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Hachette adds LibraryThing reviews to US website

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Tens of thousands of book and audiobook reviews written by members of social book cataloging app LibraryThing have been added to Hachette’s US website. Hachette Book Group (HBG), a division...

‘The Lifted Brow’ & RMIT non/fictionLab Prize for Experimental Nonfiction shortlist announced

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Melbourne-based publisher and literary magazine the Lifted Brow has announced the shortlist for its Prize for Experimental Nonfiction. The shortlisted works are: ‘Occupy’ by Ashley Lee ‘List of the Affected’ by...

Rubbo awarded ‘Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award’

Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Managing director of Readings Mark Rubbo has been jointly awarded the Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award at the 2018 Creative Partnerships Awards. Rubbo shared the award with philanthropist, volunteer and advocate...

US book-industry survey finds one in five women report sexual harassment

Monday, 6 August 2018
US book-industry journal Publishers Weekly has released the results of its survey on sexual harassment in the industry, with almost one fifth of the 664 respondents reporting that they have...

‘The Choke’ sold to UK, Europe, Commonwealth

Monday, 6 August 2018
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold UK, Europe and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) rights to Sofie Laguna’s The Choke to London-based Gallic Books, reports the Bookseller. A&U rights associate Maggie Thompson...

Thorne’s ‘The Hating Game’ to be adapted for film; ‘The Simpsons’ producer attached

Monday, 6 August 2018
The Simpsons producer David Mirkin will direct a film adaptation of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game (Piatkus), reports Deadline. Mirkin’s directing credits include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Heartbreakers. He...

Edify to promote OUP’s global catalogue in NZ

Friday, 3 August 2018
Auckland-based educational publishing and distribution company Edify has signed a marketing agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) whereby Edify will promote OUP’s global catalogue to New Zealand customers. In effect...

Royal Society 2018 Science Book Prize shortlist announced

Friday, 3 August 2018
In the UK, the Royal Society has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Science Book Prize for ‘outstanding popular science books’ written for a non-specialist audience. The shortlisted books are:...

Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2018 Books at MIFF

Friday, 3 August 2018
The 12th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 2 August. Representatives from publishing and...

‘The Big Issue’ announces 2018 fiction edition

Friday, 3 August 2018
The Big Issue has announced the writers who will feature in its 2018 fiction edition, which will be distributed by vendors on 10 August. Traversing themes of race, identity, body...

Book-to-film adaptations receive development funding from Screen Australia

Thursday, 2 August 2018
Three book-to-film adaptations feature among the projects receiving story development funding from Screen Australia. The projects, and their producers, are: A feature film adaptation of the novel, The Natural Way...

‘A Ghost in My Suitcase’ adapted for stage

Thursday, 2 August 2018
Gabrielle Wang’s novel for younger readers, A Ghost in My Suitcase (Puffin), has been adapted to a theatre production and will premiere at the Playhouse Arts Centre Melbourne from October 18-21...

‘Griffith Review’ 2018 Novella Project winners announced

Thursday, 2 August 2018
The winners of the Griffith Review’s Novella Project competition have been announced. The winning authors and their works are: 'All the things I should have given' by Miriam Sved 'Distance' by...

NT Literary Awards 2018 winners announced

Thursday, 2 August 2018
The winners of this year’s Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Zip Print Short Story Award ($1000) ‘The Virgin Mary and Katrina Sparks’...

Child tops ALIA most-borrowed list in 2018; Pape tops nonfiction

Wednesday, 1 August 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most-borrowed books from Australian libraries from June 2017 to May 2018. Like last...

India reduces GST on ebooks

Wednesday, 1 August 2018
In India, the GST Council has announced that GST on ebooks will be reduced from 18% to 5%, but the lack of clarity has left publishers ‘perplexed’, reports the Hindu. The...

Renew Our Libraries campaign seeks increased library funding in NSW

Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Public library users across New South Wales are being encouraged to sign a petition calling for a fairer funding model as part of the Renew Our Libraries campaign, reports the...

Kidman secures film, TV rights to Moriarty’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’

Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Nicole Kidman’s production company Blossom Films and Australian producer Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories have purchased film and television rights to Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers (Macmillan), reports the Sydney...