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S&S sees 12% revenue increase in fourth quarter Archive

Monday, 19 February 2018
Simon & Schuster has recorded global sales of US$830 million (A$1.05 billion) in 2017, up eight percent from the previous year, report Publishers Weekly. Parent company CBS Corporation released the...

‘Overland’ poetry prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive

Monday, 19 February 2018
The shortlist for the 2017 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘Guarded by Birds’ and ‘Dropbear Poetics’ (Evelyn Araluen)...

Tuffield to step down as Stella executive director Archive

Friday, 16 February 2018
The Stella Prize has announced that its executive director, Aviva Tuffield, will resign from the role, and will step down in May this year following the announcement of the 2018...

Connect Books sold for just £6 million Archive

Friday, 16 February 2018
UK book wholesaler and distributor Connect Books has been sold to private equity firm Aurelius for £6 million ($A10.6 million), which is nearly half of the sale price originally agreed...

Edinburgh and Melbourne Cities of Literature to launch exchange program Archive

Friday, 16 February 2018
Five Melbourne literary programmers will have the opportunity to visit Edinburgh in August this year, as part of a new exchange program between the Melbourne and Edinburgh Cities of Literature....

Australian illustrator Tanner longlisted for 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal Archive

Friday, 16 February 2018
Australian illustrator Jane Tanner has been longlisted for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal for her work on the picture book Storm Whale (written by Sarah Brennan, A&U). Tanner was chosen...

New storytelling festival to launch at multilingual kids’ bookshop in Sydney Archive

Friday, 16 February 2018
Lost in Books, a specialist multilingual children’s bookshop in Sydney’s western suburbs, is launching a new annual festival to highlight music, storytelling and ideas in multilingual communities. The inaugural In...

US bookstore sales down in 2017 Archive

Thursday, 15 February 2018
Preliminary estimates from the US Census Bureau indicate bookstore sales in the US dropped 3.6% in 2017 compared to 2016, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales in 2017 are estimated at $10.73...

Scott appointed chair of SWF Archive

Thursday, 15 February 2018
Mark Scott AO has been appointed chair of the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) board, beginning on 15 February. Scott, who joined the SWF board in July 2016, is replacing chair...

New Macquarie study explores Oz publishing innovation Archive

Thursday, 15 February 2018
Macquarie University has released a new report on how Australian publishers are implementing innovative measures in response to competition from offshore retailers, entertainment entities such as Netflix, social media and...

Amazon to axe hundreds of jobs Archive

Thursday, 15 February 2018
In the US, Amazon is cutting several hundred jobs at its Seattle headquarters, focused mainly on its established consumer retail business, reports the Seattle Times. The cuts come after the...

Aurealis Awards 2017 finalists announced Archive

Thursday, 15 February 2018
The finalists for the 2017 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Judging coordinator Tehani Croft said she was ‘impressed by the breadth...

PRH and Books on the Rail launch ‘blind date with a book’ initiative Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Penguin Random House Australia has partnered with Books on the Rail and the Street Library to launch a ‘blind date with a book’ campaign to coincide with Valentine’s Day. The...

Inaugural ‘Rising Star’ award added to ABIAs 2018 Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) has introduced a new award to recognise emerging talent in the publishing industry. The inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award will be presented...

Trump’s budget proposal calls for elimination of library funding Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
In the US, the Trump administration has argued for the elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities (NEA and NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library...

WA libraries launch film-streaming service Kanopy statewide Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Western Australian public libraries have rolled out movie-streaming service Kanopy to all its members across the state, reports the West Australian. WA library members will be able to access more...

New NLA Indigenous curator highlights library’s oral history collection Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Newly appointed National Library of Australia (NLA) Indigenous curator Rebecca Bateman has highlighted the library’s ‘Bringing Them Home’ oral history collection, which holds more than 300 spoken-word testimonies from both...

Controversy over sexual harassment in US children’s publishing; accused writer responds Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Jay Asher, author of the young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why, has responded to reports he was ‘expelled’ from the US Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) for...

New podcast on Australian kids’ books launches Archive

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
A new fortnightly podcast about Australian children’s books has launched. One More Page focuses on Australian picture books through to middle-grade titles, and includes interviews, book reviews and competitions. Creators,...