Dymocks launches Books for Kids charity campaign
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Dymocks bookstores are running a two-week Books for Kids charity campaign, with 50 cents from every children’s book sold to be donated to literacy support programs through Dymocks Children’s Charities....
Ngaio Marsh Award 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Nonfiction Double-Edged Sword (Simonne Butler & Andra Jenkin,...
‘Snark’ takes out top prize at 2017 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
David Elliot’s illustrated book for ‘grown-up children of all ages’, Snark: Being a True History of the Expedition that Discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock … and its Tragic Aftermath...
HarperCollins releases 2017 full-year results
Monday, 14 August 2017
In the US, HarperCollins has reported a decline in revenue of US$10m ($A12.7m) in the fiscal year ending 30 June, a drop of 0.6% compared to fiscal 2016, reports Publishers...
RWA awards 2017 winners announced
Monday, 14 August 2017
The winners of the 2017 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the ‘RUBYs’, were announced on 12 August at the RWA conference in...
Ned Kelly Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Monday, 14 August 2017
The Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA) has announced the shortlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writing. The shortlisted works in each category are: Best fiction Crimson...
Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2017 winners announced
Monday, 14 August 2017
The Wilderness Society has announced the winners for the 2017 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The winners are: Picture fiction Chooks in Dinner Suits (Diane Jackson Hill & Craig Smith,...
Hugo Awards 2017 winners announced
Monday, 14 August 2017
For the second 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...
‘The 91-Storey Treehouse’ launched at sold-out Melbourne event; sales record broken at Dymocks
Friday, 11 August 2017
The latest instalment in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s ‘Treehouse’ series, The 91-Storey Treehouse (Pan), was launched by Readings at a sold-out event at the Melbourne Town Hall on 8 August....
Copyright Agency signs three new publishers to LearningField
Friday, 11 August 2017
The Copyright Agency has signed three new publishers—National Educational Advancement Programs, Edrolo and Titan Education—to its etextbook subscription service LearningField for a further three years. The deal adds about 250...
Australian bestsellers in July: McInerney, Pape top fiction, nonfiction charts
Friday, 11 August 2017
While Liane Moriarty continues to dominate the Australian fiction bestsellers chart in July, with five titles in the top 10, Monica McInerney’s The Trip of a Lifetime (Michael Joseph) and...
Booksellers prepare for Love Your Bookshop Day
Thursday, 10 August 2017
Preparations are underway for the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Love Your Bookshop Day this Saturday 12 August, with stores around the country hosting events and promotions. More than 80 stores...
Transworld acquires rights to Wilson’s ‘First, We Make the Beast Beautiful’
Thursday, 10 August 2017
UK publisher Transworld has acquired Commonwealth rights (ex-ANZ) to Sarah Wilson’s First, We Make the Beast Beautiful (Macmillan) via Peggy Boulos Smith at Writers House, reports the Bookseller. Transworld editorial director...
Wilkinson’s ‘Boundless Sublime’ sells to US
Thursday, 10 August 2017
US publisher Capstone’s teen imprint Switch Press has picked up North American rights to The Boundless Sublime (A&U), Lili Wilkinson’s 2016 YA novel about a teenage girl seduced by a...
Steady attendance and capacity crowds at Byron Writers Festival; Jimmy Barnes the bestseller
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Ticket sales were steady at the 2017 Bryon Writers Festival, which ran from 4-6 August in Byron Bay, NSW, with overall attendance set to repeat last year’s total of 70,000....
Not the Booker Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Not the Booker Prize, which is run by the Guardian in the UK and voted on by the public. The shortlisted titles...
Black Inc. announces ‘Australian Foreign Affairs’ journal
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Black Inc. has announced it will publish a new triannual journal, Australian Foreign Affairs, which will include essays, interviews, reportage, book reviews and correspondence. Australian Foreign Affairs will be perfect...
Quarto approached for sale
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
The Quarto Group has received an unsolicited approach for sale from a third-party buyer, reports the Bookseller. Quarto said the board considers the price ‘attractive and reflective of the inherent...
Book blogger spotlight: Babbling Books
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Multi-platform blogger Tamsien West shares her eclectic reading tastes across her blog, Instagram, YouTube and book club under the name Babbling Books. She has found that ‘deeply personal stories and...
New children’s picture book publisher Little Pink Dog Books releases first title
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
New children’s picture book publisher Little Pink Dog Books has released its first title, The World’s Worst Pirate by Michelle Worthington and illustrated by Katrin Dreiling. Run by Kathy and...
Writers Victoria announces winners of its emerging writers prizes
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Writers Victoria has announced the 2017 winners of the Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Competition. The Grace Marion Wilson Prize in the fiction category was awarded to Kieran Stevenson for...
Writers Victoria Write-ability and Glenfern fellowships announced
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Writers Victoria has announced the recipients of its 2017 Write-ability and Glenfern fellowships. Five emerging writers with disability were awarded Write-ability fellowships. They are: Mary Borsellino for ‘The Alchemist’s Girls’,...
Council announces plan to develop Footscray Library into community, cultural hub
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Maribyrnong Council in Melbourne is calling for early concept designs and a feasibility study on plans to develop the Footscray Library into a community and cultural hub, reports the Maribyrnong...
Vallance appointed NSW State Library CEO and state librarian
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
John Vallance has been appointed NSW State Library CEO and state librarian. Vallance has been headmaster of Sydney Grammar School for the past 17 years. NSW arts minister Don Harwin...
WA government cuts regional library services
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Library patrons in regional Western Australia will be limited to two inter-library loan requests per month, while new-release titles will no longer be available under the program, amid changes made...
S&S UK signs up to plan to protect authors in ‘special sales deals’
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Simon & Schuster UK has signed up to the Society of Authors’ (SoA) seven-point plan to ensure ‘special sales deals’ don’t affect writers’ earnings, reports the Bookseller. The SoA published...
Book Council survey: 88% of New Zealanders read at least one book in the past year
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
A new survey into New Zealanders’ reading habits has found that 88% of the adult population read, or started to read, at least one book over the past year, with...
Shortlist announced for 2017 ‘SRB’ Emerging Critics fellowships
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
The Sydney Review of Books has announced the shortlist for its 2017 Copyright Agency-SRB Emerging Critics fellowships. The shortlisted writers are: Shu-Ling Chua (ACT) Daniel Davis Wood (NSW) Stephanie Guest...
LoveOzYA conducts survey into YA reading habits
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Young-adult literature advocacy group LoveOzYA is conducting a survey into the reading habits of YA readers, with the results to be released later this year. The survey, which runs from...
Winners of 2017 Affirm Press Mentorship Award announced
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
The winners of this year’s Affirm Press Mentorship Award have been announced. The winning authors and their work are: ‘Inheritance’ by Kathryn O’Connor, a novel about ‘Eileen and Anita, who...
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