CSIRO Publishing has launched a children’s book publishing program and will release its first title in September. The press, which has been publishing science and technology books for more than 20 years,... Read more
The 2015 Gourmand Awards for the ‘Best in the World’ cookbooks and wine and drink books have been announced. Five Australian titles came in first place in their respective categories:... Read more
Life or Death by Australian author Michael Robotham (Sphere) has been shortlisted for the 2015 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger award for best crime novel in the UK. Life... Read more
Scribd is dramatically reducing the number of romance and erotica titles offered through its subscription service in a move that is believed to prevent romance readers from cannibalising profits, reports... Read more
In the UK, Claire Fuller’s Our Endless Numbered Days (Penguin) has won the £10,000 (A$20,438) Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction. Fuller’s debut novel was chosen from a shortlist that... Read more
