ASA calls for JobKeeper extension amid ‘slow and long’ Covid fallout
Thursday, 4 June 2020
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has called for an extension of the federal government’s JobKeeper payments beyond the end of September for creators who currently can't access the scheme due...
Hachette, S&S, Bloomsbury latest publishers to skip Frankfurt
Thursday, 4 June 2020
Hachette, Simon & Schuster and Bloomsbury are the latest publishers to announce they won’t exhibit at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. HarperCollins, Bonnier Books UK and Pan Macmillan UK, as...
Dialogue Books publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove on Black Lives Matter
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
‘To those who just woke up to generations of brutal & systemic racism against Black people realising there’s an issue; to those that are virtue signalling you have a shit...
Australian publishers wait and see on Frankfurt, latest awards and more
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
The Frankfurt Book Fair is going ahead as scheduled from 14–18 October; however, whether Australian publishers attend the fair or not will depend if overseas travel restrictions are lifted in...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Please note that, due to the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday in all states except Queensland and Western Australia, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 11 June. The...
EWF 2020 program; CWF plans for live events; BWF confirms ‘small online offering’
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
The program for the 2020 Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), which usually takes place in Melbourne but this year will take place entirely online, has been announced. The event will run...
The Fogging
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
‘A skilfully drawn portrait of a decaying relationship … Like a brewing storm on an oppressive day, it builds towards the thunderclap of its final pages.’—Jennifer Down ‘Luke Horton’s writing...
Change for Brolga Publishing
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Publisher: Brolga Publishing Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Simon & Schuster Australia (HEDS) Changeover date: 1 September 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 November 2020 Contact URL: orders@harpercollins.com.au
Change for The University of Chicago Press
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 June 2020 Contact URL:...
Welbeck Publishing Group now distributed by Allen & Unwin/Murdoch Books
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Allen & Unwin would like to remind booksellers that the Welbeck Publishing Group (formerly Carlton Books) and associated imprints is now distributed by Allen & Unwin in Australia and New...
Change for Monkfish
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Publisher: Monkfish Old distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd New distributor: NewSouth Changeover date: 1 June 2020 Returns cut-off: 1 August 2020
Change for Confer Books
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Publisher: Confer Books New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 1 June 2020
Change for Gibson Square Books
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Publisher: Gibson Square Books New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 1 June 2020
Readings YA Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Readings Young Adult Book Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Devil’s Ballast (Meg Caddy, Text) The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling (Wai...
Macleod wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Pacific region
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Australian writer Andrea E Macleod has won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize in the Pacific category for her story ‘The Art of Waving’. Judge Nic Low, representing the Pacific...
Book trade shows support for Black Lives Matter
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
The UK book trade is supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of protests following the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd by police in the US,...
Yves Rees wins 2020 Calibre Essay Prize
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Writer and historian Yves Rees has won the $5000 2020 Calibre Essay Prize for their essay ‘Reading the Mess Backwards’, in which they re-examine their youth in light of coming...
US publishers sue Internet Archive for copyright infringement
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
In the US, publishers including Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Internet Archive, reports Publishers Weekly....
National Simultaneous Storytime attracts ‘more than ever’ as libraries reopen
Monday, 1 June 2020
Social distancing restrictions did not reduce the number of participants who took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, with ‘more than ever’ joining the 2020 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)...
Major publishers to skip Frankfurt’s physical event
Monday, 1 June 2020
HarperCollins, Bonnier Books UK and Pan Macmillan UK won’t attend Frankfurt Book Fair’s physical event, while other UK publishers and agents are uncertain about attending, reports the Bookseller. As previously...
Peter Carey Short Story Award 2020 shortlist announced
Monday, 1 June 2020
The shortlist for the 2020 Peter Carey Short Story Award has been announced. Chosen from a longlist of 18 by judge Elizabeth Tan, the shortlisted stories are: ‘Tight Lines’ (Allee...
Davitt Awards 2020 longlists announced
Monday, 1 June 2020
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced the longlists for the 2020 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. A total of 124 titles have been longlisted, including...
Karp appointed S&S CEO
Friday, 29 May 2020
In the US, Jonathan Karp has been appointed president and CEO of Simon & Schuster (S&S), reports Publishers Weekly. Karp will succeed Carolyn Reidy, who died from a heart attack...
Avila shortlisted for Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript
Friday, 29 May 2020
Brisbane-based writer Jacob P Avila has been shortlisted for the UK’s Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript, which is open to unpublished and self-published works. Avila has...
Copyright Agency announces additional $125,000 emergency funding
Friday, 29 May 2020
The Copyright Agency has announced an additional $125,000 of Emergency Action Funding, to be drawn from the Agency’s Future Fund and allocated in part to unsuccessful applicants to the Agency’s...
‘The Whole Fish Cookbook’ named 2020 James Beard Book of the Year
Friday, 29 May 2020
Sydney chef Josh Niland has won two James Beard Media Awards for his debut book The Whole Fish Cookbook (Hardie Grant). The Whole Fish Cookbook was awarded in the restaurant...
Pitts wins 2020 Jhalak Prize for ‘Afropean: Notes from Black Europe’
Thursday, 28 May 2020
In the UK, writer and broadcast journalist Johny Pitts has won the Jhalak Prize for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers, for Afropean: Notes From Black Europe (Penguin Press),...
Australian War Memorial establishes $10k Les Carlyon Literary Prize
Thursday, 28 May 2020
The Australian War Memorial has established a new literary prize in honour of the late historian, author and journalist Les Carlyon. The $10,000 Les Carlyon Literary Prize will be awarded...
Local authors grow in popularity at libraries, latest awards news and more
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The annual Civica Libraries Index—produced in partnership with ALIA—has revealed the growing popularity of Australian authors among library borrowers, as well as a ‘huge spike’ in ebook and audiobook borrowing,...
NLA among institutions able to reopen 30 May
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The National Library of Australia is among the national collecting institutions that will be able to reopen to the public from 30 May, according to an announcement from Minister for...
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