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Hugo Awards 2018 winners announced  Archive

Tuesday, 21 August 2018
For the third year running, N K Jemisin has won the best novel category at the Hugo Awards for science-fiction and fantasy titles. Jemisin picked up the award for her...

Brown, Williams win 2018 James Tait Black Prizes  Archive

James Tait Black prize logo. Monday, 20 August 2018
The winners of the James Tait Black Prizes for fiction and biography—the UK’s oldest literary awards—have been announced. Craig Brown’s Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret (HarperCollins) has won the...

CBCA Awards 2018 winners announced  Archive

Friday, 17 August 2018
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Older readers...

Dennis Jones & Associates enters liquidation  Archive

Friday, 17 August 2018
Melbourne-based book distributor Dennis Jones & Associates has ceased trading and has entered voluntary liquidation. On 17 August, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) listed a notice appointing Steven...

SAGE acquires Talis  Archive

Friday, 17 August 2018
In the UK, journal publishing company SAGE Publishing has acquired education-technology company Talis, along with its course list management system Talis Aspire, for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. Used...

ABC to close online store, ABC Centres  Archive

Thursday, 16 August 2018
The ABC has proposed closing its online store and discontinuing any ABC Centres still hosted by third-party booksellers, reports Mumbrella. The move will see the broadcaster’s direct retail operations shut...

UK working class writers’ festival planned for 2020  Archive

Thursday, 16 August 2018
In the UK, authors, publishers and trade professionals will launch a working class writers’ festival, reports the Bookseller. Author Natasha Carthew initially tweeted to her followers in July: ‘Comrades! This is a call...

New inquiry into ACT public libraries  Archive

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services has announced a new committee inquiry into the future of the territory’s public libraries. The inquiry into...

Bonnier sells Weldon Owen to Insight Editions  Archive

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Bonnier Books has sold illustrated books imprint Weldon Owen to US-based illustrated publisher Insight Editions, reports the Bookseller. The business will operate as Weldon Owen International, a newly formed subsidiary of...

Ubud releases 2018 festival program  Archive

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) has released the main program for its 2018 festival, which will run from 24-28 October in Ubud, Indonesia. Among the newly announced international...

Booktopia to offer distribution services  Archive

Booktopia logo Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Australian retailer Booktopia has announced it will be the exclusive Australian distributor for German-based Thieme Medical Publishers, under a new distribution division. The Australian retailer set up Booktopia Publisher Services...

Shortlist announced for inaugural Banjo Prize  Archive

Tuesday, 14 August 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 Banjo Prize has been announced. Launched by HarperCollins in March this year, the prize will be awarded for an unpublished work of commercial fiction. The shortlisted...

HarperCollins revenue up 7% in 2018  Archive

Monday, 13 August 2018
In the US, HarperCollins has reported a 23% rise in earnings to US$244 million (A$335m) in the financial year ending 30 June, and a 7% rise in revenue to US$1.76...