Libraries to celebrate Library Lovers’ Day on Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Valentine’s Day on 14 February has been renamed ‘Library Lovers’ Day’ by a number of libraries around Australia. The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley in Western Australia announced on its website...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
‘Literary commentators often bemoan that there is not enough interest in the Australian classics. As publishers we have accepted the responsibility to bring these books back to the fore’—HarperCollins publishing...
QWC relaunches Writers on Rafts appeal
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has relaunched its Writers on Rafts appeal to help raise funds for Queenslanders who have been adversely affected by Cyclone Oswald and recent flooding across...
Child wins CWA Diamond Dagger Award
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
In the UK, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has awarded its annual Diamond Dagger award to Lee Child. The CWA presents the award to an author ‘with an outstanding body of...
Macmillan settles US states’ ebook pricing case, consumer class action
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Following its recent announcement that it would settle with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over its anti-trust lawsuit relating to ebook pricing, Macmillan US has agreed to settle a...
HarperCollins to publish new series of A&R Australian Classics
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
HarperCollins is launching a new series of Australian classics called A&R Australian Classics. The series, which combines ‘traditional and contemporary’ literature from writers such as Miles Franklin, George Johnston, Eleanor...
Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award shortlist announced
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Writing Australia has announced the shortlist for this year’s Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award. The shortlisted manuscripts are: The Great Divide (Rex Hunter) In Camera Obscura (Chrissy Collins) The Things...
Nicholas wins National Seniors Literary Prize
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Sydney writer Persephone Nicholas has won this year’s National Seniors Literary Prize for her novel Burned. The National Seniors Literary Prize is sponsored by Random House Australia. Nicholas will receive a...
Penguin releases two new cooking apps, creates ‘Best of’ series
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Penguin Australia has released two new cooking apps, creating a series of ‘Best of’ cooking apps based on recipes from its Lantern cookbook authors. The two new apps, Best of...
ACP Books rebrands as Bauer Media Books
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) Books has changed its name to Bauer Media Books, following the sale of parent company ACP Magazines to Bauer Media Group in the second half of...
ASA launches US tax advice service
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched a new service to offer its members advice about US tax issues. Similar to the ASA’s new contract negotiation advisory service, the...
ABR offers fellowship for performing arts article
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
The Australian Book Review (ABR) is seeking proposals for its eighth fellowship. The ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship is worth $5000 and is for an article ‘on the performing arts’...
2013 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellows announced
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
New Zealand novelists Hamish Clayton and Tanya Moir are the recipients of the 2013 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship, reports Booksellers New Zealand. Clayton and Moir will each receive NZ$20,000 (A$16,300)...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 11 February 2013
Diet books are doing well on the charts this week. Your Best Body by Michelle Bridges (Viking) is number one on the highest new entries chart and number two on the fastest...
Macmillan settles in US DOJ ebook case
Monday, 11 February 2013
In the US, Macmillan has settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its anti-trust lawsuit relating to ebook pricing, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher is the last of the...
US judge approves ebook settlement payments to consumers
Monday, 11 February 2013
US judge Denise Cote has approved a settlement that will involve Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster paying close to US$70 million (A$67 million) as part of a case regarding ebook...
Booksellers embrace Valentine’s Day
Monday, 11 February 2013
A number of booksellers across the country are gearing up for Valentine’s Day on 14 February by showcasing books that appeal to the heart, with many turning to social media...
Busuttil promoted at Parragon, Ashmore dismissed
Monday, 11 February 2013
Darren Busuttil has replaced Ian Ashmore as managing director of Parragon Publishing Australasia. Busuttil, who was previously sales and marketing manager for Parragon in Australia and New Zealand, was appointed...
2013 Somerset Celebration of Literature program released
Friday, 8 February 2013
The program for the 2013 Somerset Celebration of Literature, to be held between 13 and 15 March on the Gold Coast in Queensland, has been released. The festival, which focuses...
HMV to close 66 stores
Friday, 8 February 2013
In the UK, music retailer HMV will close 66 stores and make 930 of its staff redundant after entering administration in January, reports the Bookseller. The company’s administrators have selected...
Wilkens joins ABA management committee
Friday, 8 February 2013
Rolf Wilkens, managing director of the Swinburne University Bookshop in Melbourne, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Committee of Management. The ABA said in a statement that Wilkens replaces...
Penguin India launches self-publishing platform with Author Solutions
Friday, 8 February 2013
Penguin India has launched a new self-publishing platform with the Pearson-owned Author Solutions called Partridge Publishing, reports TeleRead. Penguin India president and chief executive Andrew Phillips said in a statement...
Asialink 2013 residencies announced
Friday, 8 February 2013
Asialink at the University of Melbourne has announced the recipients of its 2013 Arts Residencies. The recipients of the Arts Management residencies related to writing, and the projects they will...
‘A dark love letter to Iceland’: Hannah Kent on ‘Burial Rites’
Friday, 8 February 2013
Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites (Picador, May) plunges the reader into the remotest corner of 19th-century Iceland in her story of the last woman to be beheaded in that country. Andrea...
‘The Day Parliament Burned Down’ wins inaugural Political Book of the Year award
Thursday, 7 February 2013
In the UK, The Day Parliament Burned Down by Caroline Shenton (OUP) has won the top prize in the inaugural Political Book Awards, which were established by bookmaker Paddy Power and...
ASA launches contract negotiation advisory service
Thursday, 7 February 2013
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched an advisory service to help its members prepare for contract negotiations and develop a strategy to improve their contracts. The ‘one-on-one phone consultation service’,...
Diamond Book Distributors reports ‘spectacular year’
Thursday, 7 February 2013
International graphic novel distributor Diamond Book Distributors (DBD) saw sales and revenue rise ‘in double digits across the board’ in 2012, reports Publishers Weekly. Kuo-Yu Liang, vice president of sales...
Penguin releases new range of classics, Drop Caps
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Penguin has released a new range of classics, with each book’s cover displaying a different letter of the alphabet. Drop Caps is a series of 26 hardback classics, each featuring...
Readings opens pop-up shop at Melbourne’s School of Life
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Melbourne bookseller Readings has opened up a pop-up bookshop at the newly established School of Life in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood. The pop-up store, which is open on Friday...
Book recommendation website Bookish launched
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
In the US, long-delayed book recommendation website Bookish has launched, reports Publishers Weekly. A joint project of Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA and Simon & Schuster, the website features...
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