ABS survey finds children are reading less
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Children’s participation in reading for pleasure has dropped from 79% in 2017–18 to 72% in 2021–22, according to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The survey on...
UQP acquires Weetman nonfiction
Thursday, 27 April 2023
UQP has acquired ANZ rights to a nonfiction book by Nova Weetman. The as yet untitled book weaves together experiences of love and loss from throughout Weetman’s life, including...
Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing and the Humour Writing for Young People Award. The books shortlisted for the...
Women’s Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 International Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. The six titles shortlisted for the award are: Black Butterflies (Priscilla Morris, Duckworth Books) Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver, Faber) Fire...
Amplify Bookstore’s winter picks
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Amplify Bookstore is an independent online bookseller specialising in books by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) authors, founded by Jing Xuan Teo and Marina Sano. Here, they share their...
UK survey of debut authors finds lack of support from publishers
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
In the UK, a survey by the Bookseller has found more than half of debut authors (54%) report that publishing their book had a negative effect on their mental health....
Black Inc. to reduce output
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Black Inc. has made several redundancies and will reduce the number of books it publishes. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported it had been told 'about six' positions had been...
Nenke appointed Booktopia CEO
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Booktopia has announced the appointment of former Barnes & Noble and Amazon executive David Nenke as CEO. Nenke, who was born in Australia and has held senior finance positions...
No newsletter on Tuesday
Monday, 24 April 2023
Due to the Anzac Day public holiday, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published on Tuesday, 25 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements in the next issue of the Weekly...
Record year in 2022 for UK publishing: PA report
Monday, 24 April 2023
The UK publishing industry had a ‘record breaking’ year in 2022, according to a new report by the Publishers Association, reports the Guardian. The ‘Year in Publishing’ report found publishing...
Writing NSW: CEO, program director depart
Monday, 24 April 2023
Writing NSW CEO Jane McCredie will leave the organisation in July. In a statement, Writing NSW said McCredie had been an ‘integral part of Writing NSW for the past...
Australian Book Design Awards 2023 shortlists announced
Monday, 24 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Among the category shortlists are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover...
BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year shortlists announced
Monday, 24 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The shortlisted titles, chosen from longlists announced earlier this month, are: Adult...
No newsletter on Tuesday
Friday, 21 April 2023
Due to the Anzac Day public holiday, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published on Tuesday, 25 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements in the next issue of the Weekly...
French foreign rights manager questioned by London police
Friday, 21 April 2023
Éditions La Fabrique foreign rights manager Ernest Moret, who was arrested on his way to London Book Fair, was interrogated about ‘anti-government’ authors in the catalogue of the French publishing...
IPEd announces Rosie shortlist
Friday, 21 April 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as the Rosie. The shortlisted editors are: Bronwyn Mitchell for Wetlands of...
Hardie Grant offers new benefits to staff
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Hardie Grant has announced a set of new paid benefits for employees. As well as the new paid benefits—menstrual and menopause leave, fertility treatment leave, and gender transition leave—the publishing...
Jhalak Prize 2023 shortlists announced
Thursday, 20 April 2023
The shortlists for the UK’s Jhalak Prize and the Jhalak Children’s and Young Adult Prize for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers have been announced. The titles shortlisted for...
ABIA 2023 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have been announced. The shortlisted books in each category, including the new category of social impact book of the year,...
Time to open a bookshop
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Various new bookshops have opened up across Australia this year and the previous year, with most of them being focused on children’s books. We take a brief look at the...
International Booker 2023 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90,950), has been announced. The shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist announced in March, are: Still Born (Guadalupe Nettel, trans by...
Holland-Batt poetry collections sell to Bloodaxe UK
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
UQP has sold UK rights to Sarah Holland-Batt’s three poetry collections to UK poetry publishing house Bloodaxe, in a deal brokered by Rights Manager Hayley Tomlinson. Bloodaxe acquired rights to...
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...
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