That Cat (Jacqueline Harvey, illus by Kate Isobel Scott, Puffin)
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Cat lovers and nonsense lovers, this is the book for you. Jaqueline Harvey, bestselling author for children, plays on words that rhyme with ‘cat’ in order to make a list...
Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast (Sue Whiting, Walker Books)
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Pearly Woe is not your average 10-year-old. She can speak 27 languages, talk to and understand most animals and, in this tale, travels to Antarctica. However, this is no holiday....
McPherson and Green recipients of 2021 Magabala fellowship
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Magabala Books has announced Sue McPherson and Charmaine Papertalk Green as the recipients of the 2021 mid-career Fellowship. McPherson and Green each receive $10,000 to work on a current manuscript....
Aung Thin awarded $20,000 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship 2021
Monday, 10 January 2022
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Michelle Aung Thin as the winner of the 2021 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship for her manuscript 'The Japanese Photographer'. Aung Thin receives $20,000....
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Monday, 10 January 2022
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Monday, 20 December 2021
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PMLA 2021 winners announced
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
The winners of the 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) have been announced. Selected from shortlists announced in October, the winning titles in each category are: Fiction The Labyrinth (Amanda Lohrey,...
Lohrey wins 2021 Voss Literary Prize
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Amanda Lohrey has won the 2021 Voss Literary Prize for her novel The Labyrinth (Text). Lohrey, whose book was chosen from a shortlist of five, receives $5000. This year’s judges...
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Monday, 13 December 2021
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UQP acquires two books by debut crime writer Mottram
Friday, 10 December 2021
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired ANZ rights to Nikki Mottram’s debut crime novel Crows Nest, via Benjamin Paz at Curtis Brown. UQP also acquired rights to the...
Hardy wins 2021 Children’s Peace Literature Award
Thursday, 9 December 2021
How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life by Fiona Hardy (Affirm) is the winner of the 2021 Children's Peace Literature Award. Hardy's book was chosen by a judging panel...
Scribner acquires Sullivan’s ‘Calcium-Magnesium’
Thursday, 9 December 2021
Scribner has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Helen Sullivan’s nonfiction collection Calcium-Magnesium, via James Pullen at Wylie Agency. Calcium-Magnesium blends reportage and memoir to explore ‘how encounters with the...
The Sorrow Stone (Kári Gíslason, UQP)
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
In the wintery and unforgiving wilds of pre-medieval Iceland, a widow named Disa and her young son are running in fear of their lives. Disa has committed a bloody act...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House Australia has sold UK rights (world English-language ex ANZ) to The Rabbits (Sophie Overett) to Gallic Books; Slovakian translation rights to The Eighth Wonder (Tania Farrelly) to...
Paterson to lead Atlantic Books Australia, VPLAs shortlists
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Pan Macmillan publishing director Cate Paterson is leaving the company to lead Atlantic Book Australia, a new division of Allen & Unwin. In other moves news, Louise Adler will leave...
HQ acquires Lien’s ‘All That’s Left Unsaid’
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
HQ has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights to Tracey Lien’s debut novel All That’s Left Unsaid as part of a two-book deal, in a 'competitive nine-way auction’. Commonwealth & UK...
Sadvertising (Ennis Ćehić, Vintage)
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
In this debut collection of short stories, Ennis Ćehić uses deeply flawed characters to cleverly reflect the absurdity of late-stage capitalism. Sadvertising identifies obsession, narcissism and neuroses as reasonable responses...
When You’re Older (Sofie Laguna, illus by Judy Watson, A&U Children)
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
There are many picture books that look at life with a new sibling from the perspective of a young child, probably because these books are regularly requested in bookshops and...
Moth in a Fancy Cardigan (Charlotte Lance, illus by David Booth, Berbay)
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
This illustrated middle-grade novel is a cute and quirky story about self-expression and the courage to be seen, told from the perspectives of a shy moth and a popular butterfly....
This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch (Tabitha Carvan, HarperCollins)
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
When Tabitha Carvan suddenly falls in love with the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who she has never met, she doesn’t know what to make of it. Her growing obsession simultaneously puzzles,...
Affirm acquires new Sanders picture book series
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to 'Life Lessons for Little Ones', a new picture book series written by Jess Sanders. Aimed at under-10s, the series will cover 'a diverse...
Indie Book Awards 2022 longlists announced
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2022 Indie Book Awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction After Story (Larissa Behrendt, UQP) The Good Wife of...
Transit Lounge acquires new Day novel
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Gregory Day’s sixth novel The Bell of the World, in a deal brokered by Jeanne Ryckmans at Cameron’s Management. The Bell of the...
Aitken wins 2021 Patrick White Award
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Poet Adam Aitken is the winner of this year’s $15,000 Patrick White Award. Aitken is the author of several books of poetry including Archipelago (Vagabond Press), shortlisted in 2018 for...
Christmas Press acquires new Kelleher middle-grade novel
Monday, 6 December 2021
Christmas Press has acquired world rights to Wanderer, a new novel by Victor Kelleher, in a deal brokered by Margaret Connolly of Margaret Connolly and Associates. For upper middle-grade readers,...
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Monday, 6 December 2021
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Stout wins MidnightSun cover design competition
Thursday, 2 December 2021
Abby Stout has been named the winner of MidnightSun’s 2021 book cover design competition. The competition, which ran during October, encouraged Australian designers to submit cover design concepts for two...
UQP acquires new Lucashenko novel ‘Edenglassie’
Thursday, 2 December 2021
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to a new novel by 2019 Miles Franklin winner Melissa Lucashenko in ‘a major, competitive deal’ brokered by Alex Adsett...
Engaged readers driving book sales, latest awards news
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
A new survey by Australia Reads has found that engaged readers were driving the growth in book sales during the pandemic. In other news, ADS has announced it is working...
Vale Doug MacLeod
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Author, poet, playwright, screenwriter, songwriter and editor Doug MacLeod died on 22 November, aged 62. MacLeod wrote 26 books for children and young adults, published in Australia and around the...
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