Adler, MUP board directors resign amid university tensions
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler and four independent directors of the MUP board have resigned after the university proposed a new focus on scholarly publishing for the press,...
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019 longlists announced
Thursday, 31 January 2019
The longlists for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Man Who Would Not See (Rajorshi Chakraborti, Penguin) The...
Publishers satisfied with strong sales
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Christmas sales in 2018 were close to expectations for almost all Australian publishers surveyed in Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. Almost half of publishers reported sales were up compared to the...
Post-Christmas survey: Third flat year in a row, after a ‘challenging’ November
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
For the third year in a row, Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for the majority of booksellers (80%) and this was also close to what the majority (81%) had...
The books: Locally authored titles supported by strong non-book offering
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
In 2018, local authors were again well-represented across the nonfiction, fiction and children's categories. Leigh Sales' Any Ordinary Day (Hamish Hamilton) was the most mentioned nonfiction title for Christmas 2018. For...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: Value and volume remain flat
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Value and volume sales showed marginal growth in the lead-up to Christmas, compared to the previous year. Books sold during the four weeks leading up to 29 December 2018 had a...
‘Kindred’ anthology to tour, thanks to OzCo funding
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
A number of organisations and individuals were among the recipients of the Australia Council’s latest grants round, which awarded $6.6 million to almost 200 projects. Michael Earp, editor of short...
Van Es awarded Costa Book of the Year for ‘The Cut Out Girl’
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
In the UK, Bart van Es has been awarded the £30,000 (A$54,900) Costa Book of the Year award for his biography The Cut Out Girl (Fig Tree). The Cut Out Girl is...
Booktopia counting down ‘Australia’s favourite author’
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Booktopia is running its annual promotion to find ‘Australia’s favourite author’ via a public vote. On 29 January Booktopia announced 75 finalists for Australia’s favourite author, chosen from nominations from...
Book industry figures among 2019 Australia Day honours recipients
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Children’s author Jennifer Rowe was made a Companion (AC) in the General Division of the...
Man Group withdraws Booker sponsorship
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
In the UK, hedge fund company Man Group has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Booker Prize. The sponsorship departure will not affect this year’s awards cycle for the Man Booker...
B+P launches round-up of forthcoming publicity
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Books+Publishing has launched a weekly publicity round-up, covering forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. The publicity round-up is...
Makkai, Laymon win 2019 ALA Andrew Carnegie Medals
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals. The fiction prize was awarded to Rebecca Makkai for The Great Believers (Fleet) and the nonfiction...
ALA Youth Media Awards 2019: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Stonewall
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Meg Medina’s Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Candlewick)...
Wattpad launches data-driven publishing division
Friday, 25 January 2019
In the US, online storytelling platform Wattpad is launching a publishing division called Wattpad Books. Producing both print and ebooks, Wattpad Books will launch its list in September 2019 with...
Dymocks launches Wiggles shop
Friday, 25 January 2019
Chain retailer Dymocks has become the new retail partner for children’s entertainment group the Wiggles, offering a range of books and merchandise via a dedicated online store. Dymocks negotiated a...
Book sales up marginally in 2018; five Australian titles in top 10
Friday, 25 January 2019
Book sales grew marginally in Australia in 2018, with like-for-like growth up 1.3% in volume and 1.4% in value on the previous year, according to Nielsen BookScan. This is the...
Scriven wins Margaret River Short Story Competition
Friday, 25 January 2019
Writer Kit Scriven has won the 2019 Margaret River Short Story Competition for his story ‘We’ll Stand in That Place’. Catherine Noske came in second place with her story ‘Thylacine’,...
No ‘Daily’ on Monday
Friday, 25 January 2019
Please note that, due to the Australia Day holiday in lieu on Monday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Tuesday, 29 January.
Writer and blogger Yang detained in China
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been detained by Chinese authorities, reports SBS News. A critic of the Chinese government and an advocate for democracy, Yang previously worked in the Chinese...
Goldsmiths Prize expands eligibility criteria
Thursday, 24 January 2019
In the UK, the Goldsmiths Prize has expanded its eligibility criteria, allowing authors of any nationality to enter, as long as they have resided in the UK or the Republic of...
UQP signs Kurmelovs in two-book deal
Thursday, 24 January 2019
UQP has acquired ANZ rights to two books by Royce Kurmelovs via Melanie Ostell Literary. The first book, Just Money: A Story of Debt and the Bankers and Crooks Who Created It,...
Empty shelves at new Helsinki library; 66,000 items borrowed since December opening
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
In Finland, Helsinki's new library Oodi has been so popular since opening late last year that shelves are sitting empty, particularly in the children's section, reports Finnish news outlet Yle....
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Please note that, due to the Australia Day public holiday in lieu on Monday, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 31 January. The deadline for classifieds and...
Wheeler Centre to offer new fellowships for regional, interstate writers
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
The Wheeler Centre will offer three new fellowships for regional and interstate writers as part of its Hot Desk Fellowships program in 2019. The new fellowships will be offered to...
Edgar Awards 2019 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
In the US, the shortlists for the 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the Edgars) have been announced. The Edgars honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published or produced...
National Book Critics Circle Awards 2018 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
In the US, the shortlists for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The finalists include: Fiction Milkman (Anna Burns, Faber) Slave Old Man (Patrick Chamoiseau, trans by Linda...
Tumarkin’s ‘Axiomatic’ sold to US
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Brow Books has sold North American and Spanish-language rights to Axiomatic (Maria Tumarkin). North American rights were sold to California-based nonprofit publisher Transit Books, with publisher Adam Levy describing Tumarkin’s...
Last chance: Please complete our post-Christmas survey
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. The survey deadline has been extended to Thursday, 24 January. This is your last chance to complete the survey....
French bookshop chain Furet du Nord buys competitor Decitre
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
In France, the Furet du Nord chain of bookshops has confirmed it has bought its competitor the Decitre group, reports the Bookseller. Based in the city of Lille, Furet du Nord...
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