A number of writers and literary organisations are among the 70 recipients of the latest round of VicArts project funding, worth a total of $1.5m. The recipients include: Australian Book... Read more
Hardie Grant has acquired a new illustrated guide on ocean and river cruises by Channel Nine’s Getaway presenter Catriona Rowntree. The Best of World Cruising will ‘focus on destinations and... Read more
The Wheeler Centre has announced several new appointments to its staff. Former prize manager of the Stella Prize Veronica Sullivan has joined the centre as programming manager, while Hiroki Kobayashi... Read more
In the UK, Quarto is merging its three adult trade imprints into one new imprint, White Lion Publishing, reports the Bookseller. The publishers’ imprints Aurum Press, Frances Lincoln and Quintessence... Read more
The children’s imprint of travel publisher Lonely Planet—Lonely Planet Kids—has announced several new appointments as part of its ongoing expansion in the US market, reports Publishers Weekly. Hanna Otero took... Read more
