In the mood: Elise Hurst on ‘Adelaide’s Secret World’ Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Reviewer Margaret Hamilton has awarded five stars to Elise Hurst’s picture-book Adelaide’s Secret World, the story of a rabbit who yearns to befriend a fox. She spoke to the author.You’ve...
Australian Family Therapists’ Awards 2015 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
The winners of the 2015 Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature have been announced.Crashing Down by Kate McCaffrey (Fremantle Press) has won the $1500 Older Readers Award. The book tells the story...
Colour by numbers: Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti on ‘Numerical Street’ Archive
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti have followed up their popular picture book Alphabetical Sydney with Numerical Street (NewSouth), which takes readers’ ‘on a journey down a street full of fascinating,...
NZ Film and Literature Board puts interim ban on award-winning YA novel Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s 2013 YA novel Into the River has been temporarily banned from sale or supply in his home country following complaints about its portrayal of teenagers...
ABC claims it declined PM’s Literary Awards broadcast because of ‘unworkable’ demands Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
ABC Television director Richard Finlayson has issued a statement outlining the network’s reasons for not broadcasting last year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards ceremony in December, following a report in the...
Authors raise over £500,000 for Syrian refugees Archive
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
A group of authors, led by Patrick Ness, have raised over £500,000 (A$1.1m) for Syrian refugees, reports the Bookseller. Ness launched the fundraising campaign on 3 September, pledging to match...
Courtenay, Zusak top Better Reading Top 100 survey Archive
Monday, 7 September 2015
Book recommendation website Better Reading has announced the results of its inaugural Top 100 Books survey, which tallied the favourite books of around 5000 Australian readers.Site founder and director Cheryl...
Magnuson Smith wins 2015 ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize Archive
Monday, 7 September 2015
UK-US author Rob Magnuson Smith has won the 2015 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for his story ‘The Elector of Nossnearly’.Smith, who is the author of...
Winners announced for 2015 NSW Premier’s History Awards Archive
Monday, 7 September 2015
The winners of the NSW Premier’s History Awards have been announced as part of the official launch of NSW History Week. The awards, which total $75,000 in prize money, incorporated...
Big publishers’ ebook revenue falls following Amazon pricing deals Archive
Monday, 7 September 2015
In the US, sales of Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster ebooks through Amazon have fallen since the publishers signed new distribution deals, which included provisions for them to set the prices...
Most Underrated Book Award 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 7 September 2015
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Most Underrated Book Award (MUBA).The shortlisted titles are: Isabelle of the Moon and Stars (S A Jones, UWAP)...
Book Depository co-founder to launch international online bookstore Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
Book Depository founder Emad Eldeen Elakehal will launch a new international online bookseller later this year, reports Internet Retailing. Elakehal founded the Book Depository in 2004 and was CEO for...
Richell Prize longlist announced Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
The longlist for Hachette Australia’s inaugural Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has been announced. The longlisted authors are: Sally Abbott Toni Bartlett Alice Bishop Lyndel Caffrey Jeremy Clarke Bronte Coates...
Book Depository co-founder to launch international online bookstore Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
Book Depository founder Emad Eldeen Elakehal will launch a new international online bookseller later this year, reports Internet Retailing. Elakehal founded the Book Depository in 2004 and was CEO for...
Angry Robot announces two-book deal with Foz Meadows Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
Australian author Foz Meadows has signed a two-book deal with UK publisher Angry Robot.Angry Robot acquired world English-language rights to Meadows’ An Accident of Stars, the first novel in a...
Literary sector pushes for Book Council consultation Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
More than 40 literary organisations including publishers, writers’ centres, literary journals and writers’ festivals are calling for the government to consult with the literary community on planning for the Book...
Richell Prize longlist announced Archive
Friday, 4 September 2015
The longlist for Hachette Australia’s inaugural Richell Prize for Emerging Writers has been announced. The longlisted authors are: Sally Abbott Toni Bartlett Alice Bishop Lyndel Caffrey Jeremy Clarke Bronte Coates...
PRH buys world rights to bestselling self-published children’s book Archive
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) have acquired world English-language rights to the self-published picture book The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep (Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin) in a three-book deal with the...
US publishers take part in staff diversity survey Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
In the US, more than 30 publishing houses, including Macmillan, Abrams, Lerner, Bloomsbury, and Chronicle have agreed to take part in the ‘Diversity Baseline’ survey, reports Publishers Weekly. The survey,...
‘Tomorrow, When the War Began’ TV adaptation cast announced Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The cast has been announced for the TV adaption of John Marsden’s ‘Tomorrow, When the War Began’ series, with shooting to begin in and around Melbourne on 16 September.The cast...
Dandenong libraries receive almost $1m in funding boost Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
In Victoria, the state government has allocated $927,267 to Greater Dandenong libraries as part of the Public Libraries Funding Program in 2015-16, reports the Herald Sun. The announcement was made...
New online music archive at SLWA Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) is planning to digitise its historical music collection including vinyl records, CDs and tapes, reports ABC News. The library has also partnered with...
International library news Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
All Scottish children to have a library card In Scotland, a new program to have every baby registered in the Glasgow area with a library card will begin on 7 September,...
Melbourne Prize for Literature finalists announced Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The finalists for this year’s Melbourne Prize for Literature, the Best Writing Award and the Writers Prize have been announced.The finalists for the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature, presented to...
Dempster reports MWF 2015 the biggest yet; Griffiths, Lewis top the bestsellers Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) CEO and artistic director Lisa Dempster has reported this year’s festival had the highest attendance on record.Dempster told Books+Publishing final figures are still being tallied but...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Sales Fiction—Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary management has sold US rights to Claiming Noah (Amanda Ortlepp, S&S) to Center Press in the US. Text has sold Taiwanese rights to The...
Romance goes mainstream at RWA conference 2015 Archive
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) conference, which was held from 21-23 August at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne, attracted over 400 attendees, the largest in the organisation’s 24-year history....
Fremantle Press titles to feature in Southwest airlines, Kobo promotion Archive
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Two Fremantle Press titles will feature in a US program run by Kobo and Southwest Airlines offering free in-flight reading to Southwest passengers.Children’s book Shimmer by Lynda Nixon and Jennifer...
Davitt Awards 2015 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2015 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.The winning titles in each category are:Adult novel Big Little Lies (Liane...
Bertelsmann open to raising stake in PRH; releases half-year results for 2015 Archive
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe has said the German media company could consider raising its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH), reports Reuters. Speaking to reporters after the release of Bertelsmann’s...
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