Jane Curry Publishing rebrands as Ventura Press, announces new partnership with S&S Archive
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Jane Curry Publishing (JCP) will rebrand as Ventura Press from 1 August this year, timed to coincide with a new sales and distribution partnership with Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S). JCP...
New ABIA sponsors announced; award funding up 24% Archive
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Dymocks, 3M Cloud Library and JCDecaux have been announced as the major sponsors of this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), with overall funding for the awards up 24% on...
Campaign launched to find world’s favourite Agatha Christie book Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
In the UK, the estate of Agatha Christie has launched a campaign to find the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book to coincide with the author’s 125th birthday, reports the Guardian....
SBS launches online graphic novel adaptation of Nam Le’s ‘The Boat’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
An interactive online graphic novel adaptation of Nam Le’s short story ‘The Boat’, from Le’s short story collection of the same name, has been launched by SBS to commemorate 40...
Bloomsbury and Pantera Press announce new partnership Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Bloomsbury Australia and Pantera Press have announced a new partnership to ‘strategically grow Pantera Press’ readership and sales’.The partnership, which begins in June, will see Bloomsbury distribute Pantera Press titles through UBD,...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
‘I think it’s great for the vigour of the culture if one book does not scoop all the prizes’—Booktopia editorial director Caroline Baum on judging this year’s Stella Prize
Victorian government announces $83.1m State Library redevelopment Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
The Victorian government has announced a $83.1 million redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria (SLV), with work on the five-year project scheduled to begin next year. The redevelopment includes...
Libraries urge caution over copyright changes Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Proposed changes to copyright legislation objected to by the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) are being scrutinised by a parliamentary committee after being introduced to the House of Representatives last month.The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015...
Bega Valley library staff to reapply for jobs under restructure Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
A major restructure of library jobs in the Bega Valley Shire in NSW was announced to staff last week following an external review, reports the Bega District News. According to...
International library news Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
US Children’s Book Council to help build prison nursery librariesIn the US, the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and the unPrison Project are building nursery libraries in prisons to help incarcerated mothers...
New podcast focuses on contemporary Australian poetry Archive
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
A new podcast series with news and interviews about the contemporary Australian poetry scene has launched.The Australian Poetry Podcast is hosted by poets Robbie Coburn and Nathan Hondros, with four...
Writers withdraw from PEN gala over Charlie Hebdo honour Archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Australian author Peter Carey and five other writers will no longer be attending next month’s PEN Literary Gala to protest the awarding of PEN’s annual Freedom of Expression Courage award...
Report finds copyright industries fourth largest contributor to Australian economy Archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
The Australian copyright industries, including ‘press and literature’, is the fourth biggest industry contributor to Australia’s economy, according to a report commissioned by the Australian Copyright Council (ACC).The report, which...
The Creative Word Shop writing school opens in Newcastle Archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
A new writing school has opened in Newcastle offering classes for adults and children, as well as manuscript and mentoring services.The Creative Word Shop, which is the first of its kind in Newcastle, is run...
Rights round-up Archive
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
SalesFiction—A&U has sold US and French rights to To Name Those Lost (Rohan Wilson) to Europa Editions and Albin Michel respectively. Transit Lounge has sold Italian rights to Claustrophobia (Tracy...
Bestsellers this week Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
Nora Roberts’ latest novel The Liar (Hachette) is the highest new entry and at the top of this week’s bestsellers chart, with last week’s number one The Girl on the Train...
Scholastic sells ed tech business to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
In the US, Scholastic has signed a deal to sell its educational technology business to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, reports Publishers Weekly. The business, which provides digital products and services to...
PRH UK partners with taxi app for book giveaway Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) has partnered with taxi ordering app Hailo for a print book and audiobook giveaway. Taxi cabs that use the Hailo app will feature a...
writingWA Awards 2014 winners announced Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
The winners of the 2014 writingWA Awards, which support emerging writers based in regional Western Australia, have been announced. Doreen Hill of Mandurah was awarded the Curtin University Prize for...
Encore Award 2014 shortlist announced Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the Encore Award for best second novel has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Getting Colder (Amanda Coe, Virago); Reasons She Goes to the...
Inaugural NZ young writer’s festival to be held in June Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
A new festival to support young New Zealand writers well be held in Dunedin in June.The New Zealand Young Writers Festival will feature 15 free events involving writers and editors...
Scholastic to stop gender-labelling its books Archive
Monday, 27 April 2015
In the UK, Scholastic has stopped gender-labelling its books after receiving a complaint from a young reader, reports the Guardian. In response to a petition from an eight-year-old reader arguing that ‘no...
Creative Victoria reopens Marketing Innovation Fund Archive
Friday, 24 April 2015
Creative Victoria has announced it will reopen its Marketing Innovation Fund, offering grants of up to $15,000 to help arts organisations expand their audiences. The program will support up to 75% of...
US court fines copyright infringers US$37.5m Archive
Friday, 24 April 2015
A US federal court has found two website operators guilty of intentionally infringing the copyright of up to 16,000 publishers, in a case brought by academic publisher Elsevier and supported...
Jonasson’s UK publisher pursued over unpaid royalties Archive
Friday, 24 April 2015
Hachette US and Swedish writer Jonas Jonasson have begun legal proceedings against the UK publisher of Jonasson’s bestselling book The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared...
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2015 shortlists announced Archive
Friday, 24 April 2015
The shortlists for this year’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are:Christina Stead Prize for Fiction Only the Animals (Ceridwen...
PRH launches unified US website Archive
Thursday, 23 April 2015
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has launched a new consumer-focused website that unifies the online presence of Penguin and Random House, reports Publishers Weekly. PenguinRandomHouse.com includes links to buy...
Goodreads adds free audiobook samples Archive
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Starting this week, Goodreads will provide free audio samples for 180,000 titles through a new ‘Listen’ icon on its website, reports DBW. The samples will be taken from the digital catalogue of...
Adler to chair Victorian creative industries taskforce Archive
Thursday, 23 April 2015
The Victorian government has announced a new taskforce to ‘steer the future’ of Victoria’s creative industries, to be chaired by Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) CEO Louise Adler. The taskforce will...
On tour: Meet the author Claire Tomalin Archive
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Claire Tomalin is the author of Charles Dickens: A Life, Jane Austen: A Life, The Invisible Woman (all Penguin), and several other literary biographies. She will be appearing at the...
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