Books+Publishing has launched a weekly publicity round-up, covering forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. The publicity round-up is... Read more
A number of book industry figures have been recognised in the annual Australia Day honours. Children’s author Jennifer Rowe was made a Companion (AC) in the General Division of the... Read more
After a brief stint at the top of the bestseller’s chart last week, The Fast 800 (Michael Mosley, S&S) has dropped to second spot on this week’s chart, with The Barefoot Investor... Read more
In the UK, hedge fund company Man Group has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Booker Prize. The sponsorship departure will not affect this year’s awards cycle for the Man Booker... Read more
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Meg Medina’s Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Candlewick)... Read more
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals. The fiction prize was awarded to Rebecca Makkai for The Great Believers (Fleet) and the nonfiction... Read more
