Hachette Australia joins NetGalley
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Hachette Australia is the latest local publisher to make digital advance reading copies of its books available through NetGalley. There are 30 Hachette Australia titles currently listed on NetGalley. Among the first...
Amazon UK imposes delivery charge on orders under £10
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Amazon UK is ending free delivery for UK book orders under £10 (A$18), reports the Bookseller. The ‘Super Saver Delivery’ service previously allowed free delivery on all products to customers...
Miriam Cosic on the decline of book launches
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
The launch of Chris Andrews’ latest book of poetry, Lime Green Chair, in February was delightful. It was a full house upstairs at Gleebooks in Sydney. I bought a copy...
Booktopia and Bookworld win SmartCompany Web Awards
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld are among the winners in the SmartCompany Web Awards. Booktopia picked up an award for Best Mobile Website and Bookworld won for Best Use of Social Media....
Melbourne radio show ‘Aural Text’ finishes up
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Melbourne radio program Aural Text broadcast its final show in December 2013. The program, which focussed on books and writing, was hosted by Melbourne writer, poet and musician Alicia Sometimes...
CAUL, ASA announce research fellowships
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced a new fellowship program to provide authors with access to university libraries’ special collections....
In brief
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
NLA digitises ‘Canberra Times’ archives as centenary giftThe National Library of Australia (NLA) has digitised the complete archives of the Canberra Times from 1926 to 1995 as a centenary gift...
International Library News
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Ebook promotion in Illinois libraries aims to influence publishers In the US, a new promotion in public libraries across Illinois will aim to influence publishers to change their ebook policies, reports the...
RiP Alan Gilderdale
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
New Zealand children’s book illustrator Alan Gilderdale has died, aged 89. Gilderdale is best known as the illustrator of the popular ‘Little Yellow Digger’ series of picture books, written by...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
‘In fiction, we can look forward to a new Salman Rushdie novel, a new Hercule Poirot mystery, a sequel to The Rosie Project, the next Game of Thrones saga and...
Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2014 finalists announced
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Writers Victoria has announced the finalists for the 2014 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, which is presented each year to an Australian writer for a proposed biography. The shortlisted writers and...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2013 finalists announced
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Historical romance author Anna Campbell is in the running to be crowned Australia’s favourite romance author for the fifth consecutive year. Campbell is one of 10 finalists in the Favourite Author category...
Fourth ‘Millennium’ book to be published in 2015
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
UK publisher Quercus has acquired world English language rights to a fourth book in Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium’ series (Quercus), to be written by Swedish author David Lagercrantz, reports the Bookseller....
Melbourne Uni to hold public lectures on ‘10 Great Books’
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
The University of Melbourne will hold a series of public lectures based on ‘10 Great Books’ throughout 2014. The series, which will launch in February with a discussion of Jean-Jacques...
Sainsbury’s to stop selling print books online
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the UK, supermarket Sainsbury’s will stop selling print books online at the end of February, reports the Bookseller. From March, Sainsbury’s will sell print books, CDs, DVDs and games...
Chapman, Catton among NZ New Year Honours recipients
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Publisher Kevin Chapman and Man Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton are among the recipients of the 2014 New Zealand New Year Honours. Chapman, founder of Upstart Press and the former...
Book recommendation website Bookish acquired by online retailer
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the US, the book recommendation and retail website Bookish, which was launched as a joint project between Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, has been acquired by online retailer Zola...
Russell joins MWF
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Georgina Russell has been appointed as the new marketing and development manager for the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF). Russell began in the role in December 2013, replacing Collette Stewart. She...
‘The Rosie Project’ selected for Richard & Judy Book Club
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project (Text) has been selected for the Spring season of the Richard & Judy Book Club in the UK. Simsion’s novel, which was published by Penguin in...
Costa Book Awards 2013 category winners announced
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the UK, the category winners for the 2013 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Kate Atkinson (Life After Life, Doubleday) in the novel category;...
Please complete our post-Christmas survey
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. BooksellersIf you are a bookseller, please complete the...
DiCamillo appointed national ambassador for young people’s literature
Monday, 6 January 2014
US author Kate DiCamillo has been appointed as the country’s new national ambassador for young people’s literature, reports Publishers Weekly. DiCamillo is the fourth person to hold the position, which...
Penguin Random House acquires full ownership of Random House Struik
Monday, 6 January 2014
Penguin Random House has taken full ownership of Random House Struik in South Africa, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher acquired Times Media Group’s majority share in the company in December...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 6 January 2014
Familiar names fill this week’s bestsellers chart, including Jeff Kinney’s Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Puffin) and Jamie Oliver’s Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph) at number one and...
Voting commences in Booktopia’s search for ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’
Monday, 6 January 2014
Voting has commenced in Booktopia’s annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. Booktopia accepted nominations from the public from 1 to 5 January. Heats will run from 6 to 12 January to determine...
RiP Paul Torday
Monday, 6 January 2014
British author Paul Torday died in late December, aged 67. Torday is best known for his debut novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Hachette), which was released when he was 61....
RiP Elizabeth Jane Howard
Monday, 6 January 2014
UK author Elizabeth Jane Howard has died, aged 90. Howard wrote 15 novels in a career that spanned seven decades, including ‘The Cazalet Chronicles’, a series of five novels, beginning...
Italian Government proposes tax credit for book purchases
Friday, 20 December 2013
The Italian Government has proposed new legislation that would allow individuals to claim a 19% tax rebate on book purchases, reports the Bookseller. If passed, the new law will apply...
WA Premier’s Book Awards adds emerging writers category
Friday, 20 December 2013
The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards will include an award for emerging writers for the first time in 2014. The $10,000 Western Australian Emerging Writers Award will be awarded to a...
SLV picks 10 Victorian books for annual ‘Summer Read’ program
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) and Public Libraries Network Victoria have announced the 10 books that will feature in the next ‘The Summer Read’—a statewide campaign to encourage library patrons...
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