No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson (Jeff Sparrow, Scribe) Archive
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) was an African-American singer, actor and political activist. His father was a slave, yet Robeson was able to carve out an acting and music career despite facing...
‘Griffith Review’, Queensland Literary Awards announce fellowship program Archive
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Up to six Queensland writers’ fellowships will be awarded each year over the next two years under a new program launched by the Griffith Review and the Queensland Literary Awards....
NZ PM’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2016 announced Archive
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Atholl Anderson, Marilyn Duckworth and David Eggleton are the recipients of 2016 New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement, in recognition of their ‘outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature’....
Sarah Jessica Parker imprint to begin publishing in 2018 Archive
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
US actress Sarah Jessica Parker will head up a new imprint at Penguin Random House’s Hogarth Press, called SJP for Hogarth. PRH said in a statement that the imprint will...
Overseas ebooks taxed in NZ as digital imports GST comes into effect Archive
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
A 15% GST is being charged on ebooks purchased in New Zealand from international vendors since the country’s digital imports tax came into effect on 1 October. Other digital products...
Book sales up 20% in Ireland Archive
Monday, 10 October 2016
Books sales in Ireland are up approximately 20% this year compared to the previous year, with the largest growths coming from nonfiction and children’s books, reports the Irish Times. According...
CHASS Australia Prize 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 10 October 2016
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the 2016 Australia Book Prize shortlist. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia Prizes program,...
Canada to be guest of honour at 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair Archive
Friday, 7 October 2016
Canada has been chosen at the guest of honour at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair, reports Publishing Perspectives. ‘The Canadian publishing industry has worked together for the past three years...
Educational Publishing Awards 2016 winners announced Archive
Friday, 7 October 2016
The winners of the Australian Publishers Association’s (APA) Educational Publishing Awards for 2016 were announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on 6 October. RIC Publications was named Publisher of the...
Dymocks Kids’ Top 51 list announced Archive
Friday, 7 October 2016
Dymocks has revealed its Kids’ Top 51 list for 2016, with more than 26,500 votes received from Booklovers members. The top 10 books on the list are: The ‘Harry Potter’...
National Book Award 2016 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 7 October 2016
In the US, the shortlists for the 2016 National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. On the fiction shortlist are:...
Bookshop-whiskey bar to open in Melbourne Archive
Friday, 7 October 2016
A bar and bookshop specialising in Irish whiskey and Irish literature will open in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote in early November. Owner Eamonn Hennessy told Books+Publishing that the venue,...
Dead ringer: ‘The Turnkey’ by Allison Rushby Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Allison Rushby’s middle-grade novel The Turnkey is a ‘page-turning mystery’ set in London’s Highgate Cemetery during the Blitz. Reviewer Maria H Alessandrino spoke to the author. Read her review here....
Choose your own adventures: 2017 children’s and YA preview Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Publishers tell Jackie Tang about their standout titles for kids and teens in 2017, from plucky new junior-fiction protagonists to YA genre hybrids. Next year will see the launch of...
A life re-examined: Jeff Sparrow on ‘No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson’ Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Jeff Sparrow’s book on African-American singer, actor and political activist Paul Robeson combines ‘essay, journalism, history and biography to produce something engaging, original and insightful’, writes reviewer Chris Saliba. He...
Booking ahead: 2017 fiction preview Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Several Australian authors make their long-awaited return to publishing next year, alongside some promising debuts. Andrea Hanke and Vicki Stegink round up publishers’ fiction highlights for 2017. (See nonfiction titles here.)...
Booking ahead: 2017 nonfiction preview Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Several Australian authors make their long-awaited return to publishing next year, alongside some promising debuts. Andrea Hanke and Vicki Stegink round up publishers’ nonfiction highlights for 2017. (See fiction titles here.)...
Readings Matters 2017 authors announced Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
US authors A S King and Rick Yancey and Canadian author Mariko Tamaki are among the guests attending next year’s Reading Matters conference. The 2017 conference, which is presented by...
Queensland Literary Awards 2016 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
The winners of the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction ($10,000) Between a Wolf and a Dog (Georgia Blain, Scribe) Nonfiction ($10,000)...
ASA announces 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award. The shortlisted titles are: This Picture of You (Sarah Hopkins, A&U) A Guide to...
Leading Edge to hold 2017 conference in Surfers Paradise Archive
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Leading Edge Books will host its 2017 annual conference at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa on 19-21 March. The conference program features an informal lunch and afternoon sessions...
NLA announces 2017 Fellows Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Fellowships, awarded to local and international scholars to ‘make extensive use of the library’s rich and carried...
Hospital libraries project wins ALIA Research Grant Award Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Ann Ritchie and Michele Gaca have won the 2016 ALIA Research Grant Award for their project, ‘The contribution of Australian hospital libraries towards their organisations’ achievement of accreditation by the...
Kansas City library officials ‘outraged’ over arrests made during library discussion Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
In the US, the executive director of the Kansas City Public Library Crosby Kemper III said he is ‘outraged’ that state prosecutors are pursuing charges against a man who was...
National Book Foundation names ‘five under 35’ new writers to watch Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
In the US, the National Book Foundation has named five debut fiction writers under the age of 35 ‘whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape’....
‘Chasing Shadows’ longlisted for UK sports book award Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge’s Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck (Hardie Grant Books) has been longlisted for the UK-based William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
Green recognised on ‘Women of Influence’ list Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Pantera Press CEO and co-founder Alison Green has been recognised in the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2016 list. Green was recognised in the business enterprise category. The...
Kaufman & Kristoff, Nelson win 2016 Inky Awards Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The winners of the 2016 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature, were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 4 October. Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff...
#LoveOzYA to introduce e-newsletter with new release titles Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Grassroots advocacy group #LoveOzYA is introducing a monthly e-newsletter with information on new-release Australian YA titles. The newsletter aims to be a resource for booksellers, teachers, librarians and readers. A...
Orr wins £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award Archive
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Debut British author K J Orr has won the £15,000 (A$25,070) BBC National Short Story Award for her story ‘Disappearances’, featured in her collection Light Box (Daunt Books). The story,...
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