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Hachette acquires new novel by Hannah Richell

Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Hachette Australia has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to Hannah Richell’s new novel, The Peacock Summer, in a joint deal with Orion UK. Hachette describes the novel as ‘an...

Serong shortlisted for 2018 Edgars

Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Australian author Jock Serong has been shortlisted for the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the Edgars), which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction’ published in the US in...

Writers awarded OzCo international residencies for 2018-19

Tuesday, 23 January 2018
A number of writers have been awarded international residencies for 2018-19 as part of the Australia Council’s program. Authors Emily Bitto and Fiona McFarlane will each undertake a six-month residency...

Waterstones’ annual profits rise by 80%

Monday, 22 January 2018
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has reported an 80 percent jump in annual profits, reports the Guardian. Waterstones reported that pre-tax profits increased from £9.9m (A$17.1m) to £18m (A$31.25m) in the...

Full program announced for 2018 Perth Writers Week

Friday, 19 January 2018
The full program has been announced for the 2018 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 19-25 February. Events at the festival include the pairing of ‘literary giants’ Kim Scott...

Ferrante joins ‘Guardian Weekend’ as columnist

Friday, 19 January 2018
Bestselling author of the ‘Neapolitan’ series Elena Ferrante will write a regular newspaper column—her first ever—for Guardian Weekend magazine, reports the Guardian. Beginning on 20 January, Ferrante’s weekly column will...

Women dominate UK literary fiction bestsellers

Thursday, 18 January 2018
Nine out of the top 10 bestselling literary fiction authors in 2017 were women writers, reports the Bookseller. Margaret Atwood topped the list, benefiting from the TV adaptations of The...

Chen-Meyer awarded Tiptree Fellowship

Thursday, 18 January 2018
Australian writer Ineke Chen-Meyer has been announced as one of two recipients of the 2017 Tiptree Fellowship. The fellowship, run by the US-based James Tiptree Jr Literary Award, provides ‘support...

Robinsons to open 10th Melbourne store

Thursday, 18 January 2018
Independent bookselling chain Robinsons Bookshop is opening a new store in Plenty Valley Westfield in Melbourne’s north in March. Robinsons owner Susanne Horman told Books+Publishing that construction on the new...

Wheels in motion: new recruits at the Wheeler Centre

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Veronica Sullivan, Hiroki Kobayashi and Stella Charls recently joined the Wheeler Centre’s programming team, but many in the industry will already know these three from their previous work. Sullivan was...

Live performance repository AusStage in funding jeopardy

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Australia’s most comprehensive index of live performances, AusStage, is in jeopardy due to uncertain funding, reports InDaily. AusStage has been funded by grants from the Australian Research Council’s research infrastructure...

ALIA prepares for Library Lovers’ Day on 14 February

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) will host its annual Library Lovers’ Day on 14 February. The event will be launched by the Parliamentary Friends of Australian Books and...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold Bulgarian rights to The Eye of the Sheep (Sofie Laguna) to Ednorog Publishers. Nonfiction—Allen & Unwin has sold German and Czech rights to Buddhism...

Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2018 shortlist announced

the logo for Writers Victoria Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Writers Victoria has announced the eight writers shortlisted for the 2018 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, awarded annually to an Australian writer for a proposed biographical work. The shortlisted writers and...

German sales down 2% in 2017

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
German trade paper buchreport has reported sales were down for the German book industry in 2017, with value dropping two percent compared to 2016, reports the Bookseller. Christmas sales in...

Print book volume down by 4% in Canada in 2017

Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Print book sales in Canada have declined in 2017, with print book volume down by four percent and value down by three percent compared to 2016 figures. According to a...

Vuong wins 2017 T S Eliot Prize

Tuesday, 16 January 2018
American poet Ocean Vuong has won the 2017 T S Eliot Prize for poetry, reports the Guardian. Vuong won the prize for his debut collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds...

Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced

Monday, 15 January 2018
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2018 Indie Book Awards shortlist, for the best Australian books published in 2017. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Force of Nature...