Vogel Award 2017 shortlist announced
Monday, 24 April 2017
The shortlist has been announced for the 2017 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript by a writer under the age of 35. The five titles on this year’s shortlist,...
‘Dragonkeeper’ to become an animated film
Monday, 24 April 2017
Carole Wilkinson’s children’s book Dragonkeeper (Black Dog Books) is being adapted into an animated feature film. The China-Spain co-production was announced at the Beijing Film Festival. It is being produced...
Children’s imprint Penguin Workshop to launch in the US
Monday, 24 April 2017
In the US, Penguin Random House will launch a new children’s imprint called Penguin Workshop with an emphasis on ‘accessible titles and brands’, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint will be...
NZ picture book trilogy to be published as augmented reality titles
Monday, 24 April 2017
In the US, Sourcebooks has published the first in a trilogy of picture books by New Zealand author James Russell and illustrator Link Choi with the use of augmented reality....
No ‘Daily’ on Tuesday
Monday, 24 April 2017
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published on Tuesday 25 April due to the Anzac Day holiday. The next Daily will be published on Wednesday 26 April.
Children’s and YA bookstore Squishy Minnie opens in regional Victoria
Friday, 21 April 2017
A new children’s and YA specialist bookstore, Squishy Minnie, has opened in the regional town of Kyneton in Victoria. Owner Kristen Proud told Books+Publishing the store has a focus on...
Amazon ‘making plans’ for Australian entry
Friday, 21 April 2017
Amazon has confirmed to Business Insider it is ‘making plans now’ to bring a retail offering to Australia. In a brief statement, Amazon said it is ‘excited to bring thousands of...
Man Booker International Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Friday, 21 April 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Compass (Mathias Enard, trans by Charlotte Mandell, Fitzcarraldo Editions) A Horse Walks into a...
Griffiths wins 2017 Ernest Scott Prize
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Tom Griffiths has won the 2017 Ernest Scott Prize for history for The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft (Black Inc.). Griffiths’ book was chosen from a shortlist...
UK govt considering public inquiry into library closures
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The UK government is considering holding a public inquiry into Lancashire Council’s plan to shut 28 of its libraries, reports the Bookseller. The government is also considering sending a formal...
REAL Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC Awards)...
Book blogger spotlight: Genie in a Book
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Eugenia Alabasinis’ blog Genie in a Book began in 2014 with a sole focus on YA novels, but has since expanded to include a range of adult fiction. Alabasinis spoke...
Geelong Council recommends closing three library branches
Thursday, 20 April 2017
City of Greater Geelong council staff have recommended closing the Chilwell, Highton and Barwon Heads libraries by the end of June, reports the Geelong Advertiser. The officers cited numerous studies...
Puffin to publish Yousafzai’s first picture book
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Puffin is releasing a picture book by Pakistani activist and the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai, reports the Bookseller. Malala’s Magic Pencil will be Puffin...
Mary Gilmore Award 2017 shortlist announced
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The shortlist for this year’s Mary Gilmore Award, presented by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) for best first book of poetry published in the past two...
Amazon, overseas retailers object to proposed GST-collection model for online goods
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Amazon is among a number of international retailers opposing the federal government’s proposed model for collecting GST on low-value overseas purchases, arguing that Australia Post and other freight companies, rather...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Please note that, due to the Anzac Day holiday on Tuesday 25 April, the next Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 27 April. The deadline for classifieds and job...
Book deals offered to four authors shortlisted for 2017 Text Prize
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
The shortlist has been announced for the 10th annual Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s Writing. For the first time, all four authors shortlisted for the prize have been...
Wheeler Centre 2017 Hot Desk Fellowships announced
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
The Wheeler Centre has announced the successful applicants for its 2017 Hot Desk Fellowships. The recipients are: Ingrid Baring, Mandy Beaumont, Christopher Bryant, Alexandra Collier, Grace De Morgan, Koraly Dimitriadis,...
UBD to change freight partner from Toll to TNT
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
United Book Distributors (UBD) has announced it will change its freight service partner from Toll Group to TNT Australia from 17 May. The distributor said in a statement that the...
PRH UK to pay work experience participants
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Penguin Random House (PRH) UK will pay work experience participants the national living wage of £262.50 (A$446) per week in an effort to boost accessibility and diversity in the publishing...
Rose wins 2017 Stella Prize for ‘The Museum of Modern Love’
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Heather Rose has won the 2017 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her novel The Museum of Modern Love (A&U). Judging panel chair Brenda Walker said the novel, which reimagines Marina Abramovic’s...
Stella Prize winner announced tonight
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
The Stella Prize will announce the winner of its 2017 award at a ceremony in Melbourne tonight, starting at 6pm EST. To see the books shortlisted for the award, click...
ABDA Book Design Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2017 Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Book Olmec Obituary...
Aurealis Awards 2016 winners announced
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
The winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards for the best science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia have been announced. The winning titles were: Best Science Fiction Novel Gemina: Illuminae...
Cottage Door tops fastest growing US indie publishers list
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Children’s publisher Cottage Door Press has topped Publisher’s Weekly’s annual list of fastest growing US independent publishers, posting a 558% increase in revenue from 2015-2016. Cottage Door, which specialises in...
Affirm sells out first print run of ‘Letters of Love’
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Affirm Press has sold out of its initial 6000-copy print run of Letters of Love, one of the publisher’s ‘profit-for-purpose’ titles, raising $20,000 for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. The...
Araluen wins ‘Overland’ Nakata Brophy short fiction prize
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Evelyn Araluen has won this year’s Overland Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers for her short story ‘Muyum: a transgression’. Judges Tara June Winch, Jennifer Mills and Katherine Firth said Araluen’s...
No ‘Daily’ until 18 April
Thursday, 13 April 2017
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published tomorrow, 14 April, or on Monday, 17 April, due to the Easter public holidays. The next Daily will be published Tuesday 18 April.
ALA reveals ‘most frequently challenged books’ in 2016
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of most frequently challenged books in 2016. Topping the list was This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki, illus by Jillian Tamaki), Drama (Raina...
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