A&U to publish ‘dinosaur robots’ series from McFarlane and Park
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Allen & Unwin has announced it will publish a new ‘high-concept adventure series’ about ‘dinosaur robots’ from authors Susannah McFarlane and Louise Park. ‘D-Bot Squad’, which will be published under...
SWF’s ‘Russ the Story Bus’ to make first trip to regional NSW
Thursday, 20 October 2016
The Sydney Writers Festival’s (SWF) Russ the Story Bus tour will visit regional NSW towns for the first time, as part of SWF’s Children’s Festival of Moving Stories from 31...
Fremantle Press illustrators longlisted for FBF prize
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Australian illustrators Kyle Hughes-Odgers and Chris Nixon have been longlisted for the inaugural Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) Global Illustration Award, which has a prize pool of €30,000 (A$42,660). Hughes-Odgers and...
Small publisher spotlight: Connor Court Publishing
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Founded in 2005 in Ballarat, Victoria, and now based in Redland Bay, Queensland, Connor Court Publishing specialises in titles that ‘challenge the status quo’. Founder Anthony Cappello spoke to Books+Publishing...
House of Lords questions UK government on library closures
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The UK government has had to defend widespread closure of libraries in England during a debate in the House of Lords, reports the Bookseller. Founder of the Big Issue magazine...
Library, creative sectors among respondents to NZ National Library strategy document
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The National Library of New Zealand has published the feedback to its proposed strategic direction. In total, the library received 164 submissions, including from peak bodies from the library, publishing...
Proposed rooftop bar, restaurant for redeveloped NSW state library
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
A rooftop bar and restaurant at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) have been proposed as part a rejuvenation of some of Macquarie Street’s famous heritage buildings, reports...
SA state library workers ramp up industrial action to protect jobs
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The Public Service Association (PSA) is preparing to escalate industrial action to try to save 20 full-time jobs at the State Library of South Australia, reports InDaily. Members have already...
Digital Writers Festival 2016 program announced
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The program for the Emerging Writers’ Festival’s Digital Writers’ Festival, which runs from 1-11 November, has been announced. More than 20 events will take place online during the festival, including panels,...
New Pantera imprint Lost the Plot targets millennial readers
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Pantera Press is launching a new imprint aimed at millennials at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The Lost the Plot imprint, which is created by Pantera CEO and founding director Alison...
‘Music and Freedom’ wins 2016 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Zoë Morrison’s Music and Freedom (Vintage) has won the 2016 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Morrison’s novel was chosen from a shortlist of six for the $4000 prize, which was...
Book sales up, losses reduced at Atlantic
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
UK publisher Atlantic Books has recorded a 21% increase in sales last year, from £5m (A$8m) in 2014 to £6m (A$9.6m) in 2015, while overall losses dropped from £405,000 (A$649,300)...
Fraillon shortlisted for 2016 ‘Guardian’ children’s fiction prize
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Australian author Zana Fraillon’s The Bone Sparrow (Lothian) has been shortlisted for the 2016 Guardian children’s fiction prize. Fraillon’s novel for middle-grade readers is a coming-of-age story about the friendship...
Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction 2016 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize, has been announced. The shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist of 10,...
Victorian Community History Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Pam Baragwanath and Ken James have won the top prize at the 2016 Victorian Community History Awards (VCHA) for their self-published book These Walls Speak Volumes: A History of Mechanics’...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 October 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Forever Young (Steven Carroll, HarperCollins) The Life of Houses (Lisa Gorton,...
Carmel Bird wins 2016 Patrick White Literary Award
Monday, 17 October 2016
Author Carmel Bird has been named the winner of the $20,000 Patrick White Literary Award for 2016. The annual award was established by Patrick White using the proceeds of his 1973...
Hachette UK to introduce more transparent royalty statement
Monday, 17 October 2016
In the UK, Hachette has used its annual end-of-year letter to authors to announce a new more regular, clearer and detailed royalty system following consultation with agents, reports the Bookseller....
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2016 winners announced
Monday, 17 October 2016
The winning titles for this year’s Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Birth to three years Once I...
SPN Independent Publishing Conference 2016 program announced
Friday, 14 October 2016
The Small Press Network (SPN) has launched the program for its 2016 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 9-12 November. The four-day conference...
Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
Friday, 14 October 2016
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature ‘for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition’. Dylan was announced as the winner...
NZ publisher Eunoia signs with Chinese house
Friday, 14 October 2016
New Zealand publisher Eunoia Publishing has signed an agreement with Chinese Universe & Publishing Media Company that will see each publish books from the other publisher in their respective countries....
Second Rock & Roll Writers Festival to be held in Brisbane next year
Friday, 14 October 2016
The second Rock & Roll Writers Festival will be held in Brisbane from 1-2 April 2017. The first festival, which was held in April this year, received ‘enthusiastic coverage and...
Black Inc. to publish kids’ guide to inaugural AFL Women’s season
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Black Inc. has acquired the rights to A Footy Girl’s Guide to the Stars of 2017, a children’s book by ‘Outer Sanctum’ podcast hosts Alicia Sometimes and Nicole Hayes, which...
HarperCollins UK launches ‘publisher agnostic’ events website
Thursday, 13 October 2016
In the UK, HarperCollins has launched an online events platform that is open to all publishers and events organisers, reports the Bookseller. Events featured on the BookGig site are from across...
CWA Dagger awards announced; Australian author wins Debut Dagger for an unpublished writer
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Australian writer Mark Brandi has won the Debut Dagger for an unpublished writer at this year’s Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger awards in the UK. Brandi was recognised for his...
Dendy Direct gift-card giveaway
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Each month, movie and TV on-demand service Dendy Direct invites an Australian personality to choose their favourite movies as part of a ‘unique cinematic curation’. For October, Tim Winton has chosen his 15...
Small publisher spotlight: Melbourne Books
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Founded in 2001, Melbourne Books publishes a ‘unique range of Melbourne themed books covering subjects from food, music and culture to architecture and sport’. Publisher David Tenenbaum spoke to Books+Publishing...
Yates appointed Nero publisher
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Caitlin Yates has been appointed to the newly created position of publishing director and publisher at Black Inc.’s Nero imprint, following Jeanne Ryckmans’ resignation from the publisher role last month....
List of mood-boosting books announced for World Mental Health Day
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) released its list of 252 books chosen by members as the best ‘mood-boosting titles’ on World Mental Health Day on 10 October. The list was produced...
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