New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now
Friday, 26 May 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest reviews newsletter contains 20 reviews of books publishing in June to August. The highest-scoring books were Brigid Delaney’s nonfiction title Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness (Nero,...
Modern love: Jean Flynn on ‘Lovesick’
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Jean Flynn’s debut novel Lovesick is the first title from Xoum Publishing’s new romance imprint XO Romance. Reviewer Kat Mayo describes it as a ‘fun romantic comedy’ with a ‘modern...
Many voices: Jennifer Down on ‘Pulse Points’
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Jennifer Down’s first book of short stories, Pulse Points (Text), captures the lives of its characters with ‘an emotional clarity and intensity that is truly impressive,’ writes reviewer Kate McDonnell. She spoke...
David Jones, Adam Goodes team up for Indigenous literacy fundraising campaign
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Retailer David Jones has launched a fundraising campaign with former AFL footballer Adam Goodes to increase awareness of the Indigenous literacy gap and raise money for the Australian Literacy and...
Toni Collette options film rights to ‘The Best of Adam Sharp’
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Actor Toni Collette’s new production company Vocab Films has optioned the novel and screenplay to Graeme Simsion’s The Best of Adam Sharp (Text). Simsion’s novel tells the story of a...
Nebula Awards 2016 winners announced
Thursday, 25 May 2017
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) has announced the winners for the 2016 Nebula Awards, which are presented in 2017. All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders, Titan)...
‘Smile Cry’ wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The picture book Smile Cry by Tania McCartney and Jess Racklyeft (EK Books) has won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, presented...
Inaugural Library Design Awards shortlists announced
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the shortlists for the inaugural Library Design Awards, which aim to showcase the best in contemporary library interiors and exteriors. The...
Geelong confirms closure of three library branches
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
A campaign to save three Geelong libraries from closure has failed, with Geelong council confirming it will close the libraries at the end of September, reports the Geelong Advertiser. As previously...
Scribe acquires world English-language rights to French president’s memoir
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Scribe has acquired world English-language rights to recently elected French president Emmanuel Macron’s memoir Revolution. The memoir has become a bestseller in France following its publication in November. Scribe publisher Henry...
Book blogger spotlight: Readers in Wonderland
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Australian blogger Rebecca Daly and US-based Alise McGriffin have collaborated on the YA blog Readers in Wonderland since 2013. Daly’s blogging style incorporates GIFs and images to keep it visually...
‘Feminartsy’ announces winners of inaugural Fiction and Memoir Prizes
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Online journal Feminartsy has announced the winners of its inaugural Fiction and Memoir prizes. Elizabeth Flux won the Fiction Prize for her piece ‘Best Laid Plans’. Judge Robyn Cadwallader said...
Walkley Foundation to administer Pascall Prize for arts criticism
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The Walkley Foundation will administer the Pascall Prize for arts criticism and will present a new award for arts journalism, as part of its mid-year awards presented on 26 July....
Scribd adds newspaper content, reports over 500k subscribers
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
US-based online reading subscription service Scribd has expanded its content to include newspapers, reports Publishers Weekly. Subscribers will now have access to selected articles from the New York Times, the...
Adams win ‘ABR’ Calibre Essay prize
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Writer Michael Adams has won the Australian Book Review’s annual Calibre Essay Prize, worth $5000. Adams’ essay ‘Salt Blood’, a mediation on freediving and mortality, will be published in the...
First authors announced for 2017 Byron Writers Festival
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The first authors have been announced for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August. International guests include US science writer Dava Sobel; US biologist David George Haskell;...
Audible Australia releases first local audio series
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Audible Australia has released its first original local audio series, a free six-episode series exploring marriage equality, produced in partnership with the Equality Campaign. The ‘Listen To Love’ series is...
Jenkins replaces Szubanski as ABIAs MC
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Comedian and presenter on the ABC’s The Checkout Ben Jenkins will replace Magda Szubanski as the host of the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) at the Art Gallery NSW on...
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 winners announced
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
The winners of the 2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were presented at a ceremony at the State Library of NSW on 22 May. Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife (Currency Press),...
Blay releases Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Harlequin executive senior editor Annabel Blay has released her Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship report into fiction editing in the US following a 10-week placement in New York. In her report...
HarperCollins acquires Henry-Jones’ YA novel
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
HarperCollins has acquired Eliza Henry-Jones’ YA novel From the Sea in a two-book deal via Sally Bird at Calidiris Literary Agency. From the Sea is Henry-Jones’ first YA novel after...
Johnson awarded ‘ABR’ Gender fellowship
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Academic Marguerite Johnson has been awarded the inaugural Australian Book Review fellowship for a proposed essay on Joan Lindsay’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. Johnson’s essay, ‘Mapping Gender, Sexuality and the Environment:...
Lee Child tops ALIA most borrowed list; crime and thrillers most popular titles
Monday, 22 May 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most borrowed books from Australian libraries from May 2016 to April 2017, with...
Amazon introduces weekly bestseller lists
Monday, 22 May 2017
In the US, Amazon has introduced a weekly bestseller list that will rank titles based on sales and borrow-rates across all its platforms and formats, reports Publishers Weekly. The Amazon...
Eckermann wins inaugural Red Room Poetry fellowship
Monday, 22 May 2017
Ali Cobby Eckermann has won the inaugural Red Room Poetry fellowship. Eckermann was chosen from a shortlist of 10 poets. She receives a $5000 stipend, a $1000 commission to create...
Morrissey, Connolly to be inducted into ABIA Hall of Fame
Monday, 22 May 2017
Novelist Di Morrissey and literary agent Margaret Connolly will be inducted into the ABIA Hall of Fame at a ceremony on 25 May in Sydney. Morrissey will be presented with...
MWF 2017 schools program released
Monday, 22 May 2017
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has released its schools program for 2017. This year’s program, which runs from 28 to 31 August, features US author and tech entrepreneur Amani Al-Khatahtbeh,...
Australians longlisted for 2017 CWA Daggers
Monday, 22 May 2017
A number of Australian authors have been longlisted for the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) 2017 Dagger awards. The Dry by Jane Harper (Macmillan) has been longlisted for the Gold...
Hachette UK CEO Hely Hutchinson to retire
Friday, 19 May 2017
Hachette UK (HUK) has announced CEO Tim Hely Hutchinson will step down from the position at the end of the year, reports the Bookseller. David Shelley, current CEO of Little,...
Authors announced for Canberra Writers Festival
Friday, 19 May 2017
A number of authors have been announced for the second Canberra Writers Festival, which runs from 25-27 August. Festival guests include Maggie Alderson, Richard Fidler, Julia Baird, Nikki Gemmell, Robyn Williams,...
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