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French, Italian markets on the mend

Thursday, 30 July 2020
The Bookseller has reported that the French and Italian book markets are both recovering after two months of Covid-19 lockdown. According to the French Booksellers Association, sales from independent booksellers...

Booker Prize longlist, JobKeeper extended and more

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
The Booker Prize longlist—which features writers from the UK, US, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Ethiopia—headlines this week’s awards news. In local awards news, Rodney Hall and Krissy Kneen have received $80,000...

Revenge: Murder in Three Parts

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
‘A coiled spring of a novel, Revenge hits you right between the eyes.’—Malcolm Harris A family favour their son over their daughter. Shan attends university before making his fortune in...

Change for Summersdale Publishing

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Publisher: Summersdale Publishing Old distributor: Peribo New distributor: Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Contact URL: adscs@alliancedist.com.au

Searching for Spiderman—RECALL

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Due to a legal issue in NSW, Hardie Grant Publishing is recalling copies of 9781743796061 SEARCHING FOR SPIDERMAN. For booksellers located in NSW—please withdraw this edition from sale immediately. HEDS...

Change for Kogan Page

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Publisher: Kogan Page Old distributor: Footprint New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 11 August 2020 Returns cut-off: 27 July 2020—closed Contact URL: https://www.publisherservices.com.au/

Change for Harriman House

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Publisher: Harriman House Old distributor: Footprint New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 11 August 2020 Returns cut-off: 27 July 2020—closed Contact URL: https://www.publisherservices.com.au/

Change for Human Kinetics

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Publisher: Human Kinetics Old distributor: Footprint New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 18 September 2020 Contact URL: https://www.publisherservices.com.au/

Change for SAGE

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Publisher: SAGE Old distributor: Footprint New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 18 September 2020 Contact URL: https://www.publisherservices.com.au/

Furphy Literary Award 2020 winners announced

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
The winners of the inaugural Furphy Literary Award have been announced. Ruby Todd won the $15,000 open category for her short story ‘Awakening’, chosen from a shortlist announced in early...

Booker Prize 2020 longlist announced

Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The longlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has been announced. The 13 books longlisted for the £50,000 (A$90,000) prize are: The New Wilderness (Diane Cook, Oneworld) This Mournable Body (Tsitsi...

Nib Literary Award 2020 longlist announced

Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The longlist for the $20,000 Mark and Evette Moran Literary Award, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Nothing New (Robyn Annear, Text) After the Count (Stephanie Convery,...

Hall, Kneen receive $80k Copyright Agency fellowships

Tuesday, 28 July 2020
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has awarded three fellowships totalling $240,000. Writers Rodney Hall and Krissy Kneen and visual artist Khaled Sabsabi will each receive $80,000 to create new works....

Scholastic revenue drops 10%

Monday, 27 July 2020
Scholastic has reported a 10% drop in revenue for the fiscal year to May 2020, after sales plunged in the fourth quarter due to Covid-19, reports the Bookseller. Revenue fell...

Educational Publishing Awards 2020 shortlists announced

Friday, 24 July 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlists for the 2020 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). The shortlists in each category are: Primary Student Resource: Arts/Science/Humanities/Social Sciences/Technologies/Health and Physical...

McKinty wins 2020 Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

Friday, 24 July 2020
Irish-Australian writer Adrian McKinty has won the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his novel, The Chain (Hachette). McKinty received the £3000 (A$5490) award at...

MWF Digital program announced

Thursday, 23 July 2020
The full program for the 2020 Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), which will be delivered entirely online from 7–16 August, has been announced. MWF Digital will run under the theme ‘Attention’, and...

PA reports 2019 as best ever year for UK publishing

Thursday, 23 July 2020
In the UK, the Publishers Association (PA) has reported that 2019 was the best year for publishing in the market’s history, reports Publishing Perspectives. According to the PA’s 2019 yearbook,...

Federal government extends JobKeeper, cuts rate

Wednesday, 22 July 2020
The federal government has revealed changes to its JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, with the program to be extended beyond its original September end-date—albeit at a lower rate. From 28 September,...

 

 

 

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