Julie Koh’s ‘Portable Curiosities’
Thursday, 28 April 2016
‘Armed with an uncanny ability to capture the zeitgeist of the time, … Julie Koh’s darkly satirical and convulsively funny short-story collection Portable Curiosities is as unsettling as it is...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 28 April 2016
‘The battle to get children’s literature taken seriously will never be concluded, because so many adults are invested in not doing so’—author and academic Catherine Butler in the Conversation
Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ screenplay to be published in November
Thursday, 28 April 2016
The screenplay of the forthcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set in the world of ‘Harry Potter’ and written by J K Rowling, will be published on...
Artists announced for inaugural Canberra Writers Festival
Thursday, 28 April 2016
The Canberra Writers Festival has announced a number of authors attending its inaugural event from 26-28 August. Among the guests are British philosopher A C Grayling, Stella Prize-winner Charlotte Wood,...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Obsession Nora Roberts Hachette 2 Crazy Weird: WeirDo Anh Do Scholastic 3 The Treehouse Fun Book Jill Griffiths & Andy Griffiths...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Sales: Nonfiction—Exisle has sold Indian English-language rights to Parenting for a Happier Home (Stuart Passmore). Children’s—Walker Books has sold Russian rights to Bogtrotter (Margaret Wild).
Georgia Blain’s ‘Between a Wolf and a Dog’
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
‘Georgia Blain’s Between a Wolf and a Dog explores the intricacies of modern family life with the emotional veracity you might expect of a book with a therapist as a...
Small publisher spotlight: Vine Leaves Press
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Established in 2014, Melbourne-based Vine Leaves Press specialises in book-length vignette, poetry and short-story collections, among other things. ‘With every submission we receive we ask ourselves, does this blur the...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
‘I want to stake a claim for literature as an essential social benefit, in and of itself’—in her acceptance speech, Charlotte Wood explains why she will not be donating her...
Shelf life: Profile of Booktopia’s Christopher Cahill
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
‘Most people think I work in IT,’ writes Booktopia merchandiser Christopher Cahill. He reflects on his career in bricks-and-mortar and online book merchandising in the latest issue of Books+Publishing magazine...
‘Happy children’s publishers’ at LBF 2016
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
ALS Library Services director Patricia Genat reports from the London Book Fair: Sunshine, showers, dinosaurs, Shakespeare and happy children’s publishers—this could be a summary of the 2016 London Book Fair...
Middle-grade fiction popular at busy Bologna
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Australian publishers have reported another busy Bologna Children’s Book Fair, with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction and a slight pick-up in YA. While there were no standout trends at the...
CBCA Notable Books for 2016 announced
Monday, 18 April 2016
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has released its list of Notable Books for 2016. Book of the Year: Older Readers A Small Madness (Dianne Touchell, A&U) Cloudwish (Fiona...
Indigenous children’s comic wins 2016 Gold Ledger award
Monday, 18 April 2016
The winners of the 2016 Ledger Awards for excellence in Australian comics and graphic novels have been announced. The winner of the 2016 Gold Ledger is Neomad: The Complete Collection...
Charts this week
Monday, 18 April 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 One with You Sylvia Day Penguin 2 Crazy Weird:WeirDo Anh Do Scholastic 3 The Treehouse Fun Book Jill Griffiths & Andy Griffiths...
Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 15 April 2016
The program for the 2016 Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival, which will run at the Lamm Library in Caulfield South from 21-23 May, has been announced. More than 70 guests will...
REAL Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which act as shortlists for children’s choice book awards in the New South Wales (KOALAs), Northern Territory (KROC...
Stella Schools to hold ‘Girls Write Up’ festival
Thursday, 14 April 2016
The Stella Schools Program will hold a one-day ‘wordfest’ for teenagers in Melbourne and Sydney in June that ‘teaches empowerment through writing and sharing stories’. Events include workshops on radical...
Small publisher spotlight: Rockpool Publishing
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Sydney-based Rockpool Publishing was established in 2006 and specialises in health, recreation and family titles. ‘We publish what we know and love, concentrate on Australian content and authors, and understand...
Working the crowd: The ins and outs of crowdfunding campaigns
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Crowdfunding can be a smart way for small and self-publishers to raise cash and kickstart their marketing campaign, but the odds of success are slim, writes Brad Jefferies. Read his...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
‘Most contemporary literature effectively circulates within a hothouse of literary culture, mediated by smaller publishers whose audience would appear to be increasingly specialised and insular’—Emmett Stinson examines Australian literary production...
Julia Leigh’s ‘Avalanche: A Love Story’
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
‘Author and director Julia Leigh began IVF treatment at 38, knowing that the odds were stacked against her yet still hoping that she would be “one of the lucky ones”....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Sales: Fiction—Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management has sold world rights to The Voyage of Truth (Fiona Palmer) in a two-book deal to Hachette. Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold simplified Chinese...
‘Enthusiastic’ response to inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
The inaugural Rock & Roll Writers Festival, which was held at The Brightside in Brisbane from 2-3 April, received ‘enthusiastic coverage and feedback’ from media and audiences, according to Fiona...
Charts this week
Monday, 11 April 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Treehouse Fun Book Jill Griffiths, Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Pan 2 Predator Wilbur Smith & Tom Cain HarperCollins 3 Lady...
Byron Bay Writers Festival, Captain Honey partner for self-publishing marquee
Friday, 8 April 2016
The Byron Writers Festival has partnered with publisher Captain Honey for the festival’s Self-Published Marquee, which will run from 5-7 August. The marquee gives self-published authors an opportunity to showcase...
Book Island wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Thursday, 7 April 2016
New Zealand publisher Book Island has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Book Island was chosen from a shortlist of three,...
RiP Bob Ellis
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Author, journalist and screenwriter Bob Ellis has died, aged 73. Ellis was the author of more than 20 books, including Goodbye Babylon, So It Goes, Night Thoughts in Time of...
Teens to the front: Danielle Binks on targeting teen readers
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Finding a way to include teens in the conversations about YA books is a challenge for publishers, authors and event organisers, writes Danielle Binks. Read her article from the latest...
Small publisher spotlight: Berbay Publishing
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Melbourne-based children’s publisher Berbay was established in 2009 by Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke. ‘Berbay fills an important niche in storytelling,’ says Yatomi-Clarke. ‘It shuns condescension by bringing sophistication and depth to children’s...
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