$5m worth of rare books, $1.3m endowment donated to SLV
Friday, 17 April 2015
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has received a donation of over $5m worth of rare books and an endowment of more than $1.3m to help manage the collection.The collection of...
EWF 2015 program launched
Thursday, 16 April 2015
The program for this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), to be held in Melbourne from 26 May to 5 June, has been launched.The festival begins with an ‘opening night extravaganza’...
New report finds lack of cultural diversity in UK publishing
Thursday, 16 April 2015
A new report investigating the progress towards greater cultural diversity in UK publishing has been critical of the lack of representation of black and Asian writers and publishers, reports the...
Penguin announces final book in ‘Obernewtyn’ series
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Penguin has announced that the final book in Isobelle Carmody’s long-running ‘Obernewtyn’ series will be published later this year. The seventh and final book in the series, The Red Queen,...
ALA reveals ‘most frequently challenged books in 2014’
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
The American Library Association (ALA) has released the list of most frequently challenged books in 2014. Topping the list is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie,...
QWC launches crowdfunding campaign to support writers from diverse backgrounds
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $25,000 for an inaugural Scholarships and Access Fund for writers from diverse backgrounds, to coincide with the centre’s 25th...
HarperCollins expands global publishing program
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
HarperCollins has announced it will expand its international publishing program with the formation of four new international offices and the acquisition of thriller author Karin Slaughter in a multi-language four-book...
Australian Book Design Awards 2015 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2015 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Literary Fiction Book A Fairy...
3M Cloud Library launches in Australia and UK
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
3M Library Systems has announced that it will expand its Cloud Library Digital Lending System to libraries in Australia and the UK. Libraries will be able to curate their own...
NLA to host major Chinese exhibition in 2016
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
The National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra will host a major new exhibition on Chinese life, culture and tradition in the first half of 2016, reports ABC News. The...
International library news
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
ALA reveals ‘most frequently challenged books’ in 2014The American Library Association (ALA) has released the list of most frequently challenged books in 2014. Topping the list is The Absolutely True...
Thames & Hudson Australia appoints new MD
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Thames & Hudson Australia has appointed Daniel Watts as its new managing director, succeeding Jodie Spiteri-James, who announced her resignation in October last year. Watts was previously regional director for...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
‘To discover a book on display in a well-staffed, lovingly maintained shop, to hold it in your hand then to sneak off and buy the same book online, is really...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
SalesFiction—Fremantle Press has sold Armenian rights to The Edge of the World (Marcella Polain) to Apollon Publishing. Children’s—Walker Books has sold German rights to Bogtrotter (Margaret Wild & Judith Rossell);...
CBCA Awards 2015 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
As reported in a Books+Publishing special bulletin, the shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each...
RiP Günter Grass
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
German author and Nobel Prize laureate Günter Grass has died, aged 87. Grass was best known for his 1959 debut novel The Tin Drum (Vintage). His other novels include Cat...
REAL Awards 2015 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
The shortlists for this year’s Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which acts as a shortlist for children’s choice book awards in the Australian Capital Territory (COOL Awards), New...
Flanagan, Kent shortlisted for 2015 IMPAC Dublin Award
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Vintage) and Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites (Picador) have been shortlisted for the 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.Ten books in total...
Shaw to leave Readings
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Readings’ books division manager Martin Shaw is leaving the Melbourne bookseller in early July.Shaw, who has worked at Readings for 21 years, told Books+Publishing he was moving to Germany for...
Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction, has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Outline...
Campaign lobbies for lower GST threshold in NZ
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
A campaign calling for the New Zealand government to lower the GST-free threshold on online purchases from NZ$400 (A$393) to NZ$25 (A$24.52) has been launched by Retail NZ and Booksellers NZ.Under the...
‘Do You Love Your Publisher?’ survey results released
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
The ‘Do You Love Your Publisher?’ survey, which asked writers about their experiences with publishers, has highlighted a need for increased communication, reports the Bookseller. The survey found that 75% of writers...
CBCA Awards 2015 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are:Older Readers Nona &...
Why small is good: Keiran Rogers on sales by small publishers
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Affirm Press sales and marketing manager Keiran Rogers finds that small publishers are having a bigger impact on book sales.Forget the year of the horse; 2014 was the year of...
Consumer conflict: Publishers’ direct-to-consumer sales
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
While a growing number of Australian publishers are experimenting with direct-to-consumer sales, they remain wary of stepping on booksellers’ toes. Brad Jefferies spoke to both sides to see what programs...
She sells by the seashore: Annie Grossman of Annie’s Books on Peregian
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Annie Grossman trained as a bookseller in Noosa Heads on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast before opening her own store in nearby Peregian Beach. She shares her bookseller’s diary.It’s been a convoluted...
Your store: The eBay experience
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
When Sydney’s The Bookshop Darlinghurst upgraded its website in 2013, one of the new features was the ability to integrate with eBay. This means that if a title is on...
Murder in the Far North: Caroline de Costa on ‘Double Madness’
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Australian author Caroline de Costa’s first crime novel Double Madness (Margaret River Press, August) finds mystery in the dark undergrowth of tropical Far North Queensland. It is a debut that...
Your store: Chris Currie’s Top Five Tips for Social Media Success
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
It’s never been more important for bookshops to have an online presence, but a store’s digital reach doesn’t end with a website. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram allow booksellers to connect...
Living in a maternal world: book ideas for Mother’s Day
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Anthologies on motherhood and an abundance of baking books await this year’s Mother’s Day shoppers, reports Jackie Tang.HISTORY REPEATINGA God in Ruins (Doubleday, May) is Kate Atkinson’s companion novel to...
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