HarperCollins, Fullers and MacLean’s awarded at Leading Edge Books Conference
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
A number of industry awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Surfers Paradise on 20 March. HarperCollins was named Publisher of the Year for the second...
‘The Dry’ wins Book of the Year at Indie Book Awards 2017
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Jane Harper’s The Dry has been named Book of the Year at the 2017 Indie Book Awards, presented at the Leading Edge Books Conference in Surfers Paradise on 20 March....
‘The Garret’ shortlisted for Australian podcast awards
Monday, 20 March 2017
The Australian writers podcast ‘The Garret’ has been shortlisted in the inaugural Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards. ‘The Garret’ is the only literary podcast in the running in the ‘Literature,...
Charts this week
Monday, 20 March 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The CSIRO Low-Carb Diet Grant Brinkworth & Dr Pennie Taylor Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 3 First,...
New Wimpy Kid ‘movie diary’ out in May
Friday, 17 March 2017
Puffin will publish a new ‘Wimpy Kid’ book from Jeff Kinney that goes behind-the-scenes of the forthcoming film, reports the Bookseller. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter features...
Fraillon, Millard shortlisted for Carnegie Medal
Friday, 17 March 2017
Australian authors Zana Fraillon and Glenda Millard have been shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal. Fraillon is shortlisted for The Bone Sparrow (Hachette) and Millard for The Stars at Oktober...
Festival fever: Are there too many literary festivals in Australia?
Thursday, 16 March 2017
With the tally of Australian literary festivals reaching more than 90 in 2017, Jo Case takes a look at the role festivals play in an increasingly crowded literary events landscape....
Bernadette Brennan’s ‘A Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work’
Thursday, 16 March 2017
‘Brennan’s depiction of Garner’s fearless approach to the very difficult subjects of The First Stone, Joe Cinque’s Consolation and This House of Grief is beautifully modulated and a real triumph.’...
Picador acquires Kent’s next two novels
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Pan Macmillan’s Picador imprint has acquired ANZ rights to Hannah Kent’s next two novels. Picador publisher Geordie Williamson told Books+Publishing the deal ‘gives Hannah time and freedom to follow her...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 16 March 2017
‘It’s refreshing to see how books generally, and print books in particular, are still appealing to younger consumers, both male and female, despite so many other forms of entertainment and...
RiP Murray Ball
Thursday, 16 March 2017
New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball has died, aged 78. Ball was best known for creating the ‘Footrot Flats’ comic series, and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Sales Nonfiction—Black Inc. imprint Nero has sold Czech rights to Destination Simple (Brooke McAlary) to Grada. Bonnier Publishing Australia has sold UK rights to The Tattooist (Heather Morris) to Bonnier...
Auckland Writers Festival 2017 program released
Thursday, 16 March 2017
The program has been announced for the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival, which runs from 16-21 May. The line-up of 42 international writers includes Man Booker Prize-winning US novelist Paul Beatty; US...
Queensland Literary Awards announces new prize for digital literature
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The Queensland Literary Awards is introducing a new digital literature award in 2017. The $10,000 prize, sponsored by the Queensland University of Technology, is open to all original works of...
Storylines announces notable NZ children’s books for 2017
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The Storylines Children’s Trust has announced its 2017 Notable Books list for children’s and young adult books published in 2016. The 33 notable books on the list comprise nine junior...
Granta acquires Oz, UK rights to new Catton novel
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Granta has acquired Australian and UK rights to Booker Prize-winning New Zealand author Eleanor Catton’s third novel Birnam Wood. Victoria University Press (VUP) will publish the book in New Zealand, with...
Diversity matters: Representation in children’s publishing
Tuesday, 14 March 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...
Talkback: Addressing the cost of literary awards
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The decision by UWA Publishing to cease entering its titles for book awards has highlighted the high costs incurred by publishers. Andrea Hanke spoke to several awards organisers to find...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The CSIRO Low-Carb Diet Grant Brinkworth & Dr Pennie Taylor Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 3 Dangerous Games Danielle...
Small Australian presence at 2017 TIBE
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
‘For many years, Australia has enjoyed a reasonably strong presence at TIBE but after recent cuts to Australia Council and Austrade funding, this year’s stand was only the size of...
Gabrielle Tozer’s ‘Remind Me How This Ends’
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
‘Remind Me How This Ends is a complex and convincing novel that doesn’t pretend to have easy answers, but offers an authentic and sympathetic pair of characters who prove that...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
‘I wonder whether the current generation of female Australian novelists will have achieved canonical status in 20 or 50 years time, or whether the canon will still be dominated by...
Booksellers urged to ‘get uncomfortable’ at the 2017 Winter Institute
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker visited the American Booksellers Association’s 12th Winter Institute earlier this year and reports on a conference full of ‘hot-button issues’, in particular around ‘diversity;...
All-white Carnegie Medal longlist prompts CILIP review
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) will launch an independent review as a result of the controversy surrounding its 2017 Carnegie Medal longlist, reports the Bookseller. As previously...
The missing beat: Benjamin Ludwig on ‘Ginny Moon’
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
One of the first titles from Harlequin Australia’s new HQ imprint is US author Benjamin Ludwig’s debut novel Ginny Moon (May), ‘a unique and compelling narrative that gets deep inside...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Sales Nonfiction—Black Inc. imprint Nero has sold Slovak rights to Buddhism for Break-ups (Meshel Laurie) to Ikar, and Czech rights to Euromedia. HarperCollins has sold Greek rights to The Secret of Happy Children (Steve Biddulph) to...
UK translated children’s fiction promotion releases shortlist
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
In the UK, BookTrust has released the shortlist for its inaugural children’s books in translation project, In Other Words. The promotion, which was launched last year, is designed to promote...
New Zealand Book Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
The shortlists for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Wish Child (Catherine Chidgey, Victoria University Press) Love as...
Leading Edge Books announces conference program
Monday, 6 March 2017
Leading Edge Books has released the program for its 2017 conference, to be held from 19-21 March at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa. The opening address will be...
British Cover Design Awards 2017 winners announced
Monday, 6 March 2017
The winners of the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Awards have been announced, reports the Bookseller. Among the winners are: Mass-market Jack Smyth for Girls on Fire (Robin Wasserman, Little,...
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