‘The Hoopla’ creators launch teen website with books section
Thursday, 11 July 2013
The creators of The Hoopla have launched a new website for teenage girls called Birdee, which features a dedicated section about books. Birdee publisher Jane Waterhouse told Books+Publishing that the website’s books section,...
Davitt Awards 2013 finalists announced
Thursday, 11 July 2013
The finalists for this year’s Davitt Awards, presented by Sisters in Crime Australia for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women in 2012, have been announced. The finalists...
Space and time: Scott Baker on ‘The Rule of Knowledge’
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Scott Baker’s time-travel thriller The Rule of Knowledge (Hachette) is out in September. Reviewer Lachlan Jobbins said the book ‘gets better and better the more you read’. You can read his...
Authors pen ‘literary tours’ for the ‘Telegraph’
Thursday, 11 July 2013
In a new series called ‘Flights of the Imagination’, the Telegraph in the UK has asked a number of authors to write ‘literary tours of the places they know best’....
Apple loses ebook price-fixing case; ACCC to ‘continue to follow developments’
Thursday, 11 July 2013
A US court has found that Apple conspired with publishers to raise the retail prices of ebooks. Over the three-week trial, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought to prove...
Amazon adds comics, graphic novel imprint
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
In the US, Amazon has added a new imprint for comic books and graphic novels called Jet City Comics, reports Publishers Weekly. The imprint will feature adaptations of comics, short stories...
Ned Kelly Awards 2013 longlists announced
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
The longlists for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing have been announced. The longlisted titles in the full-length book categories are: Best fiction Antidote to Murder (Felicity Young,...
Seth asked to return advance for ‘A Suitable Boy’ sequel
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Indian author Vikram Seth has been asked to return a US$1.7 million (approximately A$1.9 million) advance for the sequel to his bestselling novel A Suitable Boy (Penguin) after failing to...
Inaugural Queensland Writers Fellowships announced
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Angela Slatter, Kristina Olsson and Patrick Holland have been announced as the winners of the inaugural Queensland Writers Fellowships. The three authors, who were chosen from a field of 48...
ASA launches manuscript development service
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched a manuscript development service to support authors with a substantial work-in-progress. As part of the service, an author nominates a developmental editor...
Loukakis, Cunningham respond to Australia Council restructure
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Last week’s announcement of the new Board of the Australia Council for the Arts has been met with some concern from the book industry over the lack of representation of...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold UK English language rights to The Scrivener’s Tale (Fiona McIntosh); and Bulgarian translation rights to The Right Hand of God (Russell Kirkpatrick). Spinifex Press has sold...
Vale Paul Alford
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Paul Alford, owner of book distributor TB Clarke and long-time member of the Australian publishing industry, has died. Gary Pengelly, general manager of Thorpe-Bowker, writes: ‘On Monday this week I...
$9 million in funding for Toowoomba’s new library; new Gold Coast library to open this month
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
The Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland has committed nearly $9 million in funding for Toowoomba’s new City Library, reports the Chronicle. The 2013/14 Budget includes $8.79 million in funding to...
RiP Arthur J Rosenthal
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
US academic book publisher Arthur J Rosenthal has died, aged 93. Rosenthal founded academic publisher Basic Books in 1952, going on to publish influential books on psychology, sociology, current affairs, history...
New report highlights benefits of investing in Australian libraries
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
A new report commissioned by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has found that every $100 invested in Australian public libraries delivers $290 in benefits for local communities. The...
In brief
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
OCLC global council announces Australian appointment Library bibliographic provider OCLC has announced RMIT University librarian Craig Anderson as an executive committee member the OCLC Asia Pacific regional council. The election of new members was announced at OCLC’s...
Hyde to join SLV leadership team
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has announced the appointment of Justine Hyde to the position of director of library services and experience. Hyde will start in the position on...
International library news
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
UK library survey reveals effects of government cuts In the UK, a survey of 2000 library staff by UK trade union UNISON reveals the negative effects of government cuts to...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
‘Dear England. We’re going to send you a big present: our Australian and New Zealand writers, film and music makers. It will all be like a series of loveable and...
On tour: Meet the author Ruth Ozeki
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Canadian-American author Ruth Ozeki is visiting Australia in September. Her most recent novel A Tale for the Time Being (Text) tells the story of Ruth, who finds the diary of...
DA Information Services, Central Book Services enter administration
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Melbourne-based library supplier DA Information Services and its trade distribution arm Central Book Services have been placed into administration. Ferrier Hodgson partner John Lindholm was appointed voluntary administrator of the companies...
Barnes & Noble CEO resigns
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
In the US, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch has resigned, effective immediately, and will no longer sit on the board of directors, reports DigitalBookWorld. During Lynch’s three years as CEO the company’s Nook ebook and ereader...
WH Smith trials franchising with independent newsagents
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
In the UK, bookselling chain WH Smith is trialling a new model of franchising with independent newsagents, reports the Telegraph. The new arrangements are being tested at a store in...
TB Clarke, AllBooks4Less enter administration
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Books wholesaler and remainders dealer TB Clarke and its retail arm AllBooks4Less have been placed into administration. Barry Taylor and Todd Gammel from HLB Mann Judd in Sydney were appointed administrators...
New publishers join Murdoch Books
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Allen & Unwin has continued to expand the Murdoch Books publishing team, with Diana Hill, Jane Morrow and Corinne Roberts joining Murdoch Books as publishers. A&U publishing director Sue Hines...
RiP Bronwyn Halliday
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Bronwyn Halliday, former director of the State Library of South Australia (SLSA), has died. Halliday was director of the SLSA from 2000 to 2004, during which time she oversaw the...
Booksellers NZ, Kobo to offer US scholarships for young booksellers
Monday, 8 July 2013
Booksellers New Zealand and ebook provider Kobo have announced that two young booksellers will be given the opportunity to attend the American Booksellers Association’s 2014 Winter Institute in Seattle, Oregan,...
Spielberg set to produce ‘The Grapes of Wrath’
Monday, 8 July 2013
US producer Steven Spielberg is set to produce a film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, reports the Guardian. Spielberg’s California-based production company DreamWorks Studios is reportedly in the process...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 8 July 2013
After winning the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Michelle de Kretser’s Questions of Travel (A&U) is in first place on the fastest movers chart this week. Questions of Travel has also...
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