Speaking Up (Gillian Triggs, MUP)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
A self-described ‘conservative lawyer’ of nearly 50 years, Gillian Triggs attracted a barrage of criticism from right-wing politicians and media during her tenure as president of the Australian Human Rights...
Boys Will Be Boys (Clementine Ford, A&U)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
In Boys Will Be Boys, a follow-up to her bestselling debut Fight Like a Girl, Clementine Ford takes a new angle on gender relations. Inspired by the birth of her son, Ford unpacks the...
Misfits & Me (Mandy Sayer, NewSouth)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Mandy Sayer’s first collection of nonfiction is primarily interested in Australians who have fallen through the cracks in society, whether due to mental illness, poverty, substance abuse, the disempowerment of...
Blakwork (Alison Whittaker, Magabala)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Alison Whittaker’s second book, Blakwork is a bold mix of poetry, micro-fiction, memoir and critique, and a follow-up to her award-wining debut poetry collection, Lemons in the Chicken Wire. A Gomeroi woman and Fulbright scholar,...
Cedar Valley (Holly Throsby, A&U)
Thursday, 26 July 2018
On the first day of summer in 1993, Benny Miller arrives in Cedar Valley. She’s been invited, following the death of her mother, to stay at a cottage owned by...
The Valley (Steve Hawke, Fremantle Press)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Steve Hawke’s first foray into adult fiction, The Valley, is a tender and sensitive novel set in the Kimberley, a place the author lived and worked for many years and knows well....
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 23 July 2018
For the first time since since January 2018, Scott Pape's The Barefoot Investor (John Wiley) has dropped to the number two spot in the overall top 10 bestsellers. Dethroning Pape...
Australian publishers heading to Shanghai
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Looking for opportunities to meet Australian publishers face-to-face? A number of Australian publishers and literary agents will attend this year’s China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair in November after receiving...
Introducing Affirm Press kids list
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Affirm Press launched its list of books for children and young adults in early 2017 and has since published books by Australian Children’s Laureate Alison Lester and much-loved author Jane...
‘Totally unique graphic work’ sold to US
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Melbourne-based art-science collaborative and micro-publisher Scale Free Network (SPN) has sold North American rights to the graphic novel The Invisible War (Ailsa Wild, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti et al) to...
Shortlists highlight environment, crime books
Thursday, 19 July 2018
The shortlist for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature has been announced. The award is presented annually to children’s fiction, nonfiction and picture books that ‘foster a love of wild...
‘Hotdog’ book tops children’s fiction bestsellers chart
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Comedian and author Anh Do is once again at the top of the Australian children’s fiction bestsellers chart with the latest book in his ‘Hotdog’ series about a sausage dog...
Australian bestsellers in June: Morris reclaims top spot; Pape remains overall bestseller
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Heather Morris’ debut novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, returns to the top spot for overall fiction bestsellers in June, ending the reign of Tim Winton's The Shepherd's Hut, which had topped...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 16 July 2018
Last week’s highest new entry, Michael Robotham’s thriller The Other Wife (Hachette), climbs to the second spot in this week’s overall top 10 bestsellers, knocking The President Is Missing (Bill Clinton...
HarperCollins announces global deal for ‘Boy Swallows Universe’
Thursday, 12 July 2018
HarperCollins Australia has announced a global deal for Trent Dalton’s debut novel Boy Swallows Universe that will see the book published through HarperCollins companies across major English and translation markets...
Miles Franklin Award shortlist announced
Thursday, 12 July 2018
The shortlist has been announced for the Miles Franklin Literary Award—one of Australia’s most influential literary prizes. The judges have described the shortlist as ‘diverse and intelligent’. Alexis Wright’s biography...
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: June Heather Morris’ novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz—based on the true story of Lale Sokolov, who met his future wife while working as a tattooist at the...
Introducing Transit Lounge
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Transit Lounge was founded ‘with the express purpose of publishing Australian writing that engages with other cultures’, says publisher Barry Scott. The small press’ titles include the 2016 Miles Franklin...
Publishing without borders
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Australian publisher Hinkler Books and UK publisher Bookoli have announced they are launching a new mass-market publisher based in the UK. Curious Universe UK, a 50-50 joint venture between the...
Sexual abuse victim seeks compensation from NLA
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is being pursued for compensation by a Balinese man who was the victim of sexual abuse revealed in a book of diary entries by...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 9 July 2018
This week's highest new entry, Michael Robotham's thriller The Other Wife (Hachette), debuts in third spot in this week's overall top 10 bestsellers. Another thriller, Christian White's debut The Nowhere...
Waiting for Chicken Smith (David Mackintosh, Little Hare)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
The nameless narrator of this story has been coming to the same beach with his family for summer holidays for many years. He’s there this year with his sister and...
The Institute of Fantastical Inventions: Book One (Dave Leys, illus by Shane Ogilvie, Harbour Publishing)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Brilliant super-scientist Leo McGuffin works at the Institute of Fantastical Inventions, a laboratory that delivers creative, high-concept solutions to realising people’s fantasies. Be it a desire to fly, play underwater...
I Had Such Friends (Meg Gatland-Veness, Pantera Press)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Hamish is a nobody. Less than a nobody. A poor year 12 farm boy with one friend—who is an even bigger loser. But his world is suddenly turned upside down...
Grumpy Bear, Grouchy Bear (Lynn Ward, illus by Monty Lee, Yellow Brick Books)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Bear is desperately hungry and searching everywhere for food. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t catch anything to eat. A series of accidents distracts him from his hunt...
Maddie’s First Day (Penny Matthews, illus by Liz Anelli, Walker Books)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Written for preschoolers who may be feeling nervous about their next educational chapter, Penny Matthews’ picture book takes us through the exhilarating journey of a little girl’s first day at...
Reaching out: Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina on ‘Catching Teller Crow’
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina’s Catching Teller Crow (A&U, September) is a 'distinctly Australian hybrid YA novel that blends thriller, crime and ghost story elements', writes reviewer Karen Wyld. Told in two...
Catching Teller Crow (Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina, A&U)
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Siblings Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina have teamed up again on this distinctly Australian hybrid YA novel that blends thriller, crime and ghost story elements. Set in contemporary times, the book...
‘Alpacas with Maracas’ to be read for 2019 National Simultaneous Storytime
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Matt Cosgrove’s picture book Alpacas with Maracas (Koala Books) has been chosen for the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime next year. National Simultaneous Storytime will take...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 2 July 2018
Last week's highest new entry, footballer Alex Rance’s picture book Tiger’s Roar (A&U), climbs to sixth spot in this week's overall bestsellers, while 2017 diet book The Clever Guts Diet, by...
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