Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Swedish-owned Bonnier Publishing has bought UK nonfiction publisher John Blake for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. John Blake, which specialises in commercial nonfiction, including bestsellers such as Being Jordan...

Monday, 9 May 2016
A network for people working in the UK publishing industry who are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds has been established, reports the Bookseller. The BAME in Publishing...

Friday, 6 May 2016
Mexican author Yuri Herrera and translator Lisa Dillman have won the US$10,000 (A$13,380) Best Translated Book Award for Signs Preceding the End of the World (And Other Stories Publishing), reports...

Thursday, 5 May 2016
In the UK, Mills & Boon has announced it will partner with the online network for grandparents Gransnet to ‘provide readers with quizzes, competitions, seasonal round-ups, reciprocal advertising and newsletter...

Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Canadian ebook bundling service Shelfie has partnered with Harvard Book Store in the US to offer digital editions of four print books, reports Publishers Weekly. The partnership—Shelfie’s first with a...

Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Amazon has posted its most profitable quarter ever with first-quarter results of of US$513m (A$669m) on revenue of US$29.1b (A$38b), up from US$57m (A$74m) on US$19.91b (A$26b) in the corresponding...

Monday, 2 May 2016
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published...

Friday, 29 April 2016
In the US, online writing platform and community Wattpad is launching a new division called Wattpad Studios to partner with entertainment companies to develop film and media projects based on...

Friday, 29 April 2016
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2016 Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Arcadia (Iain Pears, Faber), which can be read...

Thursday, 28 April 2016
US publishers’ revenues fell 2.6% in 2015, dropping from US$15.82bn (A$20.81bn) in 2014 to US$15.41bn (A$20.27bn) in 2015, according to results released by the Association of American Publishers and reported...

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
In the US, the shortlists for the 2016 Hugo Awards have been announced, amid controversy over the final ballot being dominated by titles promoted by conservative voting blocs, reports the...

Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Authors Elena Ferrante, Marilynne Robinson and Ta-Nehisi Coates are on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, reports Shelf Awareness. In Time, Lauren Groff...

Friday, 22 April 2016
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2016 Orwell Prize for political writing have been announced. In the running for the £3000 (A$5547) book prize are: The New Threat from...

Thursday, 21 April 2016
In the US, educational content provider Follett Corp has acquired library distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T), reports Publishers Weekly. Follett Corp provides technology, services and print and digital content to...

Monday, 18 April 2016
New research from Kobo has found that women and readers aged over 45 are the most active consumers of ebooks, reports the Guardian. The report, based on data from Kobo...

Friday, 15 April 2016
In the US, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) has called on authors not to punish North Carolina booksellers after Sherman Alexie cancelled an author talk in protest over the ‘Charlotte...

Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. Chosen from a longlist of 13, the six shortlisted titles are: A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo...

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
In the US, the winners of the 2016 PEN Literary awards have been announced, reports Publishers Weekly. Among the winners announced at the annual awards ceremony in New York are...

Tuesday, 12 April 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. The six shortlisted titles (which include three debuts) are: Ruby (Cynthia Bond, Hodder & Stoughton), The Green...

Monday, 11 April 2016
UK book exports fell three percent in 2015 due in part to a weak market in the US, reports the Bookseller. Total exports were worth £1.4bn (A$2.62bn), down from £1.5bn...

Friday, 8 April 2016
In the UK, the Guardian First Book Award is closing, citing a crowded awards landscape as the reason, reports the Bookseller. The £10,000 (A$18,704) prize was established in 1999, and...

Thursday, 7 April 2016
In the US, Random House is launching a new imprint based around Lena Dunham and her producing partner Jenni Konner’s feminist newsletter Lenny Letter, reports Publishers Weekly. The Lenny imprint...