Melbourne’s newest public library opens
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
The Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton was officially opened on 3 July by lord mayor Robert Doyle after a $15.5 million refurbishment of...
Behind the clichés: Honey Brown on ‘Six Degrees’
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Honey Brown’s short-story collection Six Degrees (Ventura Press, August) explores romance and sex in rural Australia, and is a departure from the author’s previous books in terms of genre and length....
NLA’s legal deposit scheme extended to include all digital media
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Changes to the 1968 Copyright Act, which passed through federal parliament last week, ensure that the National Library of Australia (NLA) will store all electronic media published in Australia, reports...
Australian Public Library Alliance releases elending report
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
The Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) has released a report on elending in Australian public libraries. The report provides a snapshot of elending for January 2013, May 2014 and May...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
‘We couldn’t believe the overwhelming feedback we had from Perth readers when we were closing. Even with the doors shut last week, the amount of people trying to get in...
‘Radar Gunner’ wins Chief Minister’s NT History Book Award
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Dick Dakeyne’s self-published book Radar Gunner has won the 2015 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award.Radar Gunner tells of Dakeyne’s experience as a member of the Royal Australian Air...
On Tour: Meet the author Bernard Beckett
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
New Zealand author Bernard Beckett has written multiple books and plays for young adults. His latest book Lullaby (Text) is a psychological thriller about twins Rene and Theo that explores love...
Newspapers to pre-publish first chapter of ‘Go Set a Watchman’
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal will publish the first chapter of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann) online on 10 July before the novel’s release on...
Myer reappointed Australia Council chair
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Australian government has announced that Rupert Myer has been reappointed chair of the Australia Council.The retailer and philanthropist was first appointed to the role in June 2012. Australia Council...
New Zealand Book Awards announces prize changes
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The New Zealand Book Awards will return in 2016 with a new structure, judging process and an annual NZ$50,000 (A$44,595) prize for fiction, with the winners to be announced at...
Tasmanian Writers Festival announces authors, venue
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Tasmanian Writers and Readers Festival will be held at Hadley’s Orient Hotel in Hobart from 11-13 September, with Don Watson, Helen Garner and Bob Brown among the guests.The biennial...
Reading Australia website relaunched, new content added
Monday, 6 July 2015
The Copyright Agency has relaunched its Reading Australia website with a new design and new content.The website, which provides free resources for teachers to promote Australian literary works, now includes...
Transworld partners with the ‘Sun’ for ‘Jack Reacher’ week
Monday, 6 July 2015
In the UK, Transworld has partnered with the Sun newspaper to promote Lee Child’s ‘Jack Reacher’ series, reports the Bookseller. The first Jack Reacher Week campaign will run in the...
National Biography Award 2015 shortlist announced
Monday, 6 July 2015
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlist for the 2015 National Biography Award for biographical writing and memoir.The shortlisted titles are: An Unsentimental Bloke: The Life and Work of...
MidnightSun signs first international rights deals
Monday, 6 July 2015
Adelaide-based small press MidnightSun Publishing has signed its first three international rights deals.The publisher has sold US rights to Amanda Hickie’s thriller An Ordinary Epidemic to Little, Brown in a...
RiP Michael Zifcak
Friday, 3 July 2015
Michael Zifcak, former chairman of Collins Booksellers and Hill of Content Publishing, has died, aged 96.Zifcak was the chairman of Collins Booksellers and its publishing division Hill of Content, which he...
Comics and graphic novel sales at 20-year high in North America
Friday, 3 July 2015
The sale of graphic novels and periodical comics in North America reached a combined total of US$935m (A$1225m) in 2014, a 7% increase on 2013, reports comics trade news sites ICv2 and...
Draft guidelines released for National Program for Excellence in the Arts; Arts Minister to approve all funding
Friday, 3 July 2015
The Ministry for the Arts has released the draft guidelines for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts, which indicates that all funding proposals will need to be approved...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2015 shortlists announced
Friday, 3 July 2015
The titles shortlisted for this year’s Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each category are:Three to five years Bridie’s Boots (Phil Cummings...
Australian Christian Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Friday, 3 July 2015
The 2015 Australian Christian Book of the Year shortlist has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: What If? (Kristen Young, Fervr) The Wisdom of Islam and the Foolishness of Christianity (Richard...
Scribd makes dramatic cuts to romance list
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Scribd is dramatically reducing the number of romance and erotica titles offered through its subscription service in a move that is believed to prevent romance readers from cannibalising profits, reports...
Fuller wins Desmond Elliott Prize
Thursday, 2 July 2015
In the UK, Claire Fuller’s Our Endless Numbered Days (Penguin) has won the £10,000 (A$20,438) Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction. Fuller’s debut novel was chosen from a shortlist that...
Robotham shortlisted for CWA Gold Dagger
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Life or Death by Australian author Michael Robotham (Sphere) has been shortlisted for the 2015 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger award for best crime novel in the UK.Life or...
Neurosurgery memoir wins PEN/Ackerley Prize
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
The £3000 (A$6115) PEN/Ackerley Prize for a work of memoir or autobiography has been awarded to neurosurgeon Henry Marsh for his memoir Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and...
Apple loses US court appeal on ebook price-fixing decision
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
In the US, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Judge Denise Cote’s 2013 finding that Apple conspired to fix ebook prices with publishers, reports Publishers Weekly. Cote previously ruled...
Emma Viskic’s Resurrection Bay
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Caleb Zelic’s deafness has made him an astute observer of the minute details of world around him, and of people in particular, a skill he has parlayed into a career...
Budding romance: Lili Wilkinson on ‘Green Valentine’
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Lili Wilkinson’s latest YA novel Green Valentine (A&U) is a romantic comedy with an environmental twist, that explores ‘the cliché that popular girls are always mean girls’. Read her interview with reviewer Sarah...
Black to leave Aboriginal Studies Press
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Rhonda Black has retired as publisher at Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP) after 12 years in the role. Black was instrumental in developing many resources at ASP, including the publisher’s information...
Transportation Press announces literary collaboration with UK, Iran
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Tasmanian publisher Transportation Press has announced plans to publish a second collection of short stories from Tasmania and abroad.‘The Third Script will include stories from Tasmania, the UK and Iran,...
Disney combines publishing and interactive media divisions
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
In the US, the Walt Disney Company will combine the division that includes its publishing arm with its interactive media division, reports Digital Book World. Disney Consumer Products, which houses...
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