I Can’t Remember the Title but the Cover Is Blue (Elias Greig, A&U)
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Sydney bookseller Elias Greig thought writing down his customer interactions would make for a nice creative outlet in between part-time work and his PhD thesis. The resulting book, similar in...
Imperfect: How Our Bodies Shape the People We Become (Lee Kofman, Affirm Press)
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Lee Kofman turns her eye to bodies that ‘defy the natural order of things’ in her latest book, blending memoir with cultural criticism to delve into what bodies that contravene...
Introducing Peter Vu’s ‘Paper Cranes Don’t Fly’
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Paper Cranes Don’t Fly (Ford Street Publishing) tells the story of a cancer patient as he undergoes treatment with friends by his side. It’s the debut novel from Australian author...
Book-to-screen
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
SLR Productions has commenced production on an animated telemovie based on Jacqueline Harvey’s ‘Alice-Miranda’ children’s book series (Random House Australia). The comedy-drama Alice Miranda Shines Bright will premiere on Australian...
Feminist fantasy series sells into Germany for ‘record’ sum
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Hardie Grant Egmont has sold German-language rights to debut author Rhiannon Williams’ middle-grade fantasy Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt, plus two further books by Williams, to Random House Germany...
‘104-Storey Treehouse’ tops Australian children’s fiction bestsellers chart
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Australian children’s fiction bestsellers: September The 104-Storey Treehouse—the eighth book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s super successful ‘Treehouse’ series (profiled in Think Australian Junior last year)—is at the top...
‘Paper Cranes Don’t Fly’ wins teen-voted Inky Award
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Peter Vu’s YA novel Paper Cranes Don’t Fly (Ford Street Publishing) has won the Gold Inky Award—selected by readers aged between 12-20 from shortlists chosen by a panel of teen...
Putting the anarchy back into childhood
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
A recent interview with bestselling Australian children’s book creators Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton—which coincides with the release of their latest book and this month’s top-selling Australian children’s fiction title...
Third O’Neill title sold to UK’s Lightning Books
Thursday, 11 October 2018
UK publisher Lightning Books has acquired UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) rights to Ryan O’Neill’s 2012 debut short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart (Black Inc.)—the third title...
Introducing literary agent Benython Oldfield
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Benython Oldfield is an Australian literary agent and the Sydney-based director of Zeitgeist Media Group Agency, which represents 40 Australian authors alongside other international writers and illustrators. He spoke to...
Book-to-screen
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Synchronicity Films will adapt Heather Morris’ bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Echo Publishing) as a television drama miniseries. The miniseries is planned to be broadcast in January 2020 to...
Australian crime fiction in the spotlight
Thursday, 11 October 2018
When Australian author Benjamin Stevenson heard that his debut crime-thriller Greenlight had sold into North America and the UK, he quipped: ‘There’s no question international readers are loving Aussie crime...
Finalists announced for triennial Melbourne Prize for Literature
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Five Australian authors—Tony Birch, Gideon Haigh, Alison Lester, Christos Tsiolkas and Alexis Wright—have been selected as finalists for the Melbourne Prize for Literature, which is awarded triennially to an author...
Introducing Benjamin Stevenson’s ‘Greenlight’
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Australian author Benjamin Stevenson’s debut novel Greenlight is a ‘nail-biting thriller that turns popular true-crime such as Serial and Making a Murderer on its head’. Released in Australia in September,...
Australian bestsellers in September: ‘Scrublands’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ remain at the top
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: September Australian crime-thrillers are currently dominating the local bestsellers chart, with Chris Hammer’s debut novel Scrublands at the top of the fiction bestsellers chart for September following...
The Tales of Mr Walker (Jess Black, illus by Sara Acton, Puffin)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Mr Walker is a golden labrador who has been hired as the Melbourne Park Hyatt’s canine ambassador. Based on his real-life counterpart, this middle-grade chapter book comprises four beguiling vignettes...
The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars (Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Though this middle-grade fantasy chapter book shares the same world as Jaclyn Moriarty’s earlier book, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, this is not really a sequel. While Bronte...
Midnight at the Library (Ursula Dubosarsky illus by Ron Brooks, NLA)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
This outstanding book by two acclaimed Australian creators is thought-provoking and informative. Ursula Dubosarsky’s text, combined with Ron Brooks’ illustrations, refers to the fascinating story of books—how they are created, preserved and connected...
Mamie (Tania McCartney, HarperCollins)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
This year marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of May Gibbs’ beloved Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Joining the centenary celebrations is Tania McCartney’s latest picture book Mamie, which explores Gibbs'...
Liberty (Nikki McWatters, UQP)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Three women, three centuries, three threats against freedom: Australian author Nikki McWatters’ new YA novel is an ambitious and timely exploration of power, politics and the sisterhood. In 1472 France,...
Vanishing (Mike Lucas, illus by Jennifer Harrison, MidnightSun)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Vanishing, an evocative picture book from author Mike Lucas and illustrator Jennifer Harrison, delivers a sharp warning about the growing dangers of humanity’s impact on the natural environment and the...
The market down under
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Australian titles are faring well in a market where personal development books and crime fiction are the standout trends, reports Andrea Hanke. For the fourth year in a row, the...
Lester shortlisted for Melbourne Prize for Literature
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Prolific children’s author and former Australian Children’s Laureate Alison Lester has been shortlisted for the Melbourne Prize for Literature. The award is presented triennially to a Victorian author whose body...
Introducing CSIRO Publishing’s children’s list
Thursday, 20 September 2018
In 2015 CSIRO Publishing launched its first children’s book Phasmid, the story of the rediscovery of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect previously believed to be extinct. The publisher has...
‘Alpacas with Maracas’ tops Australian picture book bestsellers chart
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Australian picture book bestsellers: August Alpacas with Maracas, the follow-up to Matt Cosgrove’s bestselling Macca the Alpaca, is at the top of the Australian picture book bestsellers chart for August....
Children’s, parenting titles popular at Beijing Book Fair
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Australian publishers who attended the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in August have reported an interest in children’s, parenting and education titles. Ventura Press director Jane Curry sold the rights...
‘Room on Our Rock’ sold into multiple territories
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Scholastic Australia has sold US, Japanese, German, French, Brazilian and Turkish rights to the picture book Room on Our Rock (Kate & Jol Temple, illus by Terri Rose Baynton). Exploring...
Introducing Peggy Frew’s ‘Islands’
Thursday, 13 September 2018
In March 2019, Allen & Unwin will publish award-winning Australian author Peggy Frew’s third novel Islands, the story of the disintegration of a marriage and its tragic aftermath. The publisher...
Award-winning novel ‘dissects the way Australians see ourselves’
Thursday, 13 September 2018
One of Australia’s most prestigious literary awards was announced last month. The winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award was Michelle de Kretser for her fifth novel The Life to...
More love for Nanette
Thursday, 13 September 2018
International rights are being snapped up for Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s forthcoming memoir Ten Steps to Nanette (Allen & Unwin) after the Netflix special based on Gadsby’s stand-up comedy show went...
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