The board of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced the appointment of Ben Bowen as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. ‘Ben is a proud Aboriginal man, a descendent... Read more
OzAsia Festival has launched a new writing and ideas program, In Other Words. Held annually in Adelaide, OzAsia Festival runs from 21 October to 7 November, with In Other Words... Read more
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights (ex US) to The Eulogy, the debut novel by Jackie Bailey. Drawing on Bailey’s family’s stories of intergenerational trauma, the autofictional novel follows... Read more
In the UK, Bookshop.org and the Booksellers Association (BA) have launched a program to help launch and foster new bookshops founded by members of underrepresented communities. The New Futures program... Read more
