Shelf talk: Funny pages
Sunday, 18 October 2015
It’s silly season at Affirm Press, which has a handful of humour books coming out toward the end of the year. Death by Coconut—50 Things More Dangerous than a Shark...
Shelf talk: Strictly business
Sunday, 18 October 2015
The most hotly anticipated romantic series finale Kings Rising—the third book in C S Pacat’s ‘The Captive Prince’ trilogy (Viking)—comes out in February and readers can’t wait! Pacat spearheads the...
YA in translation
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Why is there so little translated YA fiction published in Australia? Danielle Binks spoke to Scribe publisher Henry Rosenbloom and publicist Cora Roberts about their experience in this area. Between...
Making the grade: How to get books on school curricula
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Getting books selected for schools requires an understanding of multiple education associations, their expectations and concerns—and a good dose of luck, writes Danielle Binks. Trying to get an overview of how...
Head over hills: Gavin Williams on Matilda Bookshop
Sunday, 18 October 2015
When Gavin Williams and his wife purchased the long-running Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, they had to win over locals who described it as ‘their bookshop’. Williams shares his...
Talkback: Is ebook conversion is best handled in-house or externally?
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Do you think ebook conversion is best handled in-house or externally? Books+Publishing asked three publishers. Mark Robinson, sales and marketing manager, Exisle Publishing As an early entrant in the ebook...
Book bites: Junior titles
Sunday, 18 October 2015
In the picture Aaron Blabey is back with I Need a Hug (Scholastic, December), about a little porcupine who just wants a cuddle. Told in speech bubbles, the simple text...
Six Oz, two NZ authors and illustrators nominated for 2016 Astrid Lindgren Award
Friday, 16 October 2015
Six Australians and two New Zealanders have been nominated for the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Australians Ursula Dubosarsky, Libby Gleeson, Morris Gleitzman, Alison Lester, Melina Marchetta and Markus Zusak...
Lagercrantz to write two more ‘Millenium’ series novels
Friday, 16 October 2015
Swedish author David Lagercrantz has been contracted to write two more novels in the ‘Millenium’ series (Quercus), reports the Bookseller. The fifth novel in the late Stieg Larsson’s series will...
ClubsNSW seeking legal advice over Peter Garrett’s memoir ‘Big Blue Sky’
Friday, 16 October 2015
ClubsNSW is ‘continuing to seek legal advice’ in relation to Peter Garrett’s memoir Big Blue Sky, which was published by Allen & Unwin on 14 October. In a statement, the...
Christmas Press awarded $10,000 grant to set up new imprint
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Children’s book publisher Christmas Press has received $10,000 from Australia Post’s ‘Our Neighbourhood’ grant program to set up a new imprint. The publisher, which is based in Armidale, NSW, will use...
Publishers, authors invited to submit books for translation via new AmazonCrossing portal
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Amazon Publishing’s translation imprint AmazonCrossing has launched a portal that allows publishers, authors and agents to suggest books for translation, reports VentureBeat. ‘Our new website for submissions will help us cast a...
National Book Award 2015 shortlists announced
Thursday, 15 October 2015
In the US, the shortlists for the 2015 National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. On the fiction shortlist are:...
Ban lifted on NZ YA novel ‘Into the River’
Thursday, 15 October 2015
The New Zealand Film and Literature Board has lifted a ban on the sale and supply of New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s YA novel Into the River. The Board’s decision...
Melbourne writers, literary organisations receive council arts grants
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Several writers and literary organisations have received a share of more than $1m in funding from the City of Melbourne as part of its annual Arts Grants program. The First...
Teen talk: Meet the 2015 Inky Awards judges
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Each year, the longlist and shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature are selected by a panel of teen judges, with the winners determined via an online vote. Following...
JCU Colin Roderick Award 2015 winner announced
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University has awarded Michael Wilding the $10,000 Colin Roderick Award and H T Priestley Memorial Medal 2015 for his book Wild Bleak...
Tozer, Rowell win 2015 Inky Awards
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The winners of the 2015 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature, were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 13 October. Gabrielle Tozer won the Gold...
James wins 2015 Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has won the £50,000 (A$105,550) Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings (Bloomsbury). Set across three decades, the 686-page novel ‘uses...
Momentum plans second #pitchmentum event after ‘several hundred’ responses
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Pan Macmillan’s digital-only imprint Momentum plans to run a second Twitter pitch event ‘sometime in 2016’ after its first event, which ran on 25 September, attracted several hundred responses. Authors were...
New website for Echo Publishing
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Echo Publishing has launched its website. The mobile-friendly site, which was launched in early October, features dedicated author pages with links to authors’ social media and websites, book extracts, reviews...
International library news
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Wifi hotspot library loans a first for Canada In Canada, the central branch of the Kitchener Public Library in Ontario has launched a pilot program to loan out WiFi hotspot...
SLV 2014-15 annual report released
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The State Library of Victoria’s (SLV) annual report for 2014-15 has been released. Key figures for the period include: 1,781,690 onsite visits 3,441,756 online visits 49,147 reference queries handled by...
NZ school libraries to participate in Softlink survey for the first time
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Softlink is calling for school libraries to participate in its sixth annual School Library Survey, which will include New Zealand schools for the first time. Teacher-librarians and library staff across...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘I will never turn my back on my beloved traditional publishers. But if I write a book that doesn’t fit the mainstream, then I’ll go wherever I can to find...
Sydney Uni to install book vending machines for ‘high-rotation titles’
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The University of Sydney has announced it will install book vending machines for high-rotation titles on its campus, describing them as ‘the first of their kind in New South Wales’....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Sales Poetry—Curtis Brown has sold UK rights to Love & F**k Poems (Koraly Dimitriadis) to Honest Publishing. (See news.) Acquisitions Fiction—Scribe has acquired ANZ rights to The Love of a...
Geelong libraries to expand digital collection due to growth in demand
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation in Victoria will expand its ebook collection by 93% and its digital audiobook collection by 34% in response to a significant increase in digital loans...
1700 Dymocks members vote for favourite children’s book of all time
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
More than 1700 Dymocks Booklovers members have voted for their favourite children’s book of all time, with 13 Australian titles making the top 51. The ‘Treehouse’ series by Andy Griffiths and...
ACT Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 ACT Book of the Year has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Snow Kimono (Mark Henshaw, Text) Into the Heart of the Himalayas (Jono...
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