Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

Image. Advertisement:

Newsletters >

Books in the media this weekend, 14–15 October 

Friday, 13 October 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Close to the Subject (Daniel Browning, Magabala) Edenglassie (Melissa Lucashenko, UQP)...

Deep in the Forest (Erina Reddan, Pantera) 

Tuesday, 10 October 2023
The Trenthen family’s revered reputation in Stone Lake crumbles when a damaging bushfire uncovers an item that appears to belong to Charli, a bookbinder and the family’s last surviving member, right...

Secret Sparrow (Jackie French, HarperCollins) 

Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Jackie French’s latest middle-grade novel, Secret Sparrow, focuses on the unheralded work of women in World War I. This exciting adventure story is told with dual timelines and begins in...

The Wiregrass (Adrian Hyland, Ultimo) 

Tuesday, 10 October 2023
With wild weather, swollen rivers, falling trees, a disgraced cop, a cult and a dead man, Adrian Hyland’s The Wiregrass is a thrilling mix of wry humour and page-turning crime....

Five titles debut in top ten 

Monday, 9 October 2023
Top 10 bestsellers The Running Grave (Robert Galbraith, Sphere) The 169-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) The Last Devil to Die (Richard Osman, Viking) The Chalice of the...

Books in the media this weekend, 7–8 October 

Friday, 6 October 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Doppelganger (Naomi Klein, Allen Lane) The Pit (Peter Papathanasiou, MacLehose Press)...

The Drowning (Bryan Brown, A&U) 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
The accidental drowning death of a local Gumbaynggirr boy—David, from whose viewpoint the book opens—brings a shadow of sadness over a small NSW coastal town. Then a backpacker doesn't turn up...

Silver Linings (Katrina Nannestad, ABC Books) 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Following the multi-award-winning success of Katrina Nannestad’s World War II novels for younger readers, Silver Linings sees her move from the battlefields of Europe to post-war Australia, and a story...

The Conversion (Amanda Lohrey, Text) 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
When Zoe’s husband, Nick, dies unexpectedly, she finds herself adrift. Recently retired and unable to afford to continue living in the city, she purchases an old and rundown church in...

Stuck Up & Stupid (Angourie Rice & Kate Rice, Walker) 

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Stuck Up & Stupid is the debut novel from a mother-daughter writing team: actor Angourie Rice and playwright Kate Rice. With a familiar yet fresh narrative, this contemporary YA reimagining of Pride and...

Latest acquisitions: Children’s and YA

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Leaf Letters, a junior fiction title by author-illustrator Lorena Carrington. Christmas Press publishing director Sophie Masson said, ‘Told in words and pictures, this...

Come to the Australia party!

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, here is your chance to see the titles that will be on offer from Australian publishers! See the Australian Publishers Association's 2023 Australian...

Australian book market overview: 2023 so far

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
After three consecutive years of growth, the Australian book market flattened out in 2023. In the year to 17 June 2023, Australian book sales totalled $548 million, up 0.6% on...

Local titles selling overseas

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Since the industry last gathered for a major rights fair, titles from Australian publishers have continued to sell into international markets, with a range of new and established authors’ works...

Rights sales: Screen

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Among recent book to screen adaptations, Cognito Entertainment, a new independent film and television production company in the United States, has optioned Every Version of You (Grace Chan, Affirm) for...

Latest acquisitions: Fiction

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Among the new fiction signed by Australian publishers this year are books by several authors trying something new. Echo has acquired world rights to Katrina Kell’s first novel for adults,...

Latest acquisitions: Nonfiction

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Hachette Australia announced last year that it would enter a publishing scout partnership with screenwriter, author and broadcaster Benjamin Law. The results are now materialising, with adult nonfiction publisher Sophie...

Australian titles with international appeal

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Discover the latest rights opportunities from Australian publishers participating in the Australian Collective Stand at Frankfurt. View the Stand Catalogue here, featuring over 100 fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles with...

Introducing Key People

Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Earlier this year, publishing professionals Lou Johnson and Jeanne Ryckmans set up a new literary agency, Key People Literary Management. With a connection going back to their time as colleagues...

The Art of Home tops new entries chart 

Monday, 2 October 2023
Top 10 bestsellers The 169-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) The Last Devil to Die (Richard Osman, Viking) Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) Holly (Stephen King, Hodder) RecipeTin...

Meatsmith (Andrew McConnell & Troy Wheeler, Hardie Grant) 

Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Acclaimed restauranteur Andrew McConnell (Cutler & Co) and butcher Troy Wheeler opened the specialist butcher Meatsmith with a passion for close relationships with farmers and producers with shared ethical values....

 

 

 

« Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Next page »