Alex Ross on book design and the ABDA shortlist
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) will announce the winners of the 2015 Book Design Awards at a ceremony in Sydney on 22 May. Books+Publishing asked ABDA president and Penguin...
Little Gnome bookshop to open in Brisbane
Monday, 11 May 2015
A new bookstore, Little Gnome, will open in the Brisbane suburb of Wynnum on 30 May.Belinda Ellis, who will run the store with her son Jack Le Roux, told Books+Publishing...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 11 May 2015
Nora Roberts’ The Liar (Hachette) continues its run as Australia’s number one bestseller for the third consecutive week, followed by Truth or Die (James Patterson, Century) in second spot and...
UK publishers’ revenues flat in 2014
Monday, 11 May 2015
In the UK, the Publisher’s Association (PA) Statistics Yearbook has found publishers’ annual sales totalled £4.3bn (A$8.4bn) in 2014, the same as in 2013, reports the Bookseller. The figure combines publishers’...
HarperCollins to reprint ‘Paul Keating: The Biography’ with amendments
Monday, 11 May 2015
HarperCollins Australia will reprint David Day’s Paul Keating: The Biography with amendments, after the former Prime Minister disputed the book’s claim he suffers from dyslexia or reading difficulties.In a statement,...
European Commission to hold ecommerce competition inquiry
Friday, 8 May 2015
The European Commission will hold a competition inquiry into the ecommerce sector in the European Union as part of a broader push towards a digital single market, reports the Bookseller....
‘The Strays’ sold to North America following Stella win
Friday, 8 May 2015
US and Canadian rights to Emily Bitto’s Stella Prize-winning novel The Strays (Affirm Press) have been sold to Hachette US imprint TWELVE and Penguin Canada respectively, less than two weeks after...
New online bookshop for self-published authors launched
Friday, 8 May 2015
A new online bookshop that allows self-published authors to sell print copies of their books direct to consumers has launched this week.Bocabel, which is registered in Australia but is promoted...
Report shows ebooks have greater share in English-language markets
Friday, 8 May 2015
An international ebook report has found significant disparity in growth rates between English-speaking and non-English-speaking markets, reports the Bookseller. The 2015 Global E-book Report, compiled by Ruediger Wischenbart, shows strong...
St John Mandel wins 2015 Arthur C Clarke Award
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Canadian author Emily St John Mandel has won the 2015 Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction writing for her novel Station Eleven (Picador). St John Mandel’s book was chosen from a shortlist of six,...
PRH UK Children’s division creates one editorial team
Thursday, 7 May 2015
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) has restructured its children’s division to create one editorial team, reports the Bookseller. Editors at Random House Children’s Publishers and Puffin will continue...
Affirm Press, Varuna launch new mentorship award
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Affirm Press and Varuna, the Writers’ House, have announced a new publisher partnership.The Affirm Press Mentorship Award offers up to four local writers at any stage of their career the chance...
Krien shortlisted for British Sports Book Awards
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport (Black Inc.) has been shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards.The title has been shortlisted in the...
QWC appoints Woods as new CEO
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has appointed Katie Woods as its new CEO, replacing Meg Vann, who stepped down from the position in February.Woods joins QWC from the State Library...
Children’s Choice Book Awards 2015 winners announced in the US
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
In the US, the winners of the 2015 Children’s Book Council (CBC) Children’s Choice Book Awards have been announced. The awards, which are voted on by US children and teenagers, saw...
Kinokuniya’s Hiroshi Sogo on creating a ‘global niche’
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
As director of international business development for Japanese chain Books Kinokuniya, Hiroshi Sogo oversees stores in the US, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan. The keynote speaker for...
NT government to fund new Library Management System
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
The Northern Territory government has committed $541,000 in its 2015-16 budget to fund a new Library Management System (LMS), which will be rolled out across the Territory’s libraries. The current...
Victorian government announces library funding
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
The Victorian government has allocated new funding to libraries in its 2015-16 state budget.In addition to the $55.4 million to support a major redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria...
International library news
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
American Library Association co-founds new copyright coalitionIn the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has joined nine national groups across the private and public sectors to form a copyright coalition...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
‘As a reader, venturing only to the front of the bookshop is a bit like visiting Europe or Asia or Africa in five days. Exploring ideas takes time’—Spinifex Press director...
On tour: Meet the author Sara Farizan
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Sara Farizan is the author of the YA novels Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel and If You Could Be Mine (both Algonquin Books). She is attending the...
On tour: Meet the illustrator Priya Kuriyan
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Priya Kuriyan is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Delhi. She recently contributed to Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean (A&U), a YA speculative-fiction anthology featuring writers and artists from...
The natural and fantastical: Martine Murray on ‘Molly and Pim and the Million Stars’
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Martine Murray is an author and illustrator whose previous books include The Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley (A&U) and How to Make a Bird (A&U). Her latest book...
ALS Gold Medal 2015 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced.The shortlisted titles are: The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage) Drones and Phantoms (Jennifer Maiden, Giramondo) Earth...
Locus Awards 2015 finalists announced
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
The finalists for the 2015 Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing have been announced, and include several Australians.Garth Nix has been nominated in the young-adult category for Clariel (A&U);...
James Patterson pledges $100,000 to Australian and New Zealand bookstores
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
US author James Patterson has announced he will donate a total pool of $100,000 to Australian and New Zealand bookstores to spend on projects to get children reading. Australian and New Zealand booksellers...
Scholastic to move Omnibus to Sydney office
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Scholastic will move its Adelaide-based children’s book imprint Omnibus to its Sydney office over the next eight months.A Scholastic spokesperson would not say why the imprint was being moved but...
Inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair attracts 16,000 visitors
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has announced that the Melbourne Art Book Fair will become an annual event, after the inaugural fair attracted 16,000 visitors from 1-3 May.The fair...
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
SalesChildren’s—Hardie Grant Egmont and Little Hare have sold Greek rights to Zac Power: Sky High (H I Larry); US rights to A Billie B Mystery: Stolen Stash and A Billie...
Clunes Booktown Festival attracts over 18,000
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Around 18,000-20,000 people attended this year’s Clunes Booktown Festival on 2-3 May in the central Victorian town of Clunes.Clunes Booktown director Tess Brady told Books+Publishing that ‘Omar Musa was a huge hit, as was the...
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