Patti Miller’s ‘Ransacking Paris’
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
This delightful recollection of the rewarding year that writer Patti Miller spent in Paris completing a challenging manuscript is that rare object—a book for anyone who believes we don’t need...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
‘This is the first truly collaborative initiative that we’ve undertaken together’—Small Press Network general manager Mary Masters on the new Victorian Indigenous literature officer role, which was developed by The...
Bookish films honoured at Academy Awards
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
A number of winners at this year’s Academy Awards on 22 February were based on or related to books, reports Shelf Awareness. Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which...
Bologna children’s book catalogue released
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Books Illustrated and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) have released the catalogue to accompany the ‘Hello! from Australia’ children’s book exhibition at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. As previously...
Random House publishes retraction for Gillard autobiography
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Random House has published a retraction and apology over an allegation against senator Nick Xenophon in Julia Gillard’s autobiography.In a statement the publisher said that ‘on page 320 of the first...
LBF to hold social media conference
Monday, 23 February 2015
The London Book Fair (LBF) will stage its first social media conference on trends in global publishing, reports the Bookseller. The online conference, called ‘Around the World in 8 Hours’,...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 23 February 2015
This week’s bestsellers chart has a new number one, with Richelle Mead’s The Ruby Circle (Viking) placed first in both the top 10 bestsellers and the highest new entries charts. This...
Nebula award nominees announced
Monday, 23 February 2015
In the US, the nominees for the 2014 Nebula Awards have been announced. Titles nominated in the Fiction category of the Nebula Awards are: The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison, Tor);...
US jury finds Australian publisher of ‘Fifty Shades’ defrauded partner out of royalties
Monday, 23 February 2015
A Texas jury has ruled that American Jennifer Lynn Pedroza was defrauded by Australian Amanda Hayward over royalty rights to the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ series, reports Reuters. Pedroza was...
New award categories for 2015 ABIAs
Monday, 23 February 2015
Three new awards will be presented for the first time at this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs).Two of the new awards, the Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year and...
Oz, NZ festival of literature and arts line-up announced
Monday, 23 February 2015
The first line-up for the Australian and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts in London has been announced. Kate Grenville, Steve Toltz, Alan Duff, Howard Jacobson, Omar Musa, Dylan...
NGV to host inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair in May
Monday, 23 February 2015
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will host the inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair on 1-3 May.Local and international book designers and publishers will exhibit fine art, architecture and design...
Kindle Unlimited illegal in France
Friday, 20 February 2015
Kindle Unlimited and similar ebook subscription services contravene French fixed price law and will be required to alter their practices within months, French culture minister Fleur Pellerin has said in...
Booktopia opens new headquarters and distribution centre
Friday, 20 February 2015
Booktopia officially opened its 10,000 square metre headquarters and distribution centre in Homebush, Sydney, this week, to coincide with the company’s 11th birthday.The headquarters includes offices, an author signing room...
Australia Post increases prepaid parcel prices
Friday, 20 February 2015
Australia Post will increase the price for some parcel deliveries and prepaid parcels from 2 March, among wider changes to pricing for its services. Parcels over 500g and up to...
Report finds greater diversity in US children’s books
Friday, 20 February 2015
In the US, the Cooperative Children’s Books Centre (CCBC) has released figures indicating US children’s books embraced greater diversity in 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. The CCBC figures report significant increases...
Scribe signs second nonfiction prize winner
Friday, 20 February 2015
Scribe has announced that it has signed another winner of its Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers.Briohny Doyle was the co-winner of the inaugural prize in 2013, along with Oliver...
Ngaio Marsh Award 2015 longlist announced
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced.The longlisted titles are: Drowning City (Ben Atkins, Random House) Five Minutes Alone (Paul Cleave, Penguin)...
Newcastle Writers Festival program announced
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The program for the 2015 Newcastle Writers Festival, to be held on 20-22 March, is now available online. The opening night of the festival will feature Helen Garner, Jessica Rudd...
Amazon expands one-hour delivery across Manhattan
Thursday, 19 February 2015
In the US, Amazon has expanded its one-hour delivery service Amazon Prime Now across most of Manhattan, reports Mashable. Two-hour delivery is also available in all of Manhattan and parts...
Random House US to publish ‘discovered’ Dr Seuss book
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Random House US has announced it will publish a recently ‘discovered’ picture book by Ted Geisel aka Dr Seuss on 28 July, reports Publishers Weekly. The book, entitled What Pet Should I Get?,...
Australian Crime Writers Association marks 20-year anniversary, partners with ‘KYD’
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) is celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2015.To mark the anniversary, ACWA has partnered with Kill Your Darlings (KYD) to publish the winner of the...
Waterstones relaunches website with individual shop pages
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has relaunched its website offering a ‘simpler and more pleasurable experience’ for customers, reports the Bookseller. The new website, which is optimised for tablets and smartphones,...
Faber ends affiliation with Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
US-based Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) and UK’s Faber and Faber have ended their 17-year affiliation, reports Publishers Weekly. FSG will no longer publish titles under the US-based Faber and Faber Inc. imprint,...
ALIA launches poll for Australia’s most borrowed books
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is asking its members to participate in a survey to identify Australia’s most borrowed books. The voting categories are adult fiction, adult nonfiction,...
International library news
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Patterson the most borrowed author as lending drops in UK librariesJames Patterson was the most borrowed author in UK libraries in 2014 according to data from the Public Lending Right, reports the Bookseller. This...
What to expect when you’re expecting in publishing
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Why is such a female-dominated industry as publishing not leading the way when it comes to parental leave? Matthia Dempsey spoke to several publishers about paid parental leave and flexibility in...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
‘The downgrading of the Premier’s Book Awards from an annual to a biennial event could be seen as Western Australia losing its literary AAA rating in the eyes of other states’—WA...
Ramona Koval’s ‘Bloodhound: Searching for My Father’
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Journalist Ramona Koval has carved a reputation as a consummate book critic and interviewer. Her passion for storytelling and sharp analysis is turned inwards in Bloodhound: Searching for My Father,...
New website to sell books on Tasmania direct from authors
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
A new online bookshop selling print books about Tasmania directly from the authors has been launched.Tasmanian Books, which was launched in January by local author Andrew Wilson, aims to ‘bring all of...
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