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Eckermann wins $215k Windham-Campbell Prize

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Poet Ali Cobby Eckermann is one of eight winners of the 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize, which recognises English-language writers who ‘have left their mark on the world of literature or theatre’ and comes with...

UK extends PLR to ebooks, digital audiobooks 

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
The UK government is expanding the Public Lending Rights payment program to include ebooks and digital audiobooks from next year, reports the Bookseller. The overall funding allocated to the PLR...

Small publisher spotlight: Zabriskie Books 

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Sydney-based Zabriskie Books is building a ‘beautiful, engaging and varied nonfiction catalogue’. Bookseller turned publisher Niki Zubrzycki spoke to Books+Publishing for our Small Publisher Spotlight series. Describe your company in...

VIPs announced for 2017 SWF

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the guests attending the 2017 Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) Program, to be held during the Sydney Writers’ Festival in May. The guests...

$4.1m in rights sales attributed to VIPs 2011-16 

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Over four million dollars in rights sales have been attributed to the Australia Council’s Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program over the past five years, according to the Australia Council’s review...

Australian public library stats report released 

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
The National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) has released its annual Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report for the period 2014-2015. The report found that total expenditure on public libraries increased...

CBCA Notable Books for 2017 announced

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2017. Older Readers The Hounded (Simon Butters, Wakefield Press) Waer (Meg Caddy, Text) Words in...

Hoy appointed sales director at A&U 

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Allen & Unwin has appointed Matt Hoy as its sales director. Hoy is currently sales and marketing director of Murdoch Books, which is owned by Allen & Unwin. Previously he...

Book bites: Big kids’ books 

Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Get smart Why let the little kids have all the fun? Picture books are a useful way to get primary school-aged children to engage with nonfiction, and there are several...

Your Store: Non-book item of the month 

Tuesday, 28 February 2017
We all know rainy days are best spent curled up inside with a book, but if you must venture out you might as well let your favourite Penguin classic keep...

Riwoe, Wright win Viva la Novella

Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Seizure has announced Mirandi Riwoe and Stephen Wright as the winners of its fifth Viva la Novella competition. Riwoe’s ‘The Fish Girl’ tells the story of an Indonesian girl ‘whose...

Pearson reports £2.6bn pre-tax loss

Monday, 27 February 2017
In the UK, Pearson has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.6bn (A$4.22bn) in 2016, attributed to challenges in the US education market, reports the Bookseller. Pearson also reported a rise...

Australian Romance Readers Awards 2016 winners announced

Monday, 27 February 2017
The winners of the 2016 Australian Romance Readers Awards, presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA), have been announced, with Anne Gracie named Favourite Australian Romance Author for the...

Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2017 shortlist announced

Monday, 27 February 2017
The shortlist for the Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘Four Egrets’ by Ronald Dzerigian ‘Sentence to Lilacs’ by Louis Klee...

Movie mayhem: Alex Miles on ‘Mammoth Mistake’

Monday, 27 February 2017
Mammoth Mistake is the first book in Alex Miles’ new ‘Olive Black’ series, about a 10-year-old actress who juggles friendships, rivals and on-set hijinks. Reviewer Bec Kavanagh spoke to the...

Kent, Smith longlisted for Walter Scott Prize

Friday, 24 February 2017
Australian author Hannah Kent and Australian-born, US-based Dominic Smith have been longlisted for the 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Kent is longlisted for The Good People (Picador) and...

Readings in the running for store design award

Friday, 24 February 2017
Independent bookselling chain Readings is a finalist for the Customer Experience Store Design Award, as part of Inside Retail’s 2017 Retailer Awards. Readings was selected for the design of its...

PEN America Literary Awards 2017 winners announced

Friday, 24 February 2017
In the US, Pen America has announced the winners of several categories in its 2017 Literary Awards. Among the award winners are: PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Evicted: Poverty...

 

 

 

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