Forster awarded 2023 Reading Australia Fellowship
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
The Copyright Agency has named Bridget Forster, a Victorian teacher with over 20 years of experience, the 2023 Reading Australia Fellow for Teachers of English and Literacy and teacher librarians....
Johnstons announce sale of Collins Booksellers
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Duncan and Diana Johnston have announced the sale of the Collins Booksellers franchise, with 25 franchised outlets sold to owners of the Moonee Ponds Collins store, Will and Laura Smith....
UK Society of Authors welcomes legal action against OpenAI
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
The UK Society of Authors (SoA) has welcomed the news that authors in the US are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, reports the Bookseller. The class action lawsuit, brought in...
Ash Barty on ‘Ash Barty: Champion’
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Ash Barty is an Australian former professional tennis player and cricketer from Queensland. Those who pick up the new Young Readers edition of her memoir, Ash Barty: Champion (HarperCollins), ‘will...
artsACT announces funding recipients
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government arts agency artsACT has announced funding for several literature-related projects among its list of recent Arts Activities grant recipients. Successful applicants include: Tania McCartney, for...
HarperCollins settles, apologises after defamation case
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
HarperCollins Australia has settled a long-running defamation suit brought against it by John Gill, a former doctor from the defunct Chelmsford psychiatric hospital in Sydney, reports the Age. The newspaper...
French book sales drop 5.4%
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Sales by French book publishers fell 5.4% in 2022, to a total of €2.9 billion (A$4.7b), reports the Bookseller. The number of books sold fell 7.7% to 448.5 million, according...
Booktopia ends Nash agreement, Traurig to resign, as company looks to raise $8.1m
Monday, 3 July 2023
Online book retailer Booktopia is intending to raise approximately $6.5 million via the placement of new shares. The company has also agreed to extend an existing loan facility with AFSG...
NewSouth acquires ‘bold new history’ from Rees
Monday, 3 July 2023
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to 'a bold new history' by Yves Rees, via Jacinta di Mase Management. The as yet untitled book promises 'a rollicking ride that challenges...
200,000 attend first in-person Beijing fair since 2019
Monday, 3 July 2023
Around 200,000 visitors attended the 29th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which ran from 15–18 June, reports Publishing Perspectives. This year’s fair was the first in-person event since 2019, when...
ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 winners
Friday, 30 June 2023
The winners for the ACT Notable Book Awards, which highlight and celebrate the excellence and talent of writers in and around the ACT region, have been announced. The winning works...
UK gov to consult on PLR scheme
Friday, 30 June 2023
The UK government has launched a consultation into its Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme, which provides authors with up to £6,600 (A$12,570) from loans of their books from libraries in...
Khoo wins 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction
Thursday, 29 June 2023
The winner of the 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction is Sydney Khoo for their story 返屋企 [faan uk kei]. Judges Kate Mildenhall, Sara El Sayed and Katherine Larsen said,...
Berbay to be distributed by Hardie Grant
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Berbay Publishing has announced a partnership with Hardie Grant Australia for the sale and distribution of its titles. Berbay managing director Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke applauded the leadership qualities of the Hardie...
Upswell acquires Brack’s The Secret Landscapes
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to The Secret Landscapes by Clara Brack. Brack's book is 'an innovative and thrilling manuscript exploring the lives of artists and doing so by...
Indigo records $57m loss, sales decline in fiscal 2023
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Canada’s leading book retailer, Indigo Books & Music, recorded a small decline of 0.4% in sales in the year ending 1 April, while also recording a C$49.6 million (A$56.7m) loss...
Jamaican author McPherson wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson has been named the overall winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story ‘Ocoee’. ‘Oocee’ interweaves Caribbean folklore and stories from African-American history....
Christmas 2023 all wrapped up: Local nonfiction
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Books+Publishing rounds up Australian publishers’ top local nonfiction titles releasing in time for Christmas 2023. Politics and culture Two books for those ready to read about the pandemic lockdowns: Life as...
Byron Writers Festival full 2023 program announced
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Byron Writers Festival (BWF) has announced the full line-up for its 2023 event, which runs 11–13 August. The festival program includes more than 120 writers exploring the theme of ‘wild...
Moulton to leave Magabala
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Magabala Books CEO Anna Moulton will leave her position at the publisher in September. ‘Moulton has provided exceptional leadership of Magabala Books for almost 10 years, through a period of...
Gabbie Stroud on ‘The Things That Matter Most’
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Gabbie Stroud is a self-professed 'recovering teacher' and author of the bestselling Teacher (2018, A&U) based in Merimbula, NSW. Her new adult novel, The Things That Matter Most (A&U, August), is an...
Audiences return to SWF in ‘larger than expected’ numbers
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) audiences returned to this year's festival as a live event in larger than expected numbers, similar to pre-Covid festivals, sparking conversations about ‘envisioning the future, our...
BookTok drives UK export sales to Europe
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
In the UK, the Publishers Association’s (PA) Year in Publishing Report for 2022 showed the export market was a ‘huge’ factor in last year’s industry growth, with an 8% rise...
NT Writers Festival achieves box office record for Mparntwe/Alice Springs
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
NT Writers saw a box office record for its festival in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, which took place from 1–4 June, selling over 2500 tickets and generating box office income of over...
Hachette acquires Girma vampire trilogy
Monday, 26 June 2023
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to a 'dark fantasy trilogy' by debut Australian author Tigest Girma, as part of a global deal alongside Hachette Children’s Group in the United...
WA Premier’s Book Awards winners announced
Monday, 26 June 2023
The winners of the 2023 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in May, the winners in each category are: The Western Australian Writer’s Fellowship ($60,000) Tracy Ryan...
PRH acquires Ardern memoir
Friday, 23 June 2023
Australian and New Zealand rights to an as-yet-untitled memoir by former New Zealand prime minster Jacinda Ardern have been acquired by Holly Toohey at Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia, and...
Changes to BookPeople committee
Friday, 23 June 2023
BookPeople, formerly the Australian Booksellers Association, has announced changes to its board. Tim Jarvis of Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, has been appointed president, replacing Jane Seaton of Beaufort Street Books, Mount...
New bid for S&S
Friday, 23 June 2023
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has received a buyout bid from investor Richard Hurowitz, with backing from Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company, reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing people familiar with...
Speech Pathology awards 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 22 June 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Age Category: Birth to three Baby Lou...
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