Survey finds self-published author income increasing
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
A survey conducted by UK-based organisation the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has found that self-published authors earn more than those who are published by traditional presses, with average incomes...
Christmas Press acquires Carrington’s ‘Leaf Letters’
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Leaf Letters, a junior fiction title by author-illustrator Lorena Carrington. The interactive short novel for young readers is about nine-year-old Hazel Bird, who...
Age Book of the Year 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Age Book of the Year Award have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Every Version of You...
Hachette UK introduces neurodiversity policy
Monday, 17 April 2023
Hachette UK has introduced a neurodiversity policy to ‘support and nurture’ neurodivergent colleagues, contributors and publishing, reports the Bookseller. The framework provides Hachette UK staff with an outline of what...
Papertalk Green wins 2023 Red Room Poetry Fellowship
Friday, 14 April 2023
Charmaine Papertalk Green has won the Red Room Poetry Fellowship for her project Jugarnu Wangga Migamanmanha (Older woman making talk). Chosen from 50 applications and a shortlist of 10 poets,...
Jiang appointed Sydney Review of Books editor
Friday, 14 April 2023
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has appointed James Jiang as its new editor. Jiang is a scholar, critic and editor who has worked with the Australian Book Review, Griffith Review and Cordite....
Hachette US diversity increases among workforce, stalls in senior positions
Thursday, 13 April 2023
In the US, Hachette Book Group (HBG) has published its latest report on how its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are progressing, reports Publishers Weekly. Of HBG’s new hires in...
Echo acquires Kell historical novel
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Echo Publishing has acquired world rights to Katrina Kell’s first novel for adults, via Fiona Smith at Beyond Words Literary Agency. The book is inspired by the French nude portrait...
De Kretser longlisted for Ondaatje Prize
Thursday, 13 April 2023
In the UK, Michelle de Kretser has been longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's (RSL) Ondaatje Prize, for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U). Scary Monsters is one of nine books longlisted...
Books in the media this weekend, 15–16 April
Thursday, 13 April 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Cellnight (John Kinsella, Transit Lounge) Greek Lessons (Han Kang, Hamish Hamilton)...
Rural and regional writers’ festival programs announced
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Several rural and regional writers' festivals have revealed the programs for their upcoming events. Sorrento Writers Festival will run from 27–30 April on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. More than 140 writers,...
Walker Books establishes biennial Manuscript Prize
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Walker Books Australia (WBA) has announced the establishment of a new manuscript prize to coincide with the publisher’s 30th anniversary in Australia. The inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize will offer...
BookTok hit leads Dymocks Top 101
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
BookTok hit The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is the number one book on the Dymocks annual Top 101 online poll, with 39% of books on the list being titles...
Istanbul bookshop wins LBF Bookstore of the Year 2023
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the winners of its annual International Excellence Awards. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced earlier this month, are: Bookstore of the year...
Carl Merrison on ‘Backyard Footy’
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Hailing from Halls Creek, children's author Carl Merrison won a 2020 black&write! fellowship to develop his 'Backyard Sports' picture book series. The first book, Backyard Footy (illus by Samantha Campbell, Lothian,...
Sydney Uni creates scholarship for First Nations publishing students
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The University of Sydney is offering a new scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking the university's Master of Publishing postgraduate degree. The scholarship will cover academic course...
London Book Fair 2024 rescheduled for March
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced its 2024 fair will be rescheduled from April to March 12–14, reports Publishers Weekly. The move to March was prompted when Bologna Children’s...
Aria acquires Lette backlist, new novels
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
UK publisher Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, has acquired The Revenge Club and a second title from author and comedian Kathy Lette, reports the Bookseller. Editorial director Rachel...
Johnson joins Ultimo as marketing and community manager
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Ultimo Press has appointed Andrea Johnson as marketing and community manager. Johnson joins the publisher from HarperCollins Australia, where she has been social and digital manager, supporting a range of...
Windham-Campbell Prizes 2023 recipients announced
Thursday, 6 April 2023
In the US, the recipients of the 2023 Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth US$175,000 (A$258,000) each, have been announced. For fiction, the prize recognises US author Percival Everett for over 30 works...
B+P Easter publishing schedule
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Due to the Easter long weekend, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published tomorrow, Friday, 7 April or Monday, 10 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements in the...
Cate Paterson appointed A&U publishing director
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has appointed Cate Paterson as publishing director. Paterson, who was publishing director at Pan Macmillan prior to joining A&U to establish Atlantic Books Australia in 2022,...
We Come With This Place: Debra Dank on her debut and what comes next
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Ahead of the London Book Fair, Books+Publishing's rights publication Think Australian talks to author Debra Dank, whose debut is in the running for three NSW Premier's awards and the Stella...
BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year longlists announced
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the longlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult fiction book of the...
UQP appoints joint marketing and publicity managers
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has appointed Jean Smith and Sally Wilson as joint marketing and publicity managers. Smith and Wilson will take over the role left by former marketing...
McFarlane shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (A&U) has been shortlisted for the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, worth £25,000 (A$46,000) and open to novels published in the...
Book Depository to close
Wednesday, 5 April 2023
UK-based online bookseller the Book Depository will close on 26 April. In a letter to vendors, the Book Depository said it will be winding down its business over the coming...
Nib Literary Award prize money doubled
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Waverley Council has announced that the prize money for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award will be doubled from $20,000 to $40,000. Sydney philanthropists Mark and Evette Moran,...
Quarto revenue drops 7% in 2022
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
In the UK, the Quarto Group reported a 7% drop in revenue for the year ending 31 December, reports the Bookseller. Despite revenue falling from £122.5 million (A$224m) in 2021...
Local authors on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 shortlist
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Three Australians and one Aotearoa New Zealand author are among the finalists for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The authors shortlisted for the Pacific region are: Jean Flynn, for...
« Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Next page »
