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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’,...

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...

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...