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About the author

Sunday, 3 March 2019
Heather Rose is the Australian author of eight novels. Her seventh novel The Museum of Modern Love won the 2017 Stella Prize. It also won the 2017 Christina Stead Prize and the...

Events

Sunday, 3 March 2019
Heather Rose will be available for events during October. If you are interested in holding an event with Heather, please contact Christine Farmer email: ChristineF@allenandunwin.com

Reading copy giveaway

Sunday, 3 March 2019
Be one of the first to read Bruny. Email us at marketing@allenandunwin.com with 'Bruny' in the subject line for your chance to receive one of 10 proof copies.

Saturday, 2 March 2019
Explosive, timely, resonant and relatable. Whisper Network was bought in a big-money pre-empt by the US, UK and ANZ just 24 hours after submission. Sales have been agreed to in...

About the author

Saturday, 2 March 2019
Chandler Baker got her start ghostwriting novels, including a book series that has sold more than one million copies. She grew up in Florida, attended the University of Pennsylvania and...

Advance praise

Saturday, 2 March 2019
'Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood.' —Liv Constantine, USA...

Reading copy giveaway

Saturday, 2 March 2019
Be one of the first to read Whisper Network. Email  marketing@hachette.com.au with ‘Whisper Network reading copy giveaway’ in the subject line for your chance to secure one of 20 copies.

Sample chapter

Saturday, 2 March 2019
Take a sneak peek at Whisper Network here.

Friday, 1 March 2019
This new series about a bewildered sloth and a sly old fox is perfect for adults and children who like their picture books funny and more than a bit cheeky.

Friday, 1 March 2019

Reading copy giveaway

Friday, 1 March 2019
Get your hands on a copy of My Book (Not Yours) and pick your team! Email childrens.books@hachette.com.au with ‘Lento & Fox’ in the subject line for your chance to secure...

Crankstart announced as new Booker Prize sponsor

Friday, 1 March 2019
US-based charitable foundation Crankstart will be the new sponsor of the Booker Prize. Crankstart's five-year sponsorship will begin on 1 June, after the announcement of the 2019 Man Booker International...

Clunes Booktown Festival 2019 program announced

Friday, 1 March 2019
The program for the 2019 Clunes Booktown Festival, to be held from 4-5 May in Clunes, Victoria, has been announced. Around 25 writers will appear at the festival, including Robbie...

Plunkett receives ABR Patrons’ Fellowship

Friday, 1 March 2019
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced poet and critic Felicity Plunkett as the recipient of its $10,000 ABR Patrons' Fellowship. Plunkett will contribute several articles to ABR over the...

S A Jones’ ‘The Fortress’ sells to US

Friday, 1 March 2019
Natasha Solomun of The Rights Hive has sold North American rights to S A Jones' novel The Fortress to US-based Erewhon Books, a new independent publisher of speculative fiction. The...

Hamad’s ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ sold to US

Friday, 1 March 2019
North American rights to journalist and academic Ruby Hamad’s forthcoming book White Tears/Brown Scars (MUP) have been sold via auction to US publisher Catapult. Rachel Crawford at MacKenzie Wolf sold...

NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced

Thursday, 28 February 2019
The shortlists for the 2019 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000) Man Out of Time (Stephanie...

About the book

Thursday, 28 February 2019
Brisbane 1999. It's hot. Stormy. Dangerous. The waters of the Brisbane River are rising. The rains won't stop. People's nerves are on edge. And then ... A body is found....

About the author

Thursday, 28 February 2019
Tony Cavanaugh is an Australian crime novelist, screenwriter and film and television producer. He has over thirty years' experience in the film industry, has lectured at several prestigious universities and...

Author interview

Thursday, 28 February 2019
Download a Q&A between Tony Cavanaugh and his publisher Vanessa Radnidge here.

Sample chapter

Thursday, 28 February 2019
Read an extract of Blood River here.

Reading copy giveaway

Thursday, 28 February 2019
For your chance to receive one of five copies of Blood River, email marketing@hachette.com.au, with ‘Blood River Giveaway' in the subject line. The first five people to respond will win a copy.

Australian market overview

Thursday, 28 February 2019
For the past few years the Australian retail book market has been posting marginal growth (‘flat is the new up’ is a common catch-cry). In 2018, Nielsen BookScan reported that...