Inaugural Victorian Indigenous Literary Festival to launch in Melbourne
Thursday, 19 November 2015
A new writers’ festival dedicated to Indigenous writing will be held at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 19-21 February. Blak & Bright, the inaugural Victorian Indigenous Literary Festival, will...
Nero launches children’s book imprint
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Nero will launch its children’s book imprint Piccolo Nero next month with the imprint’s first title The Two Acrobats. The book is written by Nero publisher Jeanne Ryckmans and illustrated...
Lessons in leasing
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
According to Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker, one of the leading causes of recent bookshop closures has been the cost of leasing. But it’s not just high rents, says Becker,...
Armin Greder’s ‘Australia to Z’
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
‘Alphabet books have provided insight into our priorities for many years, and Armin Greder’s certainly captures an Australia that will strike a chord with many’ … read Emily Gale’s full...
ABC Books acquires rights to Mitchell Johnson autobiography
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
ABC Books has acquired the rights to Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson’s as-yet-untitled autobiography, to be published in the second half of 2016. ABC Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Australia, announced...
CBCA announces 2016 conference program
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the program for next year’s national conference, to be held at the Menzies Hotel in Sydney from 20-21 May. The conference, entitled ‘Read: Myriad...
Bloomsbury acquires world rights to Melbourne duo’s picture book
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Bloomsbury USA has acquired world rights to Melbourne-based author and illustrator team Jessica Walton and Dougal MacPherson’s Introducing Teddy, to be published globally in June 2016. In a statement the...
Charts this week
Monday, 16 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Everyday Super Food Jamie Oliver Michael Joseph 3 Spirits of the Ghan...
Maramenides joins S&S UK as children’s publishing MD
Friday, 13 November 2015
Former Five Mile Press and Echo Publishing managing director Alexandra Maramenides has been appointed managing director of Simon & Schuster (S&S) UK’s children’s publishing division. As previously reported by Books+Publishing,...
New CEO, artistic director for Clunes Booktown Festival
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Creative Clunes has announced the appointment of a CEO and artistic director for the Victorian town’s 10th Booktown Festival, to be held from 30 April to 1 May. Richard Mackay-Scollay has...
Bookish dates for 2016
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
January Jaipur Literature Festival: 21-25 January Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: (TBA) January February Taipei International Book Exhibition: 16-21 February Emerging Writers’ Festival Digital Writers’ Festival: (TBA) February Perth Writers Festival:...
Caitlin Neville on her adventures in publicity
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Caitlin Neville recently launched her freelance publicity business Tiny Fox Communications after working as a publicist for Hardie Grant Books, Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. Read about her career journey here.
Kirsty Eager’s ‘Summer Skin’
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
‘Summer Skin is YA at its most grown up. It is brutally honest and … doesn’t shy away from the messy bits of romance and sex’ … read Meg Whelan’s...
Sports Writers Festival to launch with ‘mini-fest’ in Melbourne
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
A new writers’ festival specialising in sports writing will hold a ‘mini-fest’ on 21 November in Melbourne ahead of its first full program in 2016. The Sports Writers Festival was created by...
Australian, Cambodian writers feature at inaugural Kampot Writers and Readers Festival
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Books+Publishing’s Andrew Wrathall reports from Kampot: The inaugural Kampot Writers and Readers Festival (KWRF), featuring Cambodian, Australian and other international writers, artists and musicians, was held in Kampot, Cambodia, from...
LIANZA, NZ Children’s Book Awards to merge
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Children’s Book Awards will merge from 2016. The new awards, which...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Lake House Kate Morton Allen & Unwin 2 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 3 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie...
Innovation and competition: a first-timer’s experience of Frankfurt
Thursday, 5 November 2015
‘Apart from selling rights, Frankfurt is also the place to make new contacts, raise your company’s profile, increase your product awareness and observe macro trends in the industry.’ Read Ventura...
Alison Goodman’s ‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club: Book One’
Thursday, 5 November 2015
‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club is an elegant novel that blends well-researched historical elements with engaging prose. While readers familiar with gas-lamp fantasy will not find any surprises,...
Krznaric, Genova to headline 2016 Perth Writers Festival
Thursday, 5 November 2015
The Perth Writers Festival has announced a number of authors on its 2016 line-up. International guests appearing at the festival, which runs from 18-21 February, include UK pop-philosopher Roman Krznaric;...
Charts this week
Monday, 2 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 Girl Online: On Tour Zoe Sugg...
Tuffield acquires Valentish’s ‘addiction memoir’ for Black Inc.
Friday, 30 October 2015
Publisher Aviva Tuffield has acquired her first nonfiction title for Black Inc., an ‘addiction memoir’ from journalist and Cherry Bomb author Jenny Valentish. A Girl’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery,...
Lu Rees Archives renamed the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
Thursday, 29 October 2015
The Lu Rees Archives, housed at the University of Canberra, has been renamed the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature. The centre said in a statement that ‘the new name succinctly states...
Simon Collinson on ‘The dark art of digital production’
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
While many Australian publishers have outsourced their ebook production, there is a strong case for building those skills in-house, writes Simon Collinson. Read his article here, and our talkback column...
Sue Gunningham’s ‘All the Days After’
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
‘This emotionally draining book is a personal account of the myriad effects of being one of the many affected by a major natural disaster. Sue Gunningham’s long-time partner Barry was...
YA novel wins British Fantasy Award
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song (Pan Macmillan) has become the first YA novel to win the award for best fantasy novel at the British Fantasy Awards, reports the Guardian. Cuckoo Song...
YABBAs 2015 winners announced
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
The winners of the Young Australian’s Best Book Awards (YABBAs), Victoria’s children’s choice awards, have been announced for 2015. The winning titles are: Picture storybooks Pig the Pug (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)...
Charts this week
Monday, 26 October 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan...
Charts this week
Monday, 26 October 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan...
McFarlane and Park form children’s publishing consultancy service
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Children’s book authors and publishers Susannah McFarlane and Louise Park have launched Stories Inc., a children’s publishing consultancy service for Australian publishers. Stories Inc. will help publishers create children’s book...
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