Vale Kevin Weldon
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Australian book publisher and philanthropist Kevin Ernest Weldon has died in Sydney, aged 89. Ventura director and publisher Jane Curry writes: 'Kevin started his career as a colour etcher at Brisbane's Truth newspaper...
Larrikin acquires Vee, Faber junior fiction
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Larrikin House has acquired world rights to a junior fiction title by author and illustrator Jules Faber and Larrikin publicist Dani Vee, titled How Not To…. Described by the publisher...
SPN conference program, consistent Black Friday sales boost, Bashford wins Nib Literary Award
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
The Small Press Network 2023 Independent Publishing Conference is on next week (23–25 November), and Nielsen BookData has reported a five-year pattern of boosted print book sales during Black Friday...
Lani and the Universe (Victoria Carless, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
For young readers who enjoyed Gus and the Starlight (2022) comes another heart-warming and captivating story by Victoria Carless. Lani and the Universe tells the story of Lani Scrub, who...
The Roadmap of Loss (Liam Murphy, Echo)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Liam Murphy’s debut novel, The Roadmap of Loss, has all the hallmarks of sad girl (or, in this case, sad boy) literature: a self-destructive 20-something narrator and a vitriolic rage...
Chico the Schnauzer (Taryn Brumfitt, illus Levi George, Puffin)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
One day, Chico’s owners leave the gate open, and he embarks on an epic playdate with his doggy friends, including Gary the Greyhound and Penelope the Poodle. Chico soon discovers...
Life Skills for a Broken World (Ahona Guha, Scribe)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Like having a therapist in your pocket, Life Skills for a Broken World is a guide to positive mental health, leading readers through potential pitfalls and prevention strategies. Ahona Guha,...
A Dance with Murder (Elizabeth Coleman, Pantera)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
A Dance with Murder is the second outing for private investigator Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol and her sidekick, Miss Marple, an intelligent and perceptive miniature schnauzer, following A Routine Infidelity (February,...
Larrikin House acquires two junior fantasy series
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Larrikin House has acquired world rights to two junior fantasy fiction series from Louise Park and collaborators—the Boy vs Beast series (co-written with Susannah McFarlane, writing as Mac Park), which...
Phillips wins 2023 Bragg Prize
Monday, 13 November 2023
Nicky Phillips has won the 2023 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay ‘Trials of the heart’. In the winning essay, Phillips ‘illuminates the scientific evidence presented...
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Monday, 13 November 2023
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Speech Pathology awards 2023 winners announced
Friday, 10 November 2023
The winners of the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Age Category: Birth to 3 years Snap!...
Bashford wins 2023 Nib Literary Award
Friday, 10 November 2023
Alison Bashford has won the Waverley Council’s 2023 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, for her book An Intimate History of Evolution: The story of the Huxley family...
Branigan wins 2023 Cundill History Prize
Friday, 10 November 2023
Guardian writer Tania Branigan has won the 2023 Cundill History Prize, worth US$75,000 (A$117,100), for Red Memory: Living, remembering and forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution (Faber). The book is an exploration...
Upswell acquires Jones poetry book
Thursday, 9 November 2023
Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to The Empty Grandstand, the first book of poetry by Aotearoa New Zealand author Lloyd Jones. ‘Lloyd Jones was seven years old the first...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House has sold Italian translation rights to Kind Of, Sort of, Maybe... But Probably Not (Imbi Neeme) to Editrice Nord in Italy; Czech translation rights for...
Jennings, Graham nominated for 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
In the UK, several Australian authors and illustrators have been nominated for the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medals. Paul Jennings has been nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing for...
New England Illustration Prize 2023 winners announced
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The New England Writers' Centre has announced the winners of this year’s New England Illustration Prize for Children’s Picture Book Publishing. The winners of the 2023 award are: First prize...
Nature Writing Prize 2023 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia has announced the writers shortlisted for the 2023 Nature Writing Prize. The shortlisted writers are: Bonny Cassidy (Chewton Bushlands) for 'A Custodial Species', which 'draws...
Hobart named UNESCO City of Literature, Australian Reading Hour to end, Sawyer wins Richell Prize
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO has named Hobart a City of Literature, Australia Reads will retire its annual Australian Reading Hour event in favour of 'a practical, unified, and...
Birdsong by the Billabong (Maura Finn, illus Cate James, Affirm)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Birdsong by the Billabong—the third picture book in Maura Finn and Cate James’s Billabong series—revisits the tone, style and structure of By the Billabong and Babies at the Billabong. All...
The Strip (Iain Ryan, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Iain Ryan plunges readers into the gritty, seedy underbelly of the 1980s Gold Coast in his latest noir crime novel, The Strip. Brimming with corruption and seduction, illicit meetings held...
The Long Lede Anthology (Judith Neilson Institute, Vintage)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
The Long Lede Initiative, a partnership between the Judith Neilson Institute, Penguin Random House, and Copyright Agency, pairs experienced Australian journalists with emerging writers to mentor them in crafting impactful...
Roger the Wrasse and the Itchy Fishes (Sue Pillans, Little Pink Dog)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Roger the wrasse is a tiny fish with a big job. Each morning, Roger—a sprightly fish with a penchant for singing songs to get through his day—opens his cleaning station....
Woollahra Digital Literary Award shortlists announced
Monday, 6 November 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Woollahra Digital Literary Award have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Fiction 'The Life of a Folk Devil' (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Meanjin)...
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Monday, 6 November 2023
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Danger Awards 2023 winners announced
Friday, 3 November 2023
The winners of the 2023 Danger Awards have been announced at the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. Novelist Chris Hammer, who took out the award for best crime fiction, has...
Walkley Book Award shortlist announced
Friday, 3 November 2023
The shortlist for the Walkley Book Award has been announced. The shortlisted works are: Ghosts of the Orphanage (Christine Kenneally, Hachette Australia) The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of...
Sawyer wins 2023 Richell Prize
Thursday, 2 November 2023
Alex Sawyer is the 2023 winner of the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for the manuscript ‘Rat Daniels’, Hachette Australia has announced. Sawyer is a clinical psychologist, volunteer firefighter and...
Eckermann’s ‘She Is the Earth’ sells to North America
Thursday, 2 November 2023
Magabala Books has sold North American rights to Ali Cobby Eckermann’s She Is the Earth to Flood Editions. The publisher said She Is the Earth is ‘a luminous verse novel...
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