Inaugural Readings YA Prize shortlist announced Archive
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
The shortlist for the inaugural Readings Young Adult Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Boone Shepard (Gabriel Bergmoser, Bell Frog Books) Freedom Swimmer (Wai Chim, A&U) The Bone...
Ford Street to celebrate 10th birthday Archive
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Independent children’s publisher Ford Street Publishing will celebrate its 10th birthday on 1 June. Publisher Paul Collins said Ford Street’s highlights include receiving shortlistings in Premiers’ Literary Awards for his...
BWF releases 2017 schools program Archive
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has released its 2017 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12. The Word Play program, which runs from 6-8 September, features...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ tops Amazon bestsellers chart after UK TV debut Archive
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale (Vintage) has topped the Amazon bestsellers chart within hours of the TV adaptation debuting on UK television, reports the Guardian. Vintage Classics editor Charlotte...
Industry responds to Macquarie University readers survey Archive
Monday, 29 May 2017
Author Melissa Lucashenko, Penguin Random House publisher Meredith Curnow and Avid Reader owner Fiona Stager participated in a panel on the Macquarie University survey of Australian readers at the Sydney...
Macquarie University report into Australian readers finds broad support for local publishing industry Archive
Monday, 29 May 2017
Macquarie University has published a report examining Australian book readers, the third and final stage of its three-year research project on Australia’s changing book industry. The book readership stage of the research...
Readings, Potts Point Bookshop ABIAs win sparks ILF donation Archive
Monday, 29 May 2017
Bloomsbury has donated $10,000 to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to honour Readings and Potts Point Bookshop’s Independent Book Retailer of the Year win at the Australian Book Industry Awards...
Four writers named 2017 ‘SMH’ Best Young Australian Novelists Archive
Monday, 29 May 2017
Jennifer Down, Rajith Savanadasa, Julie Koh and Josephine Rowe have been named Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists for 2017. The awards, which recognise emerging writing talent, are open...
Australian Book Design Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Monday, 29 May 2017
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) announced the winners of the 2017 Australian Book Design Awards at an event in Sydney on 26 May. The winning titles in each category...
Pan Macmillan, NewSouth win industry awards at 2017 ABIAs; ‘The Dry’ named Book of the Year Archive
Friday, 26 May 2017
The winners of the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced in Sydney on 25 May. Pan Macmillan won Publisher of the Year and was also publisher of the...
Matar wins Folio Prize for his memoir ‘The Return’ Archive
Friday, 26 May 2017
In the UK, Hisham Matar has won the relaunched £20,000 (A$34,610) Rathbones Folio Prize for his memoir The Return (Viking), reports the Bookseller. Matar’s memoir details the author’s search, ‘both...
Davitt Awards 2017 longlists announced Archive
Friday, 26 May 2017
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2017 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. A total of 99 titles have been longlisted, including 63...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now Archive
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’ Archive
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’ Archive
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 Archive
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’ Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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 Archive
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...
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