Record earnings, profits for Lagardère in 2021
Friday, 18 February 2022
Lagardère Publishing grew its revenue by 9.4% in 2021 while increasing profits by 42.7%, reports Publishers Weekly. Lagardère Group reported revenue from its publishing division totalled €2.6 billion (A$4.11b) with...
Inaugural Open Book interns announced
Friday, 18 February 2022
Bohdi Byles and Maya Hodge are the two successful applicants for the inaugural Open Book Internship pilot program, now underway in Sydney and Melbourne. Byles, a ‘vocal queer person, a...
S&S revenue grows 10% in 2021, profit up 52%
Thursday, 17 February 2022
In the US, Simon & Schuster's (S&S) revenue grew 10% and its operating income was up 52% year-on-year in 2021, on the back of strong performance from its distribution and...
Greder’s ‘Diamonds’ longlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal
Thursday, 17 February 2022
In the UK, Swiss-born long-time Australian resident Armin Greder has made the longlist for the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding achievement in children’s illustration, announced along with the longlist...
APA announces editors for 2022 Residential Editorial Program
Thursday, 17 February 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the mid-career editors selected to attend the 2022 Residential Editorial Program (REP), to take place in Sydney from 21–24 February. The editors selected...
Five ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Australian publishers Affirm Press, EK Books and Magabala Books, and Aotearoa New Zealand presses Huia Publishers and Beatnik Publishing have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s...
Nightcrawling
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Be one of the first to read Nightcrawling, the debut novel by Leila Mottley, which marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before Kiara and...
PANZ conference delayed until August
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the PANZ International Conference, which was due to be held in Auckland on Friday, 4 March, has...
Voss Literary Prize 2022
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
The Australian University Heads of English (AUHE) and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the ninth annual Voss Literary Prize. The...
Allen & Unwin acquires AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Sunday Times Short Story Award shortlisted Australian author Paul Dalla Rosa
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Jane Palfreyman at Allen & Unwin has acquired a thrilling collection of short stories, AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Sunday Times Short Story Award shortlisted Australian author Paul...
Hayley Tomlinson to join UQP as rights and contracts manager
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
UQP is delighted to announce the appointment of Hayley Tomlinson as rights and contract manager. Hayley has worked at Bolinda, Macmillan and Melbourne University Press and was most recently acquisitions...
Literary fiction callout from Varuna and Scribe
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Are you a writer of literary fiction looking for a publisher? Varuna and Scribe Publications want to hear from you. Up to four writers will be offered the opportunity to...
All About Women of Colour mentorship recipients announced
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The Sydney Opera House has announced Yeena Kirkbright and Ayeesha Ash as the recipients of the All About Women of Colour mentorship program, presented in partnership with Sweatshop. This year’s...
Record year for Bonnier Books
Monday, 14 February 2022
Bonnier Books reported a record year for sales in 2021, according to Swedish parent company Bonnier Group, reports the Bookseller. Bonnier Books’ 2021 sales totalled SEK 6.9 billion (A$1.04b), up...
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists announced
Friday, 11 February 2022
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced. Illustrated books Wolfboy (Andy Harkness, Bloomsbury Children’s) Alone! (Barr Falls, Farshore) The Viking Who Liked Icing (Lu...
Inaugural Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival to run 12–13 February
Thursday, 10 February 2022
The inaugural Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival (SMWF) will be held this weekend, 12–13 February. A partnership between the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA) and the Canterbury Bankstown City Council,...
Folio Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Thursday, 10 February 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the £30,000 (A$57,000) Rathbones Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: Assembly (Natasha Brown, Hamish Hamilton) The Promise (Damon Galgut, Chatto & Windus) Men Who Feed Pigeons (Selima Hill,...
Liminal & Writers SA Editorial Mentorship 2022 recipients announced
Thursday, 10 February 2022
The recipients of the inaugural Liminal & Writers SA 2022 Editorial Mentorship for emerging Asian-Australian editors in South Australia have been announced. Lyn Dickens will undertake a fiction mentorship with...
The Big Switch
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
In The Big Switch, Saul Griffith shows how Australia can save money and lead the world in fighting climate change: we need to electrify everything. In this short, practical and...
Change for Vallentine Mitchell
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell ISBN prefix: 978085303; 978180371; 978191038; 978191267 New distributor: XL Express Changeover date: 15 February 2022 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk
Matthew Ricketson & Patrick Mullins on ‘Who Needs the ABC?’
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
In Who Needs the ABC? (Scribe, April) authors Matthew Ricketson and Patrick Mullins provide a comprehensive guide to the national broadcaster, which celebrates its 90th birthday this year. The authors...
Waterstones reportedly in talks to buy Blackwell’s
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
In the UK, Waterstones is in exclusive talks to buy independent book chain Blackwell’s, reports Sky News. The acquisition would mean UK chains Waterstones, Foyles and Blackwell’s, as well as...
Nat’s What I Reckon wins second Booktopia FAB Award
Monday, 7 February 2022
Death To Jar Sauce by Nat’s What I Reckon (Ebury) has won the 2021 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award. The social media star cook was also the 2020 winner...
Book prices to rise in 2022: Ingram
Friday, 4 February 2022
In the US, Ingram Content Group has warned that price inflation is set to affect book publishers in 2022 due to higher shipping and printing costs, reports Publishers Weekly. Director...
Ena Noël Award 2022 shortlist announced
Friday, 4 February 2022
IBBY Australia has announced the shortlist for the biennial Ena Noël Award for a young emerging writer or illustrator. The shortlisted writers and illustrators are: Freda Chiu, A Trip to...
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...
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