‘And Fire Came Down’ wins best novel at 2018 Davitt Awards Archive
Monday, 13 August 2018
Emma Viskic’s novel And Fire Came Down (Echo) has won the award for best adult novel at the 2018 Davitt Awards for crime books by Australian women, presented by Sisters in Crime. And...
Shortlist announced for inaugural Danger Prize Archive
Monday, 13 August 2018
The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural Danger Prize, awarded for the best book, film or TV drama about Sydney and crime. Three true crime books were shortlisted, alongside...
UK comedian launches Comedy Women in Print prize Archive
Friday, 10 August 2018
UK comedian, actor and author Helen Lederer is launching the Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize, reports the Bookseller. The award will be presented in two categories: the prize for...
Frankfurt Book Fair launches human rights campaign Archive
Friday, 10 August 2018
In Germany, Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) and the German Publishers and Booksellers Association have launched the ‘On the Same Page’ campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations (UN)...
Inky Awards 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 10 August 2018
The Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria has announced the shortlists for the 2018 Inky Awards for young adult literature. For the first time, the shortlist...
Shortlists for 2018 NSW Premier’s History Awards announced Archive
Friday, 10 August 2018
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2018 NSW Premier’s History Awards. The shortlisted works in each category are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Enigmatic...
McTiernan shortlisted for Not the Booker prize 2018 Archive
Friday, 10 August 2018
Perth-based author Dervla McTiernan has been shortlisted for the Guardian’s 2018 Not the Booker prize. McTiernan's debut, The Rúin, was one of five shortlisted titles voted for by the public from a...
UK government refuses visas for Edinburgh book festival authors Archive
Thursday, 9 August 2018
In the UK, about a dozen authors who were planning to attend this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) have had their visas refused, reports the Guardian. Many of the authors...
‘Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story’ named book of the year at 2018 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA Archive
Thursday, 9 August 2018
Christchurch writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop’s Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story (Penguin) has won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Elsie Locke Award for Nonfiction at this...
Vandalised street library rebuilt Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
A Canberra street library that was destroyed by vandals in late July has been rebuilt by the local community, reports the Age. The Lyneham and O’Connor Little Library was set on...
Amateur historian seeks donations to digitise historic WA footage Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
An amateur historian who bought 74 reels of historic WA films that were found by the roadside in Perth is seeking funds from the public to digitise them, reports the...
Socialist London bookshop attacked; three UKIP members suspended Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Bookmarks bookshop in central London was attacked by a group of far-right protesters as the store was closing on Saturday, 4 August. While no arrests have been made since the...
Australian Short Story Festival 2018 program announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
The program for the 2018 Australian Short Story Festival has been announced. The festival, which is co-founded by Margaret River Press and MidnightSun Publishing, will run from 19-21 October in...
Dymocks’ Books For Kids week launched Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Dymocks booksellers has launched its week-long charity campaign, Books For Kids. During Books For Kids week, which runs from 4-12 August, the retailer will donate $1 from the sale of...
‘The Girl on the Train’ named UK libraries’ most-borrowed book; titles borrowed drops 6.3% Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
In the UK, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) has topped the list of the most-borrowed library books for 2016/17, according to the latest Public Lending Right (PLR) data. Hawkins’...
Booksellers prepare for Love Your Bookshop Day Archive
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Preparations are underway for the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) on Saturday 11 August, with stores around the country hosting events and promotions. More than 50...
Oceanofpdf piracy website taken down Archive
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was giving away ebooks for free, has been shut down, reports the Bookseller. The site, which was active for seven months, had offered thousands...
‘The Enigmatic Mr Deakin’ wins National Biography Award Archive
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced The Enigmatic Mr Deakin by Judith Brett (Text) as the winner of this year’s $25,000 National Biography Award. The judges said...
Hachette adds LibraryThing reviews to US website Archive
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Tens of thousands of book and audiobook reviews written by members of social book cataloging app LibraryThing have been added to Hachette’s US website. Hachette Book Group (HBG), a division...
‘The Lifted Brow’ & RMIT non/fictionLab Prize for Experimental Nonfiction shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Melbourne-based publisher and literary magazine the Lifted Brow has announced the shortlist for its Prize for Experimental Nonfiction. The shortlisted works are: ‘Occupy’ by Ashley Lee ‘List of the Affected’ by...
Rubbo awarded ‘Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award’ Archive
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Managing director of Readings Mark Rubbo has been jointly awarded the Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award at the 2018 Creative Partnerships Awards. Rubbo shared the award with philanthropist, volunteer and advocate...
US book-industry survey finds one in five women report sexual harassment Archive
Monday, 6 August 2018
US book-industry journal Publishers Weekly has released the results of its survey on sexual harassment in the industry, with almost one fifth of the 664 respondents reporting that they have...
‘The Choke’ sold to UK, Europe, Commonwealth Archive
Monday, 6 August 2018
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold UK, Europe and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Sofie Laguna’s The Choke to London-based Gallic Books, reports the Bookseller. A&U rights associate Maggie Thompson...
Thorne’s ‘The Hating Game’ to be adapted for film; ‘The Simpsons’ producer attached Archive
Monday, 6 August 2018
The Simpsons producer David Mirkin will direct a film adaptation of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game (Piatkus), reports Deadline. Mirkin’s directing credits include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Heartbreakers. He...
Edify to promote OUP’s global catalogue in NZ Archive
Friday, 3 August 2018
Auckland-based educational publishing and distribution company Edify has signed a marketing agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) whereby Edify will promote OUP’s global catalogue to New Zealand customers. In effect...
Royal Society 2018 Science Book Prize shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 3 August 2018
In the UK, the Royal Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Science Book Prize for ‘outstanding popular science books’ written for a non-specialist audience. The shortlisted books are:...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2018 Books at MIFF Archive
Friday, 3 August 2018
The 12th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 2 August. Representatives from publishing and...
‘The Big Issue’ announces 2018 fiction edition Archive
Friday, 3 August 2018
The Big Issue has announced the writers who will feature in its 2018 fiction edition, which will be distributed by vendors on 10 August. Traversing themes of race, identity, body...
Top cat: Elliot Perlman on ‘The Adventures of Catvinkle’ Archive
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Elliot Perlman’s The Adventures of Catvinkle is ‘a charming and whimsical tale’ writes reviewer Hannah Cartmel. The book follows a friendship between a pampered Amsterdam cat named Catvinkle and a...
Book-to-film adaptations receive development funding from Screen Australia Archive
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Three book-to-film adaptations feature among the projects receiving story development funding from Screen Australia. The projects, and their producers, are: A feature film adaptation of the novel, The Natural Way...
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