‘Enthusiastic’ response to inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
The inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival, which was held at The Brightside in Brisbane from 2-3 April, received ‘enthusiastic coverage and feedback’ from media and audiences, according to Fiona...
UK book exports fall on the back of weak sales in the US, Australasia
Monday, 11 April 2016
UK book exports fell three percent in 2015 due in part to a weak market in the US, reports the Bookseller. Total exports were worth £1.4bn (A$2.62bn), down from £1.5bn...
Co-op opens six SA stores
Monday, 11 April 2016
The Co-op has opened four stores at the University of South Australia and will open two more at Flinders and Adelaide universities by the end of the month. The stores...
Guardian First Book Award to close
Friday, 8 April 2016
In the UK, the Guardian First Book Award is closing, citing a crowded awards landscape as the reason, reports the Bookseller. The £10,000 (A$18,704) prize was established in 1999, and...
Byron Bay Writers Festival, Captain Honey partner for self-publishing marquee
Friday, 8 April 2016
The Byron Writers Festival has partnered with publisher Captain Honey for the festival’s Self-Published Marquee, which will run from 5-7 August. The marquee gives self-published authors an opportunity to showcase...
Woodley appointed MD of ALS Library Services
Friday, 8 April 2016
ALS Library Services general manager Simon Woodley has been promoted to the role of managing director. Woodley replaces ALS owner Patricia Genat in the role. ALS said in a statement...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now
Friday, 8 April 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains eight reviews of children’s and YA books publishing in June 2016. Jeannie Baker’s picture book about the migration of bar-tailed godwits, Circle (Walker Books), received...
Wordstorm 2016 program released
Thursday, 7 April 2016
The 2016 Northern Territory writers’ festival Wordstorm program has been launched. Indonesian writer Eka Kurniawan, author of Beauty is a Wound (Text), will be the international guest at this year’s...
Book Island wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Thursday, 7 April 2016
New Zealand publisher Book Island has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Book Island was chosen from a shortlist of three,...
Random House US to launch Dunham imprint
Thursday, 7 April 2016
In the US, Random House is launching a new imprint based around Lena Dunham and her producing partner Jenni Konner’s feminist newsletter Lenny Letter, reports Publishers Weekly. The Lenny imprint...
On tour: Liz Pichon
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
UK writer and illustrator Liz Pichon is the author of the ‘Tom Gates’ books for young readers, including the forthcoming Super Good Skills (Almost) (Scholastic, June). Pichon will visit the...
Small publisher spotlight: Berbay Publishing
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Melbourne-based children’s publisher Berbay was established in 2009 by Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words. Berbay is...
London libraries to reopen as part private gym, part bookshelf space
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Two libraries in Lambeth in south London will reopen as hybrid ‘part private gym, part host to shelves of books with no dedicated staff’ due to deepening cuts in public...
Perth library cancels kids’ Harry Potter event after ‘overwhelming’ response from adults
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
The City of Perth Library has cancelled a Harry Potter-themed event for children after ‘thousands’ of adult fans registered their interest in attending, reports WAtoday. The event, which included a...
Sunshine Coast library named one of the world’s ‘coolest’
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Australian trade publication the Urban Developer has named Noosa Shire Council’s Cooroy Library on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast as one of the ‘six coolest libraries’ in the world, reports the Sunshine...
NSW state library backs Broken Hill library relocation
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has sent a letter to the Broken Hill City Council in support of a proposal to move its local library into a...
Storylines National Writers’ Awards 2016 winners announced
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand has announced the 2016 winners of its three national writers’ awards . The winning entries in each category are: Joy Cowley Award...
Rosoff wins 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
US-born author Meg Rosoff has won the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize for children’s and young adult literature. Rosoff, who is based in the UK, is...
Horin appointed Five Mile Press publishing director
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Hardie Grant Egmont publisher Niki Horin has joined Bonnier Publishing Australia as Five Mile Press publishing director. Horin began her publishing career at Five Mile Press 13 years ago as...
Dempsey joins SPN as general manager
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Former Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Matthia Dempsey has joined the Small Press Network as general manager. Dempsey takes over from Hannah Cartmel, who is returning to freelance editing. Cartmel has been acting...
Australian titles featured on USBBY outstanding international books list
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Two Australian titles have been selected for the 2016 United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY) list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults. Irena Kobald’s...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 longlist announced
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ghost River (Tony Birch, UQP) Coming Rain (Stephen Daisley, Text) Hope Farm (Peggy Frew,...
Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
The 2016 Hans Christian Andersen awards, presented by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY), have been awarded to Chinese author Cao Wenxuan and German illustrator Rotraut Susanne...
HarperCollins France established
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
HarperCollins’ international expansion continues with the establishment of HarperCollins France, reports Publishers Weekly. The French office was created after the publisher bought out Hachette Livre SA’s stake in Harlequin SA....
S&S to manage sales, distribution of VIZ Media manga catalogue
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Simon & Schuster has announced an Australian and New Zealand sales and distribution agreement to manage VIZ Media’s manga catalogue, which includes more than 1600 titles, with another 300 added...
Better Reading to host live-streamed book club
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Cheryl Akle’s Better Reading website will host a new monthly book club via Facebook’s video-streaming feature. Akle will be joined by ‘special guests’ each month, with viewers able to interact...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now
Monday, 4 April 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 11 reviews of books publishing in May and June 2016. Novelist and filmmaker Julia Leigh’s memoir of IVF treatment Avalanche: A Love Story (Hamish Hamilton,...
‘Writing Clementine’ wins Ena Noël Award
Monday, 4 April 2016
Kate Gordon’s YA novel Writing Clementine (A&U) has won the 2016 Ena Noël Award, a biennial prize administered by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young...
Perseus sale to Hachette, Ingram completed
Monday, 4 April 2016
In the US, the sale of Perseus Book Group’s publishing and distribution arms to Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Ingram, respectively, has been completed, reports Publishers Weekly. HBG’s purchase of...
CYL launches Inky Awards Ambassador Program
Monday, 4 April 2016
The Centre of Youth Literature (CYL) at the State Library of Victoria has launched its new Inky Awards Ambassador Program, with four schools from across Australia selected as ‘Ambassador Schools’...
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