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Brow Books acquires two Lau novels, Pham debut

Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Brow Books has acquired world rights to two novels by Jamie Marina Lau. Gunk Baby, which will be published in 2020, follows the character Leen, who has just opened an...

The Paperback Bookshop celebrates 50 years

Monday, 8 April 2019
The Paperback Bookshop in Melbourne's CBD is celebrating its 50th anniversary in April. Current co-owner Rosy Morton, who has owned the shop since 2000, said that she’s heard differing accounts...

Young shortlisted for 2019 Folio Prize

Friday, 5 April 2019
New Zealand writer Ashleigh Young has been shortlisted for the UK's Rathbones Folio Prize. Her Windham-Campell Prize-winning essay collection Can You Tolerate This? (Giramondo) is one of eight books in...

International Dublin Literary Award 2019 shortlist announced

Friday, 5 April 2019
The shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award 2019 has been announced. The 10 shortlisted titles are: Compass (Mathias Énard, trans by Charlotte Mandell, Fitzcarraldo Editions) History of Wolves (Emily...

Leane wins 2019 Red Room Poetry fellowship

Friday, 5 April 2019
Wiradjuri poet and writer Jeanine Leane has won the 2019 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Chosen from a shortlist of 11 poets, Leane receives a $5000 stipend, a $1000 commission to...

Authors, publishers join campaign to resettle Boochani

Friday, 5 April 2019
A number of prominent Australian writers, publishers and journalists have joined a new campaign calling on the federal government to resettle Manus Island-detainee and award-winning author Behrouz Boochani in Australia....

Griffiths wins 2019 Ernest Scott Prize

Friday, 5 April 2019
Billy Griffiths has won the 2019 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Deep Time Dreaming (Black Inc.). Griffiths book was chosen from a shortlist of four books, announced...

Australians nominated for 2019 Hugo Awards

Thursday, 4 April 2019
Several Australian writers and artists are among the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards for science-fiction. Australian author Foz Meadows has been named a finalist in the Best Fan Writer...

Scribe acquires ‘major title’ on women of ISIS 

Thursday, 4 April 2019
Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Guest House for Young Widows: the women of ISIS, by journalist, writer and academic Azadeh Moaveni. Scribe publisher Henry Rosenbloom describes...

Storylines National Awards 2019 winners announced

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand has announced the 2019 winners of three national awards. The winning entries in each category are: Joy Cowley Award for picture book...

Carey shortlisted for 2019 Walter Scott Prize

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Peter Carey's novel A Long Way From Home (Penguin) has been shortlisted for the UK's Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Set in the 1950s, A Long Way From Home...

SLNSW announces new children’s library

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) is launching a fundraising appeal to help fund a new dedicated area for children and families to browse, sit down and read, reports the...

NSW library service to give away street library kits

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The Port Macquarie-Hastings Library Service in regional NSW is giving away 10 street library kits to support the street literary movement, reports the Wauchope Gazette. The library is also hosting...

Scribble wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Scribe’s picture-book list, Scribble, has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Scribble was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included...

Federal government expands asset write-off scheme

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The federal government has proposed an expansion of its ‘instant’ tax deduction threshold for small businesses, increasing the asset threshold from $20,000 to $30,000. The eligibility criteria will also be...

2019 Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist announced

Wednesday, 3 April 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, riverrun) Folk (Zoe Gilbert, Bloomsbury) In Our Mad and...

EWF announces 2019 festival ambassadors

Tuesday, 2 April 2019
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the five writers appointed ambassadors for the National Writers’ Conference, which runs from 22-23 June at State Library Victoria. The ambassadors are Katherine...

Leaver, Smith announce new publishing business

Tuesday, 2 April 2019
In the UK, former Quarto Group CEO Marcus Leaver and former Bonnier Zaffre CEO Mark Smith have launched a new trade publishing business, Welbeck Publishing Group. Based in London, with...

Thirty Big W stores to close

Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Woolworths will close approximately 30 Big W stores over the next three years, following a review of the chain’s 183 stores, reports ABC News. Two distribution centres in regional Queensland...

 

 

 

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