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Book buyer spotlight: James Bennett’s buying team

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Australian library supplier James Bennett’s 11-strong buying team combines expertise from the bookselling, library and publishing sectors. Buyer Louise Oliver spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long...

Call for expert Artform Board applicants

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Create NSW has recently opened expressions of interest (EOI) for arts and cultural leaders to join Create NSW Artform Assessment Boards. We are particularly looking for applicants for arts and...

Philip Bray’s farewell

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Philip Bray is retiring after 50 years of bookselling at Brays Books in Balmain, Sydney. Brays Books staff members Bronwyn, Libby and Tim invite book-industry friends to join them in...

Jane Finemore joins Australian Book Review

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Australian Book Review is delighted to announce Jane Finemore, one of Australia’s leading literary publicists, has joined ABR as communications consultant. All media enquiries regarding ABR should be directed to...

Gecko Press networking drinks

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Networking drinks will be held for publishers who are in Wellington for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Publishers are very welcome to bring along their...

Pearson shifts to digital-first model

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
UK-based educational publisher Pearson will shift to a digital-first model, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher has announced that it will only update the digital editions of its 1500 American university...

Hachette acquires VPLA winner in ‘competitive’ auction

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Hachette has acquired ANZ rights to Victorian Premier’s unpublished manuscript prize-winner Kokomo by Victoria Hannan in a two-book deal. Hachette head of literary Robert Watkins acquired rights from Pippa Masson...

Ferns appointed HarperCollins NZ general manager

an image of Karen Fern Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Karen Ferns has been promoted to the new position of HarperCollins NZ general manager, where she will take responsibility for all New Zealand sales, marketing and publishing activity. Ferns previously...

LoveOzYA relaunches with new committee

Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Grassroots movement LoveOzYA is relaunching with a new committee and a 'reinvigorated mission'. According to a statement posted online, the LoveOzYA website was hacked earlier in the year but has...

Davitt Awards 2019 shortlists announced

Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2019 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted works in each category are: Adult novel This...

Van and Anderson awarded Overland writing residencies

Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Literary journal Overland has announced the recipients of its two writing residencies, which aim to address a lack of opportunities for underrepresented writers. Lucy Van has been awarded the residency...

Canberra Writers Festival 2019 program launched

Monday, 15 July 2019
Canberra Writers Festival has announced the full line-up of guest speakers for its festival program, which runs under the theme ‘power, politics and passion’ from 21–25 August. Over 160 authors...

Publishers Weekly

Monday, 15 July 2019
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine for a limited time. This edition features...

Ruby romance award 2019 finalists announced

Friday, 12 July 2019
The finalists for the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year Award, known as ‘the Ruby’, have been announced. The finalists in each category are: Contemporary romance...

‘Axiomatic’ sold to UK’s Fitzcarraldo Editions

Friday, 12 July 2019
Brow Books has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ) to Maria Tumarkin’s Axiomatic to independent publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions. Publisher Jacques Testard acquired the book, and Fitzcarraldo will publish Axiomatic...

SLV announces 2019 fellowship recipients

Friday, 12 July 2019
State Library Victoria has announced this year’s recipients of its fellowships, worth a total of over $200,000, including several writers working on book projects. The recipients include: Creative fellowships ($15,000)...

Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist announced

Thursday, 11 July 2019
Five titles have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award ahead of the winner’s announcement on 30 July. They are: The Lebs (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette), A Sand Archive (Gregory Day, Picador), A Stolen Season (Rodney...

Krien’s debut novel ‘Act of Grace’ sold to UK

Thursday, 11 July 2019
Black Inc. has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ and Canada) to accomplished nonfiction author Anna Krien’s forthcoming debut novel Act of Grace to Serpent’s Tail. Acquiring editor Hannah...

Melbourne Writers Festival program announced

Thursday, 11 July 2019
The full program for the 2019 Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 30 August to 8 September, has been announced. The program will run under the theme ‘When We Talk...

Write-ability fellowships 2019 recipients announced

Thursday, 11 July 2019
Writers Victoria has announced the recipients of its 2019 Write-ability fellowships. The following five emerging writers with disability were awarded the fellowships: Alex Creece for 'Neurodifficult', a collection of experimental...

UK library loans lag behind US, Australia

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
In the UK, library loans are lagging behind other countries, reports the Bookseller. According to new analysis by ex-Waterstones CEO Tim Coates, UK book loans have plummeted year-on-year since 2009–10,...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library cut by UK council

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
In the UK, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library scheme has been cut by Doncaster Council after three years of funding came to end, reports the Bookseller. Under the scheme, children under...

Lending Rights schemes worth $21.8m in 2018–19

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
The federal government has announced that more than 16,300 authors, publishers and illustrators will receive $21.8 million through its Lending Rights schemes in 2018–19. The figures are down slightly on...

Lorne Beach Books for sale

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Bookshop for sale Lorne Beach Books, Lorne, Vic Opened in 1999 by David and Meryl Bartak after 20 years of owning and operating Black Mask Books in Toorak Rd, South...

 

 

 

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