Arrest of booksellers sparks international condemnation
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna, the Palestinian uncle and nephew co-owners of the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem, were released by police on Tuesday, 11 February, but remain under a...
A&U acquires new historical fiction from Rose
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to A Great Act of Love by Heather Rose, via Gaby Naher of the Naher Agency. US rights have sold to Judy Clain...
Bateman acquires Beatnik
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand publisher David Bateman Ltd (Bateman Books) has acquired independent publisher Beatnik Publishing, effective from 1 February. In a statement, Bateman Books said Beatnik founder and publisher Sally...
Authors say emails show ‘magnitude of Meta’s unlawful torrenting’
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
In the US, Meta emails show ‘the magnitude of Meta’s unlawful torrenting scheme’, according to a filing by a group of authors suing Meta for copyright infringement in relation to...
Affirm acquires Johnson debut ‘King Tide’
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Affirm has acquired ANZ rights to the debut crime novel King Tide by Luke Johnson, via literary agent Daniel Pilkington. Described by the publisher as a ‘beautiful, exhilarating and exquisitely...
US literary orgs decry anti-trans executive order
Monday, 10 February 2025
In the US, more than 50 book-industry organisations and businesses, including booksellers, publishers and libraries, have released a statement denouncing an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that recognises...
Programs announced: Inaugural Footscray West Writers Fest, 2025 Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival
Monday, 10 February 2025
The inaugural Footscray West Writers Fest will run in the inner Melbourne suburb from 28 to 30 March this year. Supported by Maribyrnong City Council and presented by non-profit cultural...
Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Monday, 10 February 2025
The shortlist for the 2025 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems, chosen from almost 500 entries, are: ‘Whistling Space’ by Chris Andrews ‘Finding Pan’ by Jonathan...
Publishers, Authors Guild sue state of Idaho over book bans
Thursday, 6 February 2025
In the US, the ‘Big Five’ publishers – Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, and Simon & Schuster – have been joined by Sourcebooks, the...
ASA announces new rates of pay for literary award judges
Thursday, 6 February 2025
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched rates of pay for literary award judges. This new information, specifically for judges of literary awards for published books, has 'been established...
S&S acquires Morgan’s fiction debut
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has acquired world rights to Rachael Morgan’s commercial women’s fiction debut, in a deal between S&S commercial fiction publisher Cassandra Di Bello and Anjanette Fennell...
Varuna announces 2025 Writer’s Space Fellowship recipients
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced the recipients of its 2025 Writer’s Space Fellowships. Six recipients were chosen from a total of 116 submissions, in the fellowship program's first...
Booktopia liquidators investigating potential claim against former directors
Thursday, 6 February 2025
In a statutory report to creditors, the liquidators of Booktopia Group – Matthew Caddy, Damien Pasfield and Keith Crawford of McGrathNicol – said the group's estimated assets were ‘substantially consistent...
UWAP announces Affirm as new sales partner
Thursday, 6 February 2025
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has announced a new partnership with Affirm Press for sales representation, after 18 years with NewSouth Books. UWAP publisher Kate Pickard said, ‘Affirm Press has earned a...
2025 Bologna Best Children’s Publisher shortlist announced
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
The Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year shortlist has been announced. This year's Oceania shortlistees are: Affirm Press (Australia) Five Mile Press (Australia) Fremantle Press (Australia) Hardie Grant...
2024 Chytomo Award winners announced
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
In Ukraine, the 2024 winners of the Chytomo Awards have been announced, reports Publishing Perspectives. The Chytomo Awards celebrate achievements in Ukrainian publishing across three categories, highlighting innovations in digital publishing,...
Copyright Agency – ‘Australia has a world-class copyright system’
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
In the lead-up to the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Books+Publishing is in conversation with the event's major sponsors about the status of the industry, what excites them about the...
Pink Shorts Press acquires works by De Zilva, Cothren
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
New publishing venture Pink Shorts Press has announced its first acquisitions of new titles. The press, which plans to release books twice a year (March and August), previously announced it...
Fiona Hardy recommends
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Honestly, I think Australian fiction is the strongest out there. This country has amazing writers, and I’ll almost always try to pick out an Australian to read, not out of...
Fiona Hardy on ‘Unbury the Dead’
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Melbourne writer, bookseller, and reviewer Fiona Hardy is known for her children’s books, including the CBCA Notable How to Make a Movie in 12 Days. Now, she makes her adult...
BookPeople reveals new consumer, member websites
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
BookPeople has updated the organisation’s web presence with a dedicated membership website and a new consumer-facing site. ‘Each site has been designed with a distinct audience in mind,’ BookPeople operations...
Little Book Press relaunches author, illustrator mentorships
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Little Book Press (LBP), the publishing arm of Raising Literacy Australia, has announced the relaunch of its mentorship program, which aims ‘to provide unpublished South Australian creatives with the opportunity...
S&S US to no longer require book endorsements
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
In the US, Sean Manning, publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, has announced that authors will no longer be required to obtain endorsements for their books. In an essay...
Clunes Booktown Festival 2025 program announced
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Clunes Booktown Festival has announced its 2025 program. Festival director Suzi Cordell said this year’s program will explore the art of storytelling in all its diverse forms, with panels on...
MUD Literary Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
The shortlist for the 2025 MUD Literary Prize, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted works, selected from 31 submissions, are: Translations (Jumaana Abdu, Vintage) The End and Everything Before...
Bundyi Publishing announces unpublished manuscript prize
Monday, 3 February 2025
Simon & Schuster imprint Bundyi Publishing has announced the Bundyi Writing Prize, which will be awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript of adult fiction by an emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres...
Bookshop.org turns 5, introduces ebooks
Monday, 3 February 2025
In the US, Bookshop.org has celebrated its fifth anniversary by introducing an ebook platform, available now. Discussing the development, Bookshop founder and CEO Andy Hunter told the New York Times...
Regional, trans, genre literary festival programs announced
Monday, 3 February 2025
Some new and returning literary festivals and events have been announced. Trans Book Festival Taking place this weekend, on 8 February, at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, the Trans Book...
Mascara announces new anthology on disability and neurodivergence
Monday, 3 February 2025
Mascara Literary Review has announced it will edit a forthcoming anthology of creative writing on disability and neurodivergence, to be published by NewSouth. The planned anthology will focus on the...
Vale Michael Webster
Friday, 31 January 2025
Publisher, editor and academic Michael Webster has died. Webster had a long and distinguished career in the Australian publishing industry, with roles as a publisher, academic, and board member. He...
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