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Podcast spotlight: Jacky Winter Gives You The Business

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Launched in 2017, Jacky Winter Gives You The Business (JWGYTB) is a weekly podcast produced in-house by the Jacky Winter Group—the Melbourne-based studio—that ‘deep dives into the ideas, issues and insights...

Four Steve Biddulph titles sold to Simon & Schuster

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Simon & Schuster Australia is proud to announce its acquisition from Finch Publishing of all rights in four of Steve Biddulph's bestselling, category leading titles including the recently revised and...

New inquiry into ACT public libraries

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services has announced a new committee inquiry into the future of the territory’s public libraries. The inquiry into...

US libraries suspend 3D printer use amid gun concerns; ALA updates policy

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
In the US state of Florida, 38 library branches in Broward County have suspended the use of 3D printers this week over concerns that they could be used to make...

Footpath library opens in Port Macquarie to provide books for the homeless

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie and Orange Sky Laundry have set up a footpath library in Port Macquarie, reports the Port News. Initially founded by Sydney woman Sarah Garnett...

Bonnier sells Weldon Owen to Insight Editions

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Bonnier Books has sold illustrated books imprint Weldon Owen to US-based illustrated publisher Insight Editions, reports the Bookseller. The business will operate as Weldon Owen International, a newly formed subsidiary of...

APA: Publishers and the UN Sustainable Development Goals development survey

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) strongly encourages members to participate in a short survey coordinated by the International Publishers Association. Survey responses will guide the APA's work on the United Nations Sustainable...

Turkish agency seeks support from international publishers during economic crisis

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
In Turkey, the Istanbul-based Kalem Agency is urging publishers and agents to support the country's book trade in light of the current economic crisis, reports the Bookseller. Kalem Agency owner Nermin...

Ubud releases 2018 festival program

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) has released the main program for its 2018 festival, which will run from 24-28 October in Ubud, Indonesia. Among the newly announced international...

Booktopia to offer distribution services

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Australian retailer Booktopia has announced it will be the exclusive Australian distributor for German-based Thieme Medical Publishers, under a new distribution division. The Australian retailer set up Booktopia Publisher Services...

Berbay re-releases ‘Nobody Owns the Moon’

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Berbay Publishing is delighted to announce it has acquired the publishing licence for the award winning Australian classic Nobody Owns the Moon by Tohby Riddle and will re-release a 10th...

CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants 2018

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Each year a portion of the revenue allocated to the Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Cultural Fund is made available in a contestable fund. This year, $75,000 is available for...

‘The Nowhere Child’ is the fastest-selling Australian fiction debut since BookScan records began

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
A huge thank you from Affirm Press to all Australian booksellers who’ve got behind Christian White and his brilliant debut novel The Nowhere Child. Thanks to you all, after six...

Change for Publish Creative Books

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Publisher: Publish Creative Books ISBN prefix: 9780648008 Old distributor: Woodslane New distributor: Peribo Changeover date: 7 September 2018 Returns cut-off: 13 September 2018 Contact URL: www.peribo.com.au

NewSouth Books congratulates authors on the 2018 NSW Premier’s History Awards Shortlist

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Big congratulations from NewSouth Books to their authors and publishers included in the NSW Premier’s History Awards Shortlist. For the Australian History Prize is The Battle Within by Christina Twomey...

China: book copyright imports, exports up; millions of pirated books confiscated

Tuesday, 14 August 2018
A Chinese government report says the export and import of book copyrights in China has increased, and the country has cracked down on copyright infringement, reports Xinhua News. The report...

Children’s publishing fair to run during Beijing International Book Fair

Tuesday, 14 August 2018
A new dedicated children’s publishing fair will run in conjunction with this year’s Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which runs from 22-26 August. Covering an area of 14,000 square metres,...

Shortlist announced for inaugural Banjo Prize

Tuesday, 14 August 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Banjo Prize has been announced. Launched by HarperCollins in March this year, the prize will be awarded for an unpublished work of commercial fiction. The shortlisted...

Townsend shortlisted for 2018 Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards

Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Australian author Jessica Townsend's multiple award-winning middle-grade novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Lothian) has been shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards in the fiction category, reports the Bookseller. Each...