News | Books+Publishing

Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

News >

Ingram to become UK wholesaler

Friday, 8 July 2022
Ingram is to become a wholesaler in the UK, reports the Bookseller. Ingram Content Group UK senior vice-president David Taylor said the company will launch the full service in September...

Wilderness Society announces Environment Award shortlists, new Karajia Award

Friday, 8 July 2022
The Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Environment Award for Children’s Literature (EACL), as well as the new Karajia Award for First Nations children's storytelling. The shortlisted...

Australian publishers returning to Frankfurt in person

Friday, 8 July 2022
Attendees from 12 Australian publishing businesses will attend Frankfurt this year as part of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand, with a further 15 attending virtually and four publishers sending...

Books in the media this weekend, 9–10 July

Friday, 8 July 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Age of Fibs (Beth Spencer, Spineless Wonders) Disorientation (Elaine Hsieh...

Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2022 shortlists announced

Thursday, 7 July 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years All Dogs Bark...

Europe passes digital piracy, disinformation measures

Thursday, 7 July 2022
The European Parliament has passed the Digital Services Act (DSA), which comprises measures for European Union nations to battle digital piracy, among other crimes, reports Publishers Weekly. Under the new...

S&S acquires MAFS star Robinson’s memoir

Thursday, 7 July 2022
Simon & Schuster (S&S) Australia has acquired world rights to the memoir of lifestyle personality, businesswoman and podcaster Jules Robinson. Robinson rose to fame following her appearance on Married at...

Books yule love: 2022 Christmas children’s and young adult

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Books+Publishing rounds up Australian publishers’ top local children’s and young adult titles releasing in time for Christmas 2022. Picture books Readers young and old will delight in a number of new...

Royal Societies of ANZ partner on $10,000 writing award

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
The Royal Societies of Australia and New Zealand Te Apārangi have announced a new partnership with the Creative Force Foundation, co-founded by author and environmentalist Bruce Piasecki. Under the partnership,...

Hachette acquires Dunn debut novel

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to Dirt Poor Islanders, the debut novel by Winnie Dunn. Dirt Poor Islanders explores growing up in a blended Tongan family in Western Sydney...

Life after Trump: Political books now

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
While the Australian federal election (and the Morrison government) is now behind us and Trump titles no longer dominate the category, books that explain the world we inhabit are still...

HarperCollins US union authorises strike

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Unionised employees of HarperCollins US have voted to authorise a strike if the publisher does not agree to a fair contract, reports Publishers Weekly. UAW Local 2110, a union for...

Melanie La’Brooy on ‘The Wintrish Girl’

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
Melanie La'Brooy's The Wintrish Girl (UQP) is the first book in her 'Talismans of Fate' fantasy trilogy for middle-grade readers. Featuring magical creatures and new friendships, the book uses tropes...

Meet ABA Bookseller of the Year Melanie Peacock

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
Born and bred on Sydney’s north shore, winner of the 2022 Australian Booksellers Association Bookseller of the Year Melanie Peacock cannot walk past a bookshop without venturing in. Peacock started...

Melanie La’Brooy recommends

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
Somehow I made it through most of my life without ever reading a single book by Sir Terry Pratchett. It wasn’t until my teenage son became a Pratchett devotee and...

Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2022 longlist announced

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The longlist for the $20,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The longlisted titles...

French book sales down 6%

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
French publishers’ sales were down 6% year-on-year for the first half of 2022, but remain 10% higher than the same period the year prior to the pandemic, reports the Bookseller....

Jackson’s ‘Human Looking’ wins ALS Gold Medal

Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been awarded to Andy Jackson for his book of poetry Human Looking (Giramondo). The judges praised Human Looking, chosen from a shortlist of six, as...

B+P employment survey 2022

Monday, 4 July 2022
Books+Publishing's 2022 employment surveys will close at midnight, Friday, 15 July. If you are currently employed by a company in the book industry (e.g. publisher, bookshop, rights agency), please complete our employees’ survey here....