Sandhu wins Readings Children’s Book Prize 2018 Archive
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Jo Sandhu has won the 2018 Readings Children’s Book Prize for her middle-grade novel Tarin of the Mammoths: The Exile (Puffin), the first book in a trilogy. Sandhu’s title was...
No ‘Daily’ on Wednesday Archive
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published on Wednesday 25 April due to the Anzac Day holiday. The next Daily will be published on Thursday 26 April.
UK academics vote on most influential books in history written by women Archive
Monday, 23 April 2018
In the UK, academics, booksellers, publishers and librarians have voted on a list of the top 20 ‘books by women that changed the world’. Covering a variety of topics such...
Creative Victoria forms working group to combat harassment and misconduct Archive
Monday, 23 April 2018
Creative Victoria has formed a working group of industry leaders to combat sexual harassment, bullying and misconduct in Victoria’s creative industries. Formed at the request of Victorian minister for creative...
Prime location: thriving in sobering times at Avenue Elsternwick Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
When Melbourne’s Avenue Bookstore owner Chris Redfern opened a second store in Elsternwick in 2012, the year after the REDgroup collapse, some were sceptical. Bookseller Savannah Indigo explains how the...
Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2018 longlists announced Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
The longlists for the 2018 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced. The eight longlisted titles for the $30,000 Nita B Kibble Literary Award for an established author are:...
UK report finds growing vocabulary deficiency among students Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
In the UK, a report commissioned by Oxford University Press (OUP) has found the number of students with 'limited' vocabularies is increasing, with the majority of teachers blaming this 'word gap'...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
Books+Publishing’s most recent Junior newsletter contains 14 reviews of books publishing in April, May and June 2018. Eleni Hale’s debut YA novel, Stone Girl (Penguin, May), received five stars from reviewer...
Subbed In Chapbook Prize expands in 2018 Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
Sydney-based literary organisation Subbed In is expanding its Chapbook Prize—previously open to NSW residents only—to writers across Australia. Launched last year, the Subbed In Chapbook Prize aims to support emerging...
EWF announces inaugural fellowship for emerging writers Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced it is partnering with State Library Victoria (SLV) to offer a new fellowship for emerging writers. The Emerging Writers’ Fellowship offers one recipient...
Fraillon shortlisted for CrimeFest Awards Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
Australian author Zana Fraillon has been shortlisted in the young adult category of the UK CrimeFest Awards, for her book The Ones that Disappeared (Lothian). Joining Fraillon on the shortlist...
Belgrave wins 2018 Ernest Scott Prize Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
Michael Belgrave has won the 2018 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864-1885 (Auckland University Press). Belgrave’s...
New Frontier signs first licensing deal for new early years imprint Archive
Friday, 20 April 2018
Children’s publisher New Frontier has signed the first licensing deal for its new baby and early years imprint, Catch a Star. The five-year publishing contract will see New Frontier publish...
Introducing Quirky Kid Publishing Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Quirky Kid Publishing—the publishing arm of Sydney- and Wollongong-based child psychology clinic The Quirky Kid Clinic—has won the Educational Initiatives Award at the 2018 London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence...
Meet new Australian voices at the Intersection Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
‘Commentators have been pointing out for decades how the children’s and young adult literary landscape has largely reflected one dominant, homogeneous story of privilege and power that rarely admits “outsider”...
UK report finds ‘class pay gap’ in publishing industry Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
A new UK report on representation in the arts has revealed a ‘class pay gap’ in publishing of £23,000 (A$41,900) a year, and found that people of working-class origins make up just...
Walker Books acquires world rights to Croggon’s first middle-grade fantasy title Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Alison Croggon, author of the ‘Pellinor’ series for young adults, will publish her first middle-grade fantasy adventure title, The Threads of Magic, with Walker Books after the publisher acquired world rights in...
Townsend’s ‘Nevermoor’ wins locally and in the UK Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Lothian) has been named Book of the Year at the 2018 Indie Book Awards. Nevermoor, which also took out the children’s category of the awards,...
Anh Do’s new ‘Ninja Kid’ tops children’s fiction bestsellers Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Comedian, and author of the bestselling memoir The Happiest Refugee, Anh Do occupies four of the top 10 places on the children’s fiction bestsellers chart for March, with the first...
ABIAs 2018 shortlists announced Archive
Thursday, 19 April 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year Force of Nature (Jane Harper,...
Podcast spotlight: Better Reading Podcast Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Established in 2017, Better Reading Podcast is a weekly bookish podcast where Better Reading founder and director Cheryl Akle holds in-depth conversations with both Australian and international authors. Spanning over...
Online library launches to digitally preserve at-risk heritage sites Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
A new online library has launched to digitally preserve major cultural heritage sites to prevent them from being lost in the future, reports Smithsonian.com. Named Open Heritage, the online library...
Australian publishers report ‘optimistic’ Bologna; feminism and diversity remain points of interest Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Australian publishers have reported a busy and ‘positive’ Bologna Children’s Book Fair (26-29 March), with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction, books with a focus on feminism and diversity, and illustrated...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold German rights to The Dark Lake sequel Into the Night (Sarah Bailey); and Romanian rights to The Lightkeeper’s Wife (Karen Viggers). Lyn Tranter...
Library closures at NZ university prompt fears of book burnings Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Staff members at the University of Auckland fear the institution will burn thousands of books if it goes ahead with plans to close down specialist libraries, reports Radio NZ. The...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
‘Six years on, what has amazed us is how fast and far-reaching the effects have been ... I encourage leaders in other areas—especially cultural ones—to consider bold interventions, as we...
Radio Blue Mountains promotes children’s literature with new hour-long radio program Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Radio Blue Mountains has launched a new children’s book radio program hosted by former children’s book publisher and national board member of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Margaret...
SLV awarded for events industry excellence Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
State Library Victoria (SLV) has won awards in three categories at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) 2017 Victoria Industry Awards, which recognise excellence in the events industry. For the...
NLA launches ambassador program for 50th anniversary Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched an ambassador program to help celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary, reports the Canberra Times. Authors Kaz Cooke, Benjamin Law, Anita Heiss, Garth...
Water Scott Prize 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
In the UK, the Water Scott Prize 2018 shortlist has been announced. The titles shortlisted for the £25,000 (A$46,000) prize for historical fiction are: Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan, Corsair) Sugar Money (Jane...
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