Free advance copies
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Fremantle Press is giving away five free advance reading copies of River of Salt. To be in the running contact admin@fremantlepress.com.au.
Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 8-10 May in Melbourne. Running under the theme ‘Beyond the page’,...
French media company Vivendi buys publisher
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
French media company Vivendi has bought French-language publisher Editis from Spanish owner Planeta in a deal that values the business at €900 million ($A1.4bn), reports BookBrunch. Editis is the second-largest...
‘Catching Teller Crow’ sold to UK, US
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
UK and US rights to Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina's YA novel Catching Teller Crow (A&U) have been sold to Penguin Children's Books UK and Knopf respectively. The book will be published in...
Tan’s ‘Rubik’ optioned for film
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Brio Books has sold the film option to Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik to Australian production company Photoplay. Photoplay develops projects in film, television, web and virtual reality, and is known for its...
Monday, 11 February 2019
Allen & Unwin is thrilled to be publishing a new novel from Dominic Smith, the award-winning author of acclaimed bestseller The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. The Electric Hotel...
About the book
Monday, 11 February 2019
Paris, 1895: 20-year-old Claude Ballard interviews for a job as a ‘concession agent’ for the Lumière Brothers. With a CV, such that it is, that contains film of his sister’s...
From the publisher
Monday, 11 February 2019
I stayed up all night reading The Electric Hotel and can still instantly conjure the thrill of being lost in its pages. It is one of those very rare books...
From the author, Dominic Smith
Monday, 11 February 2019
I was overwhelmed by your support and enthusiasm for The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. As I met with booksellers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and beyond, I was struck...
Researching the book: Travels in the world of early silent film
Monday, 11 February 2019
A silent film festival in northern Italy, a trip to the archives at the Library of Congress, a walk through the Lumière brothers’ family home in Lyon (now a museum),...
About the author
Monday, 11 February 2019
Dominic grew up in Sydney and now lives in Austin, Texas. He is the author, most recently, of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, an acclaimed bestseller in Australia, winning...
Events
Monday, 11 February 2019
Dominic Smith will be touring Australia in August. Please contact Christine Farmer for details: ChristineF@allenandunwin.com
Reading copy giveaway
Monday, 11 February 2019
Be one of the first to read The Electric Hotel. Email us at marketing@allenandunwin.com for your chance to receive a proof copy.
UK sales of YA dropped 21.5% in 2018
Monday, 11 February 2019
Nielsen figures for 2018 show that sales of YA titles in the UK dropped by 21.5% last year, reports the Bookseller. The YA fiction sector fell by £6.2 million (A$11.3m)...
Clark’s crime novel sold to UK publisher Verve in two-book deal
Monday, 11 February 2019
Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to crime novel Trust Me, I’m Dead and a second novel by Sherryl Clark to UK publisher Verve Books. The first...
Seizure announces 2019 Viva la Novella shortlist
Monday, 11 February 2019
Seizure has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Viva la Novella competition. This year’s shortlisted authors and their works are: Carly Cappielli for ‘Listurbia’ Grace Chan for ‘The Ship of...
Lagardère’s sales drop slightly in 2018
Friday, 8 February 2019
Hachette Book Group (HBG) parent company Lagardère Publishing's total consolidated sales for its publishing group fell by 1.6% in 2018 compared to the previous year, dropping to €2.52 billion (A$4bn)....
Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced
Friday, 8 February 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) Man Out of Time (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette) Bluebottle (Belinda...
New Macquarie Uni research to examine Aus rights sales
Friday, 8 February 2019
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts will contribute $30,000 each to a new Macquarie University study examining the international rights sales and export of...
QLD indie Books of Buderim closes after more than 50 years
Friday, 8 February 2019
Books of Buderim, in the Sunshine Coast town of Buderim, has closed down after doing business for more than 50 years. Owner Fiona Blond said: ‘It’s been an increasing struggle...
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Inspired by the incredible true story of Lee Miller, Vogue model turned one of the first female war photojournalists, comes the new novel by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress.
About the book
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Manhattan, Paris, 1942: When Jessica May's successful modelling career is abruptly cut short, she is assigned to the war in Europe as a photojournalist for Vogue. But when she arrives the...
Catch a Falling Star (Meg McKinlay, Walker Books)
Thursday, 7 February 2019
It’s the late 1970s in rural Western Australia, and 12-year-old Frankie’s life isn’t always easy. Her mother works all the time, so Frankie looks after her very smart but not...
About the author
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Natasha Lester worked as a marketing executive before returning to university to study creative writing. She completed a Master of Creative Arts as well as her first novel, What is...
Video message with the author
Thursday, 7 February 2019
You Must Be Layla (Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Penguin)
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Thirteen-year-old Layla has landed a scholarship at a prestigious private school where no one looks like her. She’s a creative kid who loves singing and making jewellery, but many of...
Advance praise
Thursday, 7 February 2019
‘What an enjoyable read. With her eye for historical detail, Natasha effortlessly transported me back to war-ravaged Europe and into the story of an extraordinary woman who managed to overcome...
Gladwell to release first book in six years
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House Australia imprint Allen Lane will publish Malcolm Gladwell’s first book in six years, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, on 10...
Young and McIlvanney awarded in 2019 Waitangi Day Honours
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Samoan/Maori writer Lani Wendt Young and Dunedin-based crime author Liam McIlvanney have been awarded in the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young, a columnist and...
Penguin Literary Prize shortlist 2019 announced
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize, worth $20,000. The prize, now in its second year, aims to find and develop new Australian...
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