Gorrie wins 2022 Victorian Prize for Literature
Friday, 4 February 2022
Veronica Gorrie has won Australia’s richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for her debut memoir Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience (Scribe), at the...
ANZ authors on 2022 International Dublin Lit Award longlist
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Several books by Australian and New Zealand authors have been longlisted for the 2022 International Dublin Literary Award. Among the 79 titles in the running for the prize are: Before...
Blak & Bright 2022 program announced
Thursday, 3 February 2022
The program for the 2022 Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival, running 17–20 March in Naarm (Melbourne), has been announced. The program includes 27 events featuring over 67 guests...
Lowe wins Costa Book of the Year Award
Thursday, 3 February 2022
In the UK, Hannah Lowe has won the £30,000 (A$57,000) Costa Book of the Year for her poetry collection The Kids (Bloodaxe Books). Lowe, a former London teacher, drew on...
AWW 2022 program, new SA fellowship, WAYRBA, NBCC shortlists
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
In this week’s news, Adelaide Writers’ Week has announced the full program for this year’s festival, with Bruce Pascoe, Grace Tame, Liane Moriarty and Richard Flanagan among the 165 guests...
VUP changes name to Te Herenga Waka University Press
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Victoria University Press has changed its name to Te Herenga Waka University Press as of 1 January 2022. The university-affiliated publisher changed its name to align with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria...
Blackwell’s up for sale for first time
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
In the UK, independent bookshop chain Blackwell’s is up for sale, reports the Bookseller. Blackwell’s comprises 18 shops including flagship stores in Oxford and Cambridge. It’s the first time the...
Change for Center for Global Development
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Publisher: Center for Global Development ISBN prefix: 9781933286; 9781944691 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 February 2022 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Change for Transatlantic Leadership Network
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Publisher: Transatlantic Leadership Network ISBN prefix: 97809600127; 97817370491 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 1 April 2022 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Change for Ignota Books
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Publisher: Ignota Books New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 February 2022 Contact URL: manicex@manic.com.au
Change for Silver Press
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Publisher: Silver Press New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 February 2022 Contact URL: manicex@manic.com.au
WAYRBA 2022 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category, including middle-grade, which is a new category being trialled...
UK indie publishers rally for support as costs spiral
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
In the UK, independent publishers are rallying for support in the face of rising costs, including price hikes of up to 40% for printing, reports the Bookseller. Last week the...
Christmas survey closes tonight
Monday, 31 January 2022
The Books+Publishing annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers closes tonight, Monday, 31 January. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please...
Independent UK publishers post record sales despite data gaps
Monday, 31 January 2022
In the UK, four members of the Independent Alliance posted record annual sales in 2021, despite missing the first 10 weeks of sales data due to lockdowns, reports the Bookseller....
Spotlight on the ABA’s ICYMI 50
Monday, 31 January 2022
To support the Australian Booksellers Association’s ICYMI 50 campaign, throughout February Books+Publishing is republishing reviews of titles featured in the promotion. ICYMI 50 books are available from selected independent retailers at...
Matilda Bookshop announces new residency for SA writers
Monday, 31 January 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced a new annual residency fellowship for a South Australian writer, the Deep Creek Residency...
NBCC Awards finalists announced
Friday, 28 January 2022
In the US, the shortlists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen, NYRB) Second Place (Rachel Cusk,...
Adelaide Writers’ Week announces full 2022 program
Friday, 28 January 2022
Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) has announced the full program for the 2022 festival, which includes a total of 165 guests appearing across six days from Saturday 5 to Thursday 10...
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022 longlists announced
Thursday, 27 January 2022
The longlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction A Good Winter (Gigi Fenster,...
Last chance to complete our Christmas survey
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. This is the last week to complete the survey. We are accepting submissions until Monday, 31 January. Please take...
Tilsley, authors among Order of Australia recipients
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Long-time owner of Fullers Bookshop in Tasmania Clive Tilsley, writers Alice Pung and Lynne Kelly, and cookbook author Maggie Beer are among those to be recognised in the General Division...
BRTD enterprise agreement, ABA ICYMI campaign, Newbery, Caldecott winners
Thursday, 27 January 2022
In news this week, following industrial action in November last year, workers and management at Sydney bookshop Better Read Than Dead have signed an enterprise agreement, which has been submitted...
US publishing sales up 12%: AAP
Thursday, 27 January 2022
US publishers have recorded a 12.2% increase in sales for 2021, according to the latest data from the Association of American Publisher’s StatShot program, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales from the...
Dominique Wilson on ‘Orphan Rock’
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Dominique Wilson's third novel Orphan Rock (Transit Lounge, March) spans generations and continents, following the life of a young woman living in Sydney in the late 19th century. Reviewer Deborah Crabtree...
Dominique Wilson recommends
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
I've only just finished reading Kate Forsyth's Bitter Greens (Vintage), which is a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, combining a retelling of the fairytale Rapunzel with the story of...
Booktopia announces FAB shortlist, two new awards
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Booktopia has announced the 10 titles shortlisted in its Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award, which according to the online retailer has already attracted more than 100,000 votes. Established in 2019,...
WBN published Thursday this week
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
The Weekly Book Newsletter will be published Thursday this week, due to the public holiday tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 January.
Newbery, Caldecott 2022 winners announced
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals, reports Publishers Weekly. Donna Barba Higuera’s middle-grade novel The...
Perth Festival Literature & Ideas 2022 program announced
Monday, 24 January 2022
The full line-up has been announced for the 2022 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas program, which will be spread across three days in February, on Saturday, 19 February and the...
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