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Nielsen to track festival book sales

Thursday, 4 June 2015
In the UK, Nielsen is developing a ‘festival sales measurement’ to record book sales from the Hay and Edinburgh literary festivals in its bestseller charts, reports the Bookseller. According to...

On tour: Meet the author R J Anderson 

Thursday, 4 June 2015
R J Anderson is a Canadian author whose books include Knife and Ultraviolet (both Hachette). Her latest book is A Pocket Full of Murder (Hachette), a magical mystery for middle-grade...

Verse by verse: Sally Morgan on ‘Sister Heart’ 

Thursday, 4 June 2015
Sally Morgan is the author and illustrator of multiple books for adults and children. Sister Heart (Fremantle Press) is her first verse novel, about a young Aboriginal girl taken from...

Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2015 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The shortlists for this year’s Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles for the $30,000 Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female...

Lambda literary awards 2015 winners announced

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The winners of the 2015 Lambda literary awards, also known as the ‘lammys’, have been announced. The awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writing for books...

SA State Library partners with China’s Shandong Library

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The State Library of South Australia (SLSA) and Shandong Province Library in China have signed an agreement to ‘strengthen exchanges and cooperation, through sharing cultural and library expertise and knowledge’,...

International library news

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Vinyl record library opens in SeoulIn the South Korean capital Seoul, credit card company Hyundai Card has opened a library with more than 10,000 vinyl records available for the public...

Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
‘China is itself largely a self-contained, self-serving market, one that doesn’t need interaction with foreign or overseas publishers to survive’—Publishing Perspectives editor-in-chief Edward Nawotka reflects on the lack of interaction...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
SalesFiction—Black Inc. has sold US rights to Laurinda (Alice Pung) to Alfred A. Knopf.Children’s— Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold Ruby Wishfingers (Deborah Kelly) to Wombat Books. Hardie Grant Egmont...

IMPAC Dublin Award seeks new sponsor

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
The €100,000 (A$143,452) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is looking for a new sponsor, reports the Irish Times. The prize was previously backed by a trust fund provided by the now defunct...

Horton Books to close

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Melbourne independent bookstore Horton Books will close at the end of July.The store, which is owned by John and Judy Horton, has been located on Smith Street in Collingwood for 15...

New ‘Fifty Shades’ book due this month

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
E L James has announced that she will release a new version of her bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey this month. Grey will retell the story of Fifty Shades...

Books for Cooks to relocate to Queen Vic Market

Monday, 1 June 2015
Melbourne culinary bookstore Books for Cooks has announced it will relocate to the Queen Victoria Market in mid-June.Books for Cooks owner Tim White said in a statement that the store...

Hachette US, James Patterson launch children’s imprint

Monday, 1 June 2015
Hachette US and author James Patterson have launched a new children’s imprint called Jimmy Patterson, reports the Bookseller. The imprint, which was announced at Book Expo America, will publish books...

VicArts grant recipients announced

Monday, 1 June 2015
Arts Victoria has announced its latest round of VicArts grant recipients.The program will provide $1.5 million in funding for 106 new creative projects by independent artists and arts organisations in...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 1 June 2015
Johanna Basford’s Enchanted Forest (Laurence King Publishing) has re-entered the top 10 bestsellers chart to become this week’s number one bestseller, ahead of Basford’s other colouring book title, Secret Garden (Laurence...

Louis de Bernières to give MWF 2015 opening address

Monday, 1 June 2015
Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Vintage) and Red Dog (Vintage), will deliver the opening night address at the 2015 Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), to be held on...

Wavesound to launch Australian audiobook imprint 

Monday, 1 June 2015
Audiobook publisher and distributor Wavesound will launch a new audiobook imprint for Australian titles on 1 July.Wavesound spokesperson James Woodman told Books+Publishing that the company is primarily focussed on the library market, but...

US Indie bookstore numbers up for the sixth year in a row

Monday, 1 June 2015
In the US, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) has recorded an increase in independent bookstore members for the sixth year in a row, reports Publishers Weekly. Speaking at Book Expo America (BEA), ABA...

Starr wins 2015 Text Prize

Friday, 29 May 2015
Author and teacher Kimberley Starr has won the 2015 Text Prize for YA and Children’s Writing for her manuscript The Book of Whispers.The winning manuscript, a historical fantasy novel set...

 

 

 

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