Lending Rights schemes worth $21.8m in 2018–19
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
The federal government has announced that more than 16,300 authors, publishers and illustrators will receive $21.8 million through its Lending Rights schemes in 2018–19. The figures are down slightly on...
Beyond just sales: Connecting to customers and communities through events
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Sarah Farquharson speaks to two independent bookshops about how they make connections with customers and their communities through events. The owners of BooksPlus, in the NSW town of Bathurst, and...
Cypriot writer Soteriou wins 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Cypriot writer Constantia Soteriou has been named the overall winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story 'Death Customs'. It is the first time in the history...
Australian Christian Book of the Year 2019 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Australian Christian Book of the Year been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Apostles’ Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism (Benjamin Myers, Lexham Press)...
A&U acquires ‘fierce’ literary debut
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Jane Palfreyman at Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to literary fiction debut A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu, via Melanie Ostell Literary. The novel...
US bookshops raise $48k for #BookstoresAgainstBorders campaign
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
In the US, around 150 independent bookshops, small presses and other literary organisations have raised more than US$48,000 (A$68,860) for the #BookstoresAgainstBorders fundraising campaign, reports Publishers Weekly. Initiated by Wisconsin...
Blabey tops NYT bestseller charts
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Aaron Blabey’s ‘The Bad Guys’ (Scholastic) has topped the New York Times weekly chart for bestselling children’s series. ‘The Bad Guys’, which has spent 37 weeks on the list, came...
Frankfurt Book Fair to allow book sales during public access days
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
For the first time, exhibitors will be allowed to sell books during the closing weekend of the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair, reports Book Brunch. The last two days of the...
‘Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas’ to be read for National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Lucinda Gifford's forthcoming picture book Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas (Scholastic, October) has been chosen for the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) 2020. Marking 20...
Black Inc. to publish ‘creative’ Thunberg bio; sells rights to S&S UK
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Black Inc. has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to a ‘creative biography’ of climate change activist Greta Thunberg to Simon & Schuster Children’s UK. Pitched at middle-grade readers, Greta’s...
University of Queensland student-led Corella Press to launch first books
Monday, 8 July 2019
The University of Queensland's (UQ) student-led Corella Press will launch its first two books at an event at Avid Reader in Brisbane on 30 August. Corella Press is a not-for-profit...
McIver’s debut sold to Hachette AU and Tinder Press UK
Monday, 8 July 2019
Hachette Australia and UK publisher Tinder Press (part of the Hachette Livre UK Group) have jointly acquired rights to Ruth McIver’s debut novel I Shot the Devil, via Jacinta di...
UK Society of Authors launches £5000 prize for illustrated children’s books
Friday, 5 July 2019
In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) has launched the Queen's Knickers Award, a new £5000 (A$8950) prize for children’s illustrated books aimed at readers aged 0–7. Aimed at...
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ longlisted for Glass Bell Award
Friday, 5 July 2019
Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Echo) has been longlisted for the UK's Glass Bell Award. Presented by London bookstore Goldsboro Books, the prize celebrates the best storytelling across all...
Amazon Prime to adapt Sutherland’s ‘Our Chemical Hearts’ for film
Friday, 5 July 2019
Krystal Sutherland’s YA novel Our Chemical Hearts (Penguin) is being adapted for film by Amazon Studios for the Amazon Prime streaming service. The film, titled Chemical Hearts, is written and directed by...
Brio to publish new Dessaix book on ageing
Friday, 5 July 2019
Brio has acquired ANZ rights to a new nonfiction book by Robert Dessaix, The Time of Our Lives: Growing old well, via Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management. Brio said...
Hachette acquires middle-grade, YA novels by Binks
Friday, 5 July 2019
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to a middle-grade novel, The Year the Maps Changed, and a yet to be titled YA novel by literary agent Danielle Binks. The two-book...
Ovato to invest $1m in Melbourne printing facility
Friday, 5 July 2019
Ovato Book Printing, formerly Griffin Press, will invest $1 million in new technology as part of a new print-on-demand (POD) strategy. In June, Ovato relocated its POD service from Adelaide...
A writer’s life for me: Andrew Daddo on ‘Atticus Van Tasticus’
Thursday, 4 July 2019
Atticus Van Tasticus, Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King’s illustrated middle-grade adventure (Puffin, September), follows a 10-year-old whose grandma gifts him a pirate ship. Kelsey Oldham spoke with Daddo about...
New KYD program to focus on regional Victorian writers
Thursday, 4 July 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced a new publishing program for regional Victorian writers. From August 2019 to June 2020, KYD will publish the work of regional Victorian writers every...
ABDA launches student prizes
Thursday, 4 July 2019
The Australian Book Design Association (ABDA) has announced it will award student prizes at the 2020 ABDA Awards. The inaugural student prizes will be judged in two categories: best cover...
Over 300 booksellers encouraged to ‘change the narrative’ at upbeat ABA conference
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Almost 340 booksellers, publishers and other guests attended this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference, held in Melbourne from 23–24 June. ABA CEO Robbie Egan—who opened the conference by encouraging...
Book buyer spotlight: ALS Library Services’ Philippa Siebert
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
As a member of the acquisitions team at Adelaide-based ALS Library Services, Philippa Siebert has been helping libraries stock their shelves for over a decade. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our...
NSW libraries get $36.5m boost
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
The NSW state government has announced a funding boost of $36.5m to public libraries in 2019/20, as part of a total of $60m in additional funding over four years. NSW...
S&S latest publisher to change digital book lending terms
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) has become the fourth of the Big Five publishers to change its digital book licensing terms for libraries in the past year, reports...
Is YA okay?: The state of Australian young adult literature
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
With reports from the UK showing a sharp decline in sales of YA fiction, Jackie Tang explores whether the Australian market is experiencing similar changes. When UK trade publication the...
Scribe, Varuna partner on new mentorship program
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Scribe and Varuna, The Writers’ House, have partnered to offer a new mentorship program to three writers. The partnership combines a Varuna residency with an intensive mentorship with Scribe editors....
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2019 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Lebs (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) A Sand Archive (Gregory Day, Picador) A Stolen...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2019 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years A Monster in...
Brown wins 2019 ALS Gold Medal
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Pam Brown has won the 2019 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal for her poetry collection click here for what we do (Vagabond). Brown’s collection was chosen from a shortlist...
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