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61% of Canadian publishers are producing audiobooks, up from 16% in 2015

Monday, 22 October 2018
In Canada, 61% of publishers are producing audiobooks, up from 16% in 2015. According to a recent study on audiobook use published by BookNet Canada, the average audiobook listener in...

UWAP celebrates 10 years of publishing Australian poetry

Monday, 22 October 2018
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has celebrated its 10th anniversary of publishing Australian poetry. UWAP’s first poetry collection, Martin Harrison’s Wild Bees: New and Selected Poems, was published in 2008, and the...

Mostly Books celebrates 41st birthday

Monday, 22 October 2018
Adelaide bookshop Mostly Books will celebrate its 41st birthday with a free event on 8 November. Situated in the inner-southern suburb of Torrens Park, Mostly Books was founded by Jacqueline...

‘Pulse Points’ wins 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction

Friday, 19 October 2018
Jennifer Down's short story collection Pulse Points (Text) has won the 2018 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Pulse Points was chosen from a shortlist of six by a judging panel comprising...

PRH US merges Crown, Random House divisions

Friday, 19 October 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) US has merged two major adult divisions, Crown Publishing Group and Random House Publishing Group, reports Publishers Weekly. Random House president and publisher Gina Centrello will...

‘Liminal’ founder McIntosh nominated for Victorian Young Australian of the Year

Friday, 19 October 2018
Founder and editor-in-chief of Liminal magazine Leah Jing McIntosh has been announced as one of four nominees for Victorian Young Australian of the Year. A writer and photographer, McIntosh created Liminal in response to the...

2019 Scribblers Festival Schools Program announced

Friday, 19 October 2018
The program for the Scribblers Festival Schools Program, which runs from 8-10 May 2019 in Claremont, Western Australia, has been announced. Launched last year, Scribblers Festival celebrates children’s literature and...

Redgum Book Club acquires school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers

Friday, 19 October 2018
Redgum Book Club has acquired school book fair provider Central Book Suppliers (CBS). Established in 2014, Redgum provides in-school book clubs to schools nationwide, with emphasis on Australian authors, illustrators...

Most Underrated Book Award 2018 shortlist announced

Friday, 19 October 2018
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Most Underrated Book Award. The shortlisted titles are: Gwen (Goldie Goldbloom, Fremantle Press) Living in Hope (Frank Byrne with Gerard...

Walkley Book Award 2018 longlist announced

Friday, 19 October 2018
The Walkley Book Award longlist for 2018 has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Trace: Who Killed Maria James? (Rachael Brown, Scribe) A Long Way from No Go (Tjanara Goreng...

PEN America sues Trump over freedom of speech

Thursday, 18 October 2018
In the US, literary and human rights organisation PEN America is suing President Trump for alleged violations of America's First Amendment (which protects freedom of speech), reports the Associated Press....

Affirm acquires middle-grade debut at auction; opens unsolicited submissions for kids list

Thursday, 18 October 2018
Affirm Press has acquired middle-grade novel Hattie Maxwell and the Library of Lost Words by debut Melbourne author Julianne Negri at auction via Jacinta di Mase Management. The story follows...

Hachette offers booksellers direct download of digital assets

Thursday, 18 October 2018
Hachette Australia has launched a new digital asset sharing system via its website. The new system allows booksellers to login and download digital marketing assets that can be used across...

SLNSW 2019 fellowships announced

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the six recipients of its 2019 research fellowships, including the inaugural Dr A M Hertzberg Fellowship, which examines ‘the impact of globalisation...

UK School Librarian of the Year announced

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
In the UK, librarian Emma Suffield from Saint Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy in Lancashire has won the 2018 School Librarian of the Year Award, reports The Bookseller. The award...

New items at SLV’s World of the Book exhibition

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
State Library Victoria’s (SLV) free World of the Book exhibition has reopened, with more than 300 additional items on display including some never-before-exhibited material. Rare books historian and exhibition curator...

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction A Long Way from Home (Peter Carey, Hamish Hamilton) Border...

Māori, Pasifika writers to travel to London for Oceania exhibition

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Five New Zealand writers will travel to the UK in November to showcase Māori and Pasifika literature alongside the Oceania art exhibition at the Royal Academy London, reports Booksellers NZ. Creative...

‘Dinner Detectives’ creators win global pitching competition

Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Australian children’s book creators Yves Stening and Nigel Buchanan have won a pitching competition at the world’s biggest children’s entertainment industry event, MIPJunior, reports the Herald Sun. Stening and Buchanan’s...