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SLNSW collection valued at $3.5bn

Wednesday, 1 July 2015
The State Library of NSW’s collection has recently been valued at $3.15 billion, an increase of nearly $1 billion since 2010.The collection is the most valuable library collection in Australia....

CSIRO launches children’s publishing program

Wednesday, 1 July 2015
CSIRO Publishing has launched a children’s book publishing program and will release its first title in September.The press, which has been publishing science and technology books for more than 20 years, is...

Black to leave Aboriginal Studies Press

Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Rhonda Black has retired as publisher at Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP) after 12 years in the role. Black was instrumental in developing many resources at ASP, including the publisher’s information...

Quote of the week

Wednesday, 1 July 2015
‘While total NZ-published sales increased, NZ Fiction decreased by just over 50% in both volume and value—no titles have replaced the impact that The Luminaries had on NZ Fiction sales’—Nielsen...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 1 July 2015
SalesFiction—A&U has sold US and UK & Commonwealth (ex ANZ) rights to To Name Those Lost (Rohan Wilson) to Europa Editions US and UK, respectively; Norwegian and Swedish rights to...

Transportation Press announces literary collaboration with UK, Iran

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Tasmanian publisher Transportation Press has announced plans to publish a second collection of short stories from Tasmania and abroad.‘The Third Script will include stories from Tasmania, the UK and Iran,...

Editia wins Walkley Grant for Innovation in Journalism

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Digital-first publisher Editia has won a $5000 Walkley Grant for Innovation in Journalism. The grants offer seed funding for innovative projects that will benefit Australian journalism, with funding from Google Australia and...

Disney combines publishing and interactive media divisions

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
In the US, the Walt Disney Company will combine the division that includes its publishing arm with its interactive media division, reports Digital Book World. Disney Consumer Products, which houses...

New websites for A&U, Murdoch Books

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Allen & Unwin (A&U) and Murdoch Books have recently launched new websites.A&U’s website has been redeveloped with a responsive design, and similar websites have been created for A&U New Zealand...

Williams appointed chair of the Copyright Agency

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Former News Corp CEO Kim Williams has been appointed chair of the Copyright Agency. Williams replaces Hardie Grant Publishing chief executive Sandy Grant, who has been chair of the board...

Lonely Planet launches cookbook series

Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Lonely Planet has launched a series of ‘destination’ cookbooks called ‘From the Source’.The publisher will release the first two cookbooks in August—From the Source: Italy and From the Source: Thailand—and...

Bestsellers this week

Monday, 29 June 2015
Following reports of its record-breaking sales overseas, E L James’ Grey (Arrow), a retelling of Fifty Shades of Grey (Arrow) from the character Christian Grey’s perspective, has debuted at number...

ALA Andrew Carnegie Medals 2015 winners announced

Monday, 29 June 2015
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals. Anthony Doerr won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for...

PRH launches first local digital serial

Monday, 29 June 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia will launch its first local digital serial in July.Lethal in Love, a six-part serialised suspense romance by Australian author Michelle Somers, is ‘the first of...

‘Overland’ Fair Australia Prize shortlist announced

Monday, 29 June 2015
Literary journal Overland and the National Union of Workers (NUW) have announced the shortlists for the inaugural Fair Australia Prize. Shortlists have been released for the Essay Prize, Fiction Prize, Poetry...

Locus Awards 2015 winners announced

Monday, 29 June 2015
The winners of the 2015 Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing have been announced. Winners include: Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie, Orbit) in the Science-fiction Novel category; The Goblin Emperor...

NZ book sales up in 2015

Monday, 29 June 2015
New Zealand’s book sales are up in volume and value in the first half of 2015, according to new figures released by Nielsen Book. New Zealand’s total market for the...

Pearson tops global publishing ranking, China enters top 10

Monday, 29 June 2015
Pearson has topped the ‘Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry’, an annual survey of publisher revenues, compiled on behalf of Livres Hebdo, Buchreport, the Bookseller and Publishers Weekly, while two...

Cohen wins inaugural Russell Prize for Humour Writing

Friday, 26 June 2015
Bernard Cohen’s The Antibiography of Robert F Menzies (HarperCollins) has won the inaugural Russell Prize for Humour Writing. The book was chosen for the $10,000 biennial prize from a shortlist...

Fremantle Press sells film option to ‘Riddle Gully’ series

Friday, 26 June 2015
Film and TV rights to Jen Banyard’s children’s books Riddle Gully Runaway and Mystery at Riddle Gully (Fremantle Press) have been optioned by Australia-based production company Whoa Flamingo. Fremantle Press CEO...

New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now

Friday, 26 June 2015
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 13 reviews of books publishing in August and September.Included is a five-star review of Fever of Animals by Miles Allinson (Scribe, September), winner of the...

French publishers’ income down 1.3% in 2014

Friday, 26 June 2015
French publishers’ net income fell by 1.3% to €2652m ($A3842m) in 2014—the fourth year running that French publishers have recorded a decline, reports the Bookseller. Book sales dropped by 1.7% to...

S&S UK signs debut Australian author

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Simon & Schuster UK has purchased UK, Commonwealth and ANZ rights for a novel by Australian author Aoife Clifford.All These Perfect Strangers is the first novel from Clifford, who was...

Laville-Moore elected PANZ president

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Allen & Unwin NZ director Melanie Laville-Moore has been elected president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) at the organisation’s recent AGM.Laville-Moore, who was previously vice-president, replaces Auckland...

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