Jane’s addiction: Jane Covernton’s career journey
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
‘I had accidentally stumbled upon the job of my life,’ writes Jane Covernton about her entry into children’s publishing. The co-founder of Omnibus Books and more recently, Working Title Press,...
Screen stories: Australian books adapted for film and TV
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
An increasing number of Australian books are being turned into films or television series, reports Jackie Tang. The past five years has seen a significant rise in Australian books adapted...
Hines to retire as A&U group publishing director
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Allen & Unwin has announced that group publishing director Sue Hines will retire from the position at the end of 2016. Hines joined A&U in 1996 and held roles as...
Small publisher spotlight: Niche Press
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Founded in 2014, Melbourne-based Niche Press specialises in ‘quirky smaller-scale publications’ that might get overlooked by the mass market. Founder Michael Carolan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’...
NLA announces 2017 Fellows
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Fellowships, awarded to local and international scholars to ‘make extensive use of the library’s rich and carried...
Hospital libraries project wins ALIA Research Grant Award
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Ann Ritchie and Michele Gaca have won the 2016 ALIA Research Grant Award for their project, ‘The contribution of Australian hospital libraries towards their organisations’ achievement of accreditation by the...
Kansas City library officials ‘outraged’ over arrests made during library discussion
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
In the US, the executive director of the Kansas City Public Library Crosby Kemper III said he is ‘outraged’ that state prosecutors are pursuing charges against a man who was...
National Book Foundation names ‘five under 35’ new writers to watch
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
In the US, the National Book Foundation has named five debut fiction writers under the age of 35 ‘whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape’....
‘Chasing Shadows’ longlisted for UK sports book award
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge’s Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck (Hardie Grant Books) has been longlisted for the UK-based William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
Green recognised on ‘Women of Influence’ list
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Pantera Press CEO and co-founder Alison Green has been recognised in the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2016 list. Green was recognised in the business enterprise category. The...
Kaufman & Kristoff, Nelson win 2016 Inky Awards
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The winners of the 2016 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature, were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 4 October. Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff...
#LoveOzYA to introduce e-newsletter with new release titles
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Grassroots advocacy group #LoveOzYA is introducing a monthly e-newsletter with information on new-release Australian YA titles. The newsletter aims to be a resource for booksellers, teachers, librarians and readers. A...
Orr wins £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Debut British author K J Orr has won the £15,000 (A$25,070) BBC National Short Story Award for her story ‘Disappearances’, featured in her collection Light Box (Daunt Books). The story,...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 13 reviews of books publishing in December 2016 and January and February 2017. The highest-scoring title was Lucy Durneen’s ‘intriguing collection of short stories’, Wild...
Varuna announces recipients of 2017 Residency Fellowships
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Varuna, the Writers House has announced the recipients of the 2017 Varuna Residency Fellowships. The writers and their projects are: The Mick Dark flagship fellowship Rebecca Giggs for ‘The Whale...
Eleven new writers on ‘Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors’ list
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
In the US, 11 new writers have made the Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Most Powerful Authors’ 2016 list. Among the first-time listees are Ernest Cline (12th), whose science-fiction novel Ready Player One...
Nix’s forthcoming ‘Frogkisser!’ to be adapted for musical film
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Garth Nix’s forthcoming middle-grade novel Frogkisser! (A&U, February 2017) is being adapted into a live-action/animation musical film by US-based Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios. The film will follow the...
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
The winners of the biennial WA Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction ($15,000) The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage) Nonfiction ($15,000) This House...
Harlequin to fully integrate into HarperCollins ANZ
Monday, 3 October 2016
Harlequin Australia is to fully integrate into HarperCollins ANZ, with the Harlequin publishing division sharing HarperCollins’ sales network and in-house services, including contracts, rights, pre-press, supply and data solutions, HarperCollins...
Apple releases exclusive enhanced ebook of ‘Game of Thrones’
Monday, 3 October 2016
Apple has released an exclusive enhanced ebook edition of George R R Martin’s A Game of Thrones to mark the 20th anniversary of the novel’s first publication, reports the Guardian....
T.A.G. Hungerford 2016 shortlist announced
Monday, 3 October 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript has been announced. The shortlisted writers and their works are: Catherine Gillard for ‘The Incidental...
The market down under
Friday, 30 September 2016
Book sales edged up in Australia for the second year in a row as the market continues its recovery after several years of decline. Brad Jefferies presents an overview of...
Kurniawan wins $52k Emerging Voices award for ‘Man Tiger’
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Indonesian writer Eka Kurniawan has won the US$40,000 (A$52,010) prize for best novel at the Emerging Voices awards in New York for his novel Man Tiger (Text), reports the Financial...
Greenhill wins Richell Prize
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Tasmanian author Susie Greenhill has won the 2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for her entry ‘The Clinking’, described as an ‘ecological love story’. In a statement, Emerging Writers’ Festival...
No ‘Daily’ on Friday
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Please note that, due to the Grand Final Friday holiday on Friday in Victoria, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Monday, 3 October (even though that day is Labour Day public holiday in...
#LoveOzYA gathers momentum
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
A grassroots campaign to promote Australian YA books in a market dominated by US titles has been gathering momentum, writes Sophie Teague. In 2015, a group of authors, teachers and...
Danish publishers withdraw ebooks from libraries
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Danish publishers have withdrawn their ebooks from libraries in opposition to to the lack of restrictions around digital lending in the country, reports Digital Book World. Several Danish publishers, including...
Small publisher spotlight: UWA Publishing
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
UWA Publishing was launched in 1935 at the University of Western Australia in Perth to produce textbooks for its students, and has since expanded into general fiction, poetry and nonfiction....
SLV Google Expedition launches
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
The State Library of Victoria’s (SLV) Google Expedition, which uses virtual reality to create the experience of an immersive field trip, was launched in Mildura on 16 September. The expedition...
Rural library introduces 24-7 access service
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Tullamore Library in Central NSW has claimed to be the first Australian library to be open to the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An open day...
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