Independent UK publishers post record sales despite data gaps
Monday, 31 January 2022
In the UK, four members of the Independent Alliance posted record annual sales in 2021, despite missing the first 10 weeks of sales data due to lockdowns, reports the Bookseller....
Matilda Bookshop announces new residency for SA writers
Monday, 31 January 2022
Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, in partnership with Writers SA and Ultimo Press, has announced a new annual residency fellowship for a South Australian writer, the Deep Creek Residency...
Affirm acquires psychological hospital drama ‘Cut’
Monday, 31 January 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Cut, the first novel for adult readers by Sue White. Set against the backdrop of a major Melbourne hospital in the lead up...
Semi Permanent adds book fair
Monday, 31 January 2022
Prominent art and design fair Semi Permanent has announced it will this year feature an art and design book fair. The inaugural book fair, to be called Permanent, will run...
NBCC Awards finalists announced
Friday, 28 January 2022
In the US, the shortlists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen, NYRB) Second Place (Rachel Cusk,...
HarperCollins acquires Johnston’s ‘Tiny Uncertain Miracles’
Friday, 28 January 2022
HarperCollins Publishers Australia has acquired world rights to the novel Tiny Uncertain Miracles and a second nonfiction book by Michelle Johnston. The two-book deal was brokered by Martin Shaw of...
Adelaide Writers’ Week announces full 2022 program
Friday, 28 January 2022
Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) has announced the full program for the 2022 festival, which includes a total of 165 guests appearing across six days from Saturday 5 to Thursday 10...
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022 longlists announced
Thursday, 27 January 2022
The longlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction A Good Winter (Gigi Fenster,...
Last chance to complete our Christmas survey
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. This is the last week to complete the survey. We are accepting submissions until Monday, 31 January. Please take...
Tilsley, authors among Order of Australia recipients
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Long-time owner of Fullers Bookshop in Tasmania Clive Tilsley, writers Alice Pung and Lynne Kelly, and cookbook author Maggie Beer are among those to be recognised in the General Division...
US publishing sales up 12%: AAP
Thursday, 27 January 2022
US publishers have recorded a 12.2% increase in sales for 2021, according to the latest data from the Association of American Publisher’s StatShot program, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales from the...
Publishers offer alternative working arrangements around January 26
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Several Australian publishing houses have implemented alternative working arrangements around the January 26 public holiday, including Affirm Press and Hardie Grant. Affirm Press posted a statement on social media, confirming...
HGCP acquires ‘Little J & Big Cuz’ title ‘The Big Race’
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has acquired Little J & Big Cuz: The Big Race, the first book in the publishing program based on the award-winning ABC series Little J...
Dominique Wilson on ‘Orphan Rock’
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Dominique Wilson's third novel Orphan Rock (Transit Lounge, March) spans generations and continents, following the life of a young woman living in Sydney in the late 19th century. Reviewer Deborah Crabtree...
Dominique Wilson recommends
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
I've only just finished reading Kate Forsyth's Bitter Greens (Vintage), which is a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, combining a retelling of the fairytale Rapunzel with the story of...
Ultimo acquires standalone Gentill novel
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Ultimo Press has acquired ANZ rights to a new contemporary crime novel by Sulari Gentill, The Woman in the Library, in a deal brokered by Anna Carmichael of Abner Stein....
Booktopia announces FAB shortlist, two new awards
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Booktopia has announced the 10 titles shortlisted in its Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award, which according to the online retailer has already attracted more than 100,000 votes. Established in 2019,...
WBN published Thursday this week
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
The Weekly Book Newsletter will be published Thursday this week, due to the public holiday tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 January.
Newbery, Caldecott 2022 winners announced
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals, reports Publishers Weekly. Donna Barba Higuera’s middle-grade novel The...
Perth Festival Literature & Ideas 2022 program announced
Monday, 24 January 2022
The full line-up has been announced for the 2022 Perth Festival Literature & Ideas program, which will be spread across three days in February, on Saturday, 19 February and the...
UK book sales by value set new record: Nielsen
Monday, 24 January 2022
In the UK, Nielsen BookScan has recorded 2021 as the biggest ever year for print book sales by value, reports the Bookseller. In 2021, there was a total of £1.82...
BRTD workers, management sign enterprise agreement
Friday, 21 January 2022
Workers and management at Sydney bookshop Better Read Than Dead (BRTD), in the inner-west suburb of Newtown, have signed an enterprise agreement, which on Wednesday was submitted for approval by...
Lawrence wins 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Friday, 21 January 2022
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Anthony Lawrence as the winner of the 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize for his poem ‘In the Shadows of Our Heads'. Lawrence receives...
PANZ sets new conference date; BookUp scheduled for June
Thursday, 20 January 2022
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the rescheduled PANZ International Conference is due to be held at Cliftons in Auckland on Friday, 4...
ABA announces ICYMI 50 campaign details
Thursday, 20 January 2022
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has released details of its February campaign, Your Booksellers' ICYMI 50—Must-read new Australian books you might have missed. The campaign, which received $20,000 Copyright Agency...
Australian bookshop tour: Readings Emporium
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Readings is an independent bookselling chain with eight stores operating across Melbourne. Established in 1969, Readings has become a cornerstone of the local literary scene, often hosting book launches, panels...
Australian authors top 2021 bestsellers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Nielsen Bookscan has reported book sales in 2021 fell 1% in volume compared to 2020, to 65.4 million units sold, but were up in value by 2.5% to $1.26 billion....
WBN published Thursday next week
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Next week’s Weekly Book Newsletter will be published Thursday, 27 January, due to the public holiday on Wednesday, 26 January.
UK government delays decision on copyright changes
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
The UK government has decided not to make changes to copyright exhaustion laws following a consultation period, reports the Bookseller. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which launched a consultation last...
Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Leading Edge Books has announced the shortlists for the 2022 Indie Book Awards. Chosen from longlists announced in December 2021, the shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Treasure and...
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