Meryl Halls: Creating better bookshops
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Meryl Halls recently became managing director of the UK Booksellers Association (BA). In June she’s in Australia to give the keynote address at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. She...
The regional bookshops competing with Big W
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Brad Jefferies speaks to independent booksellers in regional areas about the impending closure of around 30 Big W stores. Reactions were mixed when it was reported in March that up...
Nervous laughter: Nina Kenwood on ‘It Sounded Better in My Head’
Thursday, 6 June 2019
Nina Kenwood won the 2018 Text Prize for her YA debut It Sounded Better in My Head (Text, August), which follows neurotic 18-year-old Natalie as she navigates first love during...
Shining a spotlight on editors: B+P magazine issue 2 out now
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Issue 2 of Books+Publishing magazine has landed. Gracing the front of this issue is the cover of Archie Roach’s long-awaited memoir Tell Me Why (S&S, November), and inside are 36...
The freelance life
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Is freelancing as an editor all that it is purported to be? Marisa Wikramanayake investigates pay and working conditions for freelance editors. It is a common dream to work as...
Sharing the truth: Stephanie Wood on ‘Fake’
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Fake (Vintage, July) is journalist Stephanie Wood’s account of her relationship with a man who turned out to be not who he said he was, interweaved with expert opinion and...
Karys McEwen: Age advice
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Secondary school librarian Karys McEwen explains why, when it comes to teen readers, age may not be the best indicator of whether a book is ‘suitable’. A student approached my library...
Galleys and galleries: The art and design book market
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Australian art gallery attendance is at an all-time high and BookScan data suggests a correlation between gallery attendance and the sales of illustrated art and design books. Kelsey Oldham explores the...
Class act: Facilitating in-school author visits
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
An inspiring in-school appearance from an author is often the key to getting kids interested in reading. Andrea Hanke spoke to four speakers’ agencies about facilitating these important interactions. For Victoria-based...
Jane Curry: What makes a good author?
Thursday, 18 April 2019
In her first opinion column of the year, Ventura Press founder Jane Curry shares her thoughts on the traits that make a successful author. Writing is a solitary and fiercely...
The prize is right: Authors on winning an unpublished manuscript prize
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
How does winning an unpublished manuscript prize affect the careers of debut authors? Jackie Tang talks to two recent winners. It’s difficult to ignore the sheer number of unpublished manuscript...
The author next door: Stocking self-published books
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Kelsey Oldham talks to booksellers about stocking self-published books. Most Australian bookshops acknowledge that stocking self-published books is important—in theory. In practice, however, store policies are often opaque or ad-hoc,...
University presses in Australia: ‘remarkable, robust and flourishing’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
After disruptions at Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) and a glut of mainstream media coverage about the state of scholarly publishing in Australia, Sarah Farquharson spoke to the country’s other university...
Tales of the unexpected: Events at Riverbend Books
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Events manager Vicky Tosh shares the joys and hiccups of managing author events at Brisbane’s Riverbend Books. Before I was hired at Riverbend Books, I had never worked in a...
Waging battles: Author income in Australia
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The book industry begins with authors. They toil for hours to release their ideas on the page, but each day they also struggle with making ends meet. Elizabeth Flux looks...
The ASA: The story so far
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The Australian Society of Authors is the professional association for Australiaʼs authors and illustrators. CEO Juliet Rogers shares some history and future plans of the organisation. Once upon a time,...
Unlikely heroes: R W R McDonald on ‘The Nancys’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
R W R McDonald’s debut novel The Nancys (A&U in June) was highly commended in the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards unpublished manuscript prize. Reviewer Fiona Hardy spoke to the author...
Editor’s picks: What we’re reading
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Andrew Wrathall: I enjoyed Claire G Coleman’s style of turning the narrative on its head to make readers see things from another perspective in Terra Nullius (Hachette), so I’m looking...
Generational exchange: Melanie Cheng on ‘Room for a Stranger’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Melanie Cheng’s debut novel Room for a Stranger (Text, May) follows the unlikely friendship between an elderly Australian woman and an international student from Hong Kong. Reviewer Carody Culver spoke...
Local voices on the global stage: International rights sales of Indigenous-authored books
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Are we entering a growth period for international rights sales of Indigenous-authored books for young people? Sarah Farquharson reports. Two recent international rights successes for children’s books by Indigenous authors—Ambelin...
Karys McEwen: Why you should meet your heroes
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
In her first column for 2019, high school library manager Karys McEwen argues that young people have much to gain from interacting with authors in person—but authors need to be...
No place like home: Kelly and Kennedy on ‘Wilam: A Birrarung Story’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly and Lisa Kennedy’s picture book Wilam: A Birrarung Story (Black Dog, April) follows Bunjil (wedge-tailed eagle) as he travels along Birrarung (Yarra River) to the...
How it feels to write: Helena Fox on ‘How it Feels to Float’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Helena Fox’s YA debut How it Feels to Float (Pan, May) is a ‘perfect, surreal exploration of mental illness and grief’, writes reviewer Bec Kavanagh. She spoke to the author....
Book bites: Diversify your reading
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
YA specialist and primary school teacher Mischa Parkee shares her top picks for forthcoming children’s titles. I have been positively overwhelmed by the growing number of inclusive and diverse children’s...
Living the fantasy: Lynette Noni’s career path
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Lynette Noni’s YA fantasy series ‘The Medoran Chronicles’ has cemented her status as one of Australia’s favourite writers. She shares her journey towards becoming a bestselling author. I never wanted...
Books+Publishing magazine Issue 1 2019
Thursday, 14 March 2019
First published in June 1921, Books+Publishing has been a vital source of news, reviews and insight into the book industry for almost 100 years. In celebration of our 100th birthday...
For love or money: employment in the Australian publishing industry in 2018
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Books+Publishing surveyed over 300 readers to create a detailed picture of employment in the book industry in 2018. Small Press Network associate producer Jessica Harvie and Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Andrew Wrathall checked the stats. These results...
Lifelong learning: Younger readers editions
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Kelsey Oldham investigates the role played by younger readers editions in the growth of children’s nonfiction. It’s a well-established fact that adult nonfiction titles sell strongly in Australia. In 2018...
Shelf talk: Crime pays
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
As readers wave goodbye to those long lazy days surrounded by books and blankets, there are a few killer books coming out over summer to spark a bit of danger...
Shelf talk: Fantastic fiction
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
The new year is the time I always tell myself I’m going to step back a bit and recover from the Christmas retail frenzy. I never do though, since there...
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