Book blogger spotlight: Trish Talks Texts Archive
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Trish Buckley is a teacher-librarian who brings a critical perspective to YA literature. ‘I have been reading YA novels since I was a teenager, so that’s 30-odd years of context,...
Bailey’s ‘The Dark Lake’ optioned for screen Archive
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Hopscotch Features has optioned the film and TV rights to Sarah Bailey’s crime thriller The Dark Lake (A&U), via Lyn Tranter of Australian Literary Management. The Dark Lake, which was...
‘Reader-powered’ publishing startup Inkitt raises US$3.9m in venture capital financing Archive
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Berlin-based publishing startup Inkitt, which calls itself a ‘reader-powered book publisher’, has raised US$3.9m (A$4.95m) in venture capital financing, reports Tech Crunch. Inkitt members can solicit feedback for in-progress work...
writingWA to promote WA books at Frankfurt Book Fair Archive
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
writingWA CEO Sharon Flindell will attend this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair to promote 25 new books by WA writers and publishers. Flindell told Books+Publishing that she will be promoting a...
ALIA board issues statement of support for same-sex marriage Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) board has issued a statement in support of a yes vote in the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite. The ALIA board first made a statement...
SLNSW wins approval for redevelopment Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The City of Sydney and the NSW Heritage Council has approved the State Library of NSW’s planned $15m redevelopment of its Mitchell building. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the library...
WA state library opens co-working space for creatives, entrepreneurs Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The State Library of WA has opened a co-working space for entrepreneurs and creative workers, called Studio 001. The space includes more than 10 individual workspaces; access to Adobe Creative...
Varuna announces recipients of 2018 Residency Fellowships Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Varuna, the Writers House, has announced the recipients of the 2018 Varuna Residency Fellowships. The writers and their projects are: The Mick Dark flagship fellowship Donna Mazza for her short...
‘This One Summer’ most frequently challenged title in US libraries in 2016 Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of most frequently challenged books in 2016 as part of Banned Books Week, which runs from 24-30 September. Mariko Tamaki’s graphic...
Affirm Press sells White’s VPLA-winning novel into nine territories Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Affirm Press has sold rights to Christian White’s forthcoming The Nowhere Child, previously called Decay Theory, into nine overseas territories. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, Affirm acquired the rights to...
UK BA backs EU commission calls for fairer taxation on digital economy Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
In the UK, the Booksellers Association (BA) has expressed support for the EU Commission’s call for fairer taxation of the digital market, reports the Bookseller. As part of the discussions...
Over 100 Australian writers, artists sign ‘ABR’ open letter supporting marriage equality Archive
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has published an open letter in support of marriage equality, which has been signed by more than 100 writers, artists and public figures. ABR editor...
Sports Writers Festival 2017 program launched Archive
Monday, 25 September 2017
The program has been announced for this year’s Sports Writers Festival, which runs in Melbourne from 28 October to 4 November. Among the guests speaking at the event are broadcaster...
Hardie Grant acquires Pembroke’s ‘well-timed’ book on Korea Archive
Monday, 25 September 2017
Hardie Grant has acquired world rights (excluding the US and Canada) to Australian historian Michael Pembroke’s ‘well-timed’ book on Korea, to be published next year. In Korea: Where the American...
Australian Family Therapists’ Award for Children’s Literature 2017 winners announced Archive
Monday, 25 September 2017
The winners of the 2017 Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature have been announced. Saving Jazz by Kate McCaffrey (Fremantle Press) has won the $1500 Older Readers Award, and...
PRH Enterprises to close Archive
Monday, 25 September 2017
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) has closed its Enterprises division, which was responsible for creating commercial partnerships for the publisher’s authors and brands, due to it being commercially...
‘Guardian Australia’ expands books coverage Archive
Monday, 25 September 2017
Guardian Australia is expanding its book coverage with two new series of commissioned works on established and emerging Australian writers, launched under a dedicated section on its website called Reading...
Blanchard wins inaugural Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award Archive
Friday, 22 September 2017
Jacqueline Blanchard has won the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) inaugural Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as The Rosie, for her editorial work on All Fall Down (Matthew Condon, UQP)....
2017 Australian Short Story Festival program announced Archive
Friday, 22 September 2017
The program for the 2017 Australian Short Story Festival has been announced. Founded by Margaret River Press director Caroline Wood and MidnightSun publisher Anna Solding, this year’s festival will run...
Spec-fic specialists IFWG expands as it seeks growth as ‘middle-tier independent publisher’ Archive
Friday, 22 September 2017
Spec-fiction specialists IFWG Publishing has signed a distribution deal with Dennis Jones & Associates (DJA), as it looks to entrench its brand in the industry ‘with an emphasis on quality...
Faber & Faber announces initiatives to address under-representation Archive
Friday, 22 September 2017
In the UK, publisher Faber & Faber has announced initiatives to reduce the under-representation of minority groups in the company, reports the Bookseller. The plan includes a new internship for...
Kirkus Prize 2017 finalists announced Archive
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The finalists have been announced for the 2017 Kirkus Prize, sponsored by the US publication Kirkus Reviews. The awards are presented in three categories—fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature—with each...
CHASS Australia Book Prize 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Australia Book Prize. The prize, worth $3500, is part of the CHASS Australia...
Educational Publishing Awards 2017 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 21 September 2017
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Educational Publishing Awards Australia. The graphic novel The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales (Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti,...
Pantera and Books on the Rail partner on nationwide ‘Rowland Sinclair’ campaign Archive
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Pantera Press and Books on the Rail are partnering on a nationwide campaign for book eight of Sulari Gentill’s ‘Rowland Sinclair’ series, A Dangerous Language, to coincide with its release...
Book blogger spotlight: The Unlikely Bookworm Archive
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Londoner-turned-Sydneysider Lucy Pearson blogs about books and travel at The Unlikely Bookworm. Pearson reviews and recommends a range of fiction and nonfiction, and will soon be launching a series of...
Scholastic acquires Kelly Gardiner middle-grade time-travel series Archive
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Scholastic has acquired world rights to ‘The Fire Watcher Chronicles’, a new middle-grade fantasy trilogy by historical fiction and YA author Kelly Gardiner. ‘The Fire Watcher Chronicles’ is a ‘time-slip’...
Waverley Library Award 2017 shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Waverley Library Award for Literature, known as ‘the Nib’, and the Military History Prize, have been announced. The shortlisted titles for the Waverley Library Award for...
Fine wins 2017 Royal Society Science Book Prize Archive
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Melbourne-based British author Cordelia Fine has won the £25,000 (A$42,185) Royal Society Prize for Science Book of the Year for her book Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of our Gendered...
‘Financial Times’ 2017 Business Book of the Year shortlist announced Archive
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the UK, the shortlist for the £30,000 (A$50,655) Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award has been announced. This year’s six shortlisted titles are: The One...
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