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George Haddad on ‘Losing Face’ 

Tuesday, 8 March 2022
George Haddad's Losing Face (May, UQP) follows the lives of an intergenerational Lebanese-Australian family living in Western Sydney. Told primarily from the perspective of young protagonist Joey, Haddad's narrative reveals the complexities...

Ahmed awarded 2022 Kat Muscat Fellowship

Monday, 7 March 2022
Munira Tabassum Ahmed is the recipient of the 2022 Kat Muscat Fellowship, which offers professional development up to the value of $5000 for an editorial project or work of writing...

‘Solid’ year for B&N: Daunt

Monday, 7 March 2022
In the US, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt has told Publishers Weekly that 2021 was ‘another year of solid growth’ for the chain, with sales for the first eight...

Amazon to close all physical bookstores

Friday, 4 March 2022
In the US, Amazon is closing all 24 of its physical bookshops after opening the first in November 2015, reports Publishers Weekly. First launching in Seattle, the chain spread to...

BWF 2022 program announced

Thursday, 3 March 2022
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 3–8 May, has been announced. Over 100 artists will appear at more than 200 events for the 60th celebration...

Libel claim against HarperCollins UK dismissed

Thursday, 3 March 2022
In the UK, the High Court has dismissed a libel claim brought against HarperCollins and author Tom Burgis over the 2020 book Kleptopia: How dirty money is conquering the world...

Varuna 2022 First Nations Fellowships announced

Thursday, 3 March 2022
Varuna, the National Writers' House has announced the recipients of its First Nations Fellowships for 2022. The six fellowship recipients and their projects are: Jenny Fraser, for her narrative nonfiction...

Duncan wins Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2022

Thursday, 3 March 2022
Naomi Parry Duncan has been awarded Writers Victoria's $20,000 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship for her proposed biography of Gai-mariagal man Musquito. Originally from Port Jackson, Musquito was a resistance fighter...

The Bookseller at the End of the World

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
'An extraordinary story… illegal gambling, pirates and numerous personal tragedies, all punctuated by warm stories from her bookshops and an ultimately resolved love story. It makes my life look pretty...

The Bush Koala

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
During Australia's bushfires, Joey Koala is separated from his mother and must search for her with the help of the other forest animals. The Bush Koala by Lucinda Carter Publisher:...

Vale Michael Cannon

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Journalist and author Michael Cannon has died, aged 92. Cannon's daughter Sarah writes: Asked about the unusual badge in his lapel, Michael Cannon used to joke that it was presented...

Jennifer Pinkerton on ‘Heartland’

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Jennifer Pinkerton's Heartland (A&U, May) is a wide-ranging survey of modern dating and relationships that addresses topics from love in lockdown and dating app usage to polyamory and pornography consumption. Reviewer...

Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted books, chosen from longlists announced in January, are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction A...

Staff changes at Text

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
As we farewell our wonderful sales manager Jamila Khodja we wish her every success in her new path. She’ll be missed by the whole team. We’re delighted to announce Kate...

Varuna First Nations Fellowship Recipients 2022

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Varuna would like to congratulate the six recipients of the Varuna First Nations Fellowships 2022, who will come to Varuna for a residency, as well as being offered mentoring opportunities:...

Waterstones buy Blackwell’s

Tuesday, 1 March 2022
In the UK, Waterstones has bought former family-owned chain Blackwell’s for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. The funds for the purchase came via Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors, which also...

Stella Prize 2022 longlist announced

Tuesday, 1 March 2022
The longlist for the $50,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: Coming of Age in the War on Terror (Randa Abdel-Fattah, NewSouth)...

‘Love & Virtue’ wins 2022 MUD Literary Prize

Friday, 25 February 2022
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid (Ultimo) has won the fifth annual MUD Literary Prize. Presented each year for the best debut literary novel by an Australian writer, the $5000...

Scribner launches in Canada

Thursday, 24 February 2022
In Canada, Simon & Schuster (S&S) has announced it is launching Scribner Canada, reports Publishers Weekly. Scribner Canada will publish literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada, as well as titles...

How international book markets performed in 2021

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Through the PubMagNet initiative, a collaboration between book industry trade magazines from around the world, representatives from publications in Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Norway and the German-language markets have...

Australia Council announces 2022 leadership programs participants

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the participants of its three leadership programs—Arts Leaders, Future Leaders and International Leadership—for emerging, mid-career and established creative practitioners in Australia and...

CBCA 2022 Notable Books announced

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2022. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....

 

 

 

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