Melbourne bookshop Collected Works to close in November Archive
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Melbourne bookshop Collected Works will not be renewing its current lease, according to owner Kris Hemensley, who runs the shop with his wife, Loretta. Currently situated in the historic Nicholas...
Love Your Bookstore campaign to run in US Archive
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
In the US, a number of book industry figures have created the Love Your Bookstore campaign to promote physical bookstores, reports Publishers Weekly. The campaign will run from 10-16 November,...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2018 program: publishing in the age of Trump, podcasts, disability awareness Archive
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the full program for its 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 22-24 November. The three-day...
Brow Books signs Grills in two-book deal; Ord’s ‘diary comic’ to publish in February Archive
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Brow Books has acquired world rights to big beautiful female theory by writer and artist Eloise Grills as part of a two-book deal. Described as ‘a book-length narrative essay combining...
Inaugural recipients of $150k The Next Chapter initiative announced Archive
Monday, 1 October 2018
The Wheeler Centre (TWC) has announced the 10 inaugural recipients of the 2018 Next Chapter grants for developing writers, each worth $15,000. The recipients of the grants will each be...
Diversity reforms introduced at Carnegie, Greenaway awards following review Archive
Monday, 1 October 2018
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has made several changes to the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards, following an independently chaired diversity review, reports the Bookseller....
PRH sells Stevenson crime-thriller debut in US and UK Archive
Monday, 1 October 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) has sold North American and UK (ex ANZ) rights to debut crime-thriller Greenlight (Michael Joseph) by Sydney-based author Benjamin Stevenson. PRH senior rights manager Nerrilee Weir...
HarperCollins, Hardie Grant, S&S and Walker join forces in NZ sales and marketing agency Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
HarperCollins has announced a new combined sales and marketing agency in New Zealand, which will represent Hardie Grant, Simon & Schuster (S&S) and Walker Books. The new Auckland-based agency, which...
Egan announced as incoming ABA CEO Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced Robbie Egan as incoming CEO, beginning in early December 2018. Currently the group operations manager at Readings, Egan has been treasurer and a...
A twist of fate: Leigh Sales on ‘Any Ordinary Day’ Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Author and journalist Leigh Sales’ third work of nonfiction, Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life (Hamish Hamilton, October), is an incisive...
Minister admits NSW arts funding was redirected to Sydney Symphony Orchestra Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
NSW arts minister Don Harwin has admitted that some money from a Create NSW funding round was diverted to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO), meaning 11 arts organisations missed out...
Goldsmiths Prize 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Kudos (Rachel Cusk, Faber) Murmur (Will Eaves, CB Editions) In Our Mad and Furious...
No ‘Daily’ on Friday Archive
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Please note that, due to Melbourne’s AFL Grand Final Day public holiday on Friday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Monday, 1 October.
Australian Reading Hour: 1240 orgs, 2324 readers participate Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
More than 1240 organisations and 2324 readers registered to participate in Australian Reading Hour (ARH) on 20 September, a huge increase in participation from last year's inaugural campaign. The campaign,...
Readings SLV moves to larger site amid library redevelopment Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Readings bookshop at State Library Victoria (SLV) has moved to a larger shop space, due to the $88.1 million redevelopment of SLV. The new SLV shop site is 60%...
First of SLV $88.1m redeveloped spaces revealed Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
State Library Victoria (SLV) has opened the first of its renovated spaces as part of its $88.1 million ‘Vision 2020’ redevelopment. The new spaces include two new reading rooms, a dedicated...
SLQ opens Queensland’s first ‘tool library’ Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has partnered with the Brisbane Tool Library to open Queensland’s first tool library, reports the Age. The membership-based service, located at South Bank in Brisbane,...
Best Small Library in America 2018 announced Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
In the US, Madison County Public Libraries (MCPL) has won Library Journal’s 2018 award for Best Small Library in America, reports USA Today’s Citizen Times. The competition, sponsored by book...
Digital Book World: Bradley Metrock on interactive books, accessibility and voice-first publishing Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Digital Book World (DBW) executive producer Bradley Metrock offers some insights on the topics that will be covered DBW conference, which will run from 2-4 October in Nashville, USA. The...
Scottish Book Trust announces new fellowship for writers in English, Scots or Gaelic Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Scottish Book Trust has announced a new fellowship program for writers based in Scotland and working in English, Scots and Gaelic, reports Book Brunch. The Ignite fellowship, which builds on...
SPN announces Isdahl, Dattner as conference keynotes Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which runs from 22-24 November 2018 in Melbourne. Danika Isdahl, production manager at US-based...
Wyld, Howard, Younus announced as inaugural participants of Writers SA residency project Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Author Karen Wyld, journalist Jane Howard and poet Manal Younus have been announced as the inaugural participants of Writers SA's new Writers and Readers in Residence Project. Supported by the Australia...
Vivas to join Hardie Grant Egmont as publisher Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has appointed Ana Vivas to the newly created role of publisher. In her new role at HGE she will 'champion the picture books and children's fiction...
Giramondo acquires McGregor’s ‘photoessay memoir’ on ‘Indelible Ink’ Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Giramondo has acquired world rights to a ‘photoessay memoir’ called A Novel Idea by Sydney author and performance artist Fiona McGregor, via Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. A...
Text dominates shortlist for 2018 CHASS Australia Book Prize Archive
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Australia Book Prize, with Text Publishing responsible for all three shortlisted titles. The...
Horne Prize backflips on rule change, Marr and Funder quit as judges Archive
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
The Saturday Paper and Aesop have removed a controversial rule change to the Horne Prize, acknowledging that the changes ‘were restrictive and should not have been included’. As a result...
UK children’s book market reports growth; YA down 22%, children’s nonfiction up 10.2% Archive
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
In the UK, the children's book market has reported steady growth between August 2017 and August 2018, reports the Bookseller. The children's market has shown overall growth of 0.7% by...
Third O’Neill title sold to UK’s Lightning Books Archive
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
UK publisher Lightning Books has acquired UK and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Ryan O’Neill’s 2012 debut short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart, reports Book Brunch. Lightning...
Recipients of CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants announced Archive
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) have announced the four recipients of the 2018 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, each worth NZ$5000 (A$4590). The winner...
Kuala Lumpur named World Book Capital for 2020 Archive
Monday, 24 September 2018
Kuala Lumpur (KL) has been named as the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) for 2020. The city was selected due to its 'strong focus on inclusive education' and emphasis on 'accessible...
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