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Before You Knew My Name (Jacqueline Bublitz, A&U)

Tuesday, 16 March 2021
We know the phrase from books, from crime shows, from the news: ‘The body was found by a jogger.’ Someone is murdered and somebody else finds them, while just going...

Five new releases debut in top 10

Monday, 15 March 2021
After two weeks at number one A Court of Silver Flames has slipped down to seventh spot on the bestsellers chart, replaced by Beyond Order, the sequel to Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules...

PRH acquires debut romantic comedy ‘The Matchmaker’

Friday, 12 March 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to The Matchmaker by debut Pakistani–Australian author Saman Shad via Tara Wynne at Curtis Brown. It is the first local adult...

Byrne to adapt ‘The Geography of Friendship’ for TV

Thursday, 11 March 2021
Sally Piper's 2018 novel The Geography of Friendship (UQP) will be adapted for television as a six-part series. Dollhouse Pictures, a creative collective and independent production company founded by actress...

Black Inc. sells world rights to ‘Return to Uluru’

Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Black Inc. has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Return to Uluru by Mark McKenna to Stephen Morrow at Dutton, Penguin USA. McKenna’s history–true crime hybrid addresses the actions...

Easter books climb charts

Tuesday, 9 March 2021
A Court of Silver Flames is spending its second consecutive week at the top of the bestsellers chart after debuting at number one last week. At number two is Bluey: Easter Fun!,...

Stella Prize 2021 longlist announced

Friday, 5 March 2021
The longlist for the 2021 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Fathoms: The World in the Whale (Rebecca Giggs, Scribe) Revenge: Murder in Three Parts...

Bestselling Australian adult titles 2020

Thursday, 4 March 2021
For the second year running, Boy Swallows Universe and The Barefoot Investor have come out on top as the year's overall bestselling Australian books in their respective categories, with The Barefoot Investor the...

Pantera acquires debut thriller

Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to The Scarlet Cross, a ‘gripping debut psychological thriller’ by Lyn McFarlane, from Jane Novak Literary Agency. McFarlane said she is ‘delighted to be...

‘A Court of Silver Flames’ debuts in top spot

Monday, 1 March 2021
The latest instalment in Sarah J Maas’s ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, A Court of Silver Flames, has debuted in the top spot on this week’s bestsellers chart....

The Shape of Sound (Fiona Murphy, Text)

Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Just like any relationship, even our relationship with our own body can be fraught with difficulty and denial. Fiona Murphy kept her deafness secret for 25 years, compensating for her...

CBCA 2021 Notable Books announced

Wednesday, 24 February 2021
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2021. The books in each category are: Older readers The F Team (Rawah Arja, Giramondo)...

S&S acquires historical fiction debut

Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has acquired world rights to The Understudy, a historical fiction debut by Julie Bennett. ‘The Understudy is set in 1973, the year the Opera House opened....

ABIA 2021 longlists announced

Monday, 22 February 2021
The longlists for the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. The titles in each category are: General fiction book of the year The Bluffs (Kyle Perry, Michael...

‘Bridgerton’ dominates charts

Monday, 22 February 2021
Novels that have been recently adapted for screen are topping the bestseller charts as Jane Harper's The Dry remains at number one and Julia Quinn's historical romance series 'Bridgerton', originally...

PRH acquires Lattouf’s ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence White People’

Thursday, 18 February 2021
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired the first book by journalist and activist Antoinette Lattouf, How to Lose Friends and Influence White People. The book was acquired at auction...

No Document (Anwen Crawford, Giramondo)

Wednesday, 17 February 2021
In this arresting book, Anwen Crawford reckons with the death of a close friend and comrade. Seeking a language suitable for grief, Crawford stitches together material from a wide range...

Meet Scholastic Australia rights manager Claire Pretyman

Wednesday, 17 February 2021
As the pandemic keeps rights sellers from meeting face-to-face, Books+Publishing is shining a regular spotlight on the work of Australian rights agents. Today, we hear from Scholastic Australia rights manager Claire Pretyman. How...

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