Australian, NZ authors on 2018 International Dublin longlist Archive
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Ten books by Australian authors and three by New Zealand authors have been nominated for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award. Longlisted books by Australian authors are: The Last Painting...
Australians nominated for 2018 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals Archive
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Several Australian authors and illustrators have been nominated for the 2018 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. Zana Fraillon’s The Ones That Disappeared (Lothian) and Garth Nix’s Goldenhand and Frogkisser (both...
Gorman wins 2017 Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing Archive
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Alice Gorman has won the 2017 Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing for her piece ‘Trace Fossils: The Silence of Ediacara, the Shadow of Uranium’, first published in the...
‘Janesville’ wins 2017 Business Book of the Year Archive
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Amy Goldstein has become the first solo female winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award for her book Janesville (S&S), which explores the impact...
KROC Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
The winners of the 2017 Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Awards, the children’s choice book awards for the Northern Territory, have been announced. The winning titles are: Picture storybooks Do...
Text acquires Flannery’s ecological history of Europe Archive
Monday, 6 November 2017
Text has acquired world rights to Tim Flannery’s Land at the Crossroads: An Ecological History of Europe for publication in Australia in August 2018. Rights were acquired by Text publisher...
Verso Books to open in regional Victoria Archive
Monday, 6 November 2017
A new bookstore, Verso Books, is set to open in the Victorian regional town of Healesville. Owner Nina Sturgess said she is aiming to open the store in early November...
Canadian bookselling chain Indigo to open first US store Archive
Monday, 6 November 2017
Canadian bookselling chain Indigo Books and Music will open its first store in the US next year, reports Publishers Weekly. Indigo will open its first store in Short Hills, New...
No ‘Daily’ on Tuesday Archive
Monday, 6 November 2017
Please note that, due to the Melbourne Cup holiday on Tuesday, the next Daily newsletter will be published on Wednesday, 8 November.
US chain Book World to close its 45 stores Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
In the US, bookselling chain Book World has announced it will close its 45 outlets across the Midwest by mid-January next year, reports Publishers Weekly. Book World senior vice-president Mark...
Zusak, Fox top 2016-17 lending rights surveys Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
Books by Markus Zusak and Mem Fox have topped the lists of the highest scoring books in the most recent Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) report....
Better Reading launches food spinoff, Cooking the Books Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
Book recommendation website Better Reading has launched a new food-focused Facebook page, called Cooking the Books. Better Reading director Cheryl Akle said Cooking the Books is ‘a new take on...
Grey-Smith promoted to publisher at Fremantle Press Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
Fremantle Press has promoted senior editor Naama Grey-Smith to the role of publisher. Grey-Smith will commence in the role on 1 November, joining Fremantle Press’ two other publishers Cate Sutherland...
‘ABR’ announces $10,000 fellowship to mark its 40th anniversary Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
The Australian Book Review has announced a new $10,000 fellowship to mark its 40th birthday next year. The ABR Fortieth Birthday Fellowship is seeking proposals for four ‘stylish and original...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2018, as well as a preview of Australian publishers’ most anticipated children’s and YA releases in...
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Friday, 3 November 2017
The winners of the 2017 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year awards have been announced. Chosen from shortlists announced in July, the winning titles are: Birth to three years...
AusRomToday Reader’s Choice Awards 2017 nominees announced Archive
Thursday, 2 November 2017
The nominees for the 2017 AusRomToday Reader’s Choice Awards have been announced. The nominees in each category are: Book of the year Girl Unseen (Athena Daniels, Sunset Coast Publishing) Dark...
‘Squishy Taylor’ series optioned for TV Archive
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Robyn Kershaw Productions (RKP) has optioned the TV rights to Ailsa Wild’s ‘Squishy Taylor’ children’s book series (illus by Ben Wood, Hardie Grant Egmont). Eight titles have been published so...
PMLA judging panels overhauled Archive
Thursday, 2 November 2017
The judging panels for the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been announced, revealing an overhaul to the 2016 panels. The judging panels include: Nonfiction and history Lynette Russell,...
Coley wins 2017 Richell Prize Archive
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Adelaide-based writer Sam Coley has won the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for his entry ‘State Highway One’. Coley’s novel follows two siblings as they travel New Zealand’s State...
UNESCO announces nine new Cities of Literature Archive
Thursday, 2 November 2017
UNESCO has designated nine new Cities of Literature. They are: Bucheon (Republic of Korea) Durban (South Africa) Lillehammer (Norway) Manchester (UK) Milan (Italy) Québec City (Canada) Seattle (United States of...
The children’s hour: Children’s rights sales in the Australian book market Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
With children’s books driving book sales locally, Jackie Tang looks at how children’s rights sales are performing for Australian publishers. Children’s books are dominating the Australian market, with children’s and...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Please note that, due to the Melbourne Cup holiday in Victoria on Tuesday, 7 November, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday, 9 November. The deadline for classifieds...
Cultural leaders call for support to meet digitisation deadline Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
The directors of the National Library of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and the National Archives of Australia have called for greater support to save 850,000...
Libraries awarded NLA community heritage grants Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced the recipients of the 2017 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program, including a number of libraries. In NSW, the Albury Library Museum received...
Homeless people offered access to Manchester libraries under new pilot scheme Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
In the UK, Manchester City Council has launched a pilot scheme to allow homeless people to join its 22 libraries and access its digital services, reports the BBC. The project...
The Amazon effect: What the arrival of Amazon means for the bookselling industry Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Recently, communications agency Spectrum Group hosted a panel discussion in Sydney on what the arrival of Amazon means for the Australian retail industry, with a particular focus on booksellers. Moderated...
Affirm acquires memoir ‘Sophie’s Boys’ Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Sophie’s Boys, a memoir by Sophie Smith, who lost her triplets after going into labour prematurely, as told to journalist Deborah Fitzgerald. Sophie’s...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week Archive
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Please note that, due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday in Victoria on Tuesday, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 9 November. The deadline for classifieds and job...
Ngaio Marsh Award 2017 winners announced Archive
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Fiona Sussman’s The Last Time We Spoke (Allison & Busby) has won the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. Sussman is the first female author to win the award, which...
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