Authors petition against changes to Mitchell Library at SLNSW
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
A number of authors have signed a petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW), reports the Sydney Morning Herald. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
‘Let’s improve it, by all means, but let’s not transform it into a hub’—Author and Giramondo Books publisher Evelyn Juers argues against proposed changes to the State Library of NSW’s...
In brief
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
New city library branch opens in AdelaideAdelaide City Council officially opened its new City Library on Friday 7 February. The new library is located in the Rundle Place building on...
First Arabic-language ebookstore opens
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
The first Arabic-language ebookstore, Kotobi.com, was launched at the Cairo International Book Fair in February, reports ANSAmed. The bookstore offers several hundred Arabic ebooks from around 40 publishers. Key investor Vodafone...
Inaugural Folio Prize shortlist announced
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
In the UK, the shortlist for the inaugural Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: Red Doc by Anne Carson (Jonathan Cape); Schroder by Amity Gaige (Faber);...
Random House UK launches creative writing academy
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
In the UK, Random House has launched a new creative writing academy that will offer face-to-face and online writing courses from March. The Writers’ Academy will hold its first face-to-face...
Bookworld launches competition to choose next pop-up bookshelves location
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Online bookseller Bookworld has launched a competition for members of the public to select the location of its next pop-up bookshelves. The Bookworld Pop-Ups competition is calling on individuals to nominate an Australian school,...
Dymocks Sydney to attempt Guinness World Record ‘reading relay’
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Dymocks Bookstore in George Street, Sydney, will attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the largest ‘reading relay’ on 27 February to raise money for Dymocks Children’s Charities.Relay participants...
APA announces successful applicants for 2014 Residential Editorial Program
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the editors selected to attend the 2014 Residential Editorial Program (REP), which will be held at...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 10 February 2014
The film tie-in edition of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Picador) remains in number one spot on the bestsellers chart this week, followed by the film tie-in edition of The...
International Library News
Monday, 10 February 2014
HarperCollins makes ebook catalogue available to UK librariesHarperCollins UK will make over 5000 ebook titles available for library and school lending for the first time in the UK via OverDrive’s digital...
Penguin Random House to close two US warehouses
Monday, 10 February 2014
Penguin Random House US will consolidate its distribution from February 2015, with the publisher announcing this week that it will close two of its four warehouses, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Murdoch joins PANZ Council
Monday, 10 February 2014
Te Papa Press publisher Claire Murdoch has joined the council of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ), replacing former Huia Publishers managing director Robyn Bargh who has retired. Murdoch will...
CBCA conference program announced
Monday, 10 February 2014
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the program for this year’s national conference, to be held in Canberra from 16 to 18 May. This year’s conference, entitled Discovering National Treasures,...
Fixed book price law passed in Slovenia
Friday, 7 February 2014
A fixed book price law has been passed in Slovenia, reports Publishing Perspectives. The Slovenian parliament passed the law on 30 January with a majority vote of 51 over 25....
Kobo to provide ebooks for Sony customers in the US, Canada
Friday, 7 February 2014
Kobo will provide ebooks to Sony ereader and tablet customers in the US and Canada from March after a deal was struck between the two companies, reports the Bookseller. Sony...
Wombat Books launches YA/adult imprint Rhiza Press
Friday, 7 February 2014
Children’s publisher Wombat Books has launched a new imprint called Rhiza Press to publish ‘family friendly’ titles for readers over the age of 14, including YA fiction, adult fiction and nonfiction.Rhiza...
UK publisher Saqi Books looks for investors
Friday, 7 February 2014
Independent UK publisher Saqi Books has announced that it is seeking new investors for the business amidst a review of the future of its English-language publishing program, reports the Bookseller....
QUT becomes Australian partner of The Writing Platform
Friday, 7 February 2014
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has invested in UK-based The Writing Platform, becoming the Australian partner of the platform. The Writing Platform was established in 2012 by The Literary Platform,...
On tour: Meet the author Helen Dunmore
Friday, 7 February 2014
What would you put on a shelf-talker for your book? If I had abandoned all claim to modesty, I might put: ‘The Lie is an enthralling, deeply moving story about three childhood...
Reprints: a reality check
Friday, 7 February 2014
Why does it take 10 days for some books to be reprinted and delivered to booksellers? Andrea Hanke reports.There are a number of reasons why a book might require an...
Your store: French storytelling
Friday, 7 February 2014
‘Une souris verte qui courait dans l’herbe,’ French tutor Myriam Bourdon reads aloud to children at Readings bookstore in St Kilda. She then whispers the translation: ‘A green mouse that...
Editor’s picks: Andrea Hanke’s 2014 reading list
Friday, 7 February 2014
Epistolatory novels, Swiss noir and a dark new take on The Wizard of Oz are on Andrea Hanke’s 2014 reading listAndrea Hanke’s 2014 reading list. In a publishing industry that typically...
Global local: Maxine Beneba Clarke on ‘Foreign Soil’
Friday, 7 February 2014
Reviewer Martin Shaw describes Maxine Beneba Clarke’s debut short-story collection Foreign Soil (Hachette, May) as ‘vivid and unforgettable’. (Read the review here.) Shaw spoke to the author.Last year you won the Victorian...
Shelf talk: New romantics
Friday, 7 February 2014
The first half of 2014 is all about books and series by favourite authors. JR Ward’s The King (Piatkus), book 12 of the immensely popular ‘Black Dagger Brotherhood’ series, is...
Shelf talk: Poetry lines
Friday, 7 February 2014
The next few months are looking promising for poetry fans. In February, Fremantle Press is publishing John Mateer’s Emptiness: Asian Poems 1998-2012. This is the ideal companion to Contemporary Asian...
Shelf talk: Memorable memoirs
Friday, 7 February 2014
Bully for Them is a collection of interviews by Fiona Scott-Norman with famous and successful Australians who encountered bullying at school, including Christos Tsiolkas, Alice Pung, Megan Washington, Marieke Hardy,...
Shelf talk: Listen up
Friday, 7 February 2014
2014 is shaping up as a glorious year for audiobooks, with long-awaited classics and some up-to-the-minute new releases. Jeffrey Archer’s Be Careful What You Wish For (Macmillan Digital Audio, March),...
Shelf talk: Artful persuasion
Friday, 7 February 2014
Following the success of her 2011 book Notebooks, the former director of the National Gallery of Australia Betty Churcher has written a companion title that focuses on her favourite artworks...
Sharing stories: Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French
Friday, 7 February 2014
Much-loved children’s and YA author Jackie French is the new Australian Children’s Laureate. She spoke to Kate Blackwood about her plans for her term, which runs until 2015. Broadly speaking, what...
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