ABA announces 2018 conference program; Currie, Batistich to give keynotes
Friday, 6 April 2018
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the program for its 2018 conference, to be held at QT Hotel in Canberra from 17-18 June. The conference will be organised around...
The Little Bookroom launches in-store parent-teacher events
Friday, 6 April 2018
Melbourne children’s bookstore The Little Bookroom has launched its first in-store information event for parents and teachers. The first event in what the store hopes to turn into a once-a-term...
ALIA releases report on library support for Sustainable Development Goals
Thursday, 5 April 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has launched a report investigating how Australian libraries contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The report highlights the important role...
RiP Anita Shreve
Thursday, 5 April 2018
American author Anita Shreve has died, aged 71. Shreve was the author of more than 18 books, including The Pilot's Wife, which sold more than three million copies after it...
RiP Noela Young
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Australian illustrator Noela Young has died, aged 88. Young began illustrating books in the 1950s, for writers including Hesba Brinsmead, Christobel Mattingley, Ruth Park, Patricia Wrightson, Emily Rodda and Margaret...
Robbie Arnott’s ‘Flames’
Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘Flames is an engrossing read told from multiple perspectives. Each new chapter is narrated by a different character and Arnott skilfully switches between different voices and genres in a trick...
Podcast spotlight: Kill Your Darlings podcast
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Established in 2013 and redeveloped into an hour-long format in 2014, the Kill Your Darlings podcast features 'interviews, readings and discussions about books, culture and the arts in Australia and...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘To me, a town, village or city is empty without the power of a bookshop … That is why we have to fight for bookshops. Every last one is precious...
When girls don’t read: Reaching reluctant girl readers
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Lorien Kaye asks how the book industry can connect reluctant girl readers with books. Mention kids who don’t like reading and most people immediately think of boys. Discussion of ‘reluctant...
Royalle wins 2018 Red Room Poetry fellowship
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Poet and performer Candy Royalle has won the 2018 Red Room Poetry fellowship. Royalle was chosen from a shortlist of 11 poets. The prize is worth $10,000 in total, including...
Croggon to publish new middle-grade fiction with Walker
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Alison Croggon, author of the 'Pellinor' series for young adults, will publish her first middle-grade fantasy adventure title, The Threads of Magic, with Walker Books. Walker Books acquired world rights in all...
Kostakis wins IBBY Ena Noël award
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Will Kostakis’ YA novel The Sidekicks (Penguin) has won the 2018 Ena Noël Award, a biennial prize administered by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young...
Quarto’s profits decline by 58% despite children’s sales growth
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Global illustrated book publisher the Quarto Group has reported its operating profits declined by 58% to US$7.2 million (A$9.4 million) last year, while its sales declined marginally by 1.4% to...
NZ publisher OneTree House wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
New Zealand publisher OneTree House has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. OneTree House was chosen from a shortlist of five,...
Aurealis Awards 2017 winners announced
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
The winners of the 2017 Aurealis Awards for the best Australian science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2017 have been announced. The winning titles were: Best science-fiction novel From...
Australians nominated for 2018 Hugo Awards
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Several Australian writers and artists are among the finalists for this year's Hugo Awards for science-fiction. Australian author Foz Meadows has been named a finalist in the Best Fan Writer...
Ditmar Awards 2018 winners announced
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
The winners of the 2018 Ditmar Awards for Australian science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing were announced at the 43rd Swancon Convention in Perth on 1 April. The winners are: Best novel...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton Hamish Hamilton 3 12 Rules for Life Jordan B...
Fremantle Press to publish ‘Meet Me at the Intersection’ anthology
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Fremantle Press will publish an inaugural anthology of 'Own Voice' stories from emerging and established writers who identify as one or more of First Nations, people of colour, LGBTQIA+ or...
Harry Potter series tops Dymocks 101 reader poll 2018
Thursday, 29 March 2018
The Harry Potter series (J K Rowling, Bloomsbury) has topped the annual Dymocks Top 101 books of all time list, dethroning All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Fourth...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Sales Fiction Hachette Australia has sold UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) and translation rights to The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village (Joanna Nell) to Hodder & Stoughton. Children’s The...
Quote of the Week
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'The support this book has received from independent booksellers all over the country has been truly overwhelming. I am so grateful to every person who has ever hand-sold Nevermoor …...
Jamie Marina Lau’s ‘Pink Mountain on Locust Island’
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'Vivid, inventive descriptions of yum cha, high-school friendships and claustrophobic apartment living evoke the experience of growing up in a diasporic community and the sensory overload of being surrounded by...
Out west: WestWords executive director Michael Campbell
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
WestWords is an independent company based in Parramatta that began its life as The Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Development Project in 2007. Established to address the low level of literature...
Podcast spotlight: The Readings Podcast
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Established in 2016, the Readings Podcast is 'a celebration of books, reading and pop culture'. Episodes range in format, from author interviews to event recordings to booksellers talking about recommendations...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2018 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Kumukanda (Kayo Chingonyi, Chatto & Windus) Her Body & Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado,...
OzCo announces eight delegates for New York Publishers Program
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Eight Australian publishers, rights managers and literary agents will travel to New York City from 4 to 8 June this year as part of the Australia Council’s New York Publishers...
CBCA Awards 2018 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers Mallee Boys (Charlie Archbold, Wakefield...
PRH, Text, Fullers and Torquay Books awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
A number of industry awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Hobart on 26 March. Penguin Random House was named Publisher of the Year, while Text...
‘Nevermoor’ wins Book of the Year at 2018 Indie Book Awards
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Hachette) has been named Book of the Year at the 2018 Indie Book Awards, presented at the Leading Edge Books Conference in Hobart...
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