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Gleeson awarded CBCA Nan Chauncy Award

Friday, 28 August 2015
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has presented author Libby Gleeson the 2015 Nan Chauncy Award for her work in Australian children’s literature.The award was presented on the evening...

Amazon ebook deal with NYC schools postponed

Friday, 28 August 2015
In the US, New York City education officials have delayed a US$30m ($A41.7m) deal with Amazon for the company to provide students with ebooks after advocates highlighted the program would exclude...

Nonfiction festival Word for Word program announced

Thursday, 27 August 2015
The program for the second annual Word for Word Festival, to be held at Deakin University’s Waterfront campus in Geelong from 11-13 September, has been announced.More than 70 guests will...

Author Solutions lawsuit discontinued after out-of-court settlement

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
In the US, a lawsuit brought against Author Solutions, the self-publishing service provider owned by Penguin Random House, has been discontinued following an undisclosed out-of-court settlement, reports Publishers Weekly. The case was...

International library news 

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Library card a ‘must’ for all eight-year-oldsIn the UK, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has launched a ‘literacy mission’ saying that every eight-year-old child in England should have a library card,...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
SalesNonfiction—Black Inc. has sold world rights (ex ANZ) to Restless Continent: Wealth, Rivalry and Asia's New Geopolitics (Michael Wesley) to Overlook. Children’s—Scholastic Australia has sold South-East Asian English-language rights to...

Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
‘Congratulations to them, as other groups were saying we’ll have a $20 minimum [threshold], but the booksellers stuck to their guns and said it has to be zero’—Council of Small Business...

Collins to sponsor Melbourne literary readings 

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Collins Booksellers has partnered with the bi-monthly SHORTS@45 literary readings at the fortyfivedownstairs arts venue in Melbourne.Collins marketing and communications officer Cosima McGrath told Books+Publishing the bookseller will provide funding,...

Scribd restricts access to audiobook content

Tuesday, 25 August 2015
In the US, ebook subscription service Scribd will restrict its audiobook content by introducing a two-tiered service, reports Publishers Weekly. Customers, who pay a monthly US$8.99 (A$12.55) membership fee, will...

SLV Creative Fellowships announced 

Tuesday, 25 August 2015
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has announced the recipients of its 2015-16 Creative Fellowships. Each of the creative fellowships is funded for three months with a grant of $12,500....

RWA awards 2015 winners announced

Monday, 24 August 2015
The winners of the 2015 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year awards, known as the ‘RUBYs’, were announced on 22 August at the RWA’s 24th national...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 24 August 2015
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton have taken over the bestsellers charts, with four of the five titles in the ‘Treehouse’ series making the top 10 bestsellers. The 65-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus...

Kelly wins 2015 John Button Prize

Monday, 24 August 2015
Paul Kelly has won the 2015 John Button Prize for writing on policy and politics for his book Triumph and Demise (MUP).Kelly’s book was selected for the $20,000 prize ahead...

Inky Awards 2015 shortlists announced

Monday, 24 August 2015
The shortlists for the 2015 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria for local and international...

 

 

 

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