Wilam: A Birrarung Story (Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly, illus by Lisa Kennedy, Black Dog)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Wilam is an illustrated children’s book about Birrarung (the Yarra River) and some of the native animals that live nearby. Aunty Joy Murphy, a Wurundjeri Elder, is the author of...
Horse Warrior (Meredith Jaffé, Harbour Publishing)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
In this medieval fantasy for middle-grade readers, 11-year-old Maia is desperate to compete in the annual Tournament of Avenal, a showcase of riding and shooting skills. But girls are not...
Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery (Renée Treml, A&U)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Middle primary readers seem to have an unquenchable thirst for illustrated, funny novels, with kids devouring series after series of the ‘Treehouse’ books, ‘The Bad Guys’, and ‘Dog Man’. Renée...
Rebellion at Eureka (Alan Tucker, Scholastic)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
It’s 1854, and now that Alf is 13 years old and finally done with school, he wants some independence. But his mum has other ideas, moving their general store business...
The Honeyman and the Hunter (Neil Grant, A&U)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
When 16-year-old Rudra’s estranged grandmother arrives from India to reunite with her only daughter, it unlocks a side of Rudra’s family and culture that he never knew; born and raised...
One Tree (Christopher Cheng, illus by Bruce Whatley, Puffin)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Grandfather used to live happily on a farm, nearest the tallest tree on a mountain. Now he lives with his family in a small apartment in a crowded city and...
The Secret Runners of New York (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan)
Thursday, 7 March 2019
A school for the children of the wealthy elite is not where you would expect a book about the end of the world to be set, but that's what Matthew...
Bestsellers: McTiernan’s ‘The Scholar’ debuts at number six
Monday, 4 March 2019
For the third week in a row, the top three titles on the bestseller chart are the same: The Fast 800 (Michael Mosley, S&S) at number one, The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) at...
Fled (Meg Keneally, Echo)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Having co-written the ‘Monsarrat’ historical fiction series with her father, Meg Keneally makes her solo debut with the gripping tale of one extraordinary woman’s life-long battle for survival. Following an...
River of Salt (Dave Warner, Fremantle Press)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
After fronting a rock band in the late 1970s and later writing for film and TV, Dave Warner now taps a rich seam of character-driven crime novels. His 2015 book...
The Place on Dalhousie (Melina Marchetta, Viking)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Melina Marchetta writes masterfully about messy relationships, whether they are familial or romantic, and her new novel is no exception. When Rosie Gennaro meets Jimmy Hailler, the two enter into...
Unconditional Love: A Memoir of Filmmaking and Motherhood (Jocelyn Moorhouse, Text)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
When Jocelyn Moorhouse’s film Proof was released in 1991, it created excitement—here was a new Australian writer-director with a startlingly original eye. International success quickly followed, but then she disappeared...
Eight Lives (Susan Hurley, Affirm)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Former refugee David Tran has invented a wonder-drug that could transform immunology. With the first human trial about to take place, David, the new Golden Boy of Australian medical research,...
The Gift of Life (Josephine Moon, Michael Joseph)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
In her latest novel, Josephine Moon poses the question, ‘How much of the original donor travels with their donated organs?’ The story follows Gabby, the recent recipient of a heart...
The Colonial Fantasy: Why White Australia Can’t Solve Black Problems (Sarah Maddison, A&U)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Underpinned by denial, myth-making and blame-shifting, the settler rationale is prevalent throughout Australian history, justifying the frontier wars, dispossession and the Stolen Generations. The Colonial Fantasy by Melbourne University professor...
City of Trees: Essays on Life, Death and the Need for a Forest (Sophie Cunningham, Text)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
In this poignant and timely collection of essays, Sophie Cunningham touches on matters private and political, historical and current, beautiful and terrifying—but always coming back to her obvious adoration of...
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics (Troy Bramston, Scribe)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Journalist and former political advisor Troy Bramston’s new biography of Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest serving prime minister, aims to refocus the historical lens. Too often Menzies is written off as...
Growing up African in Australia (ed by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Black Inc.)
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Growing up African in Australia is a new anthology edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke with Ahmed Yussef and Magan Magan. The anthology is a mixture of experienced and emerging writers’...
Murdoch Books recalls ‘The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook’
Thursday, 28 February 2019
It has come to our attention that errors have occurred during the production process of The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook ISBN 9781760637712, which means it is important to recall stock from all...
Bestsellers: Fiction dominates highest new entries chart
Monday, 25 February 2019
This week's top 10 bestsellers chart is looking very similar to last week's, with every title in this week's top 10 also appearing on last week's chart. The Fast 800...
Bologna bound
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Eleven independent publishers, 15 children's book creators and one children’s laureate will set up shop at the collective Australian stand at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The publishers represented...
Awards attention for ‘Catching Teller Crow’
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina’s YA novel Catching Teller Crow (Allen & Unwin) has won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and received a shortlisting for the Indie Book Awards. The YA...
Fremantle Press’ newest rights opportunities
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Fremantle Press specialises in books by new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists, and has a thriving children’s and YA list. Its forthcoming titles include the picture books Rodney...
What’s new at Fremantle Press
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Fremantle Press specialises in books by new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists, and has a thriving children’s and YA list. CEO Jane Fraser spoke to Think Australian about...
Multiple deals for Berbay
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Berbay Publishing has announced multiple rights deals over the past few months. The children’s publisher has sold North American and UK rights to Colours and two further board books by...
‘Pig the Grub’ tops Australian picture book bestsellers chart
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Aaron Blabey’s antihero pug is at the top of the Australian picture book bestsellers chart for January with the latest title in the ‘Pig the Pug’ series, Pig the Grub,...
Bestsellers: ‘The Rosie Result’ at number three
Monday, 18 February 2019
Three fiction titles are new to the top 10 bestsellers chart this week, with Graeme Simsion's final book in the Rosie trilogy of romantic comedies, The Rosie Result (Text), debuting at number three. Two...
Brow Books’ newest rights opportunities
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Brow Books’ newest titles include Mandy Ord’s nonfiction graphic memoir When One Person Dies The Whole World Is Over, visual artist Mary Leunig’s first book in 25 years One Good Turn, and...
What’s selling down under
Thursday, 14 February 2019
A guide to household finance has topped the bestsellers chart in Australia for the second year running, with nearly one million Australians now owning a copy of financial commentator and...
Asylum seeker wins major literary award
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Writer, journalist and Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, currently detained on Manus Island as part of the Australian government’s offshore detention policy for asylum seekers, has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize...
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