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Library opens at Abu Dhabi airport

Thursday, 28 April 2016
A library has opened at Abu Dhabi International Airport as part of a nationwide reading campaign, reports the UAE National. The library, located in the link between terminals one and...

ALA reveals ‘most frequently challenged books’ in 2015

Thursday, 28 April 2016
The American Library Association (ALA) has released a list of most frequently challenged books in 2015. Topping the list was Looking for Alaska (John Green, HarperCollins), followed by Fifty Shades...

SLV receives $23m for new storage facility, annual funding boost

Thursday, 28 April 2016
The Victorian government has announced $23m in funding in the 2016/17 budget for a second State Library of Victoria (SLV) offsite storage facility in Ballarat. Currently, more than half of...

New Brisbane library to open on 24 May

Thursday, 28 April 2016
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced the new Wynnum Library will open on 24 May, reports the Courier Mail. The library, which was first announced in August 2014, is...

Distributor Capricorn Link ceases trading

Thursday, 28 April 2016
NSW-based distributor Capricorn Link has ceased trading after the company filed for creditor’s voluntary liquidation on 1 April. Capricorn Link distributed publishers including Storey, Lake Press, Clockwork Media, Brief Books,...

Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ screenplay to be published in November

Thursday, 28 April 2016
The screenplay of the forthcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set in the world of ‘Harry Potter’ and written by J K Rowling, will be published on...

US publisher revenue down 2.6% in 2015

Thursday, 28 April 2016
US publishers’ revenues fell 2.6% in 2015, dropping from US$15.82bn (A$20.81bn) in 2014 to US$15.41bn (A$20.27bn) in 2015, according to results released by the Association of American Publishers and reported...

Artists announced for inaugural Canberra Writers Festival

Thursday, 28 April 2016
The Canberra Writers Festival has announced a number of authors attending its inaugural event from 26-28 August. Among the guests are British philosopher A C Grayling, Stella Prize-winner Charlotte Wood,...

Hugo 2016 shortlists announced, dominated by ‘Puppies’-backed titles

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
In the US, the shortlists for the 2016 Hugo Awards have been announced, amid controversy over the final ballot being dominated by titles promoted by conservative voting blocs, reports the...

Audible Australia lodges ‘triple-figure’ revenue growth

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Audible Australia has lodged ‘triple-figure’ revenue growth each year since it opened its local audiobook store in January 2014. While the company declined to say how many local members it...

ILF launches Great Book Swap online platform

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has launched an online platform for the Great Book Swap, which is designed to make it easier for schools, businesses and other groups to take...

Brabon wins 2016 Vogel Award

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Katherine Brabon has won this year’s Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award for her novel The Memory Artist. The winner was chosen by Australian literary editor Stephen Romei, author Rohan Wilson and BooksPlus...

Victorian government announces $115m in creative industries funding

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The Victorian government will spend $115m over four years to ‘grow the state’s cultural capital’ as part of its first ‘Creative State’ creative industries strategy. Creative State initiatives will roll...

Vogel 2016 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The shortlisted titles for the 2016 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award have been announced. The four titles on this year’s shortlist are: The Memory Artist by Katherine Brabon, an ‘intelligent, moving, Russia-themed...

O’Sullivan wins 2016 Wellcome Book Prize

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
In the UK, neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan has won the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize for her study of psychosomatic illness, It’s All in Your Head (Vintage), reports the Bookseller. The annual...

Coates, Ferrante, Robinson on ‘Time’ magazine’s 100 most influential list

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Authors Elena Ferrante, Marilynne Robinson and Ta-Nehisi Coates are on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, reports Shelf Awareness. In Time, Lauren Groff...

PRH to publish new Tim Winton book in October

Friday, 22 April 2016
Penguin Random House will publish a new nonfiction book by Tim Winton in October. The Boy behind the Curtain, a collection of true stories and essays, is ‘Winton’s most personal...

Orwell Prize 2016 shortlists announced

Friday, 22 April 2016
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2016 Orwell Prize for political writing have been announced. In the running for the £3000 (A$5547) book prize are: The New Threat from...

Entries open for 2016 PMLAs; judges revealed

Friday, 22 April 2016
Entries have opened and the judging panels have been revealed for the ninth annual Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs). Awards will again be presented in six categories: fiction, nonfiction, YA,...

No ‘Daily’ on Monday

Friday, 22 April 2016
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published on Monday 25 April due to the Anzac Day holiday. The next Daily will be published on Tuesday 26 April.

MUP to publish Bill Shorten’s first book

Thursday, 21 April 2016
Melbourne University Publishing will publish Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten’s first book, The Common Good, on 2 May. The book is Shorten’s ‘reflections on the values that have shaped...

Follett acquires Baker & Taylor

Thursday, 21 April 2016
In the US, educational content provider Follett Corp has acquired library distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T), reports Publishers Weekly. Follett Corp provides technology, services and print and digital content to...

Director appointed for Dunedin City of Literature

Thursday, 21 April 2016
The Dunedin City Council has appointed Nicky Page as its City of Literature director, reports Booksellers New Zealand. Page has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, including roles...

Small publisher spotlight: Vine Leaves Press

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Established in 2014, Melbourne-based Vine Leaves Press specialises in book-length vignette, poetry and short-story collections, among other things. Co-founder Jessica Bell spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series:...

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