Despite disruptions, book fairs ‘have never felt more vital’ Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
‘While some complain about the expense of such events and inevitably their carbon footprint, the bigger trade fairs ... have never felt more vital. You only need to glance at...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Monday (Victoria, South Australia, ACT and Tasmania), the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday, 12 March. The deadline...
Changes in Kingfisher Distribution Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
From 30 April, Scholastic will no longer have the distribution rights for the publisher Kingfisher. Scholastic will cease accepting books into our warehouse on 30 April, 2020. Any books invoiced...
Change for National Book Network Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Publisher: National Book Network Inc. Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 16 March 2020
Caffoor joins Scribe Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
There have been a number of staff changes at Scribe. Khadija Caffoor has been appointed rights manager, effective 24 February and can be contacted at: khadija@scribepub.com.au Stephanie Siriwardene has been...
Correction to agency change for Europa Editions Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
With reference to the recent announcement, NewSouth Books would like to advise that the prefix originally noted refers to Titan titles. Europa titles invoiced by NewSouth Books start with 978160945...
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 longlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
In the UK, the longlist for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. Now in its 25th year, the £30,000 (A$58,370) prize is presented annually to the best...
LBF to go ahead as publishers pull UK staff from fair Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Penguin Random House (PRH), Pan Macmillan and Hachette Livre, as well as Curtis Brown parent company Original Talent, have withdrawn all staff—including UK employees—from the London Book Fair (LBF) due...
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
The shortlists for the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Auē (Becky Manawatu, Mākaro Press) Pearly Gates (Owen Marshall, Vintage) A...
Book industry figures create climate action group Archive
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Writer Sophie Cunningham, children's author Lorna Hendry and Berbay sales and marketing manager Kirsty Wilson have founded an industry action group to address climate change. The Book Industry for Climate...
Big five US publishers, Amazon withdraw from LBF Archive
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Amazon and the US businesses of HarperCollins, Hachette and Penguin Random House are the latest publishers to withdraw staff from the London Book Fair (LBF) due to the coronavirus outbreak,...
Giramondo, Fitzcarraldo, New Directions establish award for lit fic Archive
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Giramondo Publishing has partnered with Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK and New Directions in the US on a new award for literary fiction. Awarded biennially, the Novel Prize will be...
Hachette UK revenue down 1.4% in 2019 Archive
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Lagardère full-year results show that Hachette UK’s revenue was down 1.4% in 2019, reports the Bookseller. Hachette UK CEO David Shelley said that while 2019 was a strong year for...
New $30,000 historical fiction prize Archive
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) and infrastructure and facilities service provider ARA Group have announced a new $30,000 award for an outstanding historical novelist. The award is open to...
ABIA 2020 longlists announced Archive
Monday, 2 March 2020
The longlists for the 2020 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year Bruny (Heather Rose, A&U) Call...
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature winners announced Archive
Monday, 2 March 2020
The winners of the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, presented biennially by the South Australian government, have been announced. The winning titles are: Premier’s Award for best overall published...
Clunes Booktown Festival 2020 program announced Archive
Monday, 2 March 2020
The program has been announced for this year’s Clunes Booktown Festival, to be held from 2–3 May. Over 30 authors will appear at the festival, including Andy Griffiths, Garry Disher,...
S&S, Macmillan US pull out of LBF due to coronavirus Archive
Monday, 2 March 2020
Several American publishing companies including Simon & Schuster US (S&S), Macmillan Trade US, Ingram Content Group and OverDrive have pulled out of the London Book Fair (LBF) due to the...
The elephant in the room: Chris Flynn on ‘Mammoth’ Archive
Friday, 28 February 2020
Chris Flynn’s third novel Mammoth (UQP, May) handles an ambitious conceit and makes it work, according to reviewer Brad Jefferies. Narrated by the fossil of a 13,000-year-old mammoth, the novel...
Mammoth (Chris Flynn, UQP) Archive
Friday, 28 February 2020
Chris Flynn’s third novel is an ambitious adventure back in time that recounts the folly of humanity—as told by the fossil of a 13,000-year-old mammoth. It sounds like it could...
Azar longlisted for International Booker Prize 2020 Archive
Friday, 28 February 2020
Iranian-Australian writer Shokoofeh Azar has been longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize for her novel The Englightenment of the Greengage Tree (trans by Anonymous, Wild Dingo Press). Azar is...
BookUp announces first keynotes Archive
Friday, 28 February 2020
The Australian Publishers Association has announced the first keynote speakers for its inaugural book industry conference BookUp. Demographer Claire Madden will present ‘Generational change: where is Australia going?’, a look...
Waterstones staff to receive 6.2% pay rise Archive
Thursday, 27 February 2020
In the UK, staff at bookselling chain Waterstones will receive a 6.2% pay rise, reports the Bookseller. Effective 1 April, the raise in bookseller wages is in line with the...
Godfrey awarded 2020 Kat Muscat Fellowship Archive
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Perth-based writer Maddie Godfrey has been awarded the 2020 Kat Muscat Fellowship. Godfrey plans to use the fellowship to develop a hybrid manuscript of poetry and personal essays called ‘Womanhood...
Overland announces Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist Archive
Thursday, 27 February 2020
The shortlist for the 2019 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for new and emerging poets has been announced. The nine shortlisted poems are: ‘Chinny chin chin’ (Grace Yee) ‘Eulogy for...
Ivor Indyk on literary writing and publishing Archive
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
‘A prize as supposedly prestigious as the Prime Minister’s Award has only a modest impact on sales, and in the case of poetry, none at all. Speaking generally, we have...
Bologna postponed due to coronavirus, CBCA & ABDA longlists, screen adaptations and more Archive
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Bologna Children’s Book Fair organisers have postponed the event for a month due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Originally scheduled for 30 March–2 April, the fair will now run...
Russia and the West 2017-19 Archive
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Trade consignment and retail orders accepted for Russia and the West 2017-19, RRP$25. Tony Kevin’s controversial new book. Selling well. A book for fearless and discerning readers. See www.tonykevin.com.au or...
Editors Victoria: Punctuation refresher Archive
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Editors Victoria is running a one-day face-to-face course, taught by Ann Philpott, which is designed to help writers and editors brush up on their punctuation. Are you unclear about when...
Folio Prize 2020 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
In the UK, the shortlist for the £30,000 (A$59,000) Rathbones Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: Guest House for Young Widows (Azadeh Moaveni, Scribe) On Chapel...
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