Poum and Alexandre: A Paris Memoir (Catherine de Saint Phalle, Transit Lounge)
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Catherine de Saint Phalle’s first work of nonfiction, Poum and Alexandre: A Paris Memoir, is an intricately woven narrative that centres on the author’s eccentric and charmingly flawed parents. Her...
Small publisher spotlight: Brandl & Schlesinger
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Established in 1994, NSW-based Brandl & Schlesinger publishes literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and academic journals. Publisher Veronica Sumegi spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 22 August 2016
The 78-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) has debuted at the top of this week’s highest new entries and overall bestsellers charts, unseating Harry Potter and the Cursed...
Small publisher spotlight: Celapene Press
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Melbourne-based Celapene Press released its first title—an anthology called Page Seventeen—in 2005 before specialising in children’s and YA fiction. Publisher Kathryn Duncan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 15 August 2016
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playscript (J K Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne, Hachette) has debuted at the top of this week’s highest new entries and overall bestsellers chart...
Small publisher spotlight: Serenity Press
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Serenity Press was founded in Perth in 2012 to create publishing opportunities for emerging Australian authors. Founder Karen Mc Dermott spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
Antipodes: In Search of the Southern Continent (Avan Judd Stallard, Monash University Press)
Monday, 8 August 2016
This remarkable book is about an imaginary place: Terra Australis Incognita, the Unknown Southern Land. Avan Judd Stallard tells the story of a geographical obsession and how it developed in...
Anything is Possible (Cosentino, HarperCollins)
Monday, 8 August 2016
Paul Cosentino was a 12-year-old boy with reading difficulties when he discovered a book on magic in his local library. With the support of his family, Paul’s fascination with magic...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 8 August 2016
Local author Liane Moriarty’s latest novel Truly Madly Guilty (Pan) is at the top of the overall bestsellers chart for the second week in a row. Moriarty’s previous novel The...
Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judge: Meleika
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judge: Tom
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judge: Cassandra
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judge: Brynnie
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judge: Ben
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Agatha and the Dark (Anna Pignataro, The Five Mile Press)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Agatha is a cute half-pig, half-bear hybrid who likes wearing a red, hooded coat—just like Little Red Riding Hood, although Agatha is not happy with the bit in the story...
The Gobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodle (Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, illus by Tom Jellett, Viking)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Small children clamour for repeat reads of their favourite books, and authors Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting will have some very relieved parents on their hands with the release of...
If I Was a Banana (Alexandra Tylee & Kieran Rynhart, Gecko Press)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Oh, how I wish to be ‘yellow and fat and full of banana’! At least, that’s how I feel after diving into the world of an inquisitive young boy in...
Molly & Mae (Danny Parker, illus by Freya Blackwood, Little Hare)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Molly & Mae is a sweet picture book that follows two girls, Molly and Mae, on a train journey. The journey symbolises the path of friendship, winding its way through...
Shiver Me Timbers! (Oakley Graham, illus by Nina Caniac, Big Sky Publishing)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
This is a rollicking tale about a crew of pirates led by the peg-legged, hook-handed Captain Black. They sail the high seas looking for treasure, through typhoons and storms, past...
Spark (Adam Wallace, illus by Andrew Plant, Ford Street)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
A small fire is born of a careless act. Spark is thrilled by his new found energy but, coaxed by his friend Wind, the fun gets out of hand and...
That’s Not a Hippopotamus (Juliette MacIver, illus by Sarah Davis, Gecko Press)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
This book begins with a class visit to a zoo. The children are told by the guide that they have every kind of animal, but the children quickly realise that...
There’s Not One (Jennifer Higgie, Scribble)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
This luscious picture book offers such pleasures that small children (and their grown-up read-aloud machines) will be drawn towards it. Its simple story—that while there are billions and zillions of...
The Twins of Tintarfell (James O’Loghlin, Pan)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
The Twins of Tintarfell is James O'Loghlin’s third novel for kids following The Adventures of Sir Roderick, The Not-Very Brave (2014) and Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone (2015)....
Elegy (Jane Abbott, Random House)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
The locals call Kincasey ‘Short Town’—no matter what you expect from it, it always comes up short. In this stereotypical Australian country town, rife with gossip and misogyny, the local...
Goldenhand (Garth Nix, A&U)
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Fans of Garth Nix will be delighted to return once again to the world of the ‘Old Kingdom’ series, with Goldenhand plunging the reader straight back into where Abhorsen left...
Paper, scissors, glue: Jennifer Higgie on ‘There’s Not One’
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Art critic and editor Jennifer Higgie’s debut picture book There’s Not One (Scribble, October) is a ‘simple story’ that teaches children the unique nature of things in a wider landscape...
Sweet rhymes: Joel Moore on ‘Mulga’s Magical Musical Creatures’
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Joel Moore—known also by his alias Mulga—is a mural artist, designer and poet, who has turned his hand to picture books. Reviewer Suzanne Garcia calls Mulga’s Magical Musical Creatures (Lothian,...
Small publisher spotlight: Clan Destine Press
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Genre specialist Clan Destine Press, based in regional Victoria, first began publishing in 2010. Publisher Lindy Cameron spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 1 August 2016
Australian author Liane Moriarty’s new release Truly Madly Guilty (Pan) has unseated Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You film tie in (Michael Joseph) from the top spot of the overall bestsellers...
Family Skeleton (Carmel Bird, UWA Publishing)
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Carmel Bird is an incredibly distinctive writer who has earned a loyal following of fans in the literary community. In Family Skeleton, she mixes acidic authorial asides with an intimate...
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