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VPLAs winners, Booktopia EBITDA up 506%

Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Laura Jean McKay has won Australia’s richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for The Animals in That Country (Scribe), at this year’s Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. In...

Nat’s What I Reckon wins 2020 Booktopia FAB Award

Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Un-cook Yourself: A ratbag's rules for life by YouTube cooking star Nat’s What I Reckon (Ebury) has won the $5000 Booktopia Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award for 2020. The author...

McKay wins $100k Victorian Prize for Literature

Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Laura Jean McKay has won Australia’s richest literary prize, the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, for her debut novel The Animals in That Country (Scribe), at this year’s Victorian Premier’s...

Newbery, Caldecott 2021 winners announced

Monday, 1 February 2021
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. Tae Keller’s When You...

New Animal (Ella Baxter, A&U)

Thursday, 28 January 2021
Amelia is numb. Ever since a heartbreaking event a year ago, unable to let go of the tragedy, she finds herself stuck in place. Struggling to find connection, she absorbs...

Full Adelaide Writers’ Week program announced

Thursday, 28 January 2021
The full program has been announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW), which features a total of 147 guests and runs from Saturday, 27 February to Thursday, 4 March 2021. In...

Oz Day honours, Perth Festival program and more

Thursday, 28 January 2021
A handful of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. The full line-up for the 2021 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas program—which runs from 8–28...

Change for Taschen

Thursday, 28 January 2021
Publisher: Taschen Old distributor: Books at Manic New distributor: Thames & Hudson Australia Changeover date: 1 July 2021

Voss Literary Prize 2021

Thursday, 28 January 2021
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the eighth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...

Thank you for supporting The Barefoot Investor

Thursday, 28 January 2021
Wiley would like to congratulate author Scott Pape on his book, The Barefoot Investor, becoming the #1 all-time bestselling book in Australia. Scott has empowered millions of people around the...

Bookstore for sale

Thursday, 28 January 2021
An opportunity to own an iconic bookstore in a beautiful part of Australia. Rosetta Books in Maleny is a popular well-established independent bookstore in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Rosetta’s stocks...

Saleh wins 2021 Peter Porter Poetry Prize

Thursday, 28 January 2021
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Sara M Saleh as the winner of the 2021 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, for her poem ‘A Poetics of Fo(u)rgetting’. The judges said of...

Roffey wins Costa Book of the Year 2020

Wednesday, 27 January 2021
In the UK, Monique Roffey has won the £30,000 (A$53,000) Costa Book of the Year for her novel The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story (Peepal Tree Press). The Mermaid...

Kapil wins T S Eliot Prize 2020

Wednesday, 27 January 2021
In the UK, Bhanu Kapil has won the £25,000 (A$44,330) T S Eliot Prize for Poetry for her collection How to Wash a Heart (Pavilion Poetry). Drawn from a performance...

McDougall wins NZ Sunday Star-Times short story prize

Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Wellington author Kirsten McDougall has won the NZ$5000 (A$4672) New Zealand Sunday Star-Times short story competition open category for her story ‘Walking Day’. McDougall, a publicist and literary manager whose...

No ‘Daily’ on Tuesday

Monday, 25 January 2021
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Tuesday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Wednesday, 27 January. This week's Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on...

UK print market up 5% in volume, value

Monday, 25 January 2021
In the UK, Nielsen BookScan has estimated the 2020 print book market rose 5.2% in volume and 5.5% in value compared to 2019, reports the Bookseller. BookScan used its Books...

UK indies struggle with Brexit costs, delays

Friday, 22 January 2021
In the UK, indie publishers are struggling with increased costs and delays caused by Brexit, reports the Bookseller. Among the most pressing is the extra costs from increased bureaucracy, while...

The Book Dispensary opens in Forbes, NSW

Friday, 22 January 2021
A new independent bookshop has opened in the town of Forbes, Central West NSW. Owner Debbie Prior opened The Book Dispensary in early December and told Books+Publishing she 'welcomed the...

Naver to acquire Wattpad

Thursday, 21 January 2021
South Korean internet platform Naver will purchase online social writing and reading platform Wattpad for more than US$600 million (A$775 million) in cash and stock, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). Naver,...

Next ‘WBN’ to be published on Thursday

Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Tuesday, 26 January, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday, 28 January. The deadline for classifieds and job...

 

 

 

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