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DoJ, PRH present closing arguments

Monday, 22 August 2022
In the US, closing arguments in the Department of Justice (DoJ) antitrust case aiming to block the Penguin Random House (PRH) acquisition of Simon & Schuster (S&S) were heard on...

Sweatshop acquires Hage book, establishes $10,000 First Nations fellowship

Monday, 22 August 2022
Sweatshop Literacy Movement Inc. has acquired world rights to The Racial Politics of Australian Multiculturalism by anthropologist, public intellectual and cultural critic Ghassan Hage. The book will include new editions...

CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards

Friday, 19 August 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Book of the Year Awards. The winning books in each category are: Older readers Tiger Daughter (Rebecca...

Danger Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 19 August 2022
The BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival has announced the shortlist for this year’s Danger Prize. The all-fiction shortlist is: The Enemy Within (Tim Ayliffe, S&S) Unforgiven (Sarah Barrie, HQ) The...

US market sales down 1.6% in first half of 2022

Friday, 19 August 2022
According to the Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) latest StatShot report, the US publishing industry’s revenues were down 1.6% in the first half of 2022, with trade sales flat over...

Margaret and Colin Roderick Award 2022 shortlist announced

Thursday, 18 August 2022
The shortlist for the $20,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The shortlisted books...

New mentorship program for Tasmanian writers, illustrators

Thursday, 18 August 2022
Arts Tasmania and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced a new mentorship program for writers and illustrators. The 2022 Tasmanian Writers and Illustrators Mentorship program is designed to...

Oscar and Friends to close Double Bay store

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Oscar and Friends bookshop has announced the closure of its original Double Bay store in Sydney. In a statement, the bookshop said that ‘sadly due to the redevelopment of our...

Readings YA Book Prize 2022 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The shortlist for the 2021 Readings Young Adult Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted YA novels are: The Museum of Broken Things (Lauren Draper, Text) Sugar Town Queens (Malla...

Moon Sugar

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
‘Sexy and smart and hyper-colour and haunted, in the most beautiful way. As I read Moon Sugar, memories and feelings from my own life and the characters' lives kept surfacing,...

Vale Dino Traverso

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Dino Traverso, co-owner of Dymocks Melbourne on Collins Street, has died. He was 64. Dymocks writes: 'Following an early career in finance and banking, Dino, his brother Ivan and Ivan’s...

Entries close for Australian Business Book Awards 26th August

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
The Australian Business Book Awards recognise entrepreneurs, businesspeople and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their skill, knowledge and experience in their industry or area of...

UBD freight change

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Following the recent change to our new release deliveries, we have continued to assess our distribution needs, expectations and partnerships. Unfortunately we still have concerns that some service levels will...

PAINT: A Step-By-Step Guide for Your Painting Journey

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
PAINT is the book embodiment of our classic paint and sip experience. With almost 300 pages of full-colour goodness, this book explores paint in all realms: as a medium, as...

Book editor, remote

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Reedsy This is a freelance opportunity. We are seeking talented editors to join our fast-growing community of the industry’s top publishing professionals. Reedsy’s vetted group of freelancers have worked on...

Learning consultant secondary (Qld), Brisbane

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Cengage Learning Pty Ltd About us Cengage is a leading educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education, vocational, school, professional and library markets. We provide superior content,...

Product manager (publisher): generalist and english secondary, Melbourne

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Cengage Learning Pty Ltd Are you excited about creating the next generation of resources for students and teachers across Australia? Do you want an opportunity to make an impact within...

Marketing & communications coordinator, Canberra

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
ANU Press ANU Press is a prestigious scholarly publisher ranked amongst the best in the world. The marketing and communications coordinator is responsible for promoting and increasing access to and...

Publishing manager, Canberra

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
AIATSIS The role of publishing manager is available for immediate start up to 30 June 2023 and will be filled via a labour-hire arrangement. The publishing manager will work in...

Sales manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
HarperCollins Publishers There is a great opportunity for an organised and collaborative individual to join the sales team based remotely in Brisbane, Queensland. Reporting to the field sales manager, the...

Senior campaign executive, Sydney

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Hachette Australia Are you an experienced book marketer? Are you passionate about developing creative, omni-channel marketing campaigns that delight readers everywhere? Hachette Australia is seeking a senior campaign executive to...