The Fortress (S A Jones, Echo)
Thursday, 22 February 2018
In the midst of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, where men are being held accountable for indecent actions in their personal and professional lives, The Fortress is a timely and...
The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted (Robert Hillman, Text)
Thursday, 22 February 2018
In this tender, emotive novel, the lives of sheep farmer Tom Hope and Hungarian Holocaust survivor Hannah Babel collide in a small Victorian country town in the 1960s. Hannah’s exuberance,...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 19 February 2018
The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) remains on top of a familiar overall top 10 this week, with nine of last week’s top 10 bestsellers reappearing in this week’s chart....
Introducing Scribble
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Scribe Publications’ picture book imprint, Scribble, is ‘a vibrant, eclectic list of illustrated books for children’ that combines ‘editorial expertise with innovative design and production’. Publisher Miriam Rosenbloom spoke to Think...
Middle-grade historical epic wins Prime Minister’s Literary Award
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Wendy Orr’s Minoan-era historical epic, Dragonfly Song (Allen & Unwin), was the joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award (PMLA) for children’s fiction, and has also been shortlisted for...
‘Akarnae’ tops young adult bestsellers chart
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Lynette Noni takes top spot in the young adult (YA) bestseller chart for January with Akarnae, the first in Noni’s fantasy series, the ‘Medoran Chronicles’. The third book in the...
Debut picture book builds international buzz
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Scribble, has sold rights to two forthcoming children’s books: world rights (ex ANZ) to Antonia Pesenti’s board book Rhyme Cordial were sold to Phaidon ahead of its Australian release date in May,...
Gleitzman to be ambassador for Australian children’s lit
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
The position of Australian Children’s Laureate was created to ‘promote the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians’, and this week Morris...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 12 February 2018
Three new releases have shaken up the top 10 bestseller charts this week, with J D Robb’s Dark in Death (Hachette) debuting in fourth spot, Danielle Steel’s Fall from Grace...
Introducing Sophy Williams
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Sophy Williams is the international director for Melbourne publisher Black Inc., which specialises in ‘serious nonfiction books, including politics, current affairs, biography, memoir and history’. Alongside its core list, Black...
‘The Dry’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: January Jane Harper’s Force of Nature (Macmillan) has finally ceded top spot on the fiction chart—to Jane Harper’s The Dry (Pan), the debut crime novel that started...
‘The Trauma Cleaner’ wins multiple awards
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Melbourne-based writer Sarah Krasnostein has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her first book, The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster (Text Publishing) at this...
Controversial delayed China book finds publisher
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Clive Hamilton’s book on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in Australia. Silent Invasion explores how CCP agencies have sought to extend...
Australians set sights on the US
Thursday, 8 February 2018
Welcome back to the first issue of the Think Australian newsletter for 2018. This year will see the Australia Council send a publishing delegation of six Australian rights sellers, literary...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 5 February 2018
Jojo Moyes’ Still Me (Michael Joseph), the third 'Lou Clarke’ novel following Me Before You and After You, is the highest new entry in this week’s charts, debuting in fifth...
Up for a challenge: Nelly Thomas on ‘Some Girls’
Thursday, 1 February 2018
When comedian Nelly Thomas came up with the idea for Some Girls, an early childhood picture book that challenges gender and other stereotypes in young girls, she decided to crowdfund...
Down through the blue: Alison Lester and Jane Godwin on ‘The Silver Sea’
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Alison Lester and Jane Godwin's The Silver Sea (Affirm, March) was created in collaboration with children from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, with all profits from the book going to the...
White Night (Ellie Marney, A&U)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Bo Mitchell is a typical guy in Lamistead. He’s nice, sporty, and doesn’t do anything that will make him stand out. Aurora Wild stands out in all the wrong ways....
Turtle Trackers (Samantha Wheeler, UQP)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Ten-year-old Isaac and his mum run a caravan park on the coast of Queensland. Things have been tough since the death of Isaac’s father, with Isaac having to take on...
The Endsister (Penni Russon, A&U)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Penni Russon’s new middle-grade novel centres on the rowdy but lovable Outhwaite family. When they inherit an old mansion on the other side of the world, otherworldly encounters ensue. The...
Lucy’s Dawn (Juliet Blair, NLA)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
This is a charming historical novel, based on a series of events in pre-federation Sydney. Told through the diary entries of the fictional 14-year-old Lucy Coombes, the book delves into...
Stephanie Chiocci and the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Chase: Footy Stars Book One (Matt Porter, Ford Street Publishing)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Stephanie Chiocci, captain of the Collingwood AFLW team, is taking some time away from footy training to compete in the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Chase in England—a race to catch a...
From Nerd to Ninja: Ninja Kid Book One (Ahn Do, Scholastic)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
When Nelson wakes up on his 10th birthday with a spider on his nose, things are not looking good. In his scramble to get it off he gets tangled in his...
Breaking News: Kensy and Max Book One (Jacqueline Harvey, Random House)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Kensy and Max are 11-year-old twins whose slightly eccentric lives change overnight after a string of strange occurrences sees them racing across international borders to London accompanied by their Nanny...
I Wanted a Giant Chocolate Egg but All I Got Was This Stupid Book (Merv Lamington, illus by Makoto Koji, Affirm Press)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Forget about any religious symbolism, for kids (and a fair few adults), Easter is all about chocolate eggs brought by the stealthy Easter bunny. This cute little self-referential picture book...
Some Girls (Nelly Thomas, illus by Sarah Dunk, Piccolo Nero)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
We have seen a recent surge of books highlighting the achievements of great women throughout history. These books aim to redress historical imbalances and inspire children of all genders to...
The Silver Sea (Alison Lester, Jane Godwin and the children at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Affirm Press)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Since Alison Lester and Jane Godwin are practically Australian-children’s-literature royalty, it was hard to keep my expectations reasonable for The Silver Sea. Luckily, the book fulfils its potential. Visually sumptuous,...
Hickory Dickory Dash (Tony Wilson and Laura Wood, Scholastic)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Following the success of The Cow Tripped over the Moon, Tony Wilson and Laura Wood return with another collaboration that fleshes out a well-known nursery rhyme. Did you ever wonder...
A Boat of Stars: New Poems to Inspire and Enchant (ed by Margaret Connolly & Natalie Jane Prior, ABC Books)
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Apart from rhyming texts in picture books, poetry for children seems to be largely neglected, even though it is an active part of the Australian primary curriculum. So it is...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 29 January 2018
There are few changes in the overall bestseller charts this week, with the top three titles mirroring last week’s and only one new entry in the top 10. Scott Pape’s...
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