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UK indies report Christmas sales uptick

Monday, 16 January 2023
In the UK, 50% of independent bookshops responding to a Booksellers Association (BA) survey reported sales increased this Christmas compared to last, reports the Bookseller. Sales of the BA’s National...

Foster’s ‘The Hush’ optioned for TV

Friday, 13 January 2023
Producer Clark Peterson and his company Story and Film, Inc. have optioned Sara Foster’s 2021 thriller The Hush (HarperCollins) for development as a television series, ‘in a competitive situation’, according...

Hazel Rowley fellowship 2023 shortlist announced

Friday, 13 January 2023
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, worth $20,000. The nine shortlisted writers and their projects are: Diane Bell (ACT), for ‘The Queen and...

The Next Chapter, Open Book receive Australia Council funding

Friday, 13 January 2023
The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with $9.5 million going to 225 creative projects and activities. Among the recipients was the Wheeler Centre (TWC), which received...

Hachette announces 30/30 emissions reduction plan

Thursday, 12 January 2023
Hachette Australia parent company Hachette Livre has announced its intention to reduce overall carbon emissions tied to its business by 30% by 2030—a 2.5% annual reduction, reports Publishers Weekly. The...

Please complete our Christmas survey

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...

Release of issues paper kicks off copyright review

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
The Attorney-General’s Department has released an issues paper on copyright enforcement as part of a review into whether Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime is fit-for-purpose. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the...

Vale Robert Adamson

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Australian poet, publisher and editor Robert Adamson has died, aged 79. Born in Sydney and raised in Neutral Bay, NSW, Adamson was known as the ‘poet of the Hawkesbury River’...

Vale Wendy Jenkins

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Long-time Fremantle Press editor, writer and manuscript assessor Wendy Jenkins has died, aged 70. Jenkins spent 40 years at Fremantle Press, formerly known as Fremantle Arts Centre Press, before retiring...

HarperCollins Publishers and Cider Mill Press

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Further to past announcements relating to the acquisition of Cider Mill Press, for the Australian and New Zealand Market, HarperCollins Publishers is pleased to confirm the list’s transfer from Simon...

Sales & product coordinator (12-month contract), Sydney

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Welbeck Publishing Welbeck Publishing, part of Hachette Australia, is looking for a highly motivated, smart thinking, self-motivated person, who loves being surrounded by books and enjoys working with data, to...

Experienced bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Metropolis Bookshop Metropolis is an independent bookshop with a focus on architecture, art, design, music, film, popular culture and literature. We are looking to hire a bookseller with at least...

The Big Folbigg Mistake—major developments in February

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Media attention and controversy is assured when the Inquiry into the Convictions of Kathleen Folbigg reconvenes mid-February, following stunning revelations that Ms Folbigg’s two daughters ‘likely’ died from natural causes...

Change for Affirm Press

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Publisher: Affirm Press Distributor: Hachette Australia New sales team: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/

UQP marketing and publicity manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
UQP This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing and publicity manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will maximise discoverability, profile, and media coverage of UQP’s...

National accounts and field sales coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our sales team in the role of national accounts and field sales coordinator. This is a permanent full-time position based...

Rights and international sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Allen & Unwin The rights and international sales team is looking for a full-time assistant to work with the rights manager to help promote and sell our list of award-winning...

National account coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin is Australia's largest independent book publisher. We publish bestselling authors such as Craig Silvey, Sally Rooney, Chris Hammer, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Holly Black,...

Thames & Hudson Australia to distribute Magic Cat Publishing in Australia and New Zealand.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Effective 1st March, 2023, Thames & Hudson Australia will commence the distribution of Magic Cat Publishing, one of the UK’s fastest growing illustrated children’s book publishers. All orders will be...

Print sales drop in US, UK in 2022

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
In the US, Publishers Weekly has reported that sales of print books fell by 6.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales totalled 788.7 million...

Mascara, Varuna residency winners announced

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
The winners of the inaugural Mascara Varuna Writers’ and Editors’ Residency have been announced. The successful writers and their manuscripts are: Timmah Ball, for experimental nonfiction collection 'Blue Print for Another World'...