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Atkins wins 2018 Romantic Novel of the Year  Archive

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
In the UK, author Dani Atkins has won the 2018 Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year award for her novel This Love (S&S). Facilitated by the Romantic Novelists' Association, the Romantic...

Kostakis nominated for Lammy award  Archive

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
YA author Will Kostakis has been announced as a finalist in the 30th annual Lambda Literary Awards—known as the ‘Lammys’—for his book The Sidekicks (Penguin). The Lammys celebrate achievement in...

Shop fitout for sale  Archive

Wednesday, 7 March 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...

‘WBN’ published Thursday next week  Archive

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Monday (Labour Day in Victoria, Adelaide Cup Day in South Australia, Canberra Day in ACT and Eight Hours Day in Tasmania),...

RiP Neil McDonald  Archive

Monday, 5 March 2018
Author and film historian Neil McDonald has died, aged 77. McDonald published several books, including 200 Shots (A&U), a pictorial account of Australians fighting on the Kokoda Track and Kokoda Front Line:...

B&N to open five ‘prototype’ stores  Archive

Monday, 5 March 2018
Barnes & Noble has announced it will open five ‘prototype stores' after disappointing third-quarter sales, reports Publishers Weekly. The ‘prototype stores' will be 14,000 square feet (1300 square metres) in...

Pascoe honoured for Lifetime Achievement in Literature  Archive

Monday, 5 March 2018
Bunurong writer Bruce Pascoe has won the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature ‘acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers...

Generation Women Sydney storytelling event  Archive

Friday, 2 March 2018
Generation Women Sydney’s second female storytelling event is on Wednesday March 7 at the Giant Dwarf Theatre, Redfern. Join writer Fiona Wright, social commentator, Jane Caro, literary manager, Polly Rowe,...

Readings Carlton store robbed  Archive

Friday, 2 March 2018
Readings’ flagship bookstore in Carlton has been robbed, with the burglars stealing a safe containing more than $10,000, reports the Age. Readings managing director Mark Rubbo said the crime happened...

Strout wins 2018 Story Prize  Archive

Friday, 2 March 2018
Elizabeth Strout has won the 2018 Story Prize for Anything is Possible (Viking). Chosen from a shortlist of three that also included The King is Always above the People (Daniel...

Inky Awards 2018 longlist announced  Archive

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...

February and March reviews unlocked  Archive

Thursday, 1 March 2018
Reviews of children’s and YA new releases published in February and March are now free to view on the Books+Publishing website. They include: Picture books A Boat of Stars: New...

New fiction prize launched for Indian writers  Archive

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...

Rights round-up  Archive

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...