Zoe Morrison has won the 2017 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal for her debut novel Music and Freedom (Vintage). Morrison’s novel was chosen from a shortlist of six and a longlist of... Read more
The shortlists for the 2017 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Birth to three years 1, 2, Pirate... Read more
Aden Rolfe has won the 2017 Mary Gilmore Award for his poetry collection False Nostalgia (Giramondo). The award was presented by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) at... Read more
Penguin Random House (PRH) New Zealand managing director Margaret Thompson will leave the company on 28 July. Thompson was appointed to the role in 2014 after serving as MD of... Read more
The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for the Walkley-Pascall Award for arts criticism and the new Arts Journalism Award. Walkley-Pascall Award for arts criticism Delia Falconer for ‘Out of... Read more
Pearson will sell a 22% stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to co-shareholder Bertelsmann, whose share of the company will increase to 75%, reports the Bookseller. Pearson will retain a... Read more
