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NZ Book Month to move to August 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
New Zealand Book Month, previously held in March each year, will move to August this year. The organisers of the month-long promotion said in a statement in December that the...

Story Prize 2013 finalists announced 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
In the US, the finalists have been announced for the 2013 Story Prize, presented for books of short fiction. The three shortlisted books are: Archangel by Andrea Barrett (W W...

National Book Critics Circle Awards 2013 finalists announced 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
In the US, the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists have been announced. The finalists in the fiction category are: Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Fourth Estate); Someone (Alice McDermott, Circus); The Infatuations (Javier...

Morrissey wins 2013 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Northern Irish author Sinéad Morrissey has won the 2013 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for Parallax (Carcanet), reports the Guardian. Judges Ian Duhig, Imtiaz Dharker and Vicki Feaver chose Parallax from 113...

Please complete our post-Christmas survey 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. BooksellersIf you are a bookseller, please complete the...

RiP Graham Stone 

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Australian science-fiction expert Graham Stone has died, aged 87. Stone wrote several books on the genre, founded and published periodicals and established societies and conventions.Stone’s definite guide to Australian science-fiction, Australian Science Fiction...

Robinsons to open Melbourne CBD store in April

Monday, 13 January 2014
Independent Melbourne bookseller Robinsons Bookshop will open a new outlet in the Melbourne CBD in April. The new store, which will open in mid-April, will be located in the new...

German bookseller and publisher Weltbild appoints receivers 

Monday, 13 January 2014
German media company Verlagsgruppe Weltbild has commenced insolvency proceedings, reports the Bookseller. The company, which has interests in publishing, as well as bookselling as joint-owner of the DBH group, called...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 13 January 2014
Jeff Kinney’s Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Puffin) is again at number one on the bestsellers chart, followed by the film tie-in edition of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (Picador)...

Macmillan acquires Cookstr; Schwalbe joins Macmillan 

Monday, 13 January 2014
Macmillan US has acquired cookbook and recipe website Cookstr, reports Publishers Weekly. Will Schwalbe and Katie Workman founded the website in 2008, with the aim to organise ‘the world‘s best cookbooks...

Children’s Peace Literature Award 2013 winners announced

Friday, 10 January 2014
The winners of the 2013 Children’s Peace Literature Award have been announced. The biennial award, which is presented by the Australian Psychological Society’s interest group Psychologists for Peace to books...

ASA announces 2013-14 mentorship recipients 

Thursday, 9 January 2014
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the recipients of its 2013-14 mentorships for emerging writers and illustrators. Twelve applicants have been selected for this year’s program and will...

Huseby appointed Barnes & Noble CEO 

Thursday, 9 January 2014
In the US, Barnes & Noble president Michael Huseby has been appointed as the company’s CEO, filling the role left vacant by the departure of William Lynch in 2013, reports...

Banjo Paterson Festival to be held in February 

Thursday, 9 January 2014
A new festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Banjo Paterson will be held from 7-17 February in Paterson’s birthplace, the city of Orange in New South Wales....

S&S US to publish Peanuts 

Thursday, 9 January 2014
In the US, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has signed a deal with Peanuts Worldwide to publish 12-15 titles in 2015 featuring cartoon characters Snoopy and friends, reports Publishers Weekly. Titles will include content from...

Dunne joins Lightning Source Australia 

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Susan Dunne has joined the Ingram Content Group in the role of senior key accounts sales manager for Lightning Source Australia. Dunne, who started in the role in December 2013,...

New editing business to focus on ebooks

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
A new Australian editing business aimed at individual authors wanting to self-publish ebooks launched this month. Ebookedit was founded by Nicola O’Shea and Keith Stevenson. O’Shea is a regular freelancer...

Hachette Australia joins NetGalley 

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Hachette Australia is the latest local publisher to make digital advance reading copies of its books available through NetGalley. There are 30 Hachette Australia titles currently listed on NetGalley. Among the first...

Amazon UK imposes delivery charge on orders under £10 

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Amazon UK is ending free delivery for UK book orders under £10 (A$18), reports the Bookseller. The ‘Super Saver Delivery’ service previously allowed free delivery on all products to customers...

 

 

 

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