Dench, Hoffman to star in ‘Esio Trot’ adaptation
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The BBC will produce a feature-length film adaptation of the children’s classic Esio Trot by Roald Dahl (various imprints) next year, which will star Dame Judi Dench as Mrs Silver...
CLNZ Writers’ Award 2013 finalists announced
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has announced the finalists for the CLNZ Writers’ Award 2013 for nonfiction writers. The finalists, and their nonfiction book projects, are: Eleanor Black: ‘Women of Cosme’ Geoff...
Warner, Harrod win 2013 James Tait Black Prizes
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
In the UK, Alan Warner has won this year’s James Tait Black Prize for Fiction for The Deadman’s Pedal (Vintage), and Tanya Harrod has won the James Tait Black Prize...
International Library News
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Swedish startup to allow ‘real time’ e-lending negotiations between publishers and libraries In Sweden, new digital startup company Atingo is promising to ‘radically change’ library ebook lending by allowing publishers and libraries...
Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival 2013 program announced
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The program for the ninth annual Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival in Geraldton, Western Australia, has been announced. The festival, which runs from 13-15 September, includes author talks, panel...
Indigenous Literacy Day 2013
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) will stage its seventh Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 4 September to raise funds for literary resources in remote Indigenous communities. ILF executive director Karen...
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Sales Fiction—The Drummond Agency has sold world rights to books five and six in the ‘Tales from the Highland Gazette’ series (A D Scott) to Atria US, and to the already published...
Kent, Collins nominated for UK first book awards
Monday, 26 August 2013
Australian author Hannah Kent has been nominated for this year’s Guardian First Book Award for her novel Burial Rites (Picador). Eleven titles have been longlisted for the £10,000 (A$17,250) award,...
Marr wins 2013 John Button Prize
Monday, 26 August 2013
Journalist and author David Marr has won the John Button Prize for writing on Australian politics and policy for Quarterly Essay 47, Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott (Black Inc.)....
Peter Blazey, Wesley Michel Wright, Ernest Scott prizes announced
Monday, 26 August 2013
The University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre, School of Culture and Communication and Faculty of Arts announced the winners of the Peter Blazey Fellowship, the Wesley Michel Wright Prize and the...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 26 August 2013
Hachette titles dominate this week’s highest new entries chart. In first place on the chart is Watching You by Michael Robotham, followed by Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson, The...
DOJ revises Apple injunction proposal in ebook pricing case
Monday, 26 August 2013
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has revised its proposal for injunctive relief against Apple in its ebook pricing case against the retailer, adopting Judge Denise Cote’s suggestion that Apple...
Inky Awards 2013 shortlists announced
Monday, 26 August 2013
The shortlists for the 2013 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, have been announced. The shortlist for the Gold Inky Award...
APA Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2013 winners announced
Friday, 23 August 2013
The winners of this year’s Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards were announced at a ceremony at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne on 22 August. Winners...
‘Reading Hour’ to take place tomorrow
Friday, 23 August 2013
The 2013 Reading Hour will take place around the country tomorrow, 24 August, from 5-6pm. The initiative, which promotes the idea that everyone can benefit from reading for 10 minutes a...
Millennium House atlas wins award
Friday, 23 August 2013
Millennium House Australia’s Earth Platinum World Atlas has been named the overall winner at the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) regional map awards. The atlas, the largest in the world,...
‘Age’ Book of the Year Awards suspended
Friday, 23 August 2013
The Age Book of the Year Awards have been suspended and may not be presented this year. In previous years, the awards have been presented on opening night of the...
CourseSmart offers flat-fee etextbook rentals
Friday, 23 August 2013
In the US, digital course material provider CourseSmart has launched a subscription pack that allow students to rent six etextbooks for a flat fee of US$200 (A$222), considerably less than...
US publisher launches ebook-bundling program for entire list
Thursday, 22 August 2013
In the US, publisher PM Press has launched an ebook-bundling program for its entire list, reports Publishers Weekly. The Paperback Plus! program offers customers a free ebook edition with nearly...
Penguin launches teen readers website
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Penguin Australia has launched a new website for teenage readers. Penguin Teen Australia, which was launched this month, replaces teen blogs that Penguin has been running for the past six...
Booktopia wins Digital Innovation Award
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Online bookseller Booktopia has won the Digital Innovation Award at the inaugural BRW Momentum Mid-Market Awards in Sydney. The awards focus on mid-market companies with revenues of $10 million to...
US morning TV show launches book club
Thursday, 22 August 2013
US morning television show Today has launched what is being described as an ‘Oprah-like Book Club’. According to the New York Times, the books, which will include both fiction and...
Nielsen to acquire commerce, business intelligence services from R R Bowker
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Nielsen has signed an agreement to acquire a range of commerce and business intelligence services from R R Bowker, parent company of Books+Publishing owner Thorpe-Bowker. The two companies said in...
On tour: Meet the author Junot Diaz
Thursday, 22 August 2013
US author Junot Diaz is visiting Australia in August for the Melbourne and Brisbane writers festivals. Diaz is the author of books including The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,...
Death Railway: Richard Flanagan on ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Richard Flanagan’s new novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Vintage) tells of an Australian surgeon living in a Japanese POW camp. The author spoke to Clive Tilsley. You...
Overstock.com continues Amazon price war
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
In the US, online retailer Overstock.com is continuing its price war with Amazon, reports Digital Book World. Overstock.com has announced a new loyalty rewards offer for its ‘Club O’ members, who will receive...
TB Clarke, AllBooks4Less to close
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Books wholesaler and remainders dealer TB Clarke and its retail arm AllBooks4Less are now in liquidation after being placed into administration in early July. According to a notice lodged with the...
Mrva-Montoya wins international publishing scholarship to University of St Gallen
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Sydney University Press production coordinator Agata Mrva-Montoya has won a scholarship to attend the International Publishing Management course at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland in early September. Mrva-Montoya...
Penguin Random House expands into TV
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Penguin Random House is moving into television production to boost the sales of its books, reports the Wall Street Journal. The publisher’s first project is a six-episode cooking show called...
Haigh wins sixth Jack Pollard Literary Award
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Gideon Haigh has won the Australian Cricket Society Jack Pollard Literary Award for the sixth time for his book On Warne (Hamish Hamilton). Haigh will be presented with the 2012-13...
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