New US Librarian of Congress confirmed
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
In the US, Carla Hayden has been confirmed as the 14th Librarian of Congress, the first woman and the first African-American to serve in the position, reports Publishers Weekly. Hayden...
ALIA warns of ‘potentially critical’ shortage of health librarians
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
A new report from ALIA Group Health Libraries Australia (HLA) has found a potentially critical shortage of health librarians. The census report found that for every seven health librarian retirees...
McCormack appointed small business minister; COSBOA, ARA concerned portfolio omitted from cabinet
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Nationals MP Michael McCormack was sworn in as the federal small business minister on 19 July, replacing Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer in the position. O’Dwyer was appointed to the role...
‘The Lifted Brow’ & RMIT non/fictionLab Prize for Experimental Nonfiction longlist announced
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Melbourne-based publisher and literary magazine the Lifted Brow has announced the longlist for its Prize for Experimental Nonfiction. The longlisted works are: ‘When Flakes of Ash Fall and Melt into Water’ by...
Amazon US launches ‘Kindle Singles Classics’
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
In the US, Amazon has announced the launch of its new nonfiction series ‘Kindle Singles Classics’, which will include ‘hard-to-find’ essays and stories by established authors, including John le Carré,...
New Stephenie Meyer thriller in November
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Publishers Little Brown and Hachette Australia have announced the forthcoming release of The Chemist, a new thriller by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, to be published worldwide on 15 November. The...
Luthy wins 2016 RWA Golden Heart award
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Melbourne-based author Gabrielle Luthy has won a 2016 Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart award for her unpublished manuscript ‘Shelter Me’ in the contemporary romance category. Luthy’s win was...
Subscription service eMusic relaunches audiobook program, eStories
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
In the US, online music subscription service eMusic is relaunching and rebranding its audiobook service under the name eStories, reports Publishers Weekly. The service includes over 80,000 titles, and is...
First Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2016 authors announced
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival has announced the first line-up of authors to appear at its 2016 festival, which will run from 26-30 October in Ubud, Indonesia. Among the...
McKnight named inaugural ‘Overland’ writer-in-residence
Monday, 18 July 2016
Writer and teacher Karen McKnight has been awarded the inaugural Overland Writers Residency, which this year focussed on women writers who are the sole primary carers of one or more...
US publishing industry generated estimated $36.4 billion in revenue in 2015
Monday, 18 July 2016
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) annual StatShot survey estimated book sales in the US fell slightly in 2015 from the previous year, with revenue down 0.6% to US$27.78bn (A$36.40bn)....
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 18 July 2016
After its debut in 20th spot last week, Liz Byrski’s latest novel The Woman Next Door (Macmillan) has risen quickly up the charts in its first week of release, entering...
Booktopia named Telstra Business Awards finalist
Monday, 18 July 2016
Online bookstore Booktopia has been named a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards in the medium sized category for New South Wales. Booktopia was ineligible to enter the awards last...
Te Papa Press, Massey University Press announce partnership
Monday, 18 July 2016
New Zealand publisher Te Papa Press has formed a partnership with Massey University Press, which will see the publishers work together to produce books under two separate eponymous imprints. As...
Oz, NZ writers among 2016 World Fantasy Award finalists
Friday, 15 July 2016
A number of Australian and New Zealand writers are finalists for the 2016 World Fantasy Awards, including New Zealand author Anna Smaill, whose novel The Chimes (Sceptre) was nominated in...
Connors awarded Magarey Medal 2016
Friday, 15 July 2016
Libby Connors was awarded the biennial Magarey Medal for Biography for Warrior: A Legendary Leader’s Dramatic Life and Violent Death on the Colonial Frontier (A&U) at the 2016 Australian Historical Association...
Crowdfunded memoir wins 2016 PEN/Ackerley Prize
Friday, 15 July 2016
Alice Jolly’s crowdfunded book Dead Babies and Seaside Towns (Unbound) has been awarded the 2016 PEN/Ackerley Prize for a work of memoir or autobiography, reports the Bookseller. Jolly received a cheque for £3000 (A$5252)...
Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2016 winners announced
Friday, 15 July 2016
The winners of the 2016 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at the State Library of New South Wales on 14 July. The $30,000 Nita B...
UK start-up aims to give London bookshops one-hour delivery service
Thursday, 14 July 2016
In the UK, retail tech start-up NearSt is aiming to connect readers in London with their local high street bookstores by offering customers one-hour delivery through their newly launched website,...
Wagner’s Billy Goat Books launches book club for young ‘reluctant readers’
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Michael Wagner, children’s book author and founder of boutique publisher Billy Goat Books, has launched an online book club and website to accompany a new series of books aimed at...
Scribble signs fashion designers Kee and Jackson
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Scribe children’s book imprint Scribble has acquired rights to two board books by Australian fashion designers and artists Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, to be released in mid-2017. The books...
Bain to leave UQP
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Greg Bain will step down as University of Queensland Press CEO in November. (See news.)
NLA launches new online bookshop
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched a new online bookshop. The redesign features an improved layout and mobile friendly browsing, with new Australian releases given prominent placement on...
Black Inc. and La Trobe University launch joint imprint
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Black Inc. has partnered with La Trobe University to form a joint publishing imprint, La Trobe University Press (LTUP). The new imprint, which aims to bring ‘scholarly works to a...
Frankfurt Book Fair launches new illustrators’ prize with $43,000 prize pool
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
The Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) has announced a new international prize for illustrators with a €10,000 (A$14,530) first prize, reports the Bookseller. The prize is divided into five categories: cover...
Naoum launches consulting business, Critical Mass
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Former Momentum publisher Joel Naoum has launched Critical Mass, a consulting business for authors, publishers and content producers. Naoum, who left Momentum in February after Pan Macmillan decided to scale...
Irish Booksellers Association warns government about centralised library supply
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
The Booksellers Association of Ireland has called on the Irish government to reconsider its planned centralised national library tender scheme, due to commence in September, reports the Bookseller. The cost-cutting...
BBC’s must-read children’s book list too focussed on the classics, warns BookTrust
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
In the UK, literacy charity BookTrust has warned the BBC’s list of ‘must-read’ books for children places too much emphasis on ‘timeless classics’, reports the Daily Telegraph. BookTrust chief executive...
NYWF announces first author line-up for 2016 program
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
The National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF) has announced its first line-up of artists for its 2016 program, which runs in Newcastle from 29 September to 2 October. The writers announced include Omar Musa,...
Eight literary organisations receive multi-year funding from Creative Victoria
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
A number of literary organisations are among the 90 recipients of the 2017-2020 funding round of Creative Victoria’s Organisations Investment Program, worth a total of $113m over the next four...
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