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No ‘Daily’ on Wednesday

Tuesday, 24 April 2018
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published on Wednesday 25 April due to the Anzac Day holiday. The next Daily will be published on Thursday 26 April.

UK academics vote on most influential books in history written by women

Monday, 23 April 2018
In the UK, academics, booksellers, publishers and librarians have voted on a list of the top 20 ‘books by women that changed the world’. Covering a variety of topics such...

Creative Victoria forms working group to combat harassment and misconduct

Monday, 23 April 2018
Creative Victoria has formed a working group of industry leaders to combat sexual harassment, bullying and misconduct in Victoria’s creative industries. Formed at the request of Victorian minister for creative...

Personal growth: 2017’s fastest growing categories

Friday, 20 April 2018
This year Books+Publishing will publish a regular column from Nielsen BookScan Australia associate director Julie Winters on book data trends. In her first column, Winters looks at the fastest-growing subject...

Prime location: thriving in sobering times at Avenue Elsternwick

Friday, 20 April 2018
When Melbourne’s Avenue Bookstore owner Chris Redfern opened a second store in Elsternwick in 2012, the year after the REDgroup collapse, some were sceptical. Bookseller Savannah Indigo explains how the...

Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2018 longlists announced

Friday, 20 April 2018
The longlists for the 2018 Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced. The eight longlisted titles for the $30,000 Nita B Kibble Literary Award for an established author are:...

UK report finds growing vocabulary deficiency among students

Friday, 20 April 2018
In the UK, a report commissioned by Oxford University Press (OUP) has found the number of students with 'limited' vocabularies is increasing, with the majority of teachers blaming this 'word gap'...

New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now

Friday, 20 April 2018
Books+Publishing’s most recent Junior newsletter contains 14 reviews of books publishing in April, May and June 2018. Eleni Hale’s debut YA novel, Stone Girl (Penguin, May), received five stars from reviewer...

Subbed In Chapbook Prize expands in 2018

Friday, 20 April 2018
Sydney-based literary organisation Subbed In is expanding its Chapbook Prize—previously open to NSW residents only—to writers across Australia. Launched last year, the Subbed In Chapbook Prize aims to support emerging...

EWF announces inaugural fellowship for emerging writers

Friday, 20 April 2018
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced it is partnering with State Library Victoria (SLV) to offer a new fellowship for emerging writers. The Emerging Writers’ Fellowship offers one recipient...

Fraillon shortlisted for CrimeFest Awards

Friday, 20 April 2018
Australian author Zana Fraillon has been shortlisted in the young adult category of the UK CrimeFest Awards, for her book The Ones that Disappeared (Lothian). Joining Fraillon on the shortlist...

Belgrave wins 2018 Ernest Scott Prize

Friday, 20 April 2018
Michael Belgrave has won the 2018 Ernest Scott Prize for history for his book Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864-1885 (Auckland University Press). Belgrave’s...

New Frontier signs first licensing deal for new early years imprint

Friday, 20 April 2018
Children’s publisher New Frontier has signed the first licensing deal for its new baby and early years imprint, Catch a Star. The five-year publishing contract will see New Frontier publish...

In somebody else’s shoes: Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman’s plans for his term

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Prolific children’s author Morris Gleitzman has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate. He spoke with Sarah Farquharson about his plans for his two-year term as laureate. What are you...

Oh! The Horror! The rise of horror in children’s fiction

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Danielle Binks explores youth literature’s reanimated interest in the horror genre. Stephen King once said, ‘We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones’, and it certainly...

Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Congratulations to Morris Gleitzman, who has been announced as the next Australian Children’s Laureate. The news made it to the UK in record time, with our colleagues at The Bookseller...

Book bites: Children’s bookseller L J Lacey offers a taste of books to come

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Picture this Picture books with ‘life lessons’ introducing little ones to new ideas are a growing trend, and Lessons of a LAC (Lynn Jenkins, illus by Kirrili Lonergan, EK Books,...

Shelf talk: Category round-ups of forthcoming titles by those in the know

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Fantastic fiction I find something exciting in science-fiction (SF) and fantasy every month, but there are a few forthcoming releases that are worth bringing to everyone’s attention. The biggest news...

Editor’s picks: 2018 highlights from the ‘Books+Publishing’ team

Thursday, 19 April 2018
Meet the B+P team. Jackie Tang, Andrew Wrathall and Sarah Farquharson share their top picks for the new year. Jackie Tang: I love reading about the underbelly of the food...

Your store: A round-up of retailing news, tips and titbits

Thursday, 19 April 2018
A complete transformation With nostalgic older fans and new fans alike still excited about all things Harry Potter, the Mad Hatters Bookshop in Manly, Queensland, tapped into the boy wizard’s...

UK report finds ‘class pay gap’ in publishing industry

Thursday, 19 April 2018
A new UK report on representation in the arts has revealed a ‘class pay gap’ in publishing of £23,000 (A$41,900) a year, and found that people of working-class origins make up just...

CBCA announces recipients of 2018 Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program

Thursday, 19 April 2018
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Victoria Branch has announced the successful applicants for the 2018 Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program, which provides emerging children’s writers and illustrators with...