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On tour: Meet the author Elizabeth Gilbert

Thursday, 26 February 2015
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of The Signature of All Things (Bloomsbury). She is attending Adelaide Writers’ Week and touring Australia and New Zealand in February and March.What would you...

On tour: Meet the author Tom Rob Smith

Thursday, 26 February 2015
Tom Rob Smith is the author of the psychological thriller The Farm (S & S). He is a guest of Adelaide Writers’ Week in February and March.What would you put...

All about ‘Eve’: Rochelle Siemienowicz on ‘Fallen’

Thursday, 26 February 2015
Rochelle Siemienowicz is the author of Fallen (Affirm Press, May), a ‘thought-provoking memoir about religion, marriage and sexuality’ that juxtaposes Siemienowicz’s ‘burgeoning sexuality with her strict Seventh Day Adventist upbringing’....

Readerlink acquires Baker & Taylor publishing, warehouse units

Wednesday, 25 February 2015
US book distributor Readerlink Distribution Services has acquired Baker & Taylor Publishing Group (BTPG) and Baker & Taylor Marketing Services US (BTMS), reports Publishers Weekly. Under the agreement, Readerlink takes over...

International library news

Wednesday, 25 February 2015
EBSCO buys YBP Library Services from Baker & TaylorLibrary service provider EBSCO has acquired YBP Library Services from Baker & Taylor, which has owned the company since 1999, reports Publishers...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 25 February 2015
SalesFiction—Fremantle Press has sold Spanish rights to Prime Cut (Alan Carter) to Editorial Yulca. Text has sold Portuguese and Simplified Chinese rights to The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect...

Quote of the week

Wednesday, 25 February 2015
‘This is the first truly collaborative initiative that we’ve undertaken together’—Small Press Network general manager Mary Masters on the new Victorian Indigenous literature officer role, which was developed by The...

Bookish films honoured at Academy Awards

Tuesday, 24 February 2015
A number of winners at this year’s Academy Awards on 22 February were based on or related to books, reports Shelf Awareness. Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which...

Bologna children’s book catalogue released

Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Books Illustrated and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) have released the catalogue to accompany the ‘Hello! from Australia’ children’s book exhibition at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. As previously...

LBF to hold social media conference

Monday, 23 February 2015
The London Book Fair (LBF) will stage its first social media conference on trends in global publishing, reports the Bookseller. The online conference, called ‘Around the World in 8 Hours’,...

Hachette launches audiobook list 

Monday, 23 February 2015
Hachette Australia has launched its own audiobook list under the Hachette Audio imprint.  Hachette joint managing director Justin Ractliffe told Books+Publishing that the publisher will produce a selection of audiobooks using ‘Australian talent’. The titles will be available as...

Bestsellers this week

Monday, 23 February 2015
This week’s bestsellers chart has a new number one, with Richelle Mead’s The Ruby Circle (Viking) placed first in both the top 10 bestsellers and the highest new entries charts. This...

Nebula award nominees announced

Monday, 23 February 2015
In the US, the nominees for the 2014 Nebula Awards have been announced. Titles nominated in the Fiction category of the Nebula Awards are: The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison, Tor);...

New award categories for 2015 ABIAs

Monday, 23 February 2015
Three new awards will be presented for the first time at this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs).Two of the new awards, the Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year and...

NGV to host inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair in May

Monday, 23 February 2015
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will host the inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair on 1-3 May.Local and international book designers and publishers will exhibit fine art, architecture and design...

Kindle Unlimited illegal in France

Friday, 20 February 2015
Kindle Unlimited and similar ebook subscription services contravene French fixed price law and will be required to alter their practices within months, French culture minister Fleur Pellerin has said in...

Booktopia opens new headquarters and distribution centre

Friday, 20 February 2015
Booktopia officially opened its 10,000 square metre headquarters and distribution centre in Homebush, Sydney, this week, to coincide with the company’s 11th birthday.The headquarters includes offices, an author signing room...

Australia Post increases prepaid parcel prices

Friday, 20 February 2015
Australia Post will increase the price for some parcel deliveries and prepaid parcels from 2 March, among wider changes to pricing for its services. Parcels over 500g and up to...

Report finds greater diversity in US children’s books

Friday, 20 February 2015
In the US, the Cooperative Children’s Books Centre (CCBC) has released figures indicating US children’s books embraced greater diversity in 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. The CCBC figures report significant increases...

Scribe signs second nonfiction prize winner

Friday, 20 February 2015
Scribe has announced that it has signed another winner of its Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers.Briohny Doyle was the co-winner of the inaugural prize in 2013, along with Oliver...

Ngaio Marsh Award 2015 longlist announced

Thursday, 19 February 2015
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced.The longlisted titles are: Drowning City (Ben Atkins, Random House) Five Minutes Alone (Paul Cleave, Penguin)...

Newcastle Writers Festival program announced

Thursday, 19 February 2015
The program for the 2015 Newcastle Writers Festival, to be held on 20-22 March, is now available online. The opening night of the festival will feature Helen Garner, Jessica Rudd...

 

 

 

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