Melbourne writer Christian White has won the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for his novel Decay Theory. The $15,000 award was... Read more |
HarperCollins will acquire independent children’s publisher Working Title Press from 1 July 2017 following the retirement of its director Jane Covernton. Working Title Press will... Read more |
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A capacity crowd of 320 librarians, booksellers, writers, publishers and YA enthusiasts attended the 2017 Reading Matters conference, held from 1-2 June at the Arts... Read more |
Australian school supplier The Booklegger will close its print distribution business at the end of June ‘due to a monumental decline in school library purchasing’,... Read more |
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The full program for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August, has been announced. International guests include US debut novelist Kayla Rae... Read more |
A number of Australian authors, librarians and book industry figures were recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Jeremy Fisher was awarded a Medal of... Read more |
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Steve Toltz has won the 2017 Russell Prize for humour writing for his 2015 novel Quicksand (Penguin). Toltz’s ‘tragicomic bromance’ was chosen from a shortlist... Read more |
The winners of the 2017 Ditmar Awards for Australian science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing were announced at the 56th Australian National Science Fiction Convention Continuum 13 in... Read more |
Pantera Press has acquired ANZ rights to a ‘commercial literary fiction title’ from Sulari Gentill, author of the ‘Rowland Sinclair’ historical crime fiction series. Crossing... Read more |
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HarperCollins Publishers’ ABC Books imprint has acquired graphic designer and illustrator Beck Feiner’s debut picture book Aussie Legends Alphabet in a two-book deal at auction... Read more |
The longlist for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The longlisted works are: Dead Lemons (Finn Bell, self-published)... Read more |
The longlist for the inaugural Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award has been announced. The longlisted authors and their works are: Alice Bishop for ‘A... Read more |
Jenny Nagle has joined the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ) as CEO, replacing former CEO Jackie Dennis. Nagle has worked in management, sales... Read more |
The publishers of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, Antonia Case and Zan Boag, will open a specialist bookshop and tea atelier, called Poet 130, in... Read more |
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A number of New Zealand writers will participate in this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival thanks to a new partnership between the festival, WORD Christchurch... Read more |
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Fantasy author Isobelle Carmody has been named the 2017 ACT Writer-in-Residence, an initiative of the ACT Writers Centre and UNSW Canberra. As part of the... Read more |
The shortlist for the 2017 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced. The four shortlisted titles are: Remember Me Kindly: A History... Read more |
The shortlists for the 2017 Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best... Read more |
Online bookseller Booktopia has been shortlisted in several categories in the 2017 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs). Booktopia is a finalist for Best Pureplay Online... Read more |
Israeli writer David Grossman has won this year’s Man Booker International Prize for his novel A Horse Walks into a Bar (trans by Jessica Cohen,... Read more |
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British author Naomi Alderman has won the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel The Power (Viking). Alderman’s dystopian thriller is the... Read more |
In the US, declines in John Wiley’s publishing division offset increases in other categories, reports Publishers Weekly. Total revenue stayed flat at US$1.72bn (A$2.28bn) in... Read more |
In the US, a new report by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) found audiobook sales grew 18.2% in 2016 compared to the previous year, reports... Read more |
In Germany, book trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels has released data showing sales of books and journals in Germany in 2016 rose marginally for... Read more |
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired the US-based literary merchandiser Out of Print, reports Publishers Weekly. Founded in 2010, Out of Print produces literary-themed clothing,... Read more |
Rights and licensing trading platform IPR License has launched a new service allowing sellers to place ‘buy rights’ buttons next to their titles on the... Read more |
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In the UK, children’s author Lauren Child has been appointed the 10th Waterstones Children’s Laureate. Child is best known as the creator of the ‘Charlie... Read more |
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The top five titles in this week’s highest new entries chart have all debuted within the top 20, and the top three are among the... Read more |
‘Pip Harry doesn’t shy away from some heavy topics … but Because of You is ultimately a hopeful story about human resilience and the life-changing power of discovering... Read more |
‘Most emerging writers are not new. Or young. We emerging writers spend a long time in that cramped, dark airless birth canal’—writer Melanie Cheng speaks at the opening of the 2017 Emerging Writers’ Festival
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John McIntyre, co-owner of The Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie, Wellington, has died, aged 65. A former primary school teacher, McIntyre opened the specialist children’s bookshop in 1992.... Read more |
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Author Baba Schwartz has died, aged 89. Schwartz was the author of two books: the 2003 cookbook The Lost Art of Baking with Yeast: Delicious... Read more |
A number of members of the library sector were recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. John Neville Shipp was awarded a Member of the... Read more |
Victorian state and federal MPs continue to pressure the City of Greater Geelong over its decision to close three libraries across the city, reports the... Read more |
In the UK, writer and Monty Python co-creator Michael Palin has donated more than 50 notebooks of original sketches and ideas for Monty Python to... Read more |
With the Victorian Year 12 English text list recently reaching gender parity, Bec Kavanagh investigates how text lists are generated in other states and whether... Read more |
Brisbane-based bloggers Anni and Philippa met through blogging about World of Warcraft, and now blog together at Tea in the Treetops, which focuses on YA,... Read more |
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) will hold a basic indexing course on Friday 21 July, before a two-day symposium. Details and... Read more |
Bookings are now open for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) Southern Highlands Indexing Symposium. Sessions include managing clients, history of alphabetico-specific... Read more |
Bookings are now closed for the ABA Conference and Trade Exhibition. The soldout Trade Exhibition has a significant waiting list and the conference is fully... Read more |
Entries for the 2018 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards are now open. The 2018 awards will be presented to... Read more |
Australian school supplier The Booklegger is seeking expressions of interest from the trade to purchase its stock ahead of the closure of its Melbourne warehouse.
Over 25,000+ nonfiction titles are available at heavily discounted prices across a range of subjects, including Art & Design, History, Film, Food, Science, Maths, Theatre, Environment, Psychology, Philosophy, Woodwork, Ceramics, Textiles & Fashion, Dance and Religion. The titles are suited for mid-primary, secondary, university and adult readers. Some titles are in quantities of 100+.
The Booklegger’s 10-tonne truck, which shelves 8000 titles, is also for sale.
Sales need to be finalised by 22 June.
Enquiries to Rick Susman on 0418-378-246, (03) 9898-9528 or rick@booklegger.com.au.
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