South African publisher awarded AAP International Freedom to Publish Award Archive
Friday, 7 June 2019
In South Africa, NB Publishers has been awarded the Association of American Publishers' (AAP) International Freedom to Publish Award for its book The President’s Keepers by investigative journalist Jacques Pauw....
Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Simon McDonald from Potts Point Bookshop Archive
Friday, 7 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...
‘At the End of Holyrood Lane’ wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Archive
Friday, 7 June 2019
Children’s picture book At the End of Holyrood Lane (Dimity Powell & Nicky Johnston, EK Books) has won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member...
No ‘Daily’ on Monday Archive
Friday, 7 June 2019
Please note that, due to the Queen’s Birthday holiday on Monday in all states except Queensland and Western Australia, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 11 June.
The Naughtiest Pixie in Disguise (Ailsa Wild, illus by Saoirse Lou, Hardie Grant Egmont) Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
The Naughtiest Pixie in Disguise is the first book in a second series by Ailsa Wild, following her hugely successful Squishy Taylor series. Naughty, charming young pixie Jenifry Star lives...
NZ Book Awards for Children and YA 2019 finalists announced Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
The shortlists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture book award Mini Whinny: Happy Birthday...
Parrish wins Lambda award for graphic novel Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
Canada-based Australian comics artist Tommi Parrish has won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for a graphic novel for their book The Lie and How We Told It (Fantagraphics). The Lie and...
Jones wins 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction for ‘An American Marriage’ Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
American author Tayari Jones has won the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel An American Marriage (Vintage). The book follows newlyweds Celestial and Roy as their lives are...
Chloe Wilson wins ‘Iowa Review’ Award for fiction Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
Melbourne writer Chloe Wilson has won the Iowa Review Award for fiction for her story ‘Tongue-Tied’. Wilson receives US$1500 (A$2150) and publication in the December issue of the Iowa Review....
Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival program announced Archive
Thursday, 6 June 2019
The program for the 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival, running from 12–28 July, has been announced. More than 60 events will be held at bookshops, libraries, cafes and...
Bonnier and Storytel go to war over audiobook fees Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
‘There are some for whom subscription represents a holy grail, as if books must always follow other media sectors. The truth is somewhat thornier ... beneath the veneer of the...
RiP Christobel Mattingley Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Author Christobel Mattingley has died, aged 87. Mattingley wrote over 50 books, 47 of which were for children. After publishing her first book, The Picnic Dog (Hamish Hamilton), in 1970,...
Australian Reading Hour children’s books: sell-in starts 10 June Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Sell-in for the five special edition Australian Reading Hour children’s books begins on 10 June via Hachette sales reps. Bookstores can order the books through the publisher’s usual distribution channel...
WA libraries receive statewide innovation awards Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Two public libraries in WA have received the 2019 Library Board of Western Australia Award for Innovation and Collaboration. In the metropolitan and large regional category, the City of Canning...
UK authors rally to save Essex libraries Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In the UK, authors including David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson and David Baddiel are supporting a campaign to save libraries in Essex, reports the Bookseller. Of the 74 libraries in Essex...
Library patrons buy more books, Canadian report finds Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In Canada, a new report by industry study group BookNet has found consumers who borrow books from libraries purchase more books per month than those who don’t use libraries, reports...
Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Michael Earp from The Little Bookroom Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...
R W R McDonald’s ‘The Nancys’ Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
'Cheerfully scattered, this glittering, occasionally grisly and highly original novel is recommended for those who like the bawdiest parts of Phryne Fisher, but stands proudly on its own. Hopefully more...
Three Women Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
‘Absolutely compelling.’—Leigh Sales ‘A masterpiece at the same level as In Cold Blood.’—Elizabeth Gilbert ‘One of the most brilliant books I've ever read.’—Mia Freedman ‘Addictive, totally addictive. Brilliant.’—Dolly Alderton ‘Indescribably...
Editors Victoria in-house editors event with Aviva Tuffield Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Editors Victoria is running an in-house editors event with Aviva Tuffield. Network with other in-house editors over a light refreshment before hearing Aviva Tuffield’s insights on building a career in...
Personnel changes at Simon & Schuster Australia Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
There have been a number of personnel changes at Simon & Schuster in Sydney, with staff beginning their roles on 11 June. Sophie Zhu is appointed to the newly created...
APA: Australian Reading Challenge Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Australian Publishers Association (APA) is encouraging readers to be involved in the Australian Reading Challenge. The Australian Reading Challenge is for three types of people: those who would like to...
Editors Victoria: Regional literary lunch with Mark Brandi Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Come to Kyneton (just 90 km from Melbourne) for our first regional event. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday lunch and be entertained by Mark Brandi as he shares his experiences of...
Octopus buys indie publisher Short Books Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Octopus Publishing Group, part of Hachette Livre, has acquired independent publisher Short Books for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. Best known for health and diet publishing, Short Books has...
WA Premier’s Book Awards shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
The shortlists for this year's Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Premier’s Prize for an emerging writer ($15,000) If I Tell...
YA debut ‘What I Like About Me’ sold to US and France Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Jacinta di Mase Management has sold US and Canadian rights to Jenna Guillaume’s YA debut What I Like About Me (Pan) to Peachtree Publishing, and French-language rights to Pocket Jeunesse....
Karskens wins ‘ABR’ 2019 Calibre Prize Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Historian Grace Karskens has won the Australian Book Review’s (ABR) 2019 Calibre Prize for her essay ‘Nah Doongh’s Song’. Karskens' essay examines the ‘unusually long life of one of the...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week Archive
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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 13 June. The...
Meyer wins UK’s inaugural ‘Mslexia’ Novella Competition Archive
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Author Angela Meyer has won the inaugural £1000 (A$1815) Mslexia Novella Competition for Joan Smokes (Contraband). Joan Smokes centres on a young woman who attempts to escape the past by...
Sissay wins 2019 PEN Pinter Prize Archive
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
In the UK, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay has been awarded the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize. Prize judge Maureen Freely said: ‘In his every work, Lemn Sissay returns to the underworld...
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