Lawrence wins 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Friday, 21 January 2022
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Anthony Lawrence as the winner of the 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize for his poem ‘In the Shadows of Our Heads'. Lawrence receives...
PANZ sets new conference date; BookUp scheduled for June
Thursday, 20 January 2022
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the rescheduled PANZ International Conference is due to be held at Cliftons in Auckland on Friday, 4...
ABA announces ICYMI 50 campaign details
Thursday, 20 January 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has released details of its February campaign, Your Booksellers' ICYMI 50—Must-read new Australian books you might have missed. The campaign, which received $20,000 Copyright Agency...
Australian bookshop tour: Readings Emporium
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Readings is an independent bookselling chain with eight stores operating across Melbourne. Established in 1969, Readings has become a cornerstone of the local literary scene, often hosting book launches, panels...
Australian authors top 2021 bestsellers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Nielsen Bookscan has reported book sales in 2021 fell 1% in volume compared to 2020, to 65.4 million units sold, but were up in value by 2.5% to $1.26 billion....
WBN published Thursday next week
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Next week’s Weekly Book Newsletter will be published Thursday, 27 January, due to the public holiday on Wednesday, 26 January.
UK government delays decision on copyright changes
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
The UK government has decided not to make changes to copyright exhaustion laws following a consultation period, reports the Bookseller. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which launched a consultation last...
Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Leading Edge Books has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Indie Book Awards. Chosen from longlists announced in December 2021, the shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Treasure and...
Please complete our Christmas survey
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Monday, 31 January. Booksellers...
2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature shortlists announced
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature have been announced. Presented by the South Australian government, the biennial awards offer a total prize pool of $167,500. The...
Magabala announces recipients of 2021 scholarships
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Magabala Books has announced the six recipients of its 2021 Creative Development Scholarships. The scholarships provide recipients with the support to complete creative development projects throughout 2022. The six recipients...
Weisz appointed HarperCollins Children’s Books publishing director
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Michelle Weisz has been appointed publishing director of HarperCollins Australia's children’s books division, replacing Cristina Cappelluto, who is taking up the role of Bloomsbury Australia managing director. Weisz, currently head...
New bookshop Bookpedia
Monday, 17 January 2022
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship 2022 shortlist announced
Monday, 17 January 2022
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The 10 shortlisted writers and their...
Taylor wins 2021 T S Eliot Prize
Monday, 17 January 2022
In the UK, Joelle Taylor has won the 2021 T S Eliot Prize, worth £25,000 (A$47,360), for her collection C+nto & Othered Poems (The Westbourne Press), reports the Bookseller. C+nto & Othered...
The Wheeler Centre receives $6.1m Creative Vic funding
Monday, 17 January 2022
Creative Victoria has announced the 113 arts and cultural organisations that will share in $85 million in grants as part of the state government's new multi-year Creative Enterprises and Creative Ventures programs. Among...
McKerracher to depart ALIA
Friday, 14 January 2022
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) CEO Sue McKerracher will depart the role after almost 10 years at the organisation to take up the position of Libraries Tasmania executive director....
Americans reading fewer books: Gallup poll
Friday, 14 January 2022
A new Gallup poll shows Americans read an average of 12.6 books during the past year, fewer than the average of 15.6 in 2016 and the smallest number Gallup has...
NewSouth acquires MacIntyre book on pandemics
Friday, 14 January 2022
NewSouth Publishing has announced the acquisition of a book on pandemics and biosecurity by Raina MacIntyre, professor of global security at UNSW’s Kirby Institute. ‘I’ve been researching pandemics and planning...
Pilkey tops US print bestsellers
Thursday, 13 January 2022
In the US, children’s book author Dav Pilkey’s Mothering Heights (Dog Man #10) was the bestselling print book in 2021—one of three of Pilkey’s titles to crack the top 25,...
Cappelluto appointed Bloomsbury Australia MD
Thursday, 13 January 2022
Bloomsbury has announced the appointment of Cristina Cappelluto as managing director of Bloomsbury Australia, replacing Liz Bray, who announced in September that she would step down from the role. Cappelluto...
ASA survey 2021: Author earnings ‘unsustainable’
Thursday, 13 January 2022
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) 2021 survey, which received over 800 responses from members, has found author earnings are continuing to decline. The 2020 survey, which was open to...
‘We’ve Got This’ sells to Scribe UK in three-way auction
Thursday, 13 January 2022
Black Inc. has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to the anthology We’ve Got This: Stories by disabled parents. Edited by writer and musician Eliza Hull, the book was sold...
Hipwell to depart Leading Edge
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Leading Edge has announced Ruth Hipwell will be leaving her role as member service manager for the books group. Hipwell’s last day will be Friday, 14 January. Hipwell told Books+Publishing...
UK, Ireland bookshop numbers grow for fifth consecutive year
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Data from the UK Bookseller’s Association (BA) shows the number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth year in a row, reports the Bookseller....
Government releases draft Copyright Amendment bill
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
In December the federal government released the exposure draft and discussion paper of its proposed Copyright Amendment (Access Reforms) Bill 2021. In its introduction, the discussion paper said the government’s...
Eastern states booksellers face staff shortages
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
After a Christmas beset by supply issues, booksellers in Australia’s eastern states, like all retailers, are facing staffing issues due to Covid infections and contact isolation. On Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula...
Sue Whiting recommends
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
I have recently read and loved Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee. Oh my, can that woman write. Such a magical, yet also so very real, tale, full of heart and...
Sue Whiting on ‘Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast’
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Expert worrier Pearly Woe and her pet Pig are a remarkable pair. Representatives of the Adventurologists Guild, they travel Antarctica searching for Pearly’s missing parents, in a new book for...
US print book sales up 8.9% in 2021
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
In the US, print book sales were up 8.9% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to NPD BookScan data, reports Publishers Weekly. A total of 825.7 million print book were...
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