Hardie Grant acquires Pantera Press
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Hardie Grant has signed an agreement to acquire Pantera Press. Completion of the sale is set for 30 September, subject to customary closing conditions. Founded in 2008 by the Green...
HQ acquires James debut, ‘Second Skin’
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
HQ, a division of HarperCollins Australia, has acquired ANZ rights to Arianne James’ debut gothic novel, Second Skin, via Abigail Nathan at Alex Adsett Literary. A finalist in the 2024 ASA/HQ Fiction...
Inga Simpson recommends
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Dusk by Robbie Arnott. I admire his capacity to embed characters in the landscape and the way he evokes Tasmania’s central highlands as such wild, strange places where humans can...
Inga Simpson on ‘The Thinning’
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Novelist and nature writer Inga Simpson's sixth novel, The Thinning (November 2024, Hachette), imagines a potential future through an astronomical lens. Books+Publishing reviewer Ana Brawls describes the book as 'an...
Sage ‘considering’ licensing content for AI
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
In the UK, academic publisher Sage has confirmed the company is considering licensing authors’ content to artificial intelligence companies, reports the Bookseller. A Sage spokesperson told the Bookseller: ‘We have...
Newcastle Poetry Prize 2024 winners announced
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
The Hunter Writers’ Centre has announced the winners of the 2024 Newcastle Poetry Prize. Winning pieces include: First prize ($15,000) ‘Dombóvár’ by Christopher (Kit) Kelen Second prize ($5000) ‘Welcome Swallow’...
Kostakis appointed to PLR Committee
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Author Will Kostakis has been appointed to the Public Lending Right (PLR) Committee for a four-year term as an author representative. Minister for the Arts Tony Burke said: ‘Will is...
PRH acquires Westerfeld, Larbalestier novel ‘The Mortons’
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired ANZ rights to The Mortons by Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier in a two-book deal at auction, via Jill Grinberg Literary Management. The Mortons was...
Affirm acquires Lefevre’s memoir
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Carol Lefevre’s memoir Bloomer, via literary agent Fran Moore. Lefevre is a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide, where she gained...
Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards shortlist announced
Monday, 23 September 2024
The shortlists for the 2024 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. Shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction futurespective (Sophie Benkemoun, Travel Maker Press) Hush (Ciella Williams, Playlab...
‘Rewi’ wins best book at PANZ Book Design Awards
Monday, 23 September 2024
The winners in the 2024 New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu Publishers Association (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced, with Māori and Pasifika designers winning the top honours. Winners...
Leckie awarded 2024 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship
Monday, 23 September 2024
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) has announced Jacqueline Leckie as the recipient of the 2024 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship,...
De Tores wins 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
Monday, 23 September 2024
In the UK, Australian author Francesca de Tores has won the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel for her novel Saltblood (Bloomsbury). De Tores’ novel charts...
City of Fremantle Hungerford Award 2024 shortlist announced
Monday, 23 September 2024
The shortlist for the 2024 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award has been announced. Shortlisted manuscripts include: ‘Far From Wonderful’, a fiction work by Howard McKenzie-Murray ‘Screech’, a fiction work by...
Canberra Writers Festival 2024 program announced
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has announced its program for the 2024 festival, to be held on 23–27 October, featuring over 100 guests. Among guests speaking at the event are Tim...
The Brand Licensing Group to distribute Phidal children’s books
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Victorian wholesaler The Brand Licensing Group has partnered with Canadian children’s publisher Phidal Publishing to distribute its books into the Australian market, beginning October. Phidal's list includes books for younger...
Perth Festival announces new literature festival
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Perth Festival has announced a new literary festival, which it plans to hold for the first time in spring 2026. Organisers said the as yet unnamed festival will take place...
A&U acquires Schmitz debut novel
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Toby Schmitz’s debut novel, The Empress Murders, via Edwina Stuart at HLA Management. The publisher described The Empress Murders as a...
Barbara Jefferis Award 2024 shortlist announced
Thursday, 19 September 2024
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award, worth $50,000. The shortlisted titles are: Salonika Burning (Gail Jones, Text) Edenglassie (Melissa Lucashenko,...
Shannon Martinez recommends
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
The book I still have on my table that I can’t stop looking at is Chae: Korean Slow Food for a Better Life. It’s just so incredibly beautiful, and Melbourne...
OzAsia Weekend of Words, Queenscliffe Literary Festival programs announced
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Programs have been announced for the OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words and the Queenscliffe Literary Festival. Weekend of Words The OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words will be held on 8–10...
Nib Literary Award 2024 finalists announced
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
The finalists for the 2024 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, have been announced. Shortlisted titles for the award are: Reaching Through Time (Shauna Bostock, A&U) Book...
Echo acquires Maynard novels
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Echo Publishing has acquired world rights to two novels by debut author Anna Maynard, via Sally Bird at Calidris Literary Agency. The first novel, Dancing with Bees, is described by...
Winter wins 2024 Klaus Flugge Prize
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
In the UK, Kate Winter has won the £5000 (A$9736) Klaus Flugge Prize for the book The Fossil Hunter (Puffin). Featuring panoramic fold-out pages and illustrated in watercolour, The Fossil...
Hachette acquires Mansour-Nahra debut novel
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Hachette Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Jessica Mansour-Nahra’s debut novel, with a working title of The Farm, in a five-way auction, in a two-book deal via Marina de Pass...
Shannon Martinez on ‘Vegan Italian Food’
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Chef and restaurateur Shannon Martinez is a pioneer in her industry, bringing vegan cooking to the masses through her books and restaurants, including Smith + Daughters. Her latest cookbook, Vegan...
ASA appoints Hayward as CEO
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) board has appointed Lucy Hayward to the role of CEO. Hayward moves up from the position of marketing and communications manager, succeeding Olivia Lanchester,...
Wood shortlisted for 2024 Booker Prize
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Australian author Charlotte Wood has been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Stone Yard Devotional (A&U). The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$97,828) prize are: Creation Lake (Rachel...
Affirm Press to distribute Firefly Press
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Affirm Press has made a distribution agreement with independent UK publishing house Firefly Press, beginning in 2025. Firefly Press is an independent children's and YA publisher based in Wales, publishing...
National Book Award longlists announced
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
In the US, the longlists for the 2024 National Book Awards have been announced. Longlisted fiction and nonfiction titles include: Fiction Ghostroots (’Pemi Aguda, Virago) Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar, Picador) The...
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