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New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now  Archive

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...

Harlequin to fully integrate into HarperCollins ANZ  Archive

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...

T.A.G. Hungerford 2016 shortlist announced  Archive

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The shortlist for the 2016 City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript has been announced.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  Archive

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...

Greenhill wins Richell Prize  Archive

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  Archive

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  Archive

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  Archive

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Danish publishers have withdrawn their ebooks from libraries in opposition to to the lack of restrictions around digital lending in the country, reports Digital Book World.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  Archive

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  Archive

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...

Giller Prize 2016 shortlist announced  Archive

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
In Canada, the shortlist for the C$100,000 (A$98,820) Scotiabank Giller Prize 2016 for the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English has been announced. The shortlisted works...

Affirm mentorship award winners announced  Archive

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Affirm Press has announced the winners of its second Affirm Mentorship Award, run in partnership with Varuna, the Writers’ House. The writers and their projects are: Angela J Williams, for her creative...

Texas bans 15,000 books from state prisons  Archive

Tuesday, 27 September 2016
In the US, the banning of Dan Carter’s Wolf Boys (A&U) in Texas prisons has highlighted the state’s aggressive stance on banning books, reports the Guardian.  Carter’s nonfiction book about...

‘Dummies’ to relaunch in October  Archive

Friday, 23 September 2016
Wiley’s ‘For Dummies’ series will officially relaunch in October with new book covers, interiors and mascot, as well as an expanded online presence. Every new book published since July has...