NSW regional library shares 200 copies of ‘The Van Apfel Girls are Gone’
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Central West Libraries in New South Wales is sharing 200 copies of Felicity McLean’s The Van Apfel Girls are Gone (Fourth Estate) as part of its One Library One Book...
Hachette to change library ebook licensing terms
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
In the US, Hachette will change its terms for library ebook licensing terms—the third Big Five publisher to do so in the past year, reports Publishers Weekly. From 1 July,...
Libraries Tasmania reports member growth after late fees abolished
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
More than 8000 new members have signed up to Tasmanian government-run library services since fines and processing fees for overdue books were abolished in November last year, reports the ABC....
Acevedo, Morris win 2019 Carnegie, Greenaway medals
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
The UK Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has announced the winners of the 2019 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. Dominican-American writer and slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo won...
A&U launches new children’s imprint
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has created a new children’s imprint, Albert Street Books. Albert Street Books will have a commercial focus and will publish books for babies to 12-year-olds. A&U...
Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Eadie Allen from the Sun Bookshop
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of the winner announcement on...
Hachette acquires 2017 Richell Prize winner ‘State Highway One’
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Sam Coley’s State Highway One, via Grace Heifetz at Curtis Brown. Coley’s entry of the same name won the 2017 Richell Prize for...
Tim’s Bookshop Kew up for sale after 35 years
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Tim’s Bookshop in the Melbourne suburb of Kew is for sale, after owners Tim Warmington and Lynn Frankes decided to retire after 35 years in the book trade. Warmington told...
Scholastic acquires ‘Hunger Games’ prequel
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Scholastic has acquired world English rights to a new novel by Suzanne Collins set in the 'Hunger Games' universe. The yet to be titled prequel, known as Untitled Panem Novel,...
Cothren wins 2019 Peter Carey Short Story Prize
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Alex Cothren has won the 2019 Peter Carey Short Story Award for his story ‘Let’s Talk Trojan Bee’. Judge Nic Low described Cothren’s story as ‘a polyphonic piece built entirely...
Robertson wins Walter Scott Prize for ‘The Long Take’
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
In the UK, Robin Robertson has won the 2019 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for The Long Take (Picador). The first Scot to win the award, Robertson’s book also...
A&U UK to publish Hardcastle’s ‘Below Deck’ in UK
Monday, 17 June 2019
Allen & Unwin’s UK arm (A&U UK) has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding ANZ and Canada) to Below Deck, the third book by 25-year-old author Sophie Hardcastle, reports the...
Tim Flannery children’s book sells to US, Canada
Monday, 17 June 2019
Catherine Drayton at InkWell Management has sold US and Canadian rights to writer and environmentalist Tim Flannery's forthcoming children's book Explore Your World: Weird, wild, amazing! (illus by Sam Caldwell)....
Analysis of bestselling UK picture books shows ‘concerning’ lack of diversity
Friday, 14 June 2019
In the UK, an analysis of bestselling picture books has found for the second year running that the most popular illustrated children's books are dominated by male characters and feature...
Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Aisling Lawless from Dymocks Joondalup
Friday, 14 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...
Daddo, Phommavanh, Bancks among participants in Littlescribe co-author program
Friday, 14 June 2019
Online literacy platform Littlescribe has announced its co-author program and participating authors. Authors Andrew Daddo, Oliver Phommavanh, Katrina McKelvey, Tristan Bancks, Deborah Abela and Andreea Kindryd have signed up to...
Overland adds youth categories to Fair Australia Prize
Friday, 14 June 2019
Literary journal Overland will add two new categories for youth entries to its Fair Australia Prize this year. Sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, the two new categories are for the...
CBCA conference 2019 highlights children’s humour writing
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Around 320 delegates attended the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) conference in Canberra from 31 May to 2 June, where children’s humour writing was a major focus. The 13th...
Librarians recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Two librarians have been awarded a Medal (OAM) in the General Division in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Geelong Regional Library Corporation CEO Patti Manolis received an OAM for service to...
Queensland Memory Awards winners announced
Thursday, 13 June 2019
The recipients of the Queensland Memory Awards, which include a range of research fellowships and awards to recognise contributions to the study and preservation of Queensland’s history, have been announced....
Transit Lounge acquires new novel from Krauth
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Kirsten Krauth's new novel Almost a Mirror in a deal brokered by Jo Butler. Recently shortlisted for the Penguin Literary Prize, Almost a...
The regional bookshops competing with Big W
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Brad Jefferies speaks to independent booksellers in regional areas about the impending closure of around 30 Big W stores. Reactions were mixed when it was reported in March that up...
Booktopia shortlisted for online retail awards
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Online bookseller Booktopia has been shortlisted in several categories in the 2019 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs). Booktopia is a finalist for Best Pureplay Retailer and Technology Champion, while Booktopia...
Pages & Pages to close
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Pages & Pages Booksellers in Mosman, Sydney, will close on 30 August following the owners' decision not to renew their lease. Chris and Phil Page first opened the store in...
Ebury restructures staff around audience hubs
Thursday, 13 June 2019
In the UK, Penguin nonfiction imprint Ebury is restructuring its staff around four audience hubs to bring publicity and marketing closer to editorial, reports the Bookseller. Each hub—Smart, Entertainment, Self...
Hollier joins MUP as CEO
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has appointed Nathan Hollier as its new chief executive officer. Hollier, who has been director of Monash University Publishing for nine years, takes over from acting...
Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction 2019 shortlist announced
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Lip magazine has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. The shortlisted stories are: 'Inheritance' by Elizabeth Flux 'How to Cook Pho' by Emily Dang 'The...
Ruskovich wins 2019 International Dublin Literary Award for ‘Idaho’
Thursday, 13 June 2019
US writer Emily Ruskovich has won the €100,000 (A$162,930) Dublin International Literary award for her debut novel Idaho (Vintage). Idaho follows a family living in the isolated Northern Idaho mountains whose...
Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Kate Adams from Better Read Than Dead
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2019 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best illustrated book As You Will:...
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