Reilly voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ for second year running
Thursday, 7 February 2019
For the second year running, Matthew Reilly has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 6 February. They...
Quaedvlieg ends contract with MUP
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Former Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is the first author to publicly terminate a book contract with Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) after the resignation of four board directors and CEO...
RiP Andrew McGahan
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Author Andrew McGahan has died, aged 52. Born in the Queensland town of Dalby in 1966, McGahan grew up on the family farm, before moving to Brisbane in the early...
State Library NSW launches short film prize
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has launched a short film prize to encourage filmmakers to engage with the library’s collection, reports ArtsHub. Films submitted to the Shortstacks prize must...
Researchers hitting Elsevier paywall up to 10,000 times a day
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Researchers at German universities are hitting Dutch journal publisher Elsevier's paywall up too 10,000 times a day, reports Nature. Over a year after a number of German universities announced they would...
RiP Colin Johnson aka Mudrooroo
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Prolific writer, activist and academic Colin Johnson, also known as Mudrooroo, has died in Brisbane, aged 80. Born in Narrogin, WA, Johnson was one of 12 children and grew up...
Wakenhyrst
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
A tale of mystery and imagination laced with terror. By the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Thin Air, an outstanding new piece of storytelling, a modern Gothic tale of...
Change for Schwartz City
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Publisher: Schwartz City Old distributor: UBD New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 February 2019 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2019 (See classified.)
Jennifer Custer has joined Elwin Street Productions
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Jennifer Custer has joined the newly created position of North American & Asian Sales Director at Elwin Street Productions in London. Jennifer Custer begins the position on 28 January 2019.
ABIA nominations closing soon
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Australian Publishers Association (APA) would like to remind publishers that nominations for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) close 5pm, Monday 11 February. See the Nominations page for award category descriptions...
Change for Bradt Travel Guides
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides ISBN prefix: 978178477 978184162 Old distributor: Hardie Grant New distributor: Peribo Changeover date: 1 March 2019 Returns cut-off date: 30 April 2019
Change for Windy Hollow Books
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books ISBN prefix: 978192208 978192113 978187661 Old distributor: Peribo New distributor: New South Books Changeover date: 1 April 2019 Returns cut-off: 29 March 2019
Schwartz City now distributed by Books at Manic
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Schwartz City, art book imprint of Black Inc., is now distributed by Books at Manic. For sales and distribution please contact Books at Manic on +61 3 9380 5337 or...
‘The Trauma Cleaner’ longlisted for Wellcome Book Prize
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Sarah Krasnostein’s The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay and Disaster (Text) has been longlisted for the UK’s Wellcome Book Prize. The annual prize, worth £30,000 (A$53,720),...
Transit Lounge sells ‘Soon’ to UK in two-book deal; acquires first kids’ book
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Soon (Lois Murphy) in a two-book deal to UK independent publisher Titan. Soon, which is loosely based on the true...
All-women shortlist announced for inaugural Selfies Awards
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
In the UK, BookBrunch has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Selfies Awards for a self-published novel. The new prize was unveiled in December 2018, and aims to 'discover new talent...
Hager wins Margaret Mahy Medal
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Wellington-based author Mandy Hager has won the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presented annually for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature. Hager is the author of...
MWF to move to State Library Victoria
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) will move its headquarters this year to State Library Victoria (SLV), after 10 years of being based at Federation Square. The library’s ongoing Vision2020 redevelopment...
New Salinger writings to be published, confirms son
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
The unpublished work of J D Salinger will be published in the near future, Salinger's son Matt Salinger has confirmed in an interview with the Guardian. Salinger, who published his last...
Wakefield launches dedicated YA list
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Adelaide-based small publisher Wakefield Press will launch a dedicated YA list this year, under the direction of newly appointed publisher Margot Lloyd. Wakefield aims to publish three to four YA...
Moriarty’s ‘Bronte Mettlestone’ sold to UK
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ) to The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U) to Guppy Books, a...
Amazon reports 31% net sales increase in 2018
Monday, 4 February 2019
Amazon has released full-year financial results, showing a net sales increase of 31% in 2018. The retailer earned net sales of US$232.9 billion (A$321.3bn) this year, compared with US$177.9bn (A$245.4)...
Inaugural summit of Australian Children’s Laureates announced for 2019
Monday, 4 February 2019
The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) will hold the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate Summit on 28 February and 1 March 2019 in Sydney. The event brings together all of Australia’s...
‘KYD’ announces Varuna fellowships
Monday, 4 February 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) will partner with Varuna to offer a week-long fellowship for the writers shortlisted for KYD’s 2019 unpublished manuscript award. The fellowship will take place at Varuna, the National...
Friday, 1 February 2019
Affirm Press is excited to introduce our big debut for 2019, Eight Lives. This tense thriller will sweep you up in intrigue as a superb, high-stakes drama plays out, revolving...
About the book
Friday, 1 February 2019
A brilliant young doctor is dead … and someone has to take the blame Former refugee David Tran becomes the Golden Boy of Australian medical research and invents a drug...
Watch the trailer
Friday, 1 February 2019
About the author
Friday, 1 February 2019
Professor Susan Hurley’s 30 years’ experience in the competitive and commercially pressured pharmaceutical world motivated her to write the keenly awaited new thriller Eight Lives. Her writing has appeared in...
Publicity and marketing campaign
Friday, 1 February 2019
Susan and the subject matter of this extraordinary thriller are gaining media attention with major national media already confirmed; Susan will be a guest at writers’ festivals and major events...
Sample chapter
Friday, 1 February 2019
Read the first chapters of Eight Lives here.
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