Quote of the week
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
‘It’s our belief that if a writer has gone to all the effort to put together a publishing proposal or manuscript, and that we have spent time actually reading it,...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Sales Fiction—Jenny Darling & Associates has sold US rights to The Natural Way of Things (Charlotte Wood) to Europa Editions New York in association with Pamela Malpas at Harold Ober...
Sarah Kanake’s ‘Sing Fox to Me’
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
‘Kanake deals in so many Gothic tropes—ghosts, implied incest, a stark natural landscape and the legacy of an earlier generation’s follies—that an alternative title for the book might well have...
Graham longlisted for 2016 Greenaway Medal
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Bob Graham’s How the Sun Got to Coco’s House (Walker Books) is one of 20 books longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration in children’s books. The longlists...
New children’s bookshop opens in Fremantle
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
A new bookshop specialising in children’s books and art supplies has opened in Fremantle. The Paper Bird is located in the Moores Art Building on Henry Street and includes a...
New Canberra Writers Festival announced
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
A new Canberra Writers Festival, to be held from 26-28 August 2016, has been announced. Organisers said in a statement that the festival has the support of ‘a number of...
Charts this week
Monday, 15 February 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Blue Danielle Steel Bantam 2 The Dressmaker (film tie-in) Rosalie Ham Duffy and Snellgrove 3 All the Light We Cannot See Anthony...
Cassandra Clare sued for copyright infringement
Friday, 12 February 2016
US fantasy author Sherrilyn Kenyon is suing Cassandra Clare, author of the ‘Mortal Instruments’ and ‘Shadowhunters’ series (Walker Books), for alleged copyright infringement, reports the Guardian. In a lawsuit filed...
Noted Festival 2016 program announced
Friday, 12 February 2016
The program for Canberra’s second Noted ‘experimental’ writing festival, running from 16-20 March, has been announced. The festival program includes a literary bar hop, multi-art collaborations, and online and live...
International guests announced for PANZ conference
Friday, 12 February 2016
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced a number of international guests appearing at its 2016 conference. They are: Diana Broccardo, sales and marketing director at Profile Books...
Inaugural Short Story Festival to be held in Perth in October
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The first Australian Short Story Festival will be held at the Centre for Stories and other inner-city venues in Perth from 21-23 October. The festival is organised by a committee...
SWF 2016 schools program announced
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced the authors and illustrators participating in its 2016 Primary and Secondary School Days programs, to be held from 16 to 20 May. Writer...
Harry Potter play to be published in July
Thursday, 11 February 2016
The script of J K Rowling’s forthcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be published on 31 July following the play’s opening in London on 30 July. Harry...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
‘It’s a lovely thing for me because my books are on the subversive side, and also I think humorous books have been underestimated’—Leigh Hobbs on his appointment as the new...
S&S’s Larissa Edwards on the disruption in the publishing industry
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
‘The strength of the Australian market lies with the independent booksellers and chain booksellers, if they weather the storm. They are very strong and they are tastemakers; you can launch...
RiP John Hirst
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Author and historian John Hirst has died, aged 73. Hirst was an Emeritus Scholar at LaTrobe University and wrote a number of books on Australian politics and history, including Convict...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold world Polish rights to Secrets of a Lazy French Cook (Marie-Morgane Le Moel) to Illuminatio Lukasz Kierus; and world Turkish rights to Corruption and Disruption (both...
Stan Grant’s ‘Talking to My Country’
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
‘The politics of Aboriginal identity cut to the bone of veteran journalist Stan Grant’s hybrid memoir/social commentary Talking to My Country’ … read Veronica Sullivan’s full review here.
Gadd awarded Mildura Writers Festival residency
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Writer Nick Gadd has been named the writer in residence at this year’s Mildura Writers Festival, which runs from 14-17 July. Gadd, a blogger, essayist and author of the novel...
Charts this week
Monday, 8 February 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Dressmaker (film tie-in) Rosalie Ham Duffy and Snellgrove 2 All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Fourth Estate 3 Old...
Hobbs chosen as Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016-17
Monday, 8 February 2016
Children’s author and illustrator Leigh Hobbs has been chosen at the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016-17. The creator of more than 20 books, including Old Tom, Mr Chicken Goes to...
Edwards to self-publish children’s book ‘Hijabi Girl’
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Children’s book author Hazel Edwards is self-publishing a junior chapter book co-written with librarian Ozge Alkan called Hijabi Girl, after being turned down by publishers. The book, illustrated by Serena...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
‘An international player can buy directly here whereas Australian retailers can’t source supply from overseas. Either you believe in a free and open market or you don’t’—Dymocks managing director Steve...
Aoife Clifford’s ‘All These Perfect Strangers’
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
‘Debut author Aoife Clifford transports readers back to the late-eighties and early-nineties with her skilful use of dialogue and prose, never resorting to Bon Jovi or shoulder pad references; here,...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold Dutch rights to Rachel’s Legacy (Julie Thomas) to VBK Media. Nonfiction—Finch has sold simplified and complex Chinese, Czech, Thai, Korean and Polish rights to Unlocking Your...
Going the distance: Josephine Rowe on ‘A Loving, Faithful Animal’
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
‘I think structurally, tonally, Australian literature does allow for a certain amount of capaciousness and narrative drift. A more open idea of what shape a story might take. Often, when...
Charts this week
Monday, 1 February 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Dressmaker (film tie-in) Rosalie Ham Duffy and Snellgrove 2 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 3 NYPD Red...
New YA festival to fund author visits to schools, libraries
Friday, 29 January 2016
UK author Alexia Casale has established a YA festival and author touring program that aims to connect libraries and schools, reports the Guardian. The first YA Shot festival will be...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 28 January 2016
‘It’s one thing for a producer or manufacturer to compete with a cheaper competitor. It’s another to compete with your own work being sold back cheaply in to your own...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Sales Fiction—Text has sold Greek rights to In Certain Circles (Elizabeth Harrower) to Dardanos; Vietnamese rights to Skin (Ilka Tampke) to Women’s Publishing House; Japanese rights to I for Isobel...
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