The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Holly Ringland, Fourth Estate) Archive
Thursday, 22 February 2018
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a lush, powerful contemporary novel from debut author Holly Ringland. It revolves around Alice, who we first meet as an isolated young girl...
UK consumer report finds fewer preschoolers being read to by parents Archive
Thursday, 22 February 2018
A UK report has revealed just 51% of preschool-age children are read to on a daily basis, a drop from 69% in 2013, reports the Bookseller. The survey, which was...
‘Overland’ Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 22 February 2018
The shortlist for Overland’s Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for travel-themed short fiction has been announced. The 13 shortlisted entries are: ‘If there are zebra finches’ (Claire Aman) ‘Hot days’...
Yolngu artist Warrkatja wins inaugural Magabala illustrator award Archive
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Yolngu artist Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr has won Magabala Books’ inaugural Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award, reports the Australian. New to illustrating books, Warrkatja is a painter whose work draws on traditional...
McLean appointed acting CEO of UPLIT and BWF Archive
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Ann McLean has been appointed acting chief executive officer for 2018 at UPLIT, the organisation responsible for the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF). McLean will serve in the role while the...
Rights round-up Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Sales Fiction: Allen & Unwin has sold film rights to The Twentieth Man (Tony Jones). Fremantle Press has sold Italian rights to The Hope Fault (Tracy Farr) to Parallelo45 Edizioni....
Taylor & Francis scraps licensing change after opposition from libraries Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
In the UK, Taylor & Francis has reversed its decision to charge extra for older journal material after more than 110 libraries in the UK and Ireland signed an open...
The state of bookselling in America: Tom Hoskins on attending the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
This year’s American Booksellers Association Winter Institute conference in Memphis was the largest gathering to date: 680 booksellers from around the world were joined by more than 130 authors and...
Concept plans released for ‘long-awaited’ Gosford library Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Concept plans for the ‘long-awaited’ Gosford Regional Library have been released, reports the Daily Telegraph. Community residents are being asked to consider the two concept plans for the library and...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
‘We, as publishers, have not done a great job going digital. We’ve tried. We’ve tried enhanced or enriched ebooks—didn’t work. We’ve tried apps, websites with our content—we have one or...
‘ABR’ Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2018 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poets are: Eileen Chong (Sydney) Katherine Healy (Adelaide) L K Holt (Melbourne)...
Creative Victoria announces new Diversity and Inclusion Program funding Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Creative Victoria has announced new funding opportunities under its Diversity and Inclusion Program to ‘address barriers to participation by underrepresented groups in Victoria’s creative industries’. As part of the initiative,...
Debut ‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ sells in 19 territories Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Australian author Holly Ringland’s forthcoming debut novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (HarperCollins), has sold into 19 territories. Ringland’s debut is a coming-of-age story about a young girl, Alice,...
Yiannopoulos drops lawsuit against S&S Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
In the US, far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has withdrawn his lawsuit against Simon & Schuster (S&S), reports the Guardian. In documents filed in New York state supreme court, Yiannopoulos and...
Shop fitout for sale Archive
Wednesday, 21 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...
Lonely Planet annual stocktake Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Lonely Planet will be conducting its annual stocktake on Friday 23 February. Orders placed by 12 noon on Thursday 22nd will be dispatched prior to the warehouse closing. Regular warehouse...
Pan to publish ‘Terry’s Dumb Dot Story’ Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
On 27 February, Pan Macmillan Australia will publish Terry’s Dumb Dot Story, a new ‘Treehouse’ short story by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. It will retail for $2.00 (inc GST)...
Rough Guides moves to Woodslane Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
From 5 March 2018, sales and distribution of Rough Guides will move from from DK and UBD to Woodsland ANZ. Authorised returns relating to orders placed with UBD should be...
Bonnier Publishing Australia reprinting ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ by Heather Morris Archive
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the women he loved, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, has sold over 10,000 copies since publication, achieving #4 overall and #2 adult fiction...
APA to license IPG Skills Hub Archive
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the UK Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) have agreed on a deal to give APA members access to content from the IPG’s Skills Hub. The...
Golden Man Booker launched to mark award’s 50th year Archive
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the launch of a special one-off award to mark the 50th anniversary of the prize. The Golden Man Booker will be awarded to the...
New ‘Treehouse’ collaboration to raise funds for children’s literacy Archive
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced it will publish a new ‘Treehouse’ short story by creators Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, called Terry’s Dumb Dot Story. Available on 27 February, the...
Scribble to publish new Bell and Colpoys picture book Archive
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Scribble has acquired world rights to a new picture book collaboration by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys, the creators of The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella. Bell and Colpoys’ All the Ways to...
Twelfth Planet Press launches novella series Archive
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Australian science-fiction and fantasy publisher Twelfth Planet Press is launching a novella series. The series will launch with Stephanie Gunn’s novella Icefall, a ‘gripping story of extreme sports in outer...
S&S sees 12% revenue increase in fourth quarter Archive
Monday, 19 February 2018
Simon & Schuster has recorded global sales of US$830 million (A$1.05 billion) in 2017, up eight percent from the previous year, report Publishers Weekly. Parent company CBS Corporation released the...
‘Overland’ poetry prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 19 February 2018
The shortlist for the 2017 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘Guarded by Birds’ and ‘Dropbear Poetics’ (Evelyn Araluen)...
Charts this week Archive
Monday, 19 February 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson Macmillan 3 Still Me...
Tuffield to step down as Stella executive director Archive
Friday, 16 February 2018
The Stella Prize has announced that its executive director, Aviva Tuffield, will resign from the role, and will step down in May this year following the announcement of the 2018...
Connect Books sold for just £6 million Archive
Friday, 16 February 2018
UK book wholesaler and distributor Connect Books has been sold to private equity firm Aurelius for £6 million ($A10.6 million), which is nearly half of the sale price originally agreed...
Edinburgh and Melbourne Cities of Literature to launch exchange program Archive
Friday, 16 February 2018
Five Melbourne literary programmers will have the opportunity to visit Edinburgh in August this year, as part of a new exchange program between the Melbourne and Edinburgh Cities of Literature....
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