Small publisher spotlight: Scale Free Network
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Melbourne-based ‘art-science collaborative’ Scale Free Network released its first book in 2013. Co-founder Gregory Crocetti spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50...
Small publisher spotlight: Acorn Press
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Founded in 1979, Melbourne-based Acorn Press is the ‘longest existing Christian publisher in Australia’. Board chair Paul Arnott spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...
SLQ appoints new state librarian and CEO
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Vicki McDonald has been appointed state librarian and CEO of the State Library of Queensland (SLQ). McDonald has been executive director of library and information services at State Library of...
Small publisher spotlight: Inkerman & Blunt
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Established in 2013, Melbourne-based Inkerman & Blunt publishes poetry, prose and nonfiction of ‘originality, intelligence and beauty’. Founder Donna Ward spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
Small publisher spotlight: Aulexic
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
WA-based publisher Aulexic specialises in books for children with language and literacy difficulties, launching its first titles in 2015. CEO and publisher Rebecca Laffar-Smith spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small...
Small publisher spotlight: Spinifex Press
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Melbourne-based feminist publisher Spinifex Press has been publishing since 1991. The biggest challenge, say co-founders Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein, has been ‘resisting being pigeon-holed’. ‘As a feminist press there...
ALIA reveals Australia’s most borrowed library books
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced Australia’s most borrowed library books for the first quarter of 2016 to mark the start of Library and Information Week, which...
Small publisher spotlight: Aboriginal Studies Press
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
ACT-based Aboriginal Studies Press has been publishing titles since 1987, including The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An Introduction to Indigenous Australia, which has sold over 50,000 copies. ‘Like many...
Small publisher spotlight: Click-Cloud Publishing
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Established in 2014, Sydney-based Click-Cloud Publishing specialises in children’s fiction, adult nonfiction and Macedonian translations. Founder Alison Giles spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now
Friday, 6 May 2016
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 10 reviews of books publishing in June and July 2016, including three five-star reviews. Reviewer Margaret Hamilton awarded top marks to My Brother (Dee, Oliver...
Small publisher spotlight: Monash University Publishing
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Melbourne-based Monash University Publishing released its first titles in 2010. Director Nathan Hollier spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words. Monash...
Small publisher spotlight: Ford Street Publishing
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Melbourne-based Ford Street Publishing specialises in children’s and YA books, and released its first titles in 2007. Founder Paul Collins spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
Small publisher spotlight: Vine Leaves Press
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Established in 2014, Melbourne-based Vine Leaves Press specialises in book-length vignette, poetry and short-story collections, among other things. Co-founder Jessica Bell spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series:...
Reminder: Stella Prize announced tonight
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The winner of this year’s Stella Prize will be announced tonight at an event in Sydney. The shortlisted titles are: Six Bedrooms (Tegan Bennett Daylight, Vintage) Hope Farm (Peggy Frew,...
Small publisher spotlight: Rockpool Publishing
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Sydney-based Rockpool Publishing was established in 2006 and specialises in health, recreation and family titles. Publishing director Lisa Hanrahan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...
Small publisher spotlight: Berbay Publishing
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Melbourne-based children’s publisher Berbay was established in 2009 by Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words. Berbay is...
Small publisher spotlight: FableCroft Publishing
Thursday, 31 March 2016
ACT-based speculative fiction publisher FableCroft was launched in 2010 by editor Tehani Wessely. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words....
Small publisher spotlight: MidnightSun Publishing
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
‘Small publisher spotlight’ is a new series from Books+Publishing. Each week we will interview the publisher of a small press to find out what makes them tick, what successes they’ve...
‘Four horsemen’ the focus of Digital Book World 2016
Thursday, 17 March 2016
This year’s Digital Book World conference was held in New York from 7-9 March. Books+Publishing’s Andrew Wrathall reports from the event: Digital Book World (DBW) organiser and The Idea Logical...
Nonfiction dominates at Taipei International Book Exhibition
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
A delegation of Australian rights sellers recently attended the Taipei International Book Exhibition. Nerrilee Weir, rights manager for Penguin Random House Australia, reports: The vibrant and energetic Taipei International Book...
Black Inc. and Hachette: how the removal of PIR will affect our business
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
The federal government’s recent announcement that it plans to remove parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books has been heavily criticised by the publishing industry. Books+Publishing asked two publishers, Black Inc....
