PRH acquires Scott debut ‘Compulsion’
Friday, 6 August 2021
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired ANZ rights to debut novel Compulsion by Kate Scott, in a deal agented by Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency. Compulsion centres on Lucy, a...
Shortlist for 2021 National Biography Award announced
Friday, 6 August 2021
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the 2021 National Biography Award. The shortlisted works are: The Lotus Eaters (Emily Clements, Hardie Grant) One...
Mary Ryan’s Milton relocates
Friday, 6 August 2021
After 21 years, Mary Ryan’s in the Brisbane suburb of Milton is relocating to new premises, four doors down from the original bookshop. The new location for Mary Ryan’s Milton...
Ultimo partners with Wavesound
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Ultimo Press and Wavesound have announced a co-production partnership to produce a selection of Ultimo’s titles as audiobooks. The partnership agreement is intended to produce at least 15 titles a...
Colin Roderick Award 2021 shortlist announced
Thursday, 5 August 2021
The shortlist for the $20,000 Colin Roderick Award, administered by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS) at James Cook University, has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Consolation (Garry...
Queensland Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced
Thursday, 5 August 2021
The shortlists for the 2021 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier’s Award for a Work of State Significance ($25,000) Car Crash...
Farry joins Hachette
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Hachette Australia has announced Alysha Farry will join the company as marketing and communications director. Farry, who was group marketing, publicity and communications director at Penguin Random House Australia until...
Johnson resigns from Murdoch Books
Thursday, 5 August 2021
Lou Johnson has announced her resignation from Murdoch Books, having been appointed to the newly created role of international publishing director for Miami-based independent Mango Publishing Group. Johnson joined Murdoch...
September reviews round-up
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
In September, our reviewers enjoyed several forthcoming novels exploring themes of change, identity and relationships from Max Easton, Amal Awad and Jacquie Byron. Easton’s The Magpie Wing paints a ‘moving...
‘Still Alive’ sells to Fantagraphics
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Melbourne graphic novel publisher Twelve Panels Press has sold world English rights (ex ANZ) to Safdar Ahmed’s Still Alive to Gary Groth at Fantagraphics, to be published under the Fantagraphics...
Reps off the road: Mandy Wildsmith on repping during lockdown
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
While the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, some semblance of normality is on the horizon. Here, Mandy Wildsmith from Hardie Grant Books reflects on the past year of life...
Pantera acquires McWilliams debut middle-grade novel
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to The Reindeer and the Submarine, the debut middle-grade novel by Beverly McWilliams. Inspired by the true story of a reindeer who lived aboard...
Cat Rabbit on ‘How to Make Friends: A Bear’s Guide’
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Cat Rabbit is a textile artist and designer based in Melbourne. In her latest picture book, How to Make Friends: A Bear's Guide (Berbay, October), Rabbit explores the struggles of...
Christie appointed HEAT editor
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Giramondo Publishing has announced the appointment of Alexandra Christie as the editor of the third series of HEAT literary journal. Christie joins the Giramondo team following four years as a...
Folio Books announces closure
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
The owners of Brisbane bookshop Folio Books have announced it will not reopen ‘for the foreseeable future’. Folio Books, which opened in Elizabeth Street in 1979, was most recently located...
Melbourne bookshops create new initiative to attract customers
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
Over the next four months, seven bookshops in the City of Melbourne will select a new book by a Victorian author and offer 25 percent off the cover price, in...
Suckling steps down from Copyright Agency; SLV CEO Torney to depart library
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
The Copyright Agency has announced that Adam Suckling will be stepping down as CEO, following his decision to not renew his contract for another three-year term. Copyright Agency board chair...
UK authors, illustrators protest mooted copyright changes
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
In the UK, over 2600 authors and illustrators have signed an open letter to protest the government’s reconsideration of copyright and trade laws, reports Publishing Perspectives. The letter comes after...
Fuller wins 2020 ACT Book of the Year for ‘Ghost Bird’
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
Lisa Fuller has won the 2020 ACT Book of the Year award for her debut young adult novel Ghost Bird (UQP). The 2020 award was delayed due to Covid-19. Fuller,...
Ultimo acquires Kassab’s ‘Australiana’ in two-book deal
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to two books by Yumna Kassab, in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw from Shaw Literary. Drawing from Kassab’s time teaching in rural Australia,...
Age Book of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
Monday, 2 August 2021
The shortlist for the revived Age Book of the Year has been announced. The seven works of fiction in the running for the $10,000 prize are: The Rain Heron (Robbie...
McIntosh’s DCI Jack Hawksworth series optioned for TV
Monday, 2 August 2021
Fremantle Australia has acquired the exclusive screen rights to Fiona McIntosh's DCI Jack Hawksworth crime series. The series consists of the novels Bye Bye Baby, Beautiful Death and Mirror Man, which...
Writers centres, Words on the Waves, Poetry in Action among latest RISE funding recipients
Monday, 2 August 2021
The federal government’s Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) fund has announced its latest funding recipients on 30 July. Writing NSW receives $222,000 for a new digital hub, which...
UQP acquires Fraillon’s middle-grade novel ‘The Way of Dog’
Friday, 30 July 2021
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to Zana Fraillon’s ‘inventive’ middle-grade novel The Way of Dog. Told in verse from the perspective of a dog called...
Affirm acquires Levin manifestation guide ‘Make YOU Happen’
Friday, 30 July 2021
Affirm has acquired personal development title Make YOU Happen: Figure out who you are, what you need (and why you already have it) by Jordanna Levin. A sequel to Levin’s...
US reading time up 21%
Friday, 30 July 2021
Survey results from the US Department of Labor found people were spending 21% more time reading in May–December 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, reports Publishers Weekly. According...
Boyle wins 2021 Text Prize for ‘Dancing Barefoot’
Friday, 30 July 2021
Victorian writer and teacher Alice Boyle has won the 2021 Text Prize for her YA novel Dancing Barefoot. According to Text, Dancing Barefoot is 'a story about finding love, figuring out...
Kuracca Prize 2021 winner announced
Friday, 30 July 2021
The winner and runners up in the inaugural Kuracca Prize for Australian Literature have been announced. Chosen from a longlist of 12 authors, Adam Brannigan won the $5000 prize for...
PRH acquires Chadderton middle-grade graphic novel
Thursday, 29 July 2021
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired world rights to the contemporary middle-grade graphic novel Oh, Brother by Adelaide author-illustrator Georgina Chadderton. Rights were acquired in a joint deal between PRH...
Polari Prize shortlists announced
Thursday, 29 July 2021
In the UK, the shortlists for the Polari Prizes for LGBTQ+ literature have been announced, reports the Bookseller. The titles shortlisted for the £2000 (A$3770) Polari Prize, which awards an...
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