RiP John Clarke
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Comedian and satirist John Clarke has died, aged 68. Clarke was the author of numerous books, including A Dagg at My Table, The Howard Miracle, The 7.56 Report and The...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
‘Now, more than ever, I think that readers will be turning to literature as a place of refuge’—Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director Michaela McGuire on the launch of the festival’s...
Briohny Doyle’s ‘Adult Fantasy’
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
‘Doyle explores changing adulthood in historical, social and cultural contexts (including a piercing ongoing analysis of the role of consumer culture), helping extend the book’s appeal beyond her fellow millennials...
Diversity matters: Representation in children’s publishing
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Three years on from the ‘We Need Diverse Books’ campaign, Jordi Kerr examines the state of diversity in children’s publishing and finds that we don’t just need diverse books, we...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Sales Fiction—Hachette has sold UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) and translation rights to The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club (Sophie Green) to Sphere. Nonfiction—Exisle has sold Albanian-language...
Book blogger spotlight: Angel Reads
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Angel Reads is a YA book blog run by Angel Gouvas, who writes about ‘everything and anything to do with young adult books and pop culture’ from ‘book and movie...
2017 NT Writers Festival program launched
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The program for the 2017 Northern Territory Writers’ Festival program has been announced. Held in Alice Springs from 18-21 May, this year’s festival will explore the theme of ‘Crossings|Iwerre-atherre’. Indonesian travel writer...
Woollahra Council announces new digital writing awards worth $6000
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Woollahra Libraries in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has announced a new national literary award for writing first published online or electronically. Two prizes worth $3000 each will be given to the...
New Frontier sets up London office
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
New Frontier Publishing has set up a London office to focus on the UK market. The children’s publisher released its first books in the UK this month, including selected Australian picture...
Hachette to publish new books by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Jessica Watson
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Two new books from Maxine Beneba Clarke and a YA novel by Jessica Watson are among Hachette Australia’s recent acquisitions. Hachette publishing director Fiona Hazard told Books+Publishing the publisher is...
Clunes Booktown Festival 2017 program announced
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
The program for the 2017 Clunes Booktown Festival, to be held from 6-7 May in Clunes, Victoria, has been announced. Just under 30 writers will appear at the festival, including...
Affirm expands younger readers editorial team
Monday, 10 April 2017
Affirm Press has expanded its younger readers editorial team, appointing Davina Bell as senior editor and promoting Clair Hume to commissioning editor. Bell was previously a senior editor at Penguin...
Hachette sells UK, translation rights to Sophie Green novel
Monday, 10 April 2017
Hachette Australia has sold UK and Commonwealth (excluding ANZ) and translation rights to Sophie Green’s The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club to Little, Brown UK imprint Sphere. The...
Charts this week
Monday, 10 April 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Really Weird!: WeirDo Anh Do Scholastic 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 3 War Cry Wilbur Smith HarperCollins 4 The CSIRO...
IPEd conference program speakers announced
Friday, 7 April 2017
The Institute of Professional Editors has announced some of the speakers for its biennial conference, to be held in Brisbane from 13-15 September. The keynote speakers are professor of applied...
Bologna organisers to host New York trade show in 2018
Thursday, 6 April 2017
The organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have announced plans for a new rights and licensing trade show in New York in 2018, reports Publishers Weekly. The event aims...
Scholastic acquires Minchin’s ‘Matilda’ picture book
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Scholastic has acquired world rights to a picture book by Australian musician and comedian Tim Minchin, based on Minchin’s lyrics to the musical Matilda. The book will take the lyrics...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
‘The idea that schools and universities are ripping us off by illegal copying and that they would go rogue if the law was changed is a myth and is, frankly,...
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Sam Still Reading is a blog run by Jeanie Misko, who since 2010 has written about ‘a diverse range of books from literary fiction to category romance to time travel novels’....
Alternative worlds: Australian genre publishing
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Danielle Binks explores the state of genre publishing in Australia and what the industry is doing to foster the country’s growing genre talent, in Books+Publishing’s first 2017 issue here.
Mel Campbell & Anthony Morris’ ‘The Hot Guy’
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
‘The Hot Guy navigates the tricky combination of chick lit and romance with exuberance. The plot is wacky, the jokes dirty, and the friendships and careers are over-the-top enough to...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Sales Fiction—Fremantle Press has sold Spanish and Catalan world rights to Getting Warmer and Bad Seed (Alan Carter) to Editorial Yulca, Barcelona. Nonfiction—Exisle has sold simplified Chinese rights to False...
Australians nominated for 2017 Hugo Awards
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
A number of Australians are finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards for science-fiction. UK-based Australian writer Foz Meadows is a finalist in the category of Best Fan Writer. Meadows is...
German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch wins Astrid Lindgren Award
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
In Sweden, German illustrator and author Wolf Erlbruch has been announced as the winner of the five million krona (A$590,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, reports the Bookseller. Prize chairman Boel...
Berbay wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Australian publisher Berbay Publishing has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Berbay was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included...
EWF announces 2017 festival ambassadors
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) has announced the five writers appointed ambassadors for EWF’s National Writers’ Conference, which runs from 17-18 June. The ambassadors are Melina Marchetta, Michelle Law, Inga...
Charts this week
Monday, 3 April 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 2 16th Seduction: A Women's Murder Club Thriller James Patterson & Maxine Paetro Century 3 First, We...
Govt announces four-year funding for Australian presence at Bologna
Friday, 31 March 2017
The Australian government will provide funding of ‘more than $160,000 over four years’ to ‘promote Australian authors and illustrators through a strong Australian presence at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair’....
Stella Prize announces expanded ‘Girls Write Up’ program
Friday, 31 March 2017
The Stella Prize has announced the line-ups for its one-day ‘Girls Write Up’ festivals for students. Events will be held in Canberra on 6 May, Melbourne on 15-16 June and...
‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’ win Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017
Friday, 31 March 2017
In the UK, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s debut novel The Girl of Ink and Stars (Chicken House) has won the £5000 (A$8160) Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, reports the Bookseller. Hargrave’s novel...
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