‘Oliver’s Grumbles’ sold into China in small press’ first overseas rights sale Archive
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Queensland-based small press Yellow Brick Books (YBB) has sold Chinese and Korean rights to Oliver’s Grumbles (Yvonne Mes, illus by Giuseppe Poli) in the emerging publisher’s first overseas rights deal. Negotiated by...
New database to celebrate diversity in children’s books Archive
Thursday, 17 January 2019
The National Centre for Australian Children’s Literacy (NCACL) will this year launch a database for children’s literature, designed to help teachers, parents and readers to find books which highlight multiculturalism...
Print book sales in Canada remain flat in 2018 Archive
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Print book sales in Canada have remained flat in 2018, with backlist books still dominating the market (60%) and nonfiction sales up slightly more than fiction, the same as in...
Writers, literary festivals among OzCo funding recipients Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Eighteen writers and literary festival organisations were among the recipients of the Australia Council’s latest grants round, which awarded $6.6 million to almost 200 projects, including career development, regional touring...
Alex Adsett agency lands multi-territory book deal for debut picture book Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Alex Adsett Literary Agency has sold rights in multiple territories to the debut picture book by Brisbane-based graphic designer Robert Hendersen. I See, I See is described as an immersive, hands-on...
ALIA declares 2019 ‘Year of the Public Domain’; millions of unpublished items released Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Changes to Australian legislation that began on 1 January have given unpublished materials the same copyright term as published items, bringing millions of items into public domain. The Australian Library...
Lake Macquarie council proposes five-year plan to refurbish all library branches Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Lake Macquarie City Council, in the Hunter Region of NSW, has announced plans to overhaul the city's entire library service, reports the Newcastle Herald. According to Lake Macquarie City Council cultural services...
More guests boycott Dubai lit fest, protest human rights abuses in UAE Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Former Irish president and former UN human rights commissioner Mary Robinson is the latest guest to pull out of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, following concerns about human rights...
Berbay sells three Canty picture books in China Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Berbay Publishing has sold simplified Chinese rights to three picture books in John Canty’s ‘Heads and Tails’ series to Dook. The series—comprising Heads and Tails, Heads and Tails Insects and...
Self-published Aussie novel longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Brisbane author Nicholas John Turner’s debut self-published novel Hang Him When He Is Not There has been longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, reports the Bookseller. Turner’s novel, which was sold...
Indie Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2019 Indie Book Awards shortlists, for the best Australian books published in 2018. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Lost Man (Jane...
Full program announced for 2019 Perth Writers Week Archive
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
The full program has been announced for the 2019 Perth Festival Writers Week, which runs from 18-24 February. International guests attending the festival include Man Booker Prize-winning Nigerian novelist and...
Echo sells Meg Keneally’s solo debut to US Archive
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Echo Publishing has sold North American rights to Meg Keneally’s debut historical novel Fled to Arcade Publishing. The novel, which is based on the life of convict Mary Bryant, is...
Liminal magazine establishes short fiction prize, partners with Brow Books Archive
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Liminal magazine has established a short fiction prize for Australian writers of colour. The Liminal Fiction Prize seeks to ‘promote fiction by writers whose voices are often ignored or elided’. It...
Sullivan wins 2018 T S Eliot Prize Archive
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
In the UK, London-based poet Hannah Sullivan has won the 2018 T S Eliot Prize for poetry. Sullivan won the prize for her debut collection Three Poems (Faber), making it the third debut...
Presser wins at US National Jewish Book Awards Archive
Monday, 14 January 2019
In the US, Melbourne-based author Bram Presser has won the debut fiction award at the 2018 National Jewish Book Awards for his novel The Book of Dirt (Text). Established in 1950 by the...
Updated format revealed for WA Prem’s awards Archive
Monday, 14 January 2019
The Western Australian state government has revealed the new format for the WA Premier’s Book Awards, which has been reinstated as an annual event. The awards will feature three separate...
Copyright Agency announces recipients of $1.049m funding grants Archive
Monday, 14 January 2019
Thirty-seven arts organisations have received a total of $1.049 million in the latest round of funding from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Literary organisations and projects that received funding in...
Costa Book Awards 2018 category winners announced Archive
Monday, 14 January 2019
In the UK, the five category winners for the 2018 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The five winners were chosen from shortlists announced in November 2018. The winning authors...
Please complete our post-Christmas survey Archive
Monday, 14 January 2019
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please complete...
Booksellers optimistic Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Twenty-four percent of booksellers are expecting sales to be 'excellent' this Christmas, double the number who had high expectations for the same time last year (12%). Most respondents, however, are...
Pre-Christmas survey 2018: Sales stable for third year in a row Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Christmas sales are tracking at similar levels to last year for the majority of booksellers (60%), with slightly more stores (21%) reporting an increase in sales than those (19%) reporting a...
The books: Strong offering led by standout fiction Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Most booksellers are pleased with the books on offer this Christmas, with 75% considering the titles available ‘strong’, and just one percent considering them ‘disappointing’. The remaining 24% consider the...
Nielsen BookScan: Aus fiction popular; ‘similar’ overall sales shape Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Australian fiction titles are popular with book buyers this Christmas period, with statistics from Nielsen BookScan showing Australian fiction titles high on the bestsellers chart and an increased market share...
Supply, stock, sales and staffing: HEDS delays felt Australia-wide Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
'A Christmas HEDS will want to forget' The vast majority of booksellers surveyed reported the delays from Harper Entertainment and Distribution Services (HEDS) as the only major issue with the...
Publishers’ perspectives: Sales up on last year Archive
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Australian publishers are reporting that so far Christmas sales are up compared to this time last year, and most are expecting overall Christmas period sales to be excellent. Bracing for...
Marsden awarded 2018 Dromkeen Medal Archive
Friday, 14 December 2018
The State Library Victoria (SLV) has awarded the 2018 Dromkeen Medal to author John Marsden. Marsden is the author of more than 40 books, including the ‘Tomorrow’ series, which is...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced Archive
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
The shortlists for the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Fiction Flames (Robbie Arnott, Text) Ironbark (Jay Carmichael, Scribe) The Fireflies of Autumn: And...
Podcast spotlight: The Wheeler Centre podcast Archive
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Established in 2010, The Wheeler Centre (TWC) podcast features full recordings of talks hosted in TWC building in Melbourne. TWC senior digital editor Jon Tjhia has been working on the...
Report shows 127 UK libraries closed last year Archive
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has found that 127 libraries closed in the UK last year and a continued decline in overall spending and staff levels,...
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