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It’s not easy being green: Adelaide’s Pop-up Bookshop boycots HEDS

Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Adelaide’s Pop-up Bookshop co-owner Kate Treloar tells Books+Publishing why she decided to boycott a major book distributor on environmental grounds. In June, Adelaide’s Pop-up Bookshop announced on Facebook that it...

Book designer spotlight: Mark Campbell

Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Mark Campbell got his break in the book industry at Hardie Grant Books, where he worked in marketing before moving over to design. He is currently head of design at...

RiP Margaret Fulton

Friday, 26 July 2019
Scottish-born Australian cookery author, journalist and commentator Margaret Fulton has died, aged 94. First published by Paul Hamlyn in 1968, The Margaret Fulton Cookbook became an important reference for cooking...

Holiday book haul: Junior Christmas 2019 preview

Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Kelsey Oldham rounds up some local highlights from publishers’ 2019 Christmas lists. (See our adult fiction and nonfiction highlights here.) Aussie favourites Some of our most celebrated Australian children’s authors...

Good tidings we bring: Christmas 2019 preview

Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Sarah Farquharson rounds up this year’s top locally authored Christmas titles. (See our kids and YA Christmas highlights here.) Blockbuster fiction The small press with one of the biggest books...

Hidden in plain sight: Jane Curry on the role of the editor

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Ventura Press founder Jane Curry explores the role of the editor. 'Who’s the editor?’ I have only been asked this question once in my career and it was by a...

Book buyer spotlight: James Bennett’s buying team

Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Australian library supplier James Bennett’s 11-strong buying team combines expertise from the bookselling, library and publishing sectors. Buyer Louise Oliver spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long...

2019 ABA conference: value, volume down YTD; HR, sales discussed

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Nielsen Book associate director Julie Winters presented an overview of the Australian book market at the 2019 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. Winters reported a 2.6% decline in Australian book...

Beyond just sales: Connecting to customers and communities through events

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Sarah Farquharson speaks to two independent bookshops about how they make connections with customers and their communities through events. The owners of BooksPlus, in the NSW town of Bathurst, and...

Over 300 booksellers encouraged to ‘change the narrative’ at upbeat ABA conference

Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Almost 340 booksellers, publishers and other guests attended this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference, held in Melbourne from 23–24 June. ABA CEO Robbie Egan—who opened the conference by encouraging...

Book buyer spotlight: ALS Library Services’ Philippa Siebert

Wednesday, 3 July 2019
As a member of the acquisitions team at Adelaide-based ALS Library Services, Philippa Siebert has been helping libraries stock their shelves for over a decade. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our...

Is YA okay?: The state of Australian young adult literature

Wednesday, 3 July 2019
With reports from the UK showing a sharp decline in sales of YA fiction, Jackie Tang explores whether the Australian market is experiencing similar changes. When UK trade publication the...

Natural habitat: Kate Goldsworthy shares her career journey

Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Over the past 10 years, Victoria-based editor Kate Goldsworthy has worked for a wide range of publishers, both in-house and as a freelancer. She shares her career journey. Since early...

Book buyer spotlight: Peter Pal’s Stuart Dunstan

Wednesday, 19 June 2019
How does book buying differ for the library sector? Stuart Dunstan, fiction buyer for Australian library supplier Peter Pal, spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long have...

Change maker: Sally Rugg on ‘How Powerful We Are’

Wednesday, 19 June 2019
LGBTIQ rights activist Sally Rugg led the GetUp campaign for marriage equality for five years and is now executive director at change.org. Rugg’s first book, How Powerful We Are (Hachette,...

Meryl Halls: Creating better bookshops

Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Meryl Halls recently became managing director of the UK Booksellers Association (BA). In June she’s in Australia to give the keynote address at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. She...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Eadie Allen from the Sun Bookshop

Wednesday, 19 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of the winner announcement on...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Aisling Lawless from Dymocks Joondalup

Friday, 14 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Staying relevant: Robbie Egan on his plans for the ABA

Thursday, 13 June 2019
Ahead of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to ABA CEO Robbie Egan, who took over the role from Joel Becker in December 2018. For those who...

The regional bookshops competing with Big W

Thursday, 13 June 2019
Brad Jefferies speaks to independent booksellers in regional areas about the impending closure of around 30 Big W stores. Reactions were mixed when it was reported in March that up...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Kate Adams from Better Read Than Dead

Wednesday, 12 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Simon McDonald from Potts Point Bookshop

Friday, 7 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Michael Earp from The Little Bookroom

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Book buyer spotlight: Dymocks’ Imogen Neely

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Imogen Neely is the merchandise manager for Dymocks. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long have you been in the role and what did you do...

Book buyer spotlight: Gleebooks’ Morgan Smith

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Morgan Smith has worked for Sydney’s Gleebooks for close to 25 years, and is currently the manager and book buyer at Gleebooks’ Dulwich Hill store. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our...

Bestsellers: Manson’s ‘Everything is F*cked’ debuts at number one

Monday, 27 May 2019
Mark Manson's new self-help book Everything is F*cked (HarperCollins) has debuted at number one on this week's bestseller chart, while his previous book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck...

The ‘new Australian sensibility’: Literary agent Barbara J Zitwer on discovering Australian writers

Friday, 24 May 2019
New York-based literary agent Barbara J Zitwer represents writers including Man Booker International Prize-winner Han Kang, and recently sold rights on behalf of her Australian authors Jamie Marina Lau and...

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