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Lambda literary awards 2015 winners announced  Archive

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...

International library news  Archive

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  Archive

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  Archive

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  Archive

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  Archive

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...

VicArts grant recipients announced  Archive

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  Archive

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...

Wavesound to launch Australian audiobook imprint  Archive

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...

Starr wins 2015 Text Prize  Archive

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...

Amazon to pay tax on UK sales  Archive

Thursday, 28 May 2015
Amazon has started booking its UK retail sales through the UK, which means its profits will be taxed by HM Revenue and Customs, reports the Guardian. For the past 11...