Keene’s ‘Counternarratives’ wins inaugural UK small press prize
Friday, 10 March 2017
In the UK, John Keene’s Counternarratives (Fitzcarraldo Editions) has won the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses, reports the Bookseller. The £3000 ($4860) prize money is split, with...
No ‘Daily’ on Monday
Friday, 10 March 2017
Please note that, due to the Labour Day holiday on Monday in Victoria and Tasmania, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 14 March.
Author Earnings report: Oz ebook market worth $164m annually
Friday, 10 March 2017
US-based ebook analysts Author Earnings has included Australian data in its reporting for the first time, with its quarterly report expanded to cover the top five English-language markets. The report...
‘ABR’ reopens gender fellowship with expanded guidelines
Friday, 10 March 2017
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has reopened its $7500 gender fellowship with broader criteria, following its decision not to award the inaugural fellowship. The revised fellowship calls for proposals for ‘a substantial...
Bonnier to launch self-publishing platform in the UK
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Swedish-owned Bonnier Books is launching a new print and digital self-publishing platform in the UK, reports the Bookseller. Type & Tell, which launches at the London Book Fair in March,...
Henderson to join S&S
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Affirm Press publisher Fiona Henderson has been appointed publishing director of Simon & Schuster, effective from 3 April. Henderson has worked in publishing for more than 20 years, including senior...
Inaugural ‘ABR’ gender fellowship unawarded
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Book Review’s (ABR) inaugural gender fellowship has not been awarded, with the publication citing a lack of original proposals, reports ArtsHub. ABR announced the gender fellowship, worth $7500, earlier this...
Heiss among new appointees to Library Board of Queensland
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Author Anita Heiss is one of nine new appointees to the Library Board of Queensland, announced by the Queensland government this week. The appointees will serve a three-year term beginning...
Ipswich purchases land for new CBD library
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Ipswich City Council in regional Queensland has taken ownership of a 1.3 hectare parcel of land in the Ipswich CBD in preparation for a new $150m city library and entertainment...
All-white Carnegie Medal longlist prompts CILIP review
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) will launch an independent review as a result of the controversy surrounding its 2017 Carnegie Medal longlist, reports the Bookseller. As previously...
The missing beat: Benjamin Ludwig on ‘Ginny Moon’
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
One of the first titles from Harlequin Australia’s new HQ imprint is US author Benjamin Ludwig’s debut novel Ginny Moon (May), ‘a unique and compelling narrative that gets deep inside...
Booksellers urged to ‘get uncomfortable’ at the 2017 Winter Institute
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker reports from the American Booksellers Association’s 2017 Winter Institute: The American Booksellers Association held its 12th Winter Institute in Minneapolis in late January with...
Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2017 longlist announced
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo,...
Stella Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Stella Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Between a Wolf and a Dog (Georgia Blain, Scribe) The Hate Race (Maxine Beneba Clarke, Hachette)...
Affirm to start supplying titles to Book Depository, Amazon
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Affirm Press has announced it will start selling its print books through the Book Depository and Amazon, after previously refusing to supply the online retailers in a bid to support...
Harlequin to launch new imprint HQ
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Harlequin Australia has announced it will launch a new imprint called HQ in April. The publisher, a division of HarperCollins ANZ, said the imprint will ‘showcase quality fiction with a focus on...
Hachette UK acquires ebook publisher Bookouture
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
In the UK, Hachette has acquired independent ebook publisher Bookouture in order to share expertise between the two companies, reports the Bookseller. Bookouture was founded four years ago by former...
UK translated children’s fiction promotion releases shortlist
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
In the UK, BookTrust has released the shortlist for its inaugural children’s books in translation project, In Other Words. The promotion, which was launched last year, is designed to promote...
Tapper, Stewart join Giramondo
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Giramondo Publishing has appointed two new staff to its editorial team. Nick Tapper has been appointed commissioning editor. Tapper previously worked as editor at Mossenson Art Foundation, and at art-and-design...
Report finds NZ writers earn $12,500 on average from their writing
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
New Zealand writers earn an average of NZ$13,500 (A$12,450) per year from their writing, according to a new report commissioned by Copyright Licensing NZ. The survey of New Zealand writers,...
Grenville wins OzCo Lifetime Achievement in Literature Award
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Kate Grenville has won the 2017 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award, formerly known as the Writers’ Emeritus Award, recognises ‘the achievements of eminent literary writers...
ILF’s Great Book Swap launches today
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s (ILF) Great Book Swap launches today with a special event with ILF ambassador Justine Clarke and the Indigenous students at Villawood East Public School in Sydney....
Waterstones MD attacks ‘crushing consistency’ of chain bookstores
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
In the UK, Waterstones managing director James Daunt has spoken out against the ‘crushing consistency’ of chain bookstores such as former Waterstones owner WH Smith, reports the Guardian. At a...
Australian Romance Readers Association to end conventions
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
The Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) has announced that its 2017 convention, which was held in Melbourne from 24-26 February, was its last. A spokesperson for the ARRA executive committee told...
New Zealand Book Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Wish Child (Catherine Chidgey, Victoria University Press) Love as...
Leading Edge Books announces conference program
Monday, 6 March 2017
Leading Edge Books has released the program for its 2017 conference, to be held from 19-21 March at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa. The opening address will be...
British Cover Design Awards 2017 winners announced
Monday, 6 March 2017
The winners of the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Awards have been announced, reports the Bookseller. Among the winners are: Mass-market Jack Smyth for Girls on Fire (Robin Wasserman, Little,...
UK indie bookshop market shrinks for 11th straight year
Monday, 6 March 2017
The number of independent bookstores in the UK fell in 2016 for the 11th straight year, with indie bookshop numbers almost halving over the period, reports the Bookseller. The Booksellers...
Small Australian presence at 2017 TIBE
Friday, 3 March 2017
Readings managing director Mark Rubbo reports from this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition: The first Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) was held in 1987, which made this year’s fair the...
Arrowsmith-Young tops PWF bestseller list
Friday, 3 March 2017
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s The Woman Who Changed Her Brain (HarperCollins) has topped the Perth Writers Festival’s bestseller list, supplied by festival bookseller Dymocks Claremont. Arrowsmith-Young’s nonfiction title was followed by two local...
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