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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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

 

 

 

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