New literary journal, student press; Age Book of the Year shortlists; Michael Gifkins Prize longlist
Date: 24 April 2024Category: This week’s news
In this week's news are two new ventures: new independent publishing house Vitagraph Publishing has launched Written Off, a new literary journal dedicated to Australian literature; and student-run Elephant Page... Read more
NLA, Dear Mutzi, BB homepage
Date: 23 April 2024Category: Book Buzz homepage item
HarperCollins UK partners with AI company on audiobooks
Date: 23 April 2024Category: International news
HarperCollins UK has announced a partnership with US-based audio AI company ElevenLabs to create audiobooks for its non-English language business, reports the Bookseller. Under the partnership, ElevenLabs' text-to-speech technology will... Read more
Windham-Campbell Prizes 2024 recipients announced
Date: 3 April 2024Category: International news
In the US, the recipients of the 2024 Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth US$175,000 (A$268,500) each, have been announced. For fiction, the prize recognised Irish author Deirdre Madden, whose work—including Molly Fox’s Birthday... Read more
Dear Mutzi (Tess Scholfield-Peters, NLA)
Date: 2 April 2024Category: Reviews
Tess Scholfield-Peters’ debut book, Dear Mutzi, is a narrative nonfiction account of her grandfather's experience in Nazi Germany. It powerfully describes how 18-year-old Hermann Pollnow fled Nazi Germany for rural... Read more
Australian Book Design Awards 2024 shortlists announced
Date: 28 March 2024Category: Awards Local news
The shortlists for the 2024 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The shortlisted titles in selected categories are: Best designed commercial... Read more
NLA, If Everyone Cared Enough, BB homepage
Date: 26 March 2024Category: Book Buzz homepage item
Marr’s ‘Killing for Country’ wins 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award
Date: 25 March 2024Category: Awards Local news
David Marr’s Killing for Country: A family story (Black Inc.) has been named Book of the Year in the Indie Book Awards. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Edenglassie (Melissa... Read more
Picture books being pitched at Bologna
Date: 20 March 2024Category: Think Australian feature
First Nations publisher Magabala, winner of the 2023 Bologna Prize for the Oceania region, is excited: ‘The release of a book by bestselling and award-winning author Gregg Dreise is always... Read more
CBCA 2024 shortlists announced
Date: 19 March 2024Category: Awards Local news
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its shortlist for the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The shortlisted books in each category, selected from the 2024... Read more
Publishers ask court to uphold finding against Internet Archive
Date: 19 March 2024Category: International news
In the US, publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House and Wiley have filed a brief in the Second Circuit court of appeals asking that the court uphold Judge... Read more
The Mistress of Dara Island (Averil Kenny, Echo)
Date: 5 March 2024Category: Reviews
Traversing the 1950s to 1960s, Averil Kenny’s The Mistress of Dara Island follows Tally Ramsey, who spent her childhood on a paradisiacal tropical island. Despite its setting in the real-world... Read more
NLA, Vintage Crochet, BB homepage
Date: 13 February 2024Category: Book Buzz homepage item
How international markets performed in 2023
Date: 7 February 2024Category: Features
In the US, a fall of 'only' 2.6% in unit sales was a relief, while many European markets achieved modest growth despite falling volume sales, thanks to price increases. In... Read more
Rights round-up
Date: 7 February 2024Category: Rights round-up
Sales Fiction Hachette has sold Russian rights to Bird (Courtney Collins) to Azbooka, via the Zeitgeist Agency. HarperCollins has sold Russian rights to The House That Joy Built (Holly Ringland)... Read more
Texas book rating law blocked in Court of Appeals
Date: 25 January 2024Category: International news
Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlists announced
Date: 17 January 2024Category: Awards Local news
Harper launches YA imprint
Date: 15 January 2024Category: International news
Books in the media this weekend, 16–17 December
Date: 15 December 2023Category: Books in the media
APA, ASA welcome establishment of copyright and AI reference group
Date: 13 December 2023Category: Local news
New year, new books: Children’s and young adult stories from local publishers
Date: 13 December 2023Category: Features Title preview feature
Writers Victoria announces 2023 Writeability fellows
Date: 11 December 2023Category: Awards Local news
The facts on 2024’s nonfiction releases
Date: 6 December 2023Category: Features Title preview feature
FTC files ‘long-awaited’ antitrust suit against Amazon
Date: 8 November 2023Category: International news
ABC Books acquires Georgiadis children’s gardening book series
Date: 27 September 2023Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Mariner Books acquires ‘The Shortest History of Economics’
Date: 13 September 2023Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Fremantle Press, Alphabet Soup Books to collaborate on new middle-grade poetry collection
Date: 21 August 2023Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Adaptations to share Screen Australia funding
Date: 17 August 2023Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
This Book is a Time Machine (Tracey Dembo, illus Lucinda Gifford, Affirm)
Date: 1 August 2023Category: Reviews
Hore wins inaugural Marilyn Lake Prize
Date: 18 July 2023Category: Awards Local news
Scrivenor wins CWA New Blood Dagger
Date: 7 July 2023Category: Awards Local news
Christmas 2023 all wrapped up: Local nonfiction
Date: 28 June 2023Category: Features Title preview feature
Speech Pathology awards 2023 shortlists announced
Date: 22 June 2023Category: Awards Local news
Christmas 2023 all wrapped up: Local children’s and YA
Date: 21 June 2023Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features Title preview feature
Literature Structural Investment fund recipients announced
Date: 21 June 2023Category: Local news
ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 shortlists
Date: 19 June 2023Category: Awards Local news
Books in the media this weekend, 17–18 June
Date: 16 June 2023Category: Books in the media
Product manager — 12-month parental contract, Sydney
Date: 14 June 2023Category: Jobs
Marketing and publicity manager, Sydney
Date: 24 May 2023Category: Jobs
PRH, Pen America file suit over Florida book bans
Date: 18 May 2023Category: International news
Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital (Jane Jolly, illus Liz Duthie, NLA)
Date: 16 May 2023Category: Reviews
Vale Bruce Sims
Date: 10 May 2023Category: Obituaries
Arnott, Mahood win Age Book of the Year awards
Date: 5 May 2023Category: Awards Local news
Books without barriers: a new guide to accessible inclusive publishing
Date: 3 May 2023Category: Features
Age Book of the Year 2023 shortlists announced
Date: 17 April 2023Category: Awards Local news
Latest acquisitions: Fiction
Date: 6 April 2023Category: Think Australian rights
De Kretser, Parker-Chan internationally recognised
Date: 6 April 2023Category: Think Australian awards
Government to fund Trove, Heiss to curate Bundyi, Stella shortlist announced
Date: 5 April 2023Category: This week’s news
Marketing and publicity manager, Sydney
Date: 5 April 2023Category: Jobs
Government pledges funding for Trove
Date: 3 April 2023Category: Library news Local news
PRH acquires new Flanagan book
Date: 15 March 2023Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Australian Book Design Awards 2023 longlists announced
Date: 10 March 2023Category: Awards Local news
Crew, Ottley nominated for 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Date: 8 March 2023Category: Awards Local news
The Letterbox Tree (Rebecca Lim & Kate Gordon, Walker)
Date: 7 March 2023Category: Junior Reviews
CBCA 2023 Notable Books announced
Date: 1 March 2023Category: Junior Local news
APS 4 senior library officer and senior administrative officer, Canberra
Date: 22 February 2023Category: Jobs
APS3 – administration officer bookshop, Canberra
Date: 15 February 2023Category: Jobs
Rights round-up
Date: 30 November 2022Category: Rights round-up
‘Bluey: Merry Christmas’ enters top 10
Date: 28 November 2022Category: Bestsellers
Books in the media this weekend, 26–27 November
Date: 25 November 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Books on parade: 2023 children’s and young adult preview
Date: 23 November 2022Category: Features Title preview feature
True story: 2023 nonfiction preview
Date: 16 November 2022Category: Features Title preview feature
Educational publishers respond to Grattan report
Date: 25 October 2022Category: Local news
Down wins Miles Franklin for ‘Bodies of Light’
Date: 13 October 2022Category: Think Australian awards Think Australian newsletter
Text acquires story collection, novels by Boundless mentees
Date: 5 October 2022Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Marketing executive, Sydney
Date: 28 September 2022Category: Jobs
Marketing executive, Sydney
Date: 21 September 2022Category: Jobs
50 years of NLA Publishing
Date: 14 September 2022Category: Features
Marketing and publicity executive, Sydney
Date: 14 September 2022Category: Jobs
Books in the media this weekend, 10–11 September
Date: 9 September 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Allinson, Brennan win Age Book of the Year awards
Date: 9 September 2022Category: Awards Local news
Bold Types (Patricia Clarke, NLA Publishing)
Date: 30 August 2022Category: Reviews
Moon Sugar
Date: 17 August 2022Category: Advance copy giveaway
Passion for poetry: Sales in the wake of ‘Dropbear’
Date: 16 August 2022Category: Features
Books in the media this weekend, 13–14 August
Date: 12 August 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
To Greenland! (Pip Smith, illus by Beau Wylie, Scholastic)
Date: 9 August 2022Category: Junior Reviews
Age Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced
Date: 1 August 2022Category: Awards Local news
Wilderness Society announces Environment Award shortlists, new Karajia Award
Date: 8 July 2022Category: Awards Junior Local news
Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2022 shortlists announced
Date: 7 July 2022Category: Awards Junior Local news
Senior editor, Sydney
Date: 6 July 2022Category: Jobs
Books yule love: 2022 Christmas nonfiction
Date: 29 June 2022Category: Features Title preview feature
Senior editor, Sydney
Date: 29 June 2022Category: Jobs
Books in the media this weekend, 18–19 June
Date: 17 June 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Product manager: academic & professional, Sydney
Date: 8 June 2022Category: Jobs
Ella and the Useless Day (Meg McKinlay, illus by Karen Blair, Walker)
Date: 7 June 2022Category: Junior Reviews
ABDA awards 2022 winners announced
Date: 7 June 2022Category: Awards Local news
Black Inc. announces ‘Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia’
Date: 3 June 2022Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Gervay wins 2022 Crystal Kite award
Date: 26 May 2022Category: Awards Junior Local news
‘In the Clearing’ to become Disney+ drama series
Date: 18 May 2022Category: Local news Rights and acquisitions
Rights round-up
Date: 18 May 2022Category: Rights round-up
Books in the media this weekend, 14–15 May
Date: 13 May 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Swedish paper company to shut four of five mills
Date: 28 April 2022Category: International news
Product manager: academic & professional, Sydney
Date: 28 April 2022Category: Jobs
ABDA Awards 2022 shortlists announced
Date: 19 April 2022Category: Awards Local news
Children’s book publicist, Sydney
Date: 13 April 2022Category: Jobs
Books in the media this weekend, 9–10 April
Date: 8 April 2022Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Children’s book publicist, Sydney
Date: 6 April 2022Category: Jobs