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Avila shortlisted for Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript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Brisbane-based writer Jacob P Avila has been shortlisted for the UK’s Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript, which is open to unpublished and self-published works.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...
Change for Yale University Press
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Publisher: Yale University Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 June 2020 Contact email: custservice@wiley.com
Princeton University Press Partners with NewSouth Books
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
NewSouth Books, a division of UNSW Press Ltd, welcomes Princeton University Press (PUP) to the group of publishers and other university presses it represents in Australia and New Zealand. ‘The...
Change for Harvard University Press
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Publisher: Harvard University Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 June 2020 Contact email: custservice@wiley.com
Change for Columbia University Press
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Publisher: Columbia University Press Old distributor: Footprint Books New distributor: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Changeover date: 1 July 2020 Returns cut-off: 30 June 2020 Contact email: custservice@wiley.com
Change to Books+Publishing schedule
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
From this week Books+Publishing will cease publication of the Wednesday morning edition of the Daily newsletter, and will instead include the day’s news in the Weekly Book Newsletter (WBN), alongside...
Blanchard historical fiction novels top sales of 100k
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) has announced that Tania Blanchard’s debut novel The Girl from Munich and its follow-up Suitcase of Dreams have sold more than 100,000 copies in Australia....
Shilton, Tan, Jonsberg win 2020 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
The NT Writers’ Centre has announced the winners of the 2020 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards. The winners in each category are: Best fiction book Walking With Camels: The story...
Library index: popularity of Aus books grows, ‘huge spike’ in ebook, audiobook borrowing
Monday, 25 May 2020
Books by Australian authors make up 12 of the top 20 most borrowed books according to the 2020 Civica Libraries Index, produced by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)...
UK publishers prepare for crowded autumn release schedule
Monday, 25 May 2020
In the UK, publishers are preparing to battle for shelf space and media attention due to the number of key spring and summer titles shifting into the European autumn, reports...
RWA retires RITA Awards
Friday, 22 May 2020
In the US, the Romance Writers of America (RWA) will retire its annual RITA Awards, which have been presented annually since 1982, reports Publishers Weekly. The move follows the cancellation...
‘Bruny’ and ‘Smashed Avocado’ optioned for TV
Friday, 22 May 2020
Television rights to Heather Rose's 2019 novel Bruny (A&U), which recently won the ABIA award for general fiction, have been optioned by Film Art Media, and Good Thing Productions has...
Booksellers’ Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards longlists announced
Friday, 22 May 2020
The longlists for the Australian Booksellers Association's (ABA) 2020 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Awards have been announced. This year for the first time the awards will be presented...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2020 shortlist announced
Friday, 22 May 2020
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The shortlisted books in each category are: Picture fiction: One Tree (Christopher Cheng, illus by...
Bloomsbury profits up 9% in 2019
Thursday, 21 May 2020
Bloomsbury’s full-year financial report to the end of February 2020 shows the publisher’s revenues for the year increased from £162.7m to £162.8m, with profits up by 9% to £15.7m (from...
UK indies hail £160m emergency funding package
Thursday, 21 May 2020
In the UK, independent publishers have spoken of their ‘huge relief’ after receiving funding from Arts Council England’s £160m (A$297m) emergency coronavirus package, reports the Bookseller. Recipients of the funding, which...
Paterson wins 2020 Text Prize for ‘Rainfish’
Thursday, 21 May 2020
Far North Queensland-based writer and doctor Andrew Paterson has won the 2020 Text Prize for his middle-grade novel Rainfish. Rainfish tells the story of Aaron, who lives with his single...
Youth literature programs move online
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
'In the rush to keep so many IRL programs and events alive it feels as if there was more thought placed on the translation to digital than on the programs’...
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