New chair for Copyright Licensing New Zealand Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has appointed crime writer Vanda Symon as chair of its board. Symon takes over from Adrian Keane, owner and chief executive of Edify Ltd, who...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
‘A lot of editors are women, particularly in Australia, and I think that comes down to women wanting to work in something they really love doing and being prepared to...
Macdonald to leave HarperCollins NZ Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
HarperCollins New Zealand publisher Finlay Macdonald will leave the company in early April for a role outside of publishing. (See news.)
Macdonald to leave HarperCollins NZ Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
HarperCollins New Zealand publisher Finlay Macdonald will leave the company in early April for a role outside of publishing. Macdonald, who previously worked as a journalist and editor, was appointed...
Does publicity sell books? A case study Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Last year, Captain Honey publishers Roz Hopkins and Natalie Winter successfully crowdfunded their illustrated children’s book Mummy and Mumma Get Married. In a recent blog post, reproduced below, Hopkins writes...
Fiction Uncovered prize seeking new sponsorship Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
In the UK, the Fiction Uncovered prize, which awards British mid-list writers, will not run in 2016 as it is seeking new sponsorship, reports the Bookseller. The prize is administered...
Hachette buys Perseus Book Group’s publishing division Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
In the US, Hachette has entered into a binding agreement to buy Perseus Books Group’s (PBG) publishing division, reports Publishers Weekly. PBG, which comprises nine imprints and has partnerships with...
Ashurst Business Literature Prize 2015 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
The shortlist for the 2015 Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd (Quentin Beresford, NewSouth) Penguin and the Lane Brothers:...
Garner wins $210k Windham-Campbell Prize Archive
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Helen Garner is one of nine winners of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, a US-based award that recognises English-language writers who ‘have left their mark on the world of literature or theatre’...
Kinokuniya to sell graphic novels with exclusive covers Archive
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
In the US, bookstore chain Books Kinokuniya will collaborate with publishers to bring out variant covers for a selection of English-language graphic novels, reports Publishers Weekly. The titles include the...
Book adaptations honoured at Academy Awards Archive
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
A number of book-to-film adaptations were winners at this year’s Academy Awards, reports the Guardian. The Revenant, which won awards in the categories of best director, best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio),...
Malouf wins OzCo Lifetime Achievement in Literature Award Archive
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
David Malouf has won the 2016 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award, formerly known as the Writers’ Emeritus Award, recognises ‘the achievements of eminent literary writers...
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 winners announced Archive
Monday, 29 February 2016
The winners of the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature were announced at a ceremony on 27 February as part of Adelaide Writers’ Week. The winners in each category are:...
Bestsellers this week Archive
Monday, 29 February 2016
The paperback edition of David Walliams’ 2014 children’ s book Awful Auntie (HarperCollins) is the highest new entry in this week’s charts; the British author has three more books in...
Pearson reports 30% profit increase from PRH in 2015 Archive
Monday, 29 February 2016
In the UK, Pearson has reported that its share of operating profit from Penguin Random House (PRH) was up 30% in 2015 compared to the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly....
Shortlist announced for 2016 Diagram Prize for oddest book title Archive
Monday, 29 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, presented by the Bookseller, has been announced. The seven titles selected for the shortlist are: Reading...
Australian, NZ publishers nominated for Bologna Prize Archive
Monday, 29 February 2016
Australian publishers Wilkins Farago and Berbay Publishing and New Zealand publisher Book Island have been nominated in the Oceania region for the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the...
‘Girl Online’ voted UK schoolchildren’s favourite book; Kinney favourite author Archive
Friday, 26 February 2016
In the UK, YouTube personality Zoella’s Girl Online (Puffin) has been voted the most popular book by secondary school children, reports the Guardian. The finding was released as part of...
New Macmillan Education website allows teachers to create custom workbooks Archive
Friday, 26 February 2016
Macmillan Education’s custom publisher Flexibooks has launched a new website that allows teachers to create custom-made print and digital workbooks. Teachers can create custom workbooks in health and physical education,...
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 26 February 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 13 reviews of books publishing in April and May 2016. Two books received five stars from our reviewers: Helen Garner’s nonfiction collection Everywhere I Look...
OzCo VIP guests announced for 2016 SWF Archive
Friday, 26 February 2016
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2016 Visiting International Publishers (VIP) Program, to be held during the Sydney Writers’ Festival in May. The guests...
On tour: Patrick deWitt Archive
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Canadian author Patrick deWitt’s latest novel Undermajordomo Minor (Granta) is a black comedy of manners. He will be visiting the Perth Writers Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week in February. What...
On tour: Muriel Barbery Archive
Thursday, 25 February 2016
French author Muriel Barbery’s latest novel The Life of Elves (Text) is the story of two children whose amazing abilities ‘bring them into contact with magical worlds’. She will travel...
On tour: Patrick Gale Archive
Thursday, 25 February 2016
British writer Patrick Gale’s latest book, A Place Called Winter (Tinder Press), follows the life of Edwardian gentleman Harry Cane as he is forced to relocate to the newly colonised...
Stella Prize to examine diversity in reviews Archive
Thursday, 25 February 2016
The Stella Prize is expanding its annual Stella Count to include a Diversity Survey to examine review coverage of authors from various backgrounds, especially marginalised groups. The Diversity Survey will...
S&S creates Muslim-themed children’s imprint Archive
Thursday, 25 February 2016
In the US, Simon & Schuster has created a new children’s book imprint dedicated to publishing books that feature Muslim characters and stories, reports the New York Times. Salaam Reads...
Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The shortlist for the Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘...a passing shower?’ (Dan Disney) ‘Prelude to a Voice’ (Anne Elvey)...
Speakers announced for ABA, LEB conferences Archive
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Leading Edge Books (LEB) have announced the keynote speakers for their 2016 conferences, which will be held in Canberra in May. US bookseller and...
Penguin to introduce ‘Pocket Penguins’ series in May Archive
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
In the UK, Penguin is releasing a new classics series called Pocket Penguins in May, reports the Bookseller. The series, which the publisher is calling ‘the future of Penguin Classics’,...
Norma K Hemming Award 2016 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Norma K Hemming Award has been announced. The award is presented by the Australian Science Fiction Foundation for a work of speculative fiction published in...
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