Big W to sponsor Mamamia’s The Book Circle, screen episodes online
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Discount department store Big W has signed up as a major sponsor of Mamamia’s The Book Circle and will screen episodes of the online book show on its website. The...
Vale Gregory Rogers
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Children’s book illustrator, author and teacher Gregory Rogers has died, aged 55. Scholastic Australia writes: ‘Scholastic Australia wishes to note the passing of the much-loved and respected illustrator and author,...
New Writers Victoria fellowship announced
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Writers Victoria, in association with Templeberg Villa, has announced a new international fellowship for writers. The inaugural Templeberg Residential Writing Fellowship will give one writer the opportunity to work on...
Victorian Government announces $29 million in new arts funding, restructures arts funding processes
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The Victorian Government has announced close to $29 million in new funding for the state’s arts sector in its latest budget. The government, which released its 2013-14 Budget on 7...
Online sales bill passes US Senate
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The US Senate has approved a bill to allow states to collect taxes from high-earning online retailers, reports Publishers Weekly. In a vote of 69 to 27, the senate approved...
2013 NT Literary Awards finalists announced
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The finalists in this year’s Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The finalists in the book-related categories are: Short stories: ‘Flag of Surrender’ (Kerry Taylor) ‘From Where I Thought...
Sony opens ebookstore in Australia
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Sony has opened its Reader Store in Australia, offering a range of local and international ebooks. The Reader Store has previously been available in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Austria and Japan....
Lilydale Books opens ebookstore on ReadCloud
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Victorian bookseller Lilydale Books has opened an ebookstore using ReadCloud, called Lilydale eBooks. The 25-year-old bookseller specialises in school books and educational supplies for primary and secondary schools. The retail...
Perpetual acquires The Trust Company
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Perpetual, manager of many private charitable and philanthropic foundations in Australia, including the Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards, has acquired The Trust Company, which manages the Miles Franklin Literary Award, reports Business Spectator. Perpetual has entered an arrangement with...
Thames & Hudson distribution to move to ADS
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Thames & Hudson Australia has announced that distribution of its titles and those of its sales agencies will move from Macmillan Distribution Services (MDS) to Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) from...
Tsiolkas guest speaker at ABA conference dinner; menu designed by Liaw and Halliday
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Christos Tsiolkas will be the guest speaker at the conference’s ‘celebrating bookselling’ gala dinner at the Hilton Adelaide on 16 June. Tsiolkas’...
QBD launches first local Copia-powered ebookstore
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Bookselling chain QBD has become the first Australian retailer to launch an ebookstore powered by Copia. The QBD ebookstore is now live and is integrated with the existing QBD website....
Thousands flock to Clunes for annual Booktown Festival
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Booksellers have reported strong sales and author events attracted record crowds at this year’s Clunes Booktown Festival, with up to 18,000 people visiting the central Victorian town for the event....
New funding for SLV announced in budget
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
New funding for the State Library of Victoria (SLV) has been announced in the 2013-14 Victorian state budget, released on 7 May. Victorian Arts Minister Heidi Victoria said in a statement that...
In brief
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Gold Coast libraries may consider commercialising services The Gold Coast City Council may consider partnering its library services with commercial organisations such as bookshops, reports goldcoast.com.au. A number of funding options...
ALIA releases ‘The Future of the Profession’ report
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released a new report that discusses the future role of library and information services. ALIA said the report, entitled The Future of...
Genat to replace Page as ABA president in June
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Patricia Genat, managing director of ALS Library Services, will replace Jon Page as the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) president after the organisation’s annual general meeting in June. ABA CEO Joel...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
‘It has been inspiring to have been a part of the management of change, and part of the growing professionalism and internationalisation of the industry’—former Penguin publishing director Bob Sessions...
Epstein launches new book club on ABC radio
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Journalist and radio personality Rafael Epstein has launched a new book club for listeners of his Melbourne ABC radio program Drive. According to the ABC, Read with Raf will offer...
Finalists for 2013 Helen Bernstein Book Award announced
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
In the US, the New York Public Library (NYPL) has announced the finalists for this year’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, worth US$15,000 (A$14,644). The shortlisted titles...
Benjamin Alire Saenz wins PEN/Faulkner Fiction Prize
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
American author and poet Benjamin Alire Saenz has received the US$15,000 (A$14,600) PEN/Faulkner Fiction Prize for Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club, published by small Texas-based press Cinco Puntos. The annual...
Harper Lee sues literary agent
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
In the US, author Harper Lee is suing her former literary agent, reports the Guardian. The 87-year-old author of Pulitzer prize-winning book To Kill a Mockingbird (various imprints), who normally avoids media...
Aurealis Awards moving to Canberra
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
The Aurealis Awards will be held in Canberra over the next two years. Owner Chimaera Publications announced in a statement that the awards, which celebrate science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, will be administered in...
Hartnett novel ‘Of a Boy’ adapted to screen
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Sonya Hartnett’s novel Of a Boy (Penguin) has been adapted into a film. The Weight of Elephants was shot in Southland, New Zealand, in March 2012. It is the first feature...
RiP Gregory Rogers
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Children’s book illustrator, author and teacher Gregory Rogers has died, aged 55. Erica Wagner, publisher of books for children and teenagers at Allen & Unwin, writes: ‘Gregory Rogers passed away...
Jane Curry Publishing launches digital-first imprint
Monday, 6 May 2013
Independent publisher Jane Curry Publishing (JCP) has launched a new digital-first imprint called Storyworks. The first title to be published under the Storyworks imprint is Partners, a debut novel by...
S&S UK partners with Box of Awesome to deliver books to children
Monday, 6 May 2013
In the UK, Simon & Schuster has entered into a new partnership with Box of Awesome, a company that sends out free boxes of books, music and films to children across...
Wilderness Society children’s book award shortlist announced
Monday, 6 May 2013
The shortlist for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, which promotes ‘caring and responsibility for the environment’, has been announced. The shortlisted books in the Preschool category...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 6 May 2013
On top of the fastest movers chart this week is The Fast Diet (Mimi Spencer & Michael Mosley, Short Books), which recommends readers feast for five days a week and fast for two...
2013 Edgar Allen Poe Award winners announced
Monday, 6 May 2013
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published...
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