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Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 19 August 2013
Underbelly: Squizzy (A&U) tells the story of Squizzy Taylor’s quest to become Melbourne’s first celebrity gangster in the 1920s. Based on the television miniseries currently screening on Channel Nine, the...

Commonwealth Book Prize cancelled

Monday, 19 August 2013
Commonwealth Writers has announced that it will no longer offer the Commonwealth Book Prize, and will instead focus its efforts on the Short Story Prize. Commonwealth Foundation communications manager Sarah...

Waverley Library Award 2013 longlist announced

Friday, 16 August 2013
The longlist for the 2013 Waverley Library Award for Literature, known as ‘the Nib’, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Governor Bligh and the Short Man (Peter Cochrane, Penguin)...

‘Not the Booker’ Prize shortlist announced 

Friday, 16 August 2013
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s ‘Not the Booker’ Prize, which is run by the Guardian in the UK and voted on by the public. The shortlisted titles...

PEN Literary Awards 2013 winners announced 

Friday, 16 August 2013
PEN America has announced the winners and runners-up for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards. A Naked Singularity (Sergio De La Pava, MacLehose Press) has won the PEN/Robert W Bingham Prize,...

Tuffield to join Affirm Press 

Friday, 16 August 2013
Aviva Tuffield will join Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press in the role of publisher this month. Affirm Press said in a statement that Tuffield, who has left Scribe Publications, where she...

CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced

Friday, 16 August 2013
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra today, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week. The...

‘The Teleportation Accident’ wins Encore Award 

Thursday, 15 August 2013
British novelist Ned Beauman has won the 2012 Encore Award for his second novel The Teleportation Accident (Sceptre), reports the Bookseller. Beauman’s novel, which was longlisted for the 2012 Man...

NSW Premier’s History Awards 2013 shortlists announced 

Thursday, 15 August 2013
The shortlists for this year’s New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the book-related categories are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Sex Lives of...

Wattpad introduces crowdfunding 

Thursday, 15 August 2013
In the US, the Wattpad online writing community has launched Wattpad Fan Funding—a crowdfunding service for self-publishing, reports Publishers Weekly. The service allows Wattpad members to pledge financial support to writing projects...

PM’s Literary Awards 2013 winners announced

Thursday, 15 August 2013
The winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at the State Library of Queensland on 15 August—the first time the awards have been presented...

Elworthy elected PANZ president 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Auckland University Press director Sam Elworthy has been elected as the new president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). Elworthy, who has previously served as a PANZ councillor, was...

International Library News 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
‘Burial Rites’ features in inaugural LibraryReads top 10 In the US, Burial Rites by Australian author Hannah Kent (Picador) is among the first books to feature on LibraryReads, a new...

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2013 program announced 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) has announced the full program for its 10th festival, which will run from 11-15 October in Bali, Indonesia. More than 50 of the festival’s 160 guests are Australian, including authors Richard...

Overstock.com retreats from Amazon price war 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
In the US, Overstock.com appears to have retreated from its recent price war with Amazon, prompting Amazon to end its deep discounting of titles that began in response to the Overstock discounts, reports Publishers Weekly....

Why new adult is not a natural extension of YA 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
With a list that includes Abbi Glines, Jamie McGuire and Colleen Hoover, Simon & Schuster publishes some of the best-known new adult authors into Australia. Head of marketing and publicity...

Stores abuzz and sales up on National Bookshop Day 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Bookstores around Australia celebrated the third annual National Bookshop Day on Saturday 10 August, with many stores reporting a boost in sales and customer numbers for the day. ‘National Bookshop...

In brief 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Libraries Australia Forum to be held in October The annual Libraries Australia Forum will be held on 31 October at the University of Melbourne, with the theme of ‘what it means to...

Mitchelton library renovations boost visitor numbers 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Brisbane City Council has seen an increase in visitors to the Mitchelton Library since spending $1.39 million on renovations to the library, reports Brisbane Times. The upgrade adds features such...

Howard Library moves to larger space 

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
The Howard Library in Queensland is relocating into a larger space inside the Burrum District Community Centre, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. Fraser Coast Regional Council’s carpentry team has begun renovations...

 

 

 

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