Victoria's $20,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of Gai-mariagal man Musquito. Originally from Port Jackson, Musquito was a resistance fighter...
UQP acquires two more books from Thompson
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to two new books by Aboriginal (pakana) author Adam Thompson. The first book, a novel set in Launceston and focused on pakana man Rusty, ‘a...
US publishers to attend LBF in ‘limited’ capacity; Russia banned from fairs
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Large US publishers including Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins US will only attend this year’s London Book Fair, which runs 5–7 April, in a ‘limited fashion’, reports the Bookseller. This...
Jennifer Pinkerton recommends
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
One of my big loves is my place on the map: the Northern Territory. As it’s such a beautiful, but sometimes strange part of Australia, I am always keen to...
April books reviewed
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in April, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction In April, readers can anticipate Toni Jordan’s ‘timely’ new...
Jennifer Pinkerton on ‘Heartland’
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Jennifer Pinkerton's Heartland (A&U, May) is a wide-ranging survey of modern dating and relationships that addresses topics from love in lockdown and dating app usage to polyamory and pornography consumption. Reviewer...
APA Bologna stand to feature 15 publishers
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
The Australian stand at the 2022 Bologna Book Fair, which this year runs 21–24 March, will feature books from 15 local publishers, three of which will send representatives to the...
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted books, chosen from longlists announced in January, are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction A...
New appointments at Welbeck ANZ
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Welbeck ANZ has announced the appointment of Gareth Woods-Jack and Zoe Knowles to its sales, marketing and publicity team. Woods-Jack, previously at Simon & Schuster, has been appointed head of...
Holden’s ‘The Winter Road’ wins 2021 Walkley Book Award
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Kate Holden has won the 2021 Walkley Book Award for The Winter Road (Black Inc.). The Winter Road blends journalism, historical research, and crime and political reportage together to explore...
Waterstones buy Blackwell’s
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
In the UK, Waterstones has bought former family-owned chain Blackwell’s for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. The funds for the purchase came via Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors, which also...
Stella Prize 2022 longlist announced
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
The longlist for the $50,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: Coming of Age in the War on Terror (Randa Abdel-Fattah, NewSouth)...
The Book Orchard takes over Just Books Bairnsdale
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
The Book Orchard has taken over Just Books Bairnsdale in East Gippsland, Victoria. The Book Orchard owner Annemieke Jongsma took over the business from Just Books owner Elaine Medhurst on...
Booktopia profits halved after Covid lockdowns
Monday, 28 February 2022
Online retailer Booktopia’s profits halved in the six months to 31 December compared to the same period last financial year, despite a 15.5% revenue rise for the same period. In...
Hardie Grant acquires Micallef memoir
Monday, 28 February 2022
Hardie Grant Books (HGB) has acquired world rights to the memoir Tripping Over Myself by Australian comedian, actor and writer Shaun Micallef. Micallef has appeared on Australian television since 1994,...
Pollock appointed Byron Writers Festival artistic director
Monday, 28 February 2022
Zoe Pollock has been appointed artistic director of Byron Writers Festival following the departure of Edwina Johnson. Pollock is a former CEO and artistic director of Brisbane Writers Festival, having...
Books in the media this weekend 26–27 February
Friday, 25 February 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Ethical Investor (Nicole Haddow, Black Inc.) The Keepers (Al Campbell,...
‘Love & Virtue’ wins 2022 MUD Literary Prize
Friday, 25 February 2022
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid (Ultimo) has won the fifth annual MUD Literary Prize. Presented each year for the best debut literary novel by an Australian writer, the $5000...
Creative NZ announces Wilson as recipient of new PRH NZ internship
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Creative New Zealand has announced Faith Wilson as the recipient of a new internship offered in partnership with Penguin Random House New Zealand (PRH NZ). Wilson is a Samoan and...
Scribner launches in Canada
Thursday, 24 February 2022
In Canada, Simon & Schuster (S&S) has announced it is launching Scribner Canada, reports Publishers Weekly. Scribner Canada will publish literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada, as well as titles...
Dirt Lane to become WestWords imprint
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Not-for-profit picture book publisher Dirt Lane Press, founded by publisher Margrete Lamond in 2016, will become an imprint of Western Sydney arts organisation WestWords. The Orange-based publisher, which has been...
How international book markets performed in 2021
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Through the PubMagNet initiative, a collaboration between book industry trade magazines from around the world, representatives from publications in Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Norway and the German-language markets have...
Australia Council announces 2022 leadership programs participants
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the participants of its three leadership programs—Arts Leaders, Future Leaders and International Leadership—for emerging, mid-career and established creative practitioners in Australia and...
CBCA 2022 Notable Books announced
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2022. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....
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