The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Australian Publishers Association (APA) are hosting a forum for independent booksellers, publishers and authors in Melbourne on 20 February. Sessions include ‘what booksellers want’,... Read more
Melbourne bar and bookshop Buck Mulligan’s will host a monthly author reading called ‘Writers Under the Influence’, with local writers reading from their favourite authors and their own work. Store... Read more
The shortlists for the 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Thelma the Unicorn (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)... Read more
Books+Publishing’s latest Reviews newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2017. Two books scored 4.5 stars—Jane Rawson’s From the Wreck (Transit Lounge, March) and Michael Sala’s... Read more
Print book sales have declined in Canada in 2016, with print book volume down 6.4% and value down 3.5% on the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly. According to figures from... Read more
