Under the covers: Fiction top picks 2015
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Hilary Simmons asks publishers to share their top fiction picks for 2015. (See nonfiction picks here.)Affirm Press publisher Martin Hughes’ top pick for 2015 came from the slush pile. Hughes...
Under the covers: Nonfiction top picks 2015
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Hilary Simmons asks publishers to share their top nonfiction picks for 2015. (See fiction picks here.)NewSouth publishing director Phillipa McGuinness says The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd (Quentin Beresford,...
Screen Australia announces funding for book-to-film adaptations
Thursday, 16 October 2014
A film based on the comic memoir Lost Cat by US author Caroline Paul (illus by Wendy MacNaughto, Bloomsbury) is the latest book-to-film project to receive funding from Screen Australia. Lost Cat will be...
Staff changes at The Five Mile Press
Thursday, 16 October 2014
The Five Mile Press has announced a number of changes to its marketing and publicity team.Jennifer Kean has been promoted to national publicity manager, covering both children’s and adult titles....
Authors announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Adelaide Writers’ Week has announced the line-up for its 2015 festival. Among the international guests are UK authors John Lanchester, Michel Faber, Esther Freud and Tom Rob Smith; US author...
Edgar and Hay joint winners of 2014 Colin Roderick Award
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Stephen Edgar and Ashley Hay are the joint winners of this year’s Colin Roderick Award.Edgar’s poetry collection Eldershaw (Black Pepper) and Hay’s novel The Railwayman’s Wife (A&U) were selected from a shortlist of eight books....
Flanagan wins 2014 Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Richard Flanagan has won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Vintage).Flanagan was presented with the £50,000 (A$91,233) award at London’s Guildhall...
Amazon to open ‘pop-up’ stores in San Francisco and Sacramento
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
In the US, Amazon will open ‘pop-up’ stores in San Francisco and Sacramento to showcase its hardware range during the Christmas holiday period, reports technology-news website Geekwire. Amazon confirmed that...
Saunders wins 2014 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Melbourne University head of library Pam Saunders has won the 2014 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award.The award is given to a school, children’s librarian or teacher for ‘their dedication to improving the...
Creative New Zealand releases draft ‘Review of Literature’
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
New Zealand arts development agency Creative New Zealand (CNZ) has released a draft report into its support for New Zealand literature.The ‘Review of Literature’ report presents the results of the organisation’s research into the...
International Publishers Association (IPA) appointments
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Bloomsbury executive director Richard Charkin has been elected president of the International Publishers Association (IPA) after serving as vice-president since 2013. Charkin will take over from current president Youngsuk ‘Y S’ Chi when...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
‘We need book programming of depth and breadth. I believe there is a huge hunger out there for news and views on books and writing, and a particular interest in...
CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards 2014 finalists announced
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The finalists for this year’s Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Educational Publishing Awards have been announced.The finalists in each of the categories are:Best Resource in Primary Education Wise Up! Years...
ACT Government to cut opening hours for Canberra libraries
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The ACT Government is cutting the opening hours of Canberra’s public libraries to reduce costs, reports ABC News.From December, opening hours will be reduced by 31 hours a week across...
In brief
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Director of Libraries ACT nominated for Telstra Business Women’s AwardsDirector of Libraries ACT Vanessa Little has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Telstra ACT Business Women’s Awards. Little,...
New charitable trust to govern NZ Book Awards
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The New Zealand Books Awards and the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be governed by a new charitable trust, with ‘major changes’ planned for the...
Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards winners announced
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has announced the winners of the first Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, reports the Bookseller. That’s Not My Piglet (Fiona Watt, illus by Rachel Wells, Usborne) was the...
Gleitzman, Tan on UK cultural diversity list
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Books by Morris Gleitzman and Shaun Tan have been included in a list of ‘50 of the best children’s books celebrating cultural diversity in the UK’.The inaugural ‘Diverse Voices’ list...
Kobo releases ebook statistics report
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Kobo has released a report aimed at publishers and authors that explains its method of analysing ebook statistics. The report says that reader engagement statistics gathered from ereading devices can...
Chamberlin awarded 2014 Dromkeen Medal; Scholastic donates $12,000 to preserve Dromkeen archive
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Children’s publisher Helen Chamberlin was awarded the 2014 Dromkeen Medal at the State Library of Victoria (SLV) on 12 October.Chamberlin began her career as a secondary English and languages teacher...
Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2014 winners announced
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Speech Pathology Australia has announced the winners of its 2014 Book of the Year Awards.The winners in the five categories are:Birth to three years I’m a Dirty Dinosaur (Janeen Brian,...
Vale Morris Lurie
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Australian author Morris Lurie has died, aged 75.Penguin Australia writes:‘Penguin Australia is saddened by the passing of acclaimed Melbourne writer Morris Lurie. During a career which spanned almost 50 years,...
Australian Romance Readers Conference 2015 program announced
Monday, 13 October 2014
The Australian Romance Readers Association has announced the program for its 2015 conference, to be held in Canberra from 6-8 March. The keynote speakers for the event are Canadian author...
Malala awarded 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Monday, 13 October 2014
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Pakistani activist and author Malala Yousafzai and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi ‘for their struggle against the suppression of children and young...
Harry Potter Book Night announced for February 2015
Monday, 13 October 2014
Bloomsbury Children’s Books has announced it will run a Harry Potter Book Night on 5 February 2015. The publisher is inviting schools, bookshops, libraries and community groups to participate in the...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 13 October 2014
Not That Kind of Girl (HarperCollins)—a collection of personal essays by Lena Dunham, writer and creator of hit US TV show ‘Girls’, is the highest new entry in this week’s bestsellers...
‘The Wake’ wins 2014 Gordon Burn Prize
Monday, 13 October 2014
In the UK, Paul Kingsnorth’s crowdfunded novel The Wake (Unbound) has won the Gordon Burn Prize, reports the Bookseller. The prize, worth £5000 (A$9246), celebrates writers whose works follows in the ‘fearless footsteps’...
Campus publishing, bookselling awards announced
Monday, 13 October 2014
The winners of the 2014 Australian Campus Booksellers Association (ACBA) Awards for campus publishers and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) Awards for campus booksellers have been announced.The ACBA Tertiary Supplier...
International library news
Monday, 13 October 2014
Library book therapy to tackle dementiaIn the UK, the Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians will introduce a new initiative in libraries in January 2015 to promote ‘book-based therapy’ for dementia sufferers,...
A&U acquires ‘Cliff Hardy’ backlist
Monday, 13 October 2014
Allen & Unwin has bought the rights to 16 out-of-print titles from Peter Corris’ ‘Cliff Hardy’ series, and will publish the titles in December.A spokesperson for Allen & Unwin told...
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