Queensland council abolishes overdue book fines
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Fraser Coast Regional Council in Queensland has abolished overdue book fines at its libraries, arguing that the fines require too much staff time to administer, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. Deputy...
SLNSW to offer $10,000 Young Creative Technologist Award
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
The State Library of NSW’s DX Lab has established a Young Creative Technologist Award, worth $10,000, for a person aged 18-25 to create an ‘innovative digital experience’ using some of...
Dorling Kindersley to sell Rough Guides to APA Publications
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
In the UK, Dorling Kindersley (DK) has agreed to sell travel publisher Rough Guides to APA Publications for an undisclosed amount, reports the Bookseller. DK has begun consultation with 30...
Writers Victoria announces Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recipients
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Writers Victoria has announced the first round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. Ten successful writers, playwrights and publishers were selected from of 205 applicants to receive...
New PRH Australia imprint Penguin Life to launch next year
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia will launch Penguin Life, an imprint focussed on personal development and healthy living, in January 2018. Six books will be published under the imprint in...
World Book Day criticised for favouring celebrities over children’s authors
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
In the UK, children’s book authors have criticised World Book Day organisers for the number of celebrity-authored titles chosen for next year’s events, reports the Guardian. Authors including David Almond...
Digital Writers’ Festival reveals 2017 program
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
The program for the 2017 Digital Writers Festival (DWF), which runs from 24 October to 3 November, has been announced. More than 120 guests will participate in the online-first program,...
Text to publish two John Clarke collections
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Text Publishing will release two collections by the late satirist John Clarke at the end of 2017. Tinkering: The Complete Book of John Clarke, which is publishing 27 November, will...
Richell Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival have announced the shortlist for the 2017 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The shortlisted writers and their works are: Michelle Barraclough for ‘As...
Crowley, Oseman win 2017 Inky Awards
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Cath Crowley and Alice Oseman have won the 2017 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria. Cath Crowley’s Words in Deep Blue...
Gibson fined $410,000 for ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’
Monday, 2 October 2017
The Federal Court has ordered Belle Gibson to pay the state of Victoria $410,000, after earlier finding she had engaged in ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’, reports the Guardian. Gibson was...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now
Monday, 2 October 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains eight reviews of books publishing in October, November and December. The highest-scoring book was Alexis Wright’s biography of Indigenous activist Tracker Tilmouth, Tracker (Giramondo, November),...
Zable awarded 2017 Australia Council Fellowship
Friday, 29 September 2017
Writer Arnold Zable has been awarded the 2017 Australia Council Fellowship for literature, worth $80,000. Zable is the author of several memoirs, short story collections and novels, including Jewels and...
‘The 78-Storey Treehouse’ tops Australian children’s bestsellers charts
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s The 78-Storey Treehouse (Pan) has topped the Australian children’s bestsellers chart for July 2016-June 2017, selling 342,000 titles over this period. This is the sixth...
‘Truly Madly Guilty’, ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top 2016-17 Australian adult bestsellers charts
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Liane Moriarty’s Truly Madly Guilty (Pan) and Scott Pape’s The Barefoot Investor (John Wiley) have topped the Australian adult fiction and nonfiction bestsellers charts for July 2016-June 2017, respectively. Truly...
Goldsmiths Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Thursday, 28 September 2017
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2017 Goldsmiths Prize has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted titles are: H(a)ppy (Nicola Barker, William Heinemann) A Line Made by Walking (Sara Baume, William...
No ‘Daily’ on Friday
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Please note that, due to Melbourne’s AFL Grand Final Day holiday on Friday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Monday, 2 October.
Book blogger spotlight: Trish Talks Texts
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Trish Buckley is a teacher-librarian who brings a critical perspective to YA literature. ‘I have been reading YA novels since I was a teenager, so that’s 30-odd years of context,...
Bailey’s ‘The Dark Lake’ optioned for screen
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Hopscotch Features has optioned the film and TV rights to Sarah Bailey’s crime thriller The Dark Lake (A&U), via Lyn Tranter of Australian Literary Management. The Dark Lake, which was...
‘Reader-powered’ publishing startup Inkitt raises US$3.9m in venture capital financing
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Berlin-based publishing startup Inkitt, which calls itself a ‘reader-powered book publisher’, has raised US$3.9m (A$4.95m) in venture capital financing, reports Tech Crunch. Inkitt members can solicit feedback for in-progress work...
writingWA to promote WA books at Frankfurt Book Fair
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
writingWA CEO Sharon Flindell will attend this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair to promote 25 new books by WA writers and publishers. Flindell told Books+Publishing that she will be promoting a...
ALIA board issues statement of support for same-sex marriage
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) board has issued a statement in support of a yes vote in the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite. The ALIA board first made a statement...
SLNSW wins approval for redevelopment
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The City of Sydney and the NSW Heritage Council has approved the State Library of NSW’s planned $15m redevelopment of its Mitchell building. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the library...
WA state library opens co-working space for creatives, entrepreneurs
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The State Library of WA has opened a co-working space for entrepreneurs and creative workers, called Studio 001. The space includes more than 10 individual workspaces; access to Adobe Creative...
Varuna announces recipients of 2018 Residency Fellowships
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Varuna, the Writers House, has announced the recipients of the 2018 Varuna Residency Fellowships. The writers and their projects are: The Mick Dark flagship fellowship Donna Mazza for her short...
‘This One Summer’ most frequently challenged title in US libraries in 2016
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of most frequently challenged books in 2016 as part of Banned Books Week, which runs from 24-30 September. Mariko Tamaki’s graphic...
Affirm Press sells White’s VPLA-winning novel into nine territories
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Affirm Press has sold rights to Christian White’s forthcoming The Nowhere Child, previously called Decay Theory, into nine overseas territories. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, Affirm acquired the rights to...
UK BA backs EU commission calls for fairer taxation on digital economy
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
In the UK, the Booksellers Association (BA) has expressed support for the EU Commission’s call for fairer taxation of the digital market, reports the Bookseller. As part of the discussions...
Over 100 Australian writers, artists sign ‘ABR’ open letter supporting marriage equality
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has published an open letter in support of marriage equality, which has been signed by more than 100 writers, artists and public figures. ABR editor...
Sports Writers Festival 2017 program launched
Monday, 25 September 2017
The program has been announced for this year’s Sports Writers Festival, which runs in Melbourne from 28 October to 4 November. Among the guests speaking at the event are broadcaster...
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