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Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world English language (ex ANZ) rights to The Death of Napoleon (Simon Leys) to New York Review of Books Classics. HarperCollins has sold German translation...

WA Premier’s Book Awards 2012 winners announced

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
The winners of this year’s Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards were announced by Minister for the Arts John Day on 16 September.  Michelle de Kretser was presented with the $25,000 Premier’s Prize, which...

Orion to publish ‘A Suitable Boy’ sequel 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Orion has acquired the rights to publish A Suitable Girl, the sequel to Vikram Seth’s bestselling A Suitable Boy, after it was originally signed to Penguin, reports the Bookseller. The announcement...

New Arts, Industry and Small Business ministers announced 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
The recently elected Federal Coalition Government has unveiled its first ministry, including new ministers for the Arts, Industry and Small Business portfolios. George Brandis has been appointed Minister for the Arts, as...

International Library News 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
OverDrive to distribute digital content in China OverDrive has signed an agreement to make its catalogue of digital content available to libraries and retailers in China, said OverDrive in a statement....

Book Grocer opens Bendigo store 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Discount book retailer the Book Grocer has opened a new store at Kangaroo Flat, just outside of Bendigo in regional Victoria. The store is located at Shop 52, Lansell Plaza, Kangaroo...

Hoge featured on ‘Australian Story’ 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Brisbane author Robert Hoge was featured in this week’s episode of ABC TV’s Australian Story. Hoge, who was born with deformed legs and a large tumour covering his face, has...

University of Otago announces 2014 Fellows 

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
In New Zealand, the University of Otago has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships for literature and children’s writing. The Robert Burns Fellowship has been awarded to poet Majella...

Hoge to feature on ‘Australian Story’ tonight

Monday, 16 September 2013
Brisbane author Robert Hoge will feature on tonight’s episode of ABC TV’s Australian Story. Hoge, who was born with deformed legs and a large tumour covering his face, has recently...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 16 September 2013
Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph) is Jamie Oliver’s latest cookbook, in which he explains how to make smarter shopping choices and get the most out of ingredients. The cookbook is at...

NSW Premier’s History Awards 2013 winners announced

Friday, 13 September 2013
The winners of this year’s New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced. The winners in the book-related categories are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) Kitty’s War: The Remarkable Wartime...

Judge rejects claims of fraud in Armstrong memoirs 

Thursday, 12 September 2013
A federal judge in California has sided with cyclist Lance Armstrong and publishers Random House US and Penguin Group US in a lawsuit that alleged that Armstrong’s denials about using performance-enhancing drugs in his...

Colin Roderick Award shortlist announced

Thursday, 12 September 2013
The shortlist for this year’s Colin Roderick Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Toyo: A Memoir (Lily Chan, Black Inc.) The Two Frank Thrings (Peter Fitzpatrick, Monash University...

Deadly Award for Published Book of the Year 2013 announced 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari by the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council Aboriginal Corporation (Magabala) has won the Deadly Award for Published Book of the Year 2013. The winning...

Scottish book awards winners announced 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The category winners of this year’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards have been announced. Ewan Morrison won the Fiction Award for Close Your Eyes (Jonathan Cape) and Gavin Francis won the Nonfiction...

New children’s publisher to focus on traditional folktales

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
A new Australian children’s book publisher called Christmas Press will specialise in publishing traditional folktales from around the world. Christmas Press has been founded by well-known children’s author Sophie Masson,...

Man Booker Prize 2013 shortlist announced 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The Luminaries by New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (Granta) is one of six books shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. The full shortlist is: We Need New Names (NoViolet...

Kobo to launch ebooks, devices in the Philippines 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Kobo will enter the Philippines ereading market this month, with a number of its ereading devices to be available from bookselling chain National Book Store from 20 September. Kobo said in a...

Nonfiction, children’s books top BWF bestsellers 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Tim Cope’s On the Trail of Genghis Khan (Bloomsbury) has topped the bestsellers list at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), with nonfiction and children’s books taking out the top...

Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
‘It could well be the first major report into the Australian book industry that effectively grapples with most of the deep-rooted structural issues besetting it in these times of profound...

 

 

 

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