Monday, 5 August 2013
The shortlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the full-length book categories are: Best fiction The Holiday Murders (Robert Gott,...

Monday, 5 August 2013
The Two Frank Thrings by Peter Fitzpatrick (Monash University Publishing) has won this year’s National Biography Award, presented by the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW). Fitzpatrick’s book, which tells...

Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Penguin Australia has launched a new website for ‘immersive reading experiences based on real life Australian stories’, called True Stories. The site launched this week with an ‘online portrait’ of Father Bob...

Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press has been wholly acquired by previous part-owner, the Adidem Group. Affirm Press publisher Martin Hughes told Books+Publishing that he sold his share in the business to...

Monday, 29 July 2013
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) has announced the shortlist for the Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award, worth $5000. The shortlisted books are: Fiction My Hundred Lovers...

Monday, 29 July 2013
The inaugural Editia Prize has been awarded to Minyma by former social worker and freelance writer Carly Lorente. Lorente will receive a $2500 advance on royalties, with Minyma to be...

Thursday, 25 July 2013
A book expo to promote the Australian book industry and encourage readers to buy from Australian booksellers will be held at the Sydney Showground on the weekend of 30-31 August...

Wednesday, 24 July 2013
The winners of this year’s Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced. The winner of the $30,000 Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established...

Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Melbourne bookseller Readings has created a mini library with one of its partners, the Classic Cinema in Elsternwick. Launched last week, the Readings Book Nook is located in the foyer of the Classic Cinema and...

Tuesday, 23 July 2013
The Luminaries by New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (Granta) is among the 13 books longlisted for 2013 Man Booker Prize.  The Luminaries is Catton’s second novel, following The Rehearsal, which was first published by...

Monday, 22 July 2013
Harlequin Australia has announced a partnership with Cosmopolitan magazine that will involve the publisher launching a digital romance fiction program called ‘Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin’. The partnership will...

Monday, 22 July 2013
Independent publisher Exisle Publishing has announced a new imprint that will specialise in children’s books. EK Books will publish its first book in October and plans to publish six to...

Friday, 19 July 2013
The titles selected for this year’s ‘Books at MIFF’ session at the Melbourne International Film Festival have been announced. Seven titles were chosen from 89 submissions from 25 publishers and...

Friday, 19 July 2013
Australia-based travel publisher Lonely Planet has confirmed that between 70 and 80 staff across the publisher’s worldwide operations will be made redundant within the next 12 months after 49 redeployment opportunities have...

Thursday, 18 July 2013
Affirm Press has announced a $10,000 donation to PEN Melbourne, representing the profits raised so far from the sale of Joyful Strains: Making Australia Home. Published on Australia Day in...

Thursday, 18 July 2013
The finalists for this year’s Deadly Awards, presented to Indigenous Australians for excellence in the areas of arts, music, sport, entertainment and community, have been announced. The finalists for the...

Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Hachette Australia has signed a three-book deal with the winner of the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, Maxine Beneba Clarke. Hachette will publish Clarke’s award-winning short...

Monday, 15 July 2013
A new Australian website for writers who want to learn more about the publishing industry has been launched. The Book Salon is the brainchild of writer and book publicist Steph Little, who...

Monday, 15 July 2013
Larrikins: A History by Melissa Bellanta (UQP) has won the 2013 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts. Judges Mark Finnane from Griffith...