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Suckling appointed Copyright Agency CEO  Archive

Wednesday, 10 June 2015
The Copyright Agency has appointed Adam Suckling as its new CEO.Suckling replaces outgoing CEO Murray St Leger, who announced in March he would be leaving the organisation. St Leger was...

Dymocks’ flagship Perth store to close  Archive

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Dymocks’ flagship store in Perth will close its doors on Sunday 14 June.‘It is with deep sorrow that after almost 25 years we have to announce that we’re closing,’ said Dymocks...

Bestsellers this week  Archive

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Four new releases have entered the top 10 bestsellers in their first week, with Matthew Reilly’s Troll Mountain (Macmillan) taking top spot in both the overall bestsellers and highest new...

Ernest Scott Prize 2015 shortlist announced  Archive

Tuesday, 9 June 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Ernest Scott Prize for history, presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts, has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: A Bloody Road Home: WWII...

Davitt Awards 2015 longlists announced  Archive

Friday, 5 June 2015
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2015 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women.There are 96 titles longlisted, including 44 adult novels, 14 young...

Quote of the week  Archive

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
‘China is itself largely a self-contained, self-serving market, one that doesn’t need interaction with foreign or overseas publishers to survive’—Publishing Perspectives editor-in-chief Edward Nawotka reflects on the lack of interaction...

Rights round-up  Archive

Wednesday, 3 June 2015
SalesFiction—Black Inc. has sold US rights to Laurinda (Alice Pung) to Alfred A. Knopf.Children’s— Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold Ruby Wishfingers (Deborah Kelly) to Wombat Books. Hardie Grant Egmont...

Horton Books to close  Archive

Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Melbourne independent bookstore Horton Books will close at the end of July.The store, which is owned by John and Judy Horton, has been located on Smith Street in Collingwood for 15...

VicArts grant recipients announced  Archive

Monday, 1 June 2015
Arts Victoria has announced its latest round of VicArts grant recipients.The program will provide $1.5 million in funding for 106 new creative projects by independent artists and arts organisations in...

Bestsellers this week  Archive

Monday, 1 June 2015
Johanna Basford’s Enchanted Forest (Laurence King Publishing) has re-entered the top 10 bestsellers chart to become this week’s number one bestseller, ahead of Basford’s other colouring book title, Secret Garden (Laurence...

Wavesound to launch Australian audiobook imprint  Archive

Monday, 1 June 2015
Audiobook publisher and distributor Wavesound will launch a new audiobook imprint for Australian titles on 1 July.Wavesound spokesperson James Woodman told Books+Publishing that the company is primarily focussed on the library market, but...

Starr wins 2015 Text Prize  Archive

Friday, 29 May 2015
Author and teacher Kimberley Starr has won the 2015 Text Prize for YA and Children’s Writing for her manuscript The Book of Whispers.The winning manuscript, a historical fantasy novel set...