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Small publisher spotlight: Spineless Wonders 

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Launched in 2011, Sydney-based publisher Spineless Wonders specialises in short Australian stories in various formats. Publisher Bronwyn Mehan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series. Describe your company...

Sainsbury’s to stop selling ebooks

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has announced it will close its digital entertainment business—including its ebook sales platform—later this year, reports the Bookseller. The supermarket’s customers will be invited to transfer...

UK independent publishing reports growth and stability

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The UK independent publishing sector is showing ‘many signs of growth’ according to the Independent Publishers Guild’s (IPG) second annual report, reports the Bookseller. Out of the 184 IPG members...

ABA to hold 2017 conference in Melbourne

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) will host its 2017 conference and trade exhibition at the InterContinental Melbourne on 18-19 June. The trade exhibition will be held on the afternoon of...

Royal Society Science Book Prize 2016 winner announced

invention of nature Tuesday, 20 September 2016
In the UK, The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf (John Murray) has won the 2016 Royal Society Science Book Prize for ‘outstanding popular science books’ written for a non-specialist...

Settlement reached in ‘Fifty Shades’ royalty lawsuit

Tuesday, 20 September 2016
American Jennifer Lynn Pedroza has reached an out-of-court settlement with Australian Amanda Hayward, her former partner in the epublishing business The Writers Coffee Shop (TWCS), over Pedroza’s claim she was...

National Book Award 2016 longlists announced

Monday, 19 September 2016
In the US, the longlists for the 2016 National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. Longlisted for fiction are: The...

Waverley Library Award 2016 shortlist announced

Monday, 19 September 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Waverley Library Award for Literature, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Talking to My Country (Stan Grant, HarperCollins) Santamaria, A...

Filming begins on NZ thriller ‘The Changeover’

Friday, 16 September 2016
Filming of the big-screen adaption of Margaret Mahy’s ‘coming-of-age’ YA thriller The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance (HarperCollins) will begin in Christchurch this week, reports the New Zealand Herald. The film, which...

UK authors welcome EC proposals on copyright reform

Friday, 16 September 2016
The European Commission (EC) has released its draft proposals for copyright reform as part of its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy, reports the Bookseller. Society of Authors president Philip Pullman...

Māori Book Awards 2016 finalists announced

Thursday, 15 September 2016
The finalists in Massey University’s Ngā Kupu Ora Awards celebrating Māori books and journalism have been announced. The finalists in each category are: Te Mahi Toi—Arts Māori Art: History, Architecture,...

Disney announces Rick Riordan imprint

Thursday, 15 September 2016
In the US, Disney has announced it will launch a new imprint called ‘Rick Riordan Presents’ that is ‘devoted to mythology-based books for middle grade readers’, reports Publishers Weekly. Riordan,...

Ryckmans resigns as Nero publisher

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Jeanne Ryckmans has resigned from the position of Nero Books publisher at Black Inc. Ryckmans was appointed to the position in 2013, when Black Inc. announced it was relaunching its...

Small publisher spotlight: Empowering Resources 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Founded in Victoria in 2015, Empowering Resources specialises in children’s picture books and junior novels that ‘help people of any age explore complex and difficult emotional issues’. Co-founders Jeremy and...

Victorian library to replace library trucks with ‘agencies’ 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The Bendigo Library in regional Victoria is replacing its library trucks with bricks-and-mortar ‘agencies’, reports the Bendigo Advertiser. The Goldfield Library Corporation (GLC), which covers Bendigo Library, plans to remove...

Images Publishing acquires international publisher, distributor ACC 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Melbourne-based architecture and design publisher Images Publishing has acquired international distributor Antique Collector’s Club (ACC) Distribution and its publishing arm, ACC Art Books. ACC Distribution represents more than 50 publishing...

Man Booker Prize 2016 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The shortlist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: The Sellout (Paul Beatty, Oneworld), Hot Milk (Deborah Levy, Hamish Hamilton), His Bloody Project...

ILF’s Great Book Swap raises $150,000

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Over 20,000 students, libraries and other organisations have raised $150,000 from Great Book Swap campaigns for Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD), held this year on 7 September. More than 500 schools...

Mel Gibson options Donaldson’s ‘The Crossroad’

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Actor Mel Gibson and producer Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions has acquired the film adaptation rights to Victoria Cross medal-winner Mark Donaldson’s autobiography The Crossroad (Macmillan). The bestselling book, which was...

NZ readers biased against local fiction: Book Council 

Tuesday, 13 September 2016
A New Zealand Book Council research report into New Zealand’s reading attitudes and behaviours has found most readers had ‘an extremely negative reaction’ to New Zealand fiction, despite enjoying the...

UK Booksellers Association launches young booksellers network

Tuesday, 13 September 2016
The UK Booksellers Association (BA) has launched the Booksellers Network, an ‘informal’ group for young and new booksellers that is backed by ‘significant players’ in UK publishing, reports the Bookseller....