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Tobias Madden recommends 

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
A book I recently read and adored was Holden Sheppard’s upcoming YA novel The Brink (Text, August). On the surface, it’s a hard-hitting story about a group of school leavers...

Tobias Madden on ‘Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell’

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Tobias Madden's Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell (Penguin, September) is a Ballarat-set coming-of-age rom-com that follows teens Eli and Noah as they bond online and navigate meeting in person. Featuring...

New report on global digital book sales

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
A new report from Austrian publishing consultant Ruediger Wischenbart has analysed recent digital book sales trends in markets including Brazil, Italy, Spain, German-speaking countries and Latin America. Data in the...

Adsett acquires The Authors’ Agent 

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Alex Adsett Literary will acquire The Authors’ Agent from Brian Cook, effective from 1 July. Cook, who will stay with the agency for a 12-month transition period before retiring, said...

MWF announces first guests for 2022 festival

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced the first guests for the 2022 event, which will take place over four days spanning 8–11 September. Mohsin Hamid, author of the Booker-shortlisted novels...

Fraser to leave Fremantle Press 

Monday, 27 June 2022
Fremantle Press CEO Jane Fraser is leaving the publishing house after 15 years. Describing her time at Fremantle Press as 'the highlight of my 35+ years in publishing', Fraser said,...

New APA training for early career rights professionals 

Friday, 24 June 2022
The Australian Publishers Association (APA), which received $10,000 in the most recent round of Australia Council funding, will use the sector development funding to subsidise a new training and mentoring...

Books in the media this weekend, 25–26 June 

Friday, 24 June 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper  Rattled (Ellis Gunn, A&U) The Red Witch (Nathan Hobby, The Miegunyah...

Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist announced

Friday, 24 June 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The five shortlisted novels are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) Scary Monsters (Michelle de...

Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced 

Thursday, 23 June 2022
The Victorian government has announced the 70 individuals and small collectives sharing in almost $2.7 million in its latest Creators Fund funding round. The following recipients undertaking literature-related projects were...

Jackson wins £50k Wolfson History Prize

Thursday, 23 June 2022
In the UK, Clare Jackson has won the Wolfson History Prize for Devil-Land: England under siege, 1588–1688 (Allen Lane), reports the Bookseller. Devil-Land is described by judges as ‘a masterpiece of historical...

Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards announced

Thursday, 23 June 2022
The winners of the 2022 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. The winners, who each receive $10,000, are: Fiction Return to Dust (Dani Powell, UWAP) Nonfiction Peace Crimes: Pine Gap,...

THWUP, Giramondo acquire new Adam novel 

Thursday, 23 June 2022
Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary has sold ANZ rights to Audition, the fourth novel from Ockham Award-winning New Zealand author Pip Adam. NZ rights went to Adam's longstanding publisher Te...

Books yule love: 2022 Christmas fiction 

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Books+Publishing rounds up Australian publishers’ top local adult fiction titles releasing in time for Christmas 2022. Book club picks Among the releases due in the second half of 2022 are several...

Australia Council latest funding announced

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with $11.9 million going to 283 creative projects and activities. 'This investment will support diverse, impactful projects for the benefit...

Nuzhat wins 2022 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction

Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Zarin Nuzhat is the winner of the 2022 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction for her story ‘Sanjida Learns to Drive’. Judges Julie Koh, Melissa Manning and Sonia Orchard said the...

Laforest appointed Five Mile CEO 

Monday, 20 June 2022
Michelle Laforest has been appointed CEO of Five Mile. Laforest has 20 years’ publishing experience in senior roles at businesses including DK and Harlequin. She replaces Alexandra Maramenides, who was...

WA Premier’s Book Awards announced

Monday, 20 June 2022
The winners of the 2021 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in May, the winners in each category are: Premier’s Prize for an Emerging...

Balen, Novgorodoff win Carnegie, Greenaway medals

Monday, 20 June 2022
The UK Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has announced the winners of the 2022 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. Katya Balen won the Carnegie Medal for children’s...

McGuire appointed Fremantle Press patron 

Friday, 17 June 2022
Cultural leader and entrepreneur Barry McGuire has been appointed the second Fremantle Press patron, a role that will focus on raising the publisher's profile in the arts, education and business...

 

 

 

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