Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
‘I think the phenomenal success lies in the wow factor of Andy’s writing, he taps into a new generation of readers with each new book and his fan base of...
‘Guardian’ Ubud Masterclass giveaway Archive
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
The Guardian is taking its writing Masterclasses to the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. The course is designed for aspiring authors who want to spend structured time on their writing, and will be...
Kay Craddock receives Melbourne Lord Mayor commendation Archive
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Booksellers has been included in this year’s Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Commendations program, which recognises the city’s iconic, long-running small businesses. Owner Kay Craddock will be awarded a...
Rahman, Benson win 2015 James Tait Black Prizes Archive
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
In the UK, the winners of the James Tait Black Prizes for fiction and biography have been announced, with debut novelist Zia Haider Rahman winning the fiction prize for In...
Borghino appointed IPA secretary general Archive
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
International Publishers Association (IPA) policy director José Borghino has been promoted to secretary general, replacing Jens Bammel in the position. Borghino was appointed policy director in 2013, after previous roles...
Bible Society acquires Koorong Archive
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Bible Society Australia has acquired Christian bookstore chain Koorong.The organisation, which translates, publishes, distributes and promotes the bible in Australia and internationally, takes over Koorong’s 15 bricks-and-mortar stores across Australia,...
Identity crisis? Andrew Nette on the state of Australian crime fiction Archive
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Ask anyone familiar with Australian crime fiction to name the moment when the genre came of age and most will cite Peter Temple’s novel Truth winning the prestigious Miles Franklin...
Bestsellers this week Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
Colouring books show no sign of waning in popularity, taking up four of the top five spots in the top 10 chart this week. Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom (Millie Marotta,...
People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
The State Library of Queensland has announced the shortlist for the Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year award, as part of the 2015 Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) program. The...
‘65-Storey Treehouse’ sets records for local bookstores Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
The 65-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (Pan), published on Wednesday 12 August, has broken sales records at Dymocks and Booktopia.Dymocks reported that The 65-Storey Treehouse is the company’s fastest selling Australian book...
Small press titles dominate ‘Guardian’ First Book Award longlist Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
The longlist for this year’s £10,000 ($21,238) Guardian First Book Award has been announced. The longlist for the award, which is presented to the year’s best debut in any genre,...
Sadokierski replaces Ross as ABDA president Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
Designer and university lecturer Zoë Sadokierski has been appointed president of the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA).Sadokierski replaces outgoing president Alex Ross in the role. Scribe art director Miriam Rosenbloom was...
Inkerman & Blunt acquires five Nick Earls novellas Archive
Monday, 17 August 2015
Melbourne-based small publisher Inkerman & Blunt has acquired five novellas by Nick Earls, to be published over five months beginning in June 2016. Publisher Donna Ward told Books+Publishing that Inkerman...
NZ Children’s Book Awards 2015 winners announced Archive
Friday, 14 August 2015
The winners of the 2015 New Zealand Children’s Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are:Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Singing Home the Whale (Mandy...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2015 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 14 August 2015
The shortlists for the 2015 New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Bush (Don Watson, Hamish Hamilton) The...
Colin Roderick Award 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Friday, 14 August 2015
The finalists for the $10,000 Colin Roderick Award and H T Priestley Memorial Medal, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at James Cook University, have been announced.The seven...
Harlequin boosts HarperCollins’ full-year sales results Archive
Friday, 14 August 2015
HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp has reported the publisher’s revenue and earnings rose in the fiscal year ending 30 June, reports Publishers Weekly. HarperCollins’ total global sales increased 16% to US$1.67bn (A$2.27bn) for...
‘Captains of the Soul’ named Australian Christian Book of the Year Archive
Friday, 14 August 2015
Captains of the Soul: A History of Australian Army Chaplains by Michael Gladwin (Big Sky Publishing) has won this year’s Australian Christian Book of the Year Award.The judges described the...
Pearson sells the ‘Economist’ Archive
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Pearson has sold its 50% stake in the Economist Group for £469m (A$992m) to focus on its ‘global education strategy’, reports the Bookseller. The sale, which is split between two...
New website for Fremantle Press Archive
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Fremantle Press has launched a new website, which includes dedicated sections for schools and book clubs. The site, which is customised for mobile phones, emphasises reader engagement with authors through social...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
‘The rare newspaper articles are often scaremongering or derisory, accusing YA of being too dark for teenagers or mocking of adults who read YA’—Linda Morris on the grassroots movement #LoveOzYA,...
Elizabeth Jolley Prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year’s Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, worth $8000. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Borges and I’ by Michelle Cahill (Aus); ‘Crest’ by...
Russian publishing house misattributing Western journalists as book authors Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
A Russian publishing house has printed a number of books about Vladimir Putin listing prominent Western journalists as the authors, reports the Guardian. Authors Luke Harding, Edward Lucas and Donald...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
SalesFiction—Giramondo has sold US rights to A Million Windows (Gerald Murnane) to Black Sparrow Books. Acquisitions Fiction—Bolinda has acquired ANZ audio rights to Relativity (Antonia Hayes); ANZ and UK audio...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
‘The rare newspaper articles are often scaremongering or derisory, accusing YA of being too dark for teenagers or mocking of adults who read YA’—Linda Morris on the grassroots movement #LoveOzYA,...
Over $100,000 in library fines to be written off due to data transfer error Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Four Adelaide councils plan to write off more than $100,000 in library debts due to an error in the data transfer to the state-wide One Card Network, reports Adelaide Now....
International library news Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Harlequin audiobooks now available in US librariesHarlequin audiobooks are now available in US libraries via a new Harlequin Audio imprint, in conjunction with HarperAudio, reports Library Journal. Library users will...
Victoria’s Living Libraries Grants Program now open Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
In Victoria, a new round of the Living Libraries Grants Program has been launched at the newly refurbished Mansfield Library, reports PSnews. Under the program, all councils and regional library...
Graphic novel publisher Twelve Panels Press to launch this month Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Twelve Panels Press, a new graphic novel publisher based in Melbourne, will publish its first title in late August.The press was founded by Allen & Unwin publisher Erica Wagner, author...
Stella to launch schools program in NSW Archive
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
The Stella Prize is launching its School Program in NSW on 9 September, with a free event in Sydney for teachers, librarians and students.The event, to be held at the Sydney...
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