Colloborative literary organisation established in New Zealand
Monday, 12 August 2019
A new literary organisation called the Coalition for Books has launched in New Zealand. Established with seed funding from Creative New Zealand, the Coalition for Books will be a collaborative...
HarperCollins earnings up six percent in fiscal 2018–19
Monday, 12 August 2019
In the US, HarperCollins has reported a six percent rise in earnings despite flat annual revenue for the 2018–19 fiscal year, reports Publishers Weekly. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,...
RWA awards 2019 winners announced
Monday, 12 August 2019
The winners of the 2019 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the Ruby Awards, were announced on 10 August at the RWA conference...
Melbourne Writers Festival interrogates love
Friday, 9 August 2019
‘When We Talk About Love’ is the heart-interrogating theme of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 30 August to 8 September, with sessions that explore ‘our love for people,...
Macmillan Education to withdraw schools division from Australian market
Friday, 9 August 2019
Macmillan Education Australia has announced its intention to withdraw its schools division from the Australian market ‘in due course’. In a statement, the company said: ‘Following a review of the...
Liminal Fiction Prize shortlist announced
Friday, 9 August 2019
Liminal magazine has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Liminal Fiction Prize. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Bryant Apolonio, for ‘Bad Weather’ Claire Cao, for ‘See You Tomorrow’...
‘The Girl on the Page’ film rights acquired
Friday, 9 August 2019
Sydney-based production company Causeway Films has acquired the film rights to John Purcell’s The Girl on the Page (HarperCollins), via Simone Camilleri of Green Ink Agency. Set in the UK in the...
HarperCollins to publish Ellyse Perry’s ‘Perspective’
Friday, 9 August 2019
HarperCollins will publish Australian cricketer and soccer player Ellyse Perry’s debut nonfiction book Perspective in November 2019. HarperCollins said Perry’s ‘inspiring’ and ‘heavily illustrated’ title will feature ‘stories and reflections from her...
Colin Roderick Award 2019 shortlist announced
Friday, 9 August 2019
The shortlist for this year’s Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Sun Music: New...
Sarroff appointed HarperCollins finance director
Thursday, 8 August 2019
HarperCollins ANZ has appointed Simone Sarroff to the new position of finance director, effective 17 September. CEO James Kellow said: ‘Simone brings a wealth of commercial experience from her previous...
Hachette’s Next Stock Date system goes live on TitlePage
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Hachette’s Next Stock Date (NSD) system, which lets booksellers know when stock will be available to order at Alliance Distribution Services, is now live on the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA)...
‘The Bomb’ named book of the year at 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA
Thursday, 8 August 2019
The Bomb by author Sacha Cotter and illustrator Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers) has won the Margaret Mahy book of the year award, as well as the picture book award, at...
Library to open in former Marrickville Hospital building
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
A new library and pavilion will open in the heritage-listed former Marrickville Hospital building in Sydney’s inner-west on 31 August, reports Broadsheet. The new facility will house 85,000 books and...
Museum of Literature Ireland to open in Dublin in September
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), a new landmark cultural institution costing €11m (A$11.3m), will open in Dublin in September, reports the Irish Times. MoLI is a partnership between the...
The Big Issue announces 2019 fiction edition line-up
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
The Big Issue has announced the writers who will feature in its annual fiction edition. The edition will feature stories from five commissioned writers: Heather Rose, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Mark...
Judging a book by its cover: Jane Curry on the influence of Instagram
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Ventura Press publisher Jane Curry argues that the biggest influence on design trends this decade has been Instagram. With 5000 new titles a month released into the Australian market, what...
Dymocks Subiaco wins top award at Dymocks conference for second year running
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Dymocks Subiaco in Perth has won its second consecutive Chairman’s Award for Retail Excellence, presented at the 2019 Dymocks national conference in Melbourne from 4-6 August. Dymocks managing director Steve...
Book designer spotlight: Evi O
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Evi O spent a decade working as a designer at Penguin Books Australia, where she specialised in illustrated books on food, design, art, architecture and gardens, before opening her own...
Harlequin announces shortlist for First Nations Fellowship
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Harlequin has announced the shortlist for the 2019 First Nations Fellowship for commercial fiction. The shortlisted writers and titles are: Julie Janson for ‘Desert Lands’ Melanie Saward for ‘Barks and the City’...
Program announced for 2019 Blak & Bright festival
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
The program for this year’s Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival, to be held in Melbourne from 5-8 September, has been announced. More than 60 First Nations writers and...
Most Underrated Book Award 2019 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA). The shortlisted titles are: Brontide (Sue McPherson, Magabala) Antidote to a Curse (James...
UK sales of Booker Prize longlisted titles up nearly 200%
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
In the UK, the titles longlisted for the Booker Prize sold a combined 4740 copies according to Nielsen BookScan, up 198% on the week before the announcement, reports the Bookseller. Oyinkan...
A&U to publish Rodda’s new junior fiction series
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired a new three-book junior fiction series by Emily Rodda. The Monty’s Island series, which is illustrated by Lucinda Gifford, is aimed at children aged...
Canberra’s Muse bookstore, café and wine bar up for sale
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
The owners of Muse bookstore, café and wine bar in Canberra are looking to sell their business. Daniel Sanderson and Paul Eldon said they are putting their business on the...
Colin Roderick Award 2019 longlist announced
Monday, 5 August 2019
The longlist for this year’s Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Sun Music: New...
The Little Book Nook opens on the Sunshine Coast
Monday, 5 August 2019
A new bookshop specialising in children’s titles has opened in Queensland's Sunshine Coast suburb of Palmwoods. The Little Book Nook is owned and run by Kay Nixon, who has worked...
Trump renews threat of tariffs on Chinese imports
Monday, 5 August 2019
In the US, president Donald Trump has threatened to impose 10% tariffs on US$300 billion (A$442b) worth of goods imported from China, including ‘virtually all books’, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2019 Books at MIFF
Friday, 2 August 2019
The 13th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 1 August. Representatives from publishing and...
Morris shortlisted for Glass Bell Award
Friday, 2 August 2019
In the UK, Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Echo) has been shortlisted for the Glass Bell Award. Selected from a longlist of 12, the shortlisted titles are: Our House (Louise Candlish,...
UWAP acquires On’s poetry collection ‘Turbulence’
Friday, 2 August 2019
The UWA Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Thuy On’s debut poetry collection Turbulence. ‘It’s a really surprising first book by a sharp poetic mind with an acute sensibility...
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