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Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Limited on budget? Advertise new titles to the book industry with a Books+Publishing Title Showcase. For as little as $275 (cover image included), advertising includes permanent display on B+P’s website,...

Independent Alliance records best-ever first half

Tuesday, 16 July 2024
In the UK, the Independent Alliance (IA) sales collective has, for the first time, placed above one of the ‘big four’ publishers for sales for the year to date, reports...

Buchanan wins 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize

Monday, 15 July 2024
Author Jeffrey Buchanan is the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Aotearoa New Zealand writer. Chosen from a shortlist of four, Buchanan wins...

UK market down in 2024 without ‘Spare’

Monday, 15 July 2024
In the UK, book sales are down 1% on the first half of 2023, according to Nielsen BookScan Total Consumer Market data, a drop that can be attributed to the...

Hogan wins Mary Gilmore Award, Priest wins Magarey Medal

Thursday, 11 July 2024
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced that Dan Hogan is the winner of the 2024 Mary Gilmore Award and Ann-Marie Priest is the winner of...

Australian Jewish Book Awards adds unpublished manuscript prize

Thursday, 11 July 2024
Not-for-profit organisation Shalom Australia has announced the inaugural Australian Jewish Book Awards will include a new $4000 prize for an unpublished manuscript that engages with Jewish experience. The Award for...

RBmedia to acquire Dreamscape Media

Thursday, 11 July 2024
In the US, audiobook publisher RBmedia has agreed to acquire independent audiobook publisher Dreamscape Media, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). In a statement, RBmedia CEO Michael Paull said Dreamscape would become...

ACT Literary Awards 2024 winners announced

Thursday, 11 July 2024
The winners of the ACT Literary Awards, previously known as the ACT Notable Book Awards and presented by the Canberra writing organisation Marion, have been announced. The 2024 winners are:...

Lanchester to step down from ASA

Thursday, 11 July 2024
Australian Society of Authors (ASA) CEO Olivia Lanchester will be stepping down after five years in the role. Lanchester was appointed CEO in 2019 after four years working as the...

Educational Publishing Awards paused; Hachette appoints Naoum as publishing director; reports QBD, Dymocks, Kogan interested in Booktopia assets

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The Australian Publishers Association has paused the Educational Publishing Awards Australia for 2024 to allow ‘time for a comprehensive review’, in order to ‘ensure future events are as valuable as...

Foot traffic up at Barnes & Noble

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
In the US, location analytics company Placer.ai has reported that, between November 2023 and May 2024, foot traffic to Barnes & Noble (B&N) stores has increased every month except January,...

Birch, Lucashenko inaugural Hage Award mentors

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Sweatshop Literacy Movement has announced multi-award-winning authors Tony Birch and Melissa Lucashenko will mentor the recipients of the inaugural Hage Award for First Nations Writers. As previously reported by Books+Publishing,...

National Biography Award 2024 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the shortlist for the $25,000 National Biography Award. The shortlisted works, selected from a record 107 entries and including five...

Robbie Egan: ‘A centralised ecommerce platform … would be transformative’

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Robbie Egan is CEO of BookPeople, the Australian Booksellers Association. Here, he argues that the mainstream media’s 'gloom and doom' narrative following Booktopia’s entry into voluntary administration has been 'quarantined...

Lonely Planet’s Atlas of Cats

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Get your fill of feline facts in this definitive guide to cats from around the world with amazing illustrations and claw-some profiles and features! Large continent maps show the origin...

Support analyst, Sydney

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Australian Publishers Association The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is looking for a support analyst to assist with our industry’s supply chain database, TitlePage. This is a technical role supporting book...

Entries now open for the 2024 Australian Business Book Awards

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The 2024 Australian Business Book Awards are now open and accepting entries. The ABBAs recognise entrepreneurs, businesspeople and business owners who have written and published a book demonstrating their skill,...

Text announces November publication of Michelle de Kretser’s Theory & Practice

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Twice Miles Franklin Award–winning Michelle de Kretser returns with her most exciting work yet. In 1986, a young woman arrives in Melbourne to research the novels of Virginia Woolf. But...

Publicity manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Australia is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join the HarperCollins Adult Books marcomms division in the role of Publicity Manager. This is a full-time position,...

Senior editor, publishing, Sydney

Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Powerhouse Senior Editor, Publishing Clerk Grade 7–8, temporary, up to 4 years Powerhouse Ultimo The senior editor is responsible for providing high-quality, timely and accurate publishing and editorial services for...

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Wednesday, 10 July 2024
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