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National Book Critics Circle Awards 2018 winners announced

Monday, 18 March 2019
In the US, the winners of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced. Among the winners, chosen from shortlists announced in January, are: Fiction Milkman (Anna Burns,...

Ball to join S&S as Scribner publishing director

Friday, 15 March 2019
Ben Ball will join Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) in the newly created role of publishing director of Scribner, S&S’s literary imprint. Ball, who was made redundant from his previous...

SWF 2019 program announced

Friday, 15 March 2019
The program has been announced for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs from 29 April to 5 May. Fifty-five international guests and 360 Australian writers, academics and public...

HBG and Hachette UK sales up despite Lagardère’s profits down

Friday, 15 March 2019
Hachette Book Group (HGB) in the US and Hachette UK have reported 'strong' sales growth in 2018, despite profits falling by 9.6% at parent company Lagardère Publishing. The UK business...

MUP appoints new directors, editorial advisory board

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) has appointed two new directors to its board, and announced eight members of its new editorial advisory board. Former managing director of Oxford University Press Australia...

A&U acquires new Anh Do children’s books in three-series deal

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to three new children's series by Anh Do. 'Wolf Girl' is the first of three new series aimed at an older readership of...

Two Shelly Unwin board books sold to US

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Alex Adsett at Alex Adsett Literary Agency has sold North American rights to Shelly Unwin’s board books You’re One! and You’re Two! (A&U, illus by Katherine Battersby) to Penguin Random...

HQ Fiction acquires Armstrong novel ‘The Collaborator’

Thursday, 14 March 2019
HarperCollins Australia imprint HQ Fiction has acquired world rights to the first book in eight years by author Diane Armstrong. Titled The Collaborator and based on a true story set in...

Living the fantasy: Lynette Noni’s career path

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Lynette Noni’s YA fantasy series ‘The Medoran Chronicles’ has cemented her status as one of Australia’s favourite writers. She shares her journey towards becoming a bestselling author. I never wanted...

NLA launches archive of Australian websites

Thursday, 14 March 2019
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has launched an archive of Australian websites dating back to 1996, reports the ABC. The Australian Web Archive contains snapshots of Australian websites from...

‘Don Quixote’ tops library world’s 100 most widely held novels

Thursday, 14 March 2019
International library cooperative OCLC has compiled a list of the library world’s 100 most widely held novels based on its WorldCat database, reports Publishers Weekly. Topping the Library 100 list...

Queenscliffe Literary Festival breaks ticket sales record

Thursday, 14 March 2019
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) has broken its record for ticket sales. Running from 11-26 May in the Victorian beachside towns of Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, the festival will feature...

City of Melbourne trials ‘quick response’ arts grants

Thursday, 14 March 2019
The City of Melbourne is trialling a new program of ‘quick response’ arts grants, which aim to give artists more flexible access to funding. Under the trial scheme, creative practitioners...

Man Booker International 2019 longlist announced

Thursday, 14 March 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for translated fiction has been announced. The 13 longlisted titles are: Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi, trans by Marilyn Booth, Sandstone Press) Love...

Redgum to launch ‘full-service’ schools program

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Redgum Book Club is launching a ‘full-service’ literary service for schools, parents and students, which will be available nationwide. Redgum, which recently acquired school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers,...

Cornelius wins $234k Windham-Campbell Prize

Thursday, 14 March 2019
Playwright Patricia Cornelius is one of eight winners of the 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize, which recognises English-language writers who ‘have left their mark on the world of literature or theatre’ and...

Espoo City Library, Finland wins LBF award

Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Espoo City Library in Finland has been awarded the library of the year award at the London Book Fair (LBF), as part of the fair's International Excellence Awards. Judges said...

Hachette launches modern classics list

Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Hachette has announced its first cross-publisher modern classics list to be published in its international territories, including Australia, New Zealand, India and Ireland. Hachette Essentials comprises a curated selection of...