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Inky Awards 2018 longlist announced

Thursday, 1 March 2018
The longlists for the 2018 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria for local and international...

Clued up: Jacqueline Harvey on ‘Breaking News: Kensy and Max Book One’

Thursday, 1 March 2018
‘Alice-Miranda’ and ‘Clementine Rose’ author Jacqueline Harvey assembles a world of espionage and mystery in Breaking News: Kensy and Max Book One (Random House, March), which reviewer Natalie Crawford says...

New fiction prize launched for Indian writers

Thursday, 1 March 2018
British-Indian novelist Rana Dasgupta has announced the foundation of the JCB Prize for Literature—an award that aims to foster greater translation between Indian languages, and to communicate to readers everywhere...

HGE sells US rights to Sydney bookseller’s middle-grade debut

Thursday, 1 March 2018
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) has sold US rights to Sydney bookseller Jeremy Lachlan’s middle-grade adventure novel Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds to Lerner Publishing imprint Carolrhoda Books....

Munoz announced as inaugural digital writer in residence

Thursday, 1 March 2018
Gabriella Munoz has been announced as Writers Victoria’s inaugural digital writer in residence. As part of her residency, Munoz will receive professional development including six paid commissions of 800-1000 words...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House has sold German-language rights to True Blue and Drifter’s Song (both Sasha Wasley); and Czech rights to The Chocolate Tin (Fiona McIntosh), No Job for...

25,000 books removed from Queensland library

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The public library in Redbank Plains, near Ipswich, has shifted 25,000 books from its collection in order to clear more space for extra public computers and new meeting rooms, reports...

Text sells ‘The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted’ into North America

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Text Publishing has sold North American rights to Robert Hillman’s forthcoming novel The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted to Putnam and Penguin Canada ‘for a significant sum’. Hillman’s book, which...

Stock available now and confirmed PR: ‘It’s Even Worse than You Think’—the book you ‘need to read’ about Trump

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Simon & Schuster Australia announces that stock of It’s Even Worse Than You Think by David Cay Johnston (978198210193 $35.00) is now available. No journalist knows Donald Trump better than...

British Library’s Harry Potter exhibition available online

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The British Library has collaborated with Google to launch a virtual version of its Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition on the Google Arts and Culture mobile app and...

ANU closes library following flash flooding

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
A flash flood in Canberra has caused damage to books at Australian National University's (ANU) Chifley Library, with the library announcing it will be closed until further notice, reports the...

RiP Beryl Fletcher

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
New Zealand feminist novelist Beryl Fletcher has died, aged 80. Fletcher grew up in what she described as ‘a socialist working-class family’ in Auckland, and graduated in 1979 from Waikato...

RiP Zelda D’Aprano

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Australian feminist activist and author Zelda D’Aprano has died, aged 90. D’Aprano was an avid campaigner for women’s rights and equal pay. A fierce labour unionist, she is known for...

Lake Press changeover with Parragon Publishing

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Lake Press and Parragon Publishing have reached an agreement to the effect that Lake Press will purchase Parragon’s stock and IP together with the assets of Parragon Distribution Centre on...

Leather Soul: A Half-back Flanker’s Rhythm and Blues by Bob Murphy

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The cover of Bob Murphy’s forthcoming memoir, Leather Soul: A Half-back Flanker’s Rhythm and Blues, will be revealed at 10.30am on Thursday, 1 March, supported by an extensive social media...

Bray appointed Bloomsbury Australia MD

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Liz Bray has been appointed the managing director of Bloomsbury Australia following the recent departure of Kate Cubitt. Bray has worked in the publishing industry for more than 20 years,...

Amazon Publishing launches imprint Topple Books

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
In the US, Amazon Publishing has launched the imprint Topple Books, with filmmaker, writer and LGBTQ activist Jill Soloway to oversee the list as editor-in-chief, reports Publishers Weekly. With the...

CBCA Notable Books for 2018 announced

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The Children’s Book Council of Australian (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2018. They are as follows: Older readers Mallee Boys (Charlie Archbold, Wakefield Press) The Fall...

Shop fitout for sale

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Collins Booksellers Bacchus Marsh has a full shop fitout available for $20,000. High quality, and still in very good condition. Please contact via email for photos and further details. Available...

Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018: registrations of interest now open

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Please visit www.melbourneprize.org to register your interest in the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2018 & Awards, and to receive the Entry Guidelines. Prize pool over $100,000 plus a new category....

Asialink 2018 arts exchanges announced

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The recipients of the University of Melbourne’s Asialink Arts Exchanges Program (previously known as the Residencies Program) for 2018 have been announced. Writers receiving residencies in Asian countries are: Annee Lawrence,...