Noni, Black win 2019 Inky Awards Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lynette Noni and Holly Black have won the 2019 Inky Awards, presented by State Library Victoria (SLV). Noni’s dystopian YA novel Whisper (Pantera) won the Gold Inky Award for an...
Tonga to open first public library using donations from Auckland libraries Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Tonga will open its first public library next month in the village of Kolovai, with thousands of books donated by Auckland Council libraries, reports RNZ. The campaign to open the...
Nine million books in Beijing: Jane Curry on the Beijing International Book Fair Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Ventura Press founder and publisher Jane Curry attended this year's Beijing International Book Fair, which ran from 21–25 August. I am writing these words as I prepare to fly home...
Place of exchange: Jane Stratton on Lost in Books Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Lost in Books is a multilingual children’s bookshop in Fairfield, Sydney. A project of the Think+Do Tank Foundation, the shop’s mission is to celebrate and support multilingual literacy and creativity....
Melbourne’s City Library becomes first Australian library to hire social worker Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Melbourne City Council has hired a full-time social worker for its libraries, as part of an Australian-first program to provide support services to people experiencing homelessness, reports Government News. The...
CILIP, EveryLibrary partner on data project to advocate for libraries Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
In the UK, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and US firm the EveryLibrary Institute have launched a new project that uses data to mobilise public library...
Book designer spotlight: Andy Warren Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Andy Warren began his career at Hardie Grant before moving exclusively into children’s books at Five Mile. His recent designs include an award-winning range of publications celebrating Barbie’s 60th birthday....
Hardie Grant acquires second Clive Hamilton book on China; sells rights in four territories Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to a new book by Clive Hamilton on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) international influence. The book, titled Hidden Hand: Exposing how the...
Booker Prize 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$88,875) prize are: The Testaments (Margaret Atwood, Chatto & Windus, September) Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann,...
Hachette appoints Adler publisher at large Archive
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Hachette Australia has appointed former Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler as publisher at large. On Adler's appointment, Hachette also acquired world rights to new works by Mick Warner...
New OzCo corporate plan outlines priorities for next five years Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
The Australia Council’s strategy and corporate plan for 2019–2023 outlines the strategic priorities for the funding body for the next five years. Among the priorities outlined in the Creativity Connects...
Affirm signs White for third and fourth novels Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to two new novels by Christian White. Affirm Press publishing director Martin Hughes said: ‘Christian has worked so hard over the past 18 months, promoting...
Shortlist announced for inaugural Dagger Award for best crime publisher Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
The UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the inaugural shortlist for its new Dagger Award category for best crime and mystery publisher of the year. The shortlisted publishers are:...
Cappielli, Mostafa win Viva La Novella VII Archive
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Seizure has announced New South Wales writers Carly Cappielli and Joshua Mostafa as the joint winners of its seventh annual Viva La Novella competition. Cappielli won for her novella Listurbia,...
Sorensen named 2019 Judy Harris Writer in Residence Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The University of Sydney has announced that Tracy Sorensen is the recipient of this year's $100,000 Judy Harris Writer in Residence at its Charles Perkins Centre. Sorensen will use the...
Finalists announced for Queensland people’s choice award Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the finalists for the People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award. The finalists are: Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins) Requiem...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2019 winners announced Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the winners of the 2019 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The winning works in each category are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Bible...
Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award 2019 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Mark and Evette Moran Literary Award, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: An Unconventional Wife: The life of Julia Sorrell...
‘The Ruin’ wins best novel at 2019 Davitt Awards Archive
Monday, 2 September 2019
Dervla McTiernan’s novel The Ruin (HarperCollins) has won the award for best adult novel at the 2019 Davitt Awards for crime books by Australian women, presented by Sisters in Crime. The...
Audible halts Captions on major publishers’ titles Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
In a New York district court stipulation, Audible has agreed to exclude works from a group of major publishers from its Captions program until permission and licensing issues are resolved,...
Collins to waive franchise fee for independent bookstores Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
Collins Booksellers is waiving its usual franchise fee for independent bookstores that want to join the group while keeping their independent identities. Under the arrangement, Collins will waive the initial...
Pantera acquires literary crime novel by Kimberley Starr in two-book deal Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to literary crime novel Torched by Kimberley Starr, via Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown, in a two-book deal. Set in a small town in...
‘My Pet Star’ named Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year 2019 Archive
Friday, 30 August 2019
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has announced the winners of its 2019 Children’s Book Awards. The overall prize for children’s book of the year was awarded to My Pet Star (Rosalind...
Following the impulse: Anna Krien on ‘Act of Grace’ Archive
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Almost a decade in the making, Anna Krien’s debut novel, Act of Grace (Black Inc., October), is described by reviewer Brad Jefferies as ‘an ambitious and compelling study of trauma’....
‘The Ruin’ to be adapted for film by Colin Farrell’s new production company Archive
Thursday, 29 August 2019
A screen adaptation of Dervla McTiernan’s debut crime novel The Ruin (HarperCollins) is in development by a new production company run by Irish actor Colin Farrell, reports Deadline. Farrell’s Chapel...
UQP acquires new poetry collection by Ellen van Neerven Archive
Thursday, 29 August 2019
UQP has acquired world rights to Ellen van Neerven’s second poetry collection, Throat. Throat is described by the publisher as 'a collection of poems about whiteness, climate change, extinctions; about...
ASA to track publishing, appearances fees for authors Archive
Thursday, 29 August 2019
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched rates trackers to record how much authors and illustrators are being paid for publishing agreements and event appearances. The ASA is asking...
Fremantle sells ‘Antarctica’ picture book to US Archive
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Fremantle Press has sold US rights to Moira Court’s forthcoming picture book Antarctica to Massachusetts-based children’s publisher Charlesbridge. ‘Charlesbridge’s roots are in nature nonfiction, which is what attracted them to...
State Library of Queensland grant recipients announced Archive
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
The State Library of Queensland has announced the recipients of nearly $900,000 in state government grants, to fund Queensland public library initiatives. Close to $400,000 has been awarded to 16...
Puffin grants in New Zealand Archive
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
As part of Puffin’s upcoming 80th anniversary, the publisher offered grants valuing up to NZ$5000 each to bookstores to fund initiatives to get kids reading. Brad Jefferies chatted to three...
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