A new online bookshop selling print books about Tasmania directly from the authors has been launched. Tasmanian Books, which was launched in January by local author Andrew... Read more |
The longlist for the third Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: Foreign Soil (Maxine Beneba Clarke, Hachette) The Strays (Emily Bitto,... Read more |
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has reached an out-of-court settlement with a Sydney print shop following allegations the store was selling photocopied textbooks to students. Sirius... Read more |
The recommended retail price (RRP) of Penguin’s Black Classics series, as well as some titles in its Drop Cap and Classics Deluxe series, are set to increase. The... Read more |
The Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria has announced the program for its biennial youth literature conference Reading Matters, which runs from 29-31 May. International... Read more |
The State Library of WA (SLWA) has announced the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards are moving to a biennial format, with the next awards to... Read more |
Journalist John van Tiggelen has been appointed editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin from February 2016. Van Tiggelen, who has previously worked as a staff... Read more |
Exisle Publishing has appointed Jennifer Prost to the new position of US publicist. Prost, who is based in New Jersey, will promote Exisle’s list of... Read more |
The University of Melbourne’s Asialink program has announced the recipients of its 2015 Arts Residencies, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts. Writers and... Read more |
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has appointed former Australian governor-general Quentin Bryce as its 2015 patron. Bryce, who was governor-general from 2008-2014, said in a statement... Read more |
The inaugural Historical Novel Society of Australasia (HNSA) conference will be held in Sydney from 20-22 March. The conference opens with a reception and a... Read more |
The shortlisted works for the Ditmar Awards ballot have been announced and voting has commenced. The shortlisted works include: Best Novel The Lascar’s Dagger (Glenda... Read more |
HarperCollins has acquired the rights to the autobiography of Australian soccer player Tim Cahill. Cahill has played over 80 games for Australia and is the country’s top goal... Read more |
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In the US, Simon & Schuster’s (S&S) parent company CBS Corporation has released its full-year results, which reveal a fall in revenue and operating profits for the publisher in... Read more |
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Varuna, the Writers’ House, has announced the shortlisted manuscripts for its Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). Thirty-four manuscripts by emerging Australian writers have been sent to... Read more |
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Gosford City Library’s Erina branch in NSW will exhibit an international collection of 300 favourite picture books from 36 countries, as voted by librarians. The... Read more |
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Journalist John van Tiggelen has been appointed editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin from February 2016. Each issue in 2015 will be edited by an ‘influential Australian’... Read more |
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The Indigenous Literacy Foundation has appointed former Australian governor-general Quentin Bryce as its 2015 patron. (See news.)
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The nominations for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) opens on Monday 23 February and closes on Monday 9 March. Nominations are sought for ten categories including two... Read more |
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The Readings Children’s Book Prize will announce its shortlist on Sunday 22 March at the Children’s Book Festival in Melbourne. The prize celebrates books that... Read more |
 A brilliant 2014 for Affirm Press has been capped off with the nomination of Emily Bitto’s engaging debut novel The Strays, for both the 2015 Stella Prize and the 2015 Indie Book Awards.
The Strays is one of 12 titles longlisted for the 2015 Stella, and one of four titles shortlisted in the Indie Books Awards Debut Fiction category. ‘I couldn’t be happier with the support The Strays has received from readers and booksellers. Being on the Indies shortlist and the Stella longlist is the icing on the cake!’—Emily Bitto
To order copies of The Strays (ISBN: 9781922213211) please contact Random House Australia customer service on Phone: 1800 222 444, Fax: +61(03) 9753 4151 or Email: customerservice@randomhouse.com.au
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Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate our longlisted authors, Maxine Beneba Clarke for Foreign Soil and Inga Simpson for Nest, in the 2015 Stella Prize.
We also congratulate Shaun Tan on Rules of Summer being longlisted in the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal.
To order copies of Foreign Soil (ISBN: 9780733632426), Nest (ISBN: 9780733632341) and Rules of Summer (9780734410672) please contact Alliance Distribution Services customer service on toll-free fax 1800-664-477 or tel (02) 4390 1300.
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HarperCollinsPublishers is proud to announce it will publish the autobiography of Australia’s greatest soccer player, Tim Cahill, at the end of this year.
Coming off the back of the Socceroos victorious 2015 AFC Asian Cup campaign, Cahill, 35, is Australia’s top goal scorer of all time. He has also scored the most goals by an Australian at World Cups, with five to his name, including a jaw-dropping left foot volley against The Netherlands in Porto Alegre at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Cahill, who grew up in suburban Sydney, has had a stellar international and club career. In 1997 he went to English club Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United and then moved to Premier League team Everton in 2004, where he was the top scorer and named the fans’ Player of the Season in his first year at the club. After 226 appearances and 56 goals for Everton, Cahill left England in 2012 and moved to the US and the New York Red Bulls. There he set a record for the fastest goal in Major League Soccer history when he scored seven seconds into a game against the Houston Dynamo. More recently he has announced that he will be joining Shanghai Shenhua for the 2015 Chinese Super League season.
HarperCollins Publishing Director Shona Martyn says: ‘It will be a privilege to publish the story of Tim Cahill, one of the most admired Australian sportsmen of all time. Tim’s international achievements are immense and as a player and role model he is inspiring both a legion of fans and a new generation of players around the world. I know his book will ride high on the bestseller lists this Christmas.’
Tim Cahill says: ‘I’m excited to be at the point in my career where I can reflect on my experiences as a professional footballer so far, and the experiences and influences that have shaped who I am. I’m looking forward to sharing my perspective on some of the key moments of my life both on and off the park, and giving an insight into what keeps me going and wanting to improve myself.’
Cahill’s autobiography will track the journey from his childhood, growing up in Western Sydney with his Samoan mum, English dad and three siblings; his early years at soccer clubs in Sydney to his 15 years playing in England; his moves to the US and China; and, of course, his extraordinary international career with the Socceroos. Importantly, it will provide exclusive insights into the life of an elite sportsman.
The as-yet untitled autobiography will be published by HarperCollins around the world.
For more information please contact:
Nicola Woods, Campaign Manager—NonFiction, HarperCollins
Nicola.Woods@harpercollins.com.au
Tel. 02 9952 5004/0434 602 622
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