Reilly voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ for second year running
Thursday, 7 February 2019
For the second year running, Matthew Reilly has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 6 February. They...
Quaedvlieg ends contract with MUP
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Former Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is the first author to publicly terminate a book contract with Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) after the resignation of four board directors and CEO...
State Library NSW launches short film prize
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has launched a short film prize to encourage filmmakers to engage with the library’s collection, reports ArtsHub. Films submitted to the Shortstacks prize must...
Researchers hitting Elsevier paywall up to 10,000 times a day
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Researchers at German universities are hitting Dutch journal publisher Elsevier's paywall up too 10,000 times a day, reports Nature. Over a year after a number of German universities announced they would...
‘The Trauma Cleaner’ longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay and Disaster (Text) has been longlisted for the UK’s Wellcome Book Prize. The annual prize, worth £30,000 (A$53,720),...
Transit Lounge sells ‘Soon’ to UK in two-book deal; acquires first kids’ book
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Soon (Lois Murphy) in a two-book deal to UK independent publisher Titan. Soon, which is loosely based on the true...
All-women shortlist announced for inaugural Selfies Awards
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
In the UK, BookBrunch has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Selfies Awards for a self-published novel. The new prize was unveiled in December 2018, and aims to 'discover new talent...
Hager wins Margaret Mahy Medal
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Wellington-based author Mandy Hager has won the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Hager is the author of...
MWF to move to State Library Victoria
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) will move its headquarters this year to State Library Victoria (SLV), after 10 years of being based at Federation Square. The library’s ongoing Vision2020 redevelopment...
New Salinger writings to be published, confirms son
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The unpublished work of J D Salinger will be published in the near future, Salinger's son Matt Salinger has confirmed in an interview with the Guardian. Salinger, who published his last...
Wakefield launches dedicated YA list
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Adelaide-based small publisher Wakefield Press will launch a dedicated YA list this year, under the direction of newly appointed publisher Margot Lloyd. Wakefield aims to publish three to four YA...
Moriarty’s ‘Bronte Mettlestone’ sold to UK
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ) to The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U) to Guppy Books, a...
Amazon reports 31% net sales increase in 2018
Monday, 4 February 2019
Amazon has released full-year financial results, showing a net sales increase of 31% in 2018. The retailer earned net sales of US$232.9 billion (A$321.3bn) this year, compared with US$177.9bn (A$245.4)...
Inaugural summit of Australian Children’s Laureates announced for 2019
Monday, 4 February 2019
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) will hold the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate Summit on 28 February and 1 March 2019 in Sydney. The event brings together all of Australia’s...
‘KYD’ announces Varuna fellowships
Monday, 4 February 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) will partner with Varuna to offer a week-long fellowship for the writers shortlisted for KYD’s 2019 unpublished manuscript award. The fellowship will take place at Varuna, the National...
YA author postpones debut release following social media controversy
Friday, 1 February 2019
In the US, YA author Amélie Wen Zhao has asked her publisher to postpone the release of her debut novel following social media backlash, reports the New York Times. Zhao's YA...
Victorian government calls on university to reverse decision on MUP
Friday, 1 February 2019
Victorian minister for creative industries Martin Foley has called on the University of Melbourne to reverse its decision to overhaul Melbourne University Publishing (MUP). In his speech at the Victorian...
Echo to publish ‘Tattooist of Auschwitz’ sequel in October
Friday, 1 February 2019
Echo Publishing will publish a sequel to Heather Morris’ bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz in October. Cilka’s Journey follows the story of one of the key characters from The...
VPLAs 2019: Manus detainee Boochani wins $100k top prize
Friday, 1 February 2019
Writer, journalist and Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, currently detained on Manus Island, has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for his book No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from...
British Library reduces gender pay gap by a third
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The British Library (BL) has reduced its gender pay gap by a third, with women earning a mean hourly rate of 3.9% less than men in 2018, down from 6.2% the...
$2m donation to SLV funds new children’s quarter, literacy programs
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Philanthropists John and Pauline Gandel have donated $2 million to State Library Victoria (SLV) that will go towards the creation of free children's literacy programs and a dedicated children's space in...
Books+Publishing office move
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Books+Publishing has moved to a new office location. Please send all future postal items, including manuscripts for review, to the following address: Books+Publishing, Level 1, Building 1, 658 Church Street,...
UNSW Bookshop reopens with new cafe and event spaces
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has reopened the UNSW Bookshop after a major refurbishment, with a reading room, central room for events, and new Atomic Press cafe. The...
Library advocates recognised in Australia Day 2019 honours
Thursday, 31 January 2019
A number of library advocates have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Long-term member of the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) foundation board Robert Thomas was...
Jacaranda receives £25k in donations for #Twentyin2020 initiative
Thursday, 31 January 2019
In the UK, independent press Jacaranda Books has received anonymous donations totalling £25,000 (A$45,240), reports the Bookseller. The donations came after the press revealed its list of 20 Black British...
Adler, MUP board directors resign amid university tensions
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler and four independent directors of the MUP board have resigned after the university proposed a new focus on scholarly publishing for the press,...
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019 longlists announced
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The longlists for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Man Who Would Not See (Rajorshi Chakraborti, Penguin) The...
Publishers satisfied with strong sales
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Christmas sales in 2018 were close to expectations for almost all Australian publishers surveyed in Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. Almost half of publishers reported sales were up compared to the...
Post-Christmas survey: Third flat year in a row, after a ‘challenging’ November
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
For the third year in a row, Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for the majority of booksellers (80%) and this was also close to what the majority (81%) had...
The books: Locally authored titles supported by strong non-book offering
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
In 2018, local authors were again well-represented across the nonfiction, fiction and children's categories. Leigh Sales' Any Ordinary Day (Hamish Hamilton) was the most mentioned nonfiction title for Christmas 2018. For...
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