This issue of the Books+Publishing Daily is the last for 2021. The Daily will return on Monday, 10 January 2022. The Books+Publishing team wishes our readers all the best for the holiday... Read more |
Following severe supply chain disruption in Australia’s eastern states, some booksellers report delivery times have improved for recently ordered stock, although several report they are still waiting on overdue consignments.... Read more |
The Copyright Agency has announced the 22 successful recipients of a total $715,522 in funding from its Cultural Fund, as well as the five writer and visual artist recipients of... Read more |
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The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has received Copyright Agency funding for a new campaign to promote Australian books ‘missed during Covid’. The campaign, which receives $20,000 in funding, will promote... Read more |
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The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced the shortlist for the $20,000 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship. The annual scholarship is offered to an Australian author ‘to provide them with valuable... Read more |
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Bookface in Macarthur Square Shopping Centre in Campbelltown, New South Wales has closed. In a statement the shop said it had made ‘the difficult decision’ to close due to Covid-19... Read more |
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The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Nikki Mottram’s debut crime novel Crows Nest, via Benjamin Paz at Curtis Brown. UQP also acquired rights to the... Read more |
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A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. Please note, several publications are running ‘best of’ features in lieu of reviews this week.... Read more |
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The top of the bestsellers chart is unchanged with Diana Gabaldon’s Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone in first spot for the second week in a row. Anh... Read more |
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