PRH Literary Prize winner announced Archive
Friday, 9 February 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced that the winner of its inaugural literary prize is Kathryn Hind for her novel Hitch. ACT-based Hind wins $20,000 (which acts as an...
Stella Prize 2018 longlist announced Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
The longlist for the 2018 Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar, Wild Dingo Press) A Writing Life: Helen...
Xoum changes name to Brio Books; moves distribution to Hardie Grant Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Xoum Publishing is changing its name to Brio Books, effective immediately. Brio Books—originally the name of the publisher’s literary imprint founded in 2016—will continue to be led by publishers Rod...
‘Nevermoor’ makes shortlist for Waterstones children’s prize Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Jessica Townsend’s middle-grade novel Nevermoor (Lothian) has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in the younger readers category. Australian-born US-based author Emily Suvada is also shortlisted in the...
Scribd returns to unlimited access model Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
In the US, online reading service Scribd is returning to its original ‘unlimited’ access reading model, although some controls will remain in place to limit ‘particularly heavy consumption’ by subscribers,...
Hardie Grant acquires Karen Martini cookbook Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Karen Martini’s next cookbook for publication in 2019. The Melbourne chef, restaurateur, food writer and food editor of Sunday Life magazine has...
Inaugural children’s literature festival to be held in WA Archive
Thursday, 8 February 2018
A new festival celebrating children’s literature and arts will be held in Claremont, Western Australia from 9-13 May. The inaugural Scribblers Festival is conceived by WA arts advocacy organisation FORM...
Louise Cornegé on the changing ways publishers market and promote books Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Allen & Unwin’s head of publicity Louise Cornegé travelled to New York in April 2017 to ‘review the latest global trends, strategies and technologies in digital publicity and marketing’ as...
Welsh librarian jailed for stealing books Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
In Wales, a librarian has been jailed for stealing books from the workplace and attempting to sell them online, reports the BBC. Elizabeth Macregor, from Pontypridd Library in Rhondda Cynon...
ABC to dismantle sound libraries and send book collection to Samoa Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The ABC will dismantle its sound and reference libraries throughout the country, and make 10 librarians redundant in order to free up floor space and cut costs, reports the Guardian....
Deeper connections: Terri-ann White on the Australia Council January delegation to India Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
In January, Australian publishers Robert Watkins (Hachette Australia), Margrete Lamond (Dirt Lane Press), Anna Moulton (Magabala Books), Sam Cooney (Brow Books) and Terri-ann White (UWA Publishing), travelled to India as...
Young made honorary fellow by NZSA Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
New Zealand writer Ashleigh Young has been made an honorary literary fellow as part of the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young said of the...
SLV announces new $15,000 fellowship for Indigenous cultural research Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The State Library Victoria (SLV) will offer a new $15,000 specialist fellowship for Victorian Aboriginal researchers in 2018. The Indigenous Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Research Fellowship is offered to a researcher who...
Kobo report highlights mysteries and thrillers as most read in 2017 Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Mysteries and thrillers dominated Kobo’s 2017 top 10 ebook bestsellers and most read ebook titles in Australia, according to Kobo’s 2017 Book Report. The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney (Sphere)...
WAYRBA 2018 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Torty and the Soldier: A Story...
Italy to be guest of honour at 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair Archive
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Italy has been announced as the guest of honour at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), which will be held from 18-22 October 2023. FBF director Juergen Boos said in...
Hardie Grant to publish Hamilton’s controversial ‘Silent Invasion’ Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Clive Hamilton’s book on Chinese influence in Australia, Silent Invasion, with plans to publish the title in Australia in March 2018. Silent...
UK publishers urge Man Booker Prize organisers to reconsider rule change Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Several UK publishers have signed a letter urging organisers of the Man Booker Prize to reconsider the rule change in 2013 that made US-authored titles eligible for the prize, reports...
‘The Garret’ podcast expands in 2018 Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
The Garret podcast has announced plans to expand in 2018, which includes a move away from a season-based release schedule and new episodes dedicated to reviewing Australian books. In 2018,...
Staff changes at Readings Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Melbourne independent bookshop Readings has announced several staff changes across its seven stores. Joe Rubbo will move from his current role managing Readings Doncaster to take up the position of...
Australian authors featured on 2017 Locus Awards Recommended Reading List Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Several Australian authors and illustrators have been named on the 2017 Locus Recommended Reading List, which serves as the voting ballot for the annual Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy...
New bookstore opens in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges Archive
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
A new bookstore, Daisy Boots Book Shop, has opened in the Dandenong Ranges in regional Victoria. Located in Sassafras, the shop opened for business on 19 December 2017 and is...
Europa Editions to be distributed by NewSouth Archive
Monday, 5 February 2018
Titles from New York-based publisher Europa Editions will be distributed in Australia by NewSouth Books from March 2018. The new sales and distribution relationship constitutes, for Europa, a ‘renewed focus...
New data shows 14.5% growth in Chinese book market in 2017 Archive
Monday, 5 February 2018
China’s retail book market expanded in 2017 at a rate of 14.55%, year on year, according to data from Chinese industry-data research firm OpenBook, reports Publishing Perspectives. Children’s books were...
FWF expands to two festivals in 2018 Archive
Monday, 5 February 2018
The Feminist Writers Festival (FWF) has announced it will expand to two festivals in 2018, with the theme ‘rewriting the story’. FWF will run its first New South Wales festival in...
ABDA launches new survey for book designers Archive
Monday, 5 February 2018
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has launched a new survey to measure the health of the local book-design industry and generate data around the issues that book designers face....
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 2 February 2018
Books+Publishing’s first Junior newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2018. Two books scored the maximum five-star rating: a new picture-book collaboration between Jane Godwin, Alison...
Janu wins XO Romance Prize 2017 Archive
Friday, 2 February 2018
Xoum Publishing has announced Penelope Janu as the winner of the 2017 XO Romance Prize for an unpublished manuscript for her novel ‘On the Same Page’. Janu receives a $5000...
Gui Minhai awarded 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire Archive
Friday, 2 February 2018
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has awarded the 2018 Prix Voltaire award, which supports defenders of the freedom to publish, to missing Chinese-born Swedish publisher Gui Minhai. A Hong Kong-based publisher...
VIPs announced for 2018 SWF Archive
Friday, 2 February 2018
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2018 Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program, to be held alongside the Sydney Writers’ Festival in early May. The...
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