Jay Lansdown, owner of Sydney bookshop The Constant Reader, has agreed to take over the Pages & Pages Booksellers store in Mosman. Lansdown plans to... Read more

The shortlists for the 2019 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by State Library Victoria (SLV) for local and international fiction, poetry,... Read more

Eleni Hale has won the 2019 Readings Young Adult Book Prize for her novel Stone Girl (Penguin). Hale’s novel was chosen from a shortlist of... Read more

The federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has appointed Canberra-based communications agency Ethos CRS to lead the development of the seventh edition of the Australian... Read more

Melbourne-based literary magazine The Lifted Brow and RMIT’s non/fictionLab have announced the shortlist for their Prize for Experimental Nonfiction. The shortlisted writers and their works... Read more

The shortlist for the 2019 Kill Your Darlings (KYD) Unpublished Manuscript Award has been announced. The shortlisted authors and their works are: Shelley Burr for... Read more

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The longlist for the 2019 Booker Prize has been announced. The 13 books longlisted for the £50,000 (A$88,875) prize are: The Testaments (Margaret Atwood, Chatto... Read more

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In Japan, novelists Natsuko Imamura and Masumi Oshima have been awarded two of the country’s top literary awards, reports Kyodo News. Imamura was awarded the... Read more

Tade Thompson’s Rosewater (Orbit) has won the 2019 Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction, reports the Guardian. Set in a future Africa, the events... Read more

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Philosopher Chris Fleming’s memoir is a searching, considered account of drug and alcohol use and the mechanisms of addiction. Fleming traces his history of marijuana,... Read more

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Murdoch Books is pleased to announce it will publish The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off! by Gloria Steinem later this year, in Australia on 5 November and the United Kingdom on 1 November.

The hardback book is a stunningly illustrated collection of Steinem’s reflections, anecdotes and most powerful and pithy quotes, forming a treatise on what she believes matters most to women today.

For decades people from around the world have found inspiration, guidance, humour and recognition in Steinem’s words. Since her early days as a journalist and feminist activist, Steinem’s philosophies have helped define generations of women.

‘The time is perfect for a collection that not only celebrates Gloria Steinem’s huge contribution to feminism but brings new readers to her work and words,’ publisher Jane Morrow said.

This memorable anthology covers topics including relationships, work and activism, and features an introduction written by Steinem earlier this year.

Publishing Director Lou Johnson says Steinem’s new book is a perfect addition to the conversation-starters category on the Murdoch Books list.

‘We couldn’t be more excited to welcome one of the world’s most revered and influential thought leaders to Murdoch Books. Gloria Steinem’s contribution to the global conversation on feminism is extraordinary and we are thrilled to be playing a role in bringing that conversation to people around the world. On a personal level, this is exactly the kind of book I want to share with my daughters,’ Johnson said.

Simon & Schuster Australia is pleased to announce a new sales and distribution partnership with independent publisher, Inner Traditions/Bear & Company in Australia and New Zealand from 1 October 2019.

Inner Traditions/Bear & Company titles previously distributed by Brumby Sunstate will not be accepted by Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) for return. Authorised returns relating to orders placed with Brumby Sunstate should be sent back to Brumby Sunstate by 31 December 2019. Backorders can now be placed at HEDS for October 2019 new releases onwards, send orders to orders@harpercollins.com.au. Backlist titles will be available to order from 1 October onwards.

Please be advised booksellers should change their systems at COB on Thursday 25 July to order all NewSouth Books from Alliance Distribution Services (ADS).

All backorders held at TLD will be transferred to ADS at close of business 26 July 2019 unless you have instructed us not to.

Invoicing of NewSouth Books titles from ADS will commence on Monday 29 July 2019.

Please email your orders to adscs@alliancedist.com.au

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