Born in Sydney—to a Ballets Russes ballerina improbably named Sheila and a larrikin silent-movie actor, John—young Ronald Faulkner earned his sobriquet after trading back his... Read more |
Coming of Age is the kind of book that will change how readers look at the world, at others and themselves. This anthology of real-life stories... Read more |
The Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing has opened up submissions to New Zealand students for its 2014 award. The award for emerging literary writers, presented... Read more |
Satirist and musician Casey Bennetto will host this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). Bennetto, who has previously hosted several Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, said... Read more |
A new online library for resources relating to Building Information Modelling (BIM) will be developed by the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) and the Australian... Read more |
NSLA develops new position statement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library services The Indigenous project group of National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) has... Read more |
The New South Wales Public Library Association has launched a campaign calling for increased state government funding of public libraries in NSW, which it says... Read more |
‘Library Journal’ publishes list of 2014 ‘Movers and Shakers’ In the US, Library Journal has released this year’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list of influential library... Read more |
Voting has commenced in this year’s search for Australia’s Favourite Library, conducted by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in the lead-up to Library... Read more |
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has adopted a statement in support of open access, listing the ‘free flow of information and ideas through... Read more |
ALIA National Conference program announced The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released the program for its National Conference, which runs from 15-19 September. Keynote... Read more |
Report finds two-thirds of Americans engaged with public libraries The Pew Research Center in Washington DC has released a report on library use in the... Read more |
How are publishers big and small adapting to the changing publishing landscape? Simon & Schuster, Affirm Press, Text Publishing and Editia tell Books+Publishing about recent... Read more |
Long-time writers’ festival attendee and chair Angela Meyer argues that the ‘general standard’ of author events can be better, and offers some tips on chairing... Read more |
RMIT Publishing editorial specialist Joseph Gelfer has left the organisation after six years. Gelfer’s role included managing the RMIT University Press imprint and product development... Read more |
The editorial team that produces the Weekly Book Newsletter, Books+Publishing Daily newsletter and Books+Publishing magazine is undergoing some changes. News editor Eloise Keating is leaving... Read more |
Scribe Publications has announced that Jenny Grigg has joined the company in the role of art director, replacing Miriam Rosenbloom who has commenced maternity leave.... Read more |
The Walkley Foundation for Journalism is seeking speakers for its four-day Storyology festival running from 1-4 December in Sydney. Prospective speakers may be writers, storytellers,... Read more |
Friday 28 March is your last chance to nominate for the Best Books Categories in the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). Nominations for the Business... Read more |
Nominations for the NSW Premier’s History Awards 2014 are now open. A total of $75,000 in prize money will be presented to the winners at... Read more |
Jenny Grigg has joined Scribe as Art Director in a maternity leave position covering Miriam Rosenbloom. Grigg, an internationally acclaimed designer, will be responsible for Scribe’s Australian and UK lists. Jenny can be contacted at: jenny@scribepub.com.au
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Che Guevara’s best-selling The Motorcycle Diaries, the book of the popular movie, is now distributed by NewSouth Books (
