Balancing Acts: Women in Sport (ed by Justin Wolfers & Erin Riley, Brow Books)
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Amid the growing conversations surrounding the under-representation of women in sport in Australia, Balancing Acts deepens and personalises these discussions with more than 20 essays by a diverse range of...
The Love That I Have (James Moloney, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
James Moloney’s latest novel, The Love That I Have, is a heartbreaking, harrowing and deeply hopeful story that delves into the horrifying realities faced by hundreds of thousands of prisoners...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
The children's illustrated board book Peppa's Easter Egg Hunt from the 'Peppa Pig' series is one of three children's titles in this week's top 10 bestseller chart, climbing to 10th spot...
Fleshers: Newport City Book One (Alison Croggon & Daniel Keene, Newport Street Books)
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Dez is a ‘flesher’, a naturally born human of the subclass now subjugated by ‘pinkers’, the cloned elite. Dez lives in the inner district of Newport, which is relatively safe...
Eggshell Skull (Bri Lee, A&U)
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Blending memoir with social commentary, Bri Lee’s Eggshell Skull is a book about trauma, culpability and retribution. Unlike recently published personal narratives that are used as a launchpad to explore...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 26 March 2018
Tim Winton’s The Shepherd’s Hut (Hamish Hamilton) has climbed to second spot in the top 10 bestsellers chart after debuting in 11th spot last week, while Scott Pape’s The Barefoot...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 19 March 2018
Last week’s highest new entry, Terry’s Dumb Dot Story (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) has climbed to second spot in this week’s top 10 chart. The new ‘Treehouse’ story...
Introducing Fremantle Press’ children’s list
Friday, 16 March 2018
Fremantle Press is a not-for-profit publisher of books by new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists. It has been publishing children's books across a range of genres for 26...
Foster Blake tops picture book chart
Friday, 16 March 2018
Surely it’s only a matter of time before Australian comedian Hamish Blake decides it might be a good idea to pen a children’s book. His multi-talented spouse, Zoe Foster Blake,...
Feminist fairytale collection lands small press its first US deal
Friday, 16 March 2018
Australian publisher Serenity Press has sold US and Canadian rights to a collection of feminist fairytale retellings aimed at the YA market. Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave...
Allen & Unwin scoops two Adelaide Festival children’s awards
Friday, 16 March 2018
Following on from her recent joint win at the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs), Wendy Orr has taken out another major prize for Dragonfly Song (Allen & Unwin). Orr’s Minoan-era...
Boarding call for Bologna
Friday, 16 March 2018
Last year, Australian publisher Allen & Unwin and Australian children’s literature promoters Books Illustrated announced they would combine their stands at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The newly created collective...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
A new 64-page ‘Treehouse’ book published to raise funds for children’s literacy charities has debuted in the top 10 chart this week. Retailing for two dollars, with all proceeds going...
Introducing Brow Books
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Sam Cooney is publisher at literary magazine The Lifted Brow and its recently established books imprint, Brow Books, as well as being a writer, literary critic, teacher, host, prize judge...
Historical fiction debut tops the chart
Thursday, 8 March 2018
The Tattooist of Auschwitz tops the fiction list for February. The novel is based on the true story of Lale Sokolov—the tattooist of the title—and his future wife, Gita Fuhrmannova, whom...
Indigenous author Bruce Pascoe receives Lifetime Achievement in Literature award
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Bunurong writer Bruce Pascoe has won the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award ‘acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have...
Text sells North American rights to ‘The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted’
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Text Publishing has sold North American rights to Robert Hillman’s novel The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted to Putnam and Penguin Canada ‘for a significant sum’. Hillman’s book, which follows the lives...
Women lead Australian book-to-film adaptations
Thursday, 8 March 2018
On International Women’s Day it is heartening to share the news that Australia’s key film funding body, Screen Australia, has announced that its most recent round of funding, which includes...
Final diary of Miles Franklin to be donated to SLNSW
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
The final diary of author Miles Franklin will be donated to the State Library of NSW, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The small, red pocket diary records the final year...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 5 March 2018
James Patterson’s 17th Suspect (Century) and Jordan B Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life (Allen Lane) have climbed their way into fifth and seventh spots respectively in this week’s top 10 bestsellers chart,...
February and March reviews unlocked
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Reviews of children’s and YA new releases published in February and March are now free to view on the Books+Publishing website. They include: Picture books A Boat of Stars: New...
The new normal: Adam Cece on ‘The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls’
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Adam Cece won the 2017 Text Prize for The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls (Text, April). Reviewer Holly Harper describes it as ‘a funny read full of...
Small Spaces (Sarah Epstein, Walker Books)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
As a child, Tash Carmody witnessed the kidnapping of Mallory Fisher. Yet nobody would believe her account of the event—that Mallory was abducted by Tash’s imaginary friend Sparrow. Nine years...
Amelia Westlake (Erin Gough, Hardie Grant Egmont)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
After her Ampersand Prize-winning debut The Flywheel, Erin Gough’s second novel has been eagerly anticipated. Amelia Westlake has been worth the wait. This is a brilliant social satire with a...
The Poppa Platoon in World War Chew (Danny Katz, illus by Mitch Vane, Scholastic)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
‘Little Lunch’ creators Danny Katz and Mitch Vane have teamed up again in ‘The Poppa Platoon’ series, beginning with The Poppa Platoon in World War Chew. The ‘chew’ in the...
The Long Class Goodnight (Sammy J, Five Mile)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Comedian Sammy J is a natural storyteller, and his debut children’s novel is a testament to his ability to craft an entertaining tale. This first title in a planned series...
How to Win a Nobel Prize (Barry Marshall & Lorna Hendry, illus by Bernard Caleo, Piccolo Nero)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Ten-year-old Mary loves science, and dreams of one day winning a Nobel Prize. When her mother arranges for her to meet the Australian Nobel laureate Barry Marshall, Mary stumbles on...
Message in a Sock (Kaye Baillie, illus by Narelda Joy, MidnightSun)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Message in a Sock is a delightful picture book based on a true exchange between an Australian soldier and a young girl in World War I. Tammy and her mother...
Bouncing Back: An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Story (Rohan Cleave & Coral Tulloch, CSIRO Publishing)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Best known for their conservation-focused picture book Phasmid, Rohan Cleave and Coral Tulloch have now turned their attention to the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot in Bouncing Back. The story makes...
The Last Peach (Gus Gordon, Viking)
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Gus Gordon delights and entertains with his newest picture book, a fable about two bugs who come across the most beautiful peach they’ve ever seen. In the beginning they’re overjoyed...
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