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F A Davis change of distribution announcement

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Eurospan has been appointed the exclusive distributor of F.A. Davis print books throughout Australasia and titles are now available to order. Any current returns requests should be made to the...

Change for F A Davis

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Publisher: F A Davis ISBN prefix: 978-0-8036 Old distributor: Elsevier New distributor: The Eurospan Group Changeover date: 21 May 2018 Contact URL: emma.white@eurospangroup.com

Publicist available for new campaigns

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Laura Boon is now accepting publicity projects for the second half of 2018. Recent campaigns include Raising Boys in the 21st Century by Steve Biddulph (Finch). She works across all...

‘Ruby’ romance award 2018 finalists announced

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
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: Long romance...

ABA booksellers of the year 2018 finalists announced

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
The finalists for the 2018 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) booksellers of the year awards have been announced. The finalists for Bookseller of the Year are: Paul MacDonald (The Children's Bookshop)...

Viskic, Clark longlisted for UK Dagger awards

Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Emma Viskic has been longlisted in two categories in the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) 2018 Dagger awards for her novel Resurrection Bay (Echo). Viskic’s novel is one of 10...

Nebula Awards 2017 winners announced

Tuesday, 22 May 2018
In the US, the winners of the 2017 Nebula Awards, presented in 2018, have been announced. The Stone Sky (N K Jemisin, Orbit) was awarded Best Novel, and was chosen...

Forbes inducted into ABDA hall of fame

Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Book designer Alison Forbes has been announced as the 2018 inductee into the Australian Book Design Hall of Fame. Forbes was the first full-time independent book designer in Australia, with...

‘Just Another Week in Suburbia’ optioned for TV

Monday, 21 May 2018
Melbourne-based writer Les Zig’s literary novel Just Another Week in Suburbia (Pantera) has been optioned for film by Australian production company Truce Films. Zig signed the deal last month with...

‘Netflix for books’ launches in Australia

Monday, 21 May 2018
A new ebook and audiobook membership service has launched in Australia, after launching in the UK last November. Using a membership-based model, Bookchoice allows users to download up to eight...

Porter wins inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize

Monday, 21 May 2018
Auckland-based writer Ruby Porter has won the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel for her novel Attraction. Chosen from a shortlist of three, Attraction centres on an unnamed...

MWF reveals Weinstein journalist Ronan Farrow as first guest

Friday, 18 May 2018
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced that investigative journalist Ronan Farrow—whose reporting on allegations against Harvey Weinstein was central to the momentum of the #MeToo movement—will appear at this year’s...

Magarey Medal 2018 shortlist announced

Friday, 18 May 2018
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have announced the shortlist for the 2018 Magarey Medal for Biography. The shortlisted titles are:...

Noni takes three in Australian YA April charts

Thursday, 17 May 2018
The first book in Lynette Noni's 'Medoran Chronicles', Akarnae, has taken out top spot in the Australian YA bestsellers chart for April, with the second and third books in the...

Textbook authors sue Cengage over subscription service

Thursday, 17 May 2018
In the US, two authors have filed a federal lawsuit against educational publisher Cengage, alleging that the company’s new subscription service will improperly cost them sales and royalty payments, reports Publishers Weekly....

Rose resigns from PRH

Thursday, 17 May 2018
Penguin Random House senior literary editor Meredith Rose has resigned from the company, following the departure of PRH Literary publishing director Ben Ball earlier this week. Rose confirmed her resignation...

Cowley awarded Order of New Zealand

Thursday, 17 May 2018
Children's author Joy Cowley has been awarded the Order of New Zealand, which recognises outstanding service to the state and people of the country. Described as one of New Zealand’s...

Introducing Ford Street Publishing

Thursday, 17 May 2018
Paul Collins is the publisher at Ford Street Publishing, an industry stalwart and the author of ‘around 140’ books himself. Ford Street Publishing is a micro-press that releases all manner...

Random House acquires Elliot Perlman’s first kids’ book

Thursday, 17 May 2018
Random House Children’s Books has acquired the first children’s book by award-winning novelist Elliot Perlman (pictured). The Adventures of Catvinkle centres on the unlikely friendship between pampered house cat Catvinkle and Ula...

Australian ‘Own Voices’ snapped up

Wednesday, 16 May 2018
‘The last few years has seen an increased focus in the US and UK on diversity in children’s publishing, with the emphasis more and more being placed on Own Voices,’...

‘Nevermoor’ continues award-winning run

Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (Lothian) continues its award-winning streak, earning the author three awards at the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) announced earlier this month. Nevermoor won the awards for...

Eight winners announced for ALA’s public relations award

Wednesday, 16 May 2018
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced eight winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, which recognises marketing and public relations excellence by libraries. The eight winners...

 

 

 

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