IPEd conference 2019: pay rates, copyright discussed
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
More than 300 delegates attended this year's National Editors Conference in Melbourne in May, under the theme ‘Beyond the page’. Run by the Institute for Professional Editors (IPEd), the peak...
Kathryn Lefroy’s ‘Alex and the Alpacas Save the World’
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
'Readers will easily relate to strong and courageous Alex, who also carries her own set of personal doubts and grudges as she navigates relationships and grows as a person in...
Georgia Spanos on ‘When the Tomatoes Are Ready’
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Georgia Spanos is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and 'advocate for all things food and culture'. When she’s not the digital editor at Halliday magazine, she is working on her second...
Book buyer spotlight: Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books’ Maxine Ryan
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Maxine Ryan has been working as a book buyer for Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books for over 20 years. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long...
2019 VIPs program highlights US market, inclusivity and creating buzz
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
This year’s annual Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program was held alongside the Sydney Writers’ Festival and ran from Tuesday, 30 April through to Friday, 3 May. The 2019 program was...
Galleys and galleries: The art and design book market
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Australian art gallery attendance is at an all-time high and BookScan data suggests a correlation between gallery attendance and the sales of illustrated art and design books. Kelsey Oldham explores the...
Book buyer spotlight: WHSmith’s Ruth Ellis
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Ruth Ellis worked for Dymocks and Berkelouw before joining WHSmith as a buyer two years ago. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long have you been...
Book buyer spotlight: Readings’ Angela Crocombe
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Angela Crocombe has worked as an author, publicist, sales rep and in foreign rights before joining Readings as its children’s book buyer. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer...
Class act: Facilitating in-school author visits
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
An inspiring in-school appearance from an author is often the key to getting kids interested in reading. Andrea Hanke spoke to four speakers’ agencies about facilitating these important interactions. For Victoria-based...
Book buyer spotlight: Big W’s Meredith Drake
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Meredith Drake has been a book buyer at Big W for over 10 years, and was once described by the Australian as ‘the most influential figure on the local book...
Jane Curry: What makes a good author?
Thursday, 18 April 2019
In her first opinion column of the year, Ventura Press founder Jane Curry shares her thoughts on the traits that make a successful author. Writing is a solitary and fiercely...
Middle-grade in demand at Bologna; kindness and environmental themes among new trends
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Australian publishers have reported an ‘upbeat’ Bologna Children’s Book Fair (1-4 April), with middle-grade books continuing to dominate the market, and kindness and environmental themes emerging as new trends. Books...
A love letter to the Centre for Youth Literature: Zhana Maticevski-Shumack on the closure of CYL
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
State Library Victoria's controversial announcement in early March that it was 'retiring' the Centre for Youth Literature (CYL) was met with backlash from across the literary community. In this opinion...
The prize is right: Authors on winning an unpublished manuscript prize
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
How does winning an unpublished manuscript prize affect the careers of debut authors? Jackie Tang talks to two recent winners. It’s difficult to ignore the sheer number of unpublished manuscript...
Bestsellers this week: ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ back in charts
Monday, 1 April 2019
Two fiction titles are new to this week's bestseller chart, with Clive Cussler's latest adventure novel Celtic Empire (with Dirk Cussler, Michael Joseph) at number two and the b-format edition of...
Bestsellers: Easter books in the charts
Monday, 25 March 2019
The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) is back on top of the bestsellers chart this week, relegating James Patterson's 18th Abduction (Century) to number two, while Danielle Steel's latest novel...
Tales of the unexpected: Events at Riverbend Books
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Events manager Vicky Tosh shares the joys and hiccups of managing author events at Brisbane’s Riverbend Books. Before I was hired at Riverbend Books, I had never worked in a...
Waging battles: Author income in Australia
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The book industry begins with authors. They toil for hours to release their ideas on the page, but each day they also struggle with making ends meet. Elizabeth Flux looks...
Karys McEwen: Why you should meet your heroes
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
In her first column for 2019, high school library manager Karys McEwen argues that young people have much to gain from interacting with authors in person—but authors need to be...
Bestsellers: new b-format editions on fastest movers chart
Monday, 18 March 2019
Debuting at number one on this week's top 10 bestseller chart is James Patterson's latest 'Women's Murder Club' thriller, 18th Abduction (Century), which is also the first fiction title to...
Mike Shuttleworth on the Centre for Youth Literature
Thursday, 14 March 2019
'Driven more by passion than by planning, the promotion and support of children’s and teenage literature is currently piecemeal and under stress. It is urgently in need of a politically...
Living the fantasy: Lynette Noni’s career path
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Lynette Noni’s YA fantasy series ‘The Medoran Chronicles’ has cemented her status as one of Australia’s favourite writers. She shares her journey towards becoming a bestselling author. I never wanted...
Speech: Helen Garner accepts the OzCo Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Earlier this week, Helen Garner was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature at a ceremony in Sydney. The following is her acceptance speech, republished in...
Crankstart announced as new Booker Prize sponsor
Friday, 1 March 2019
US-based charitable foundation Crankstart will be the new sponsor of the Booker Prize. Crankstart's five-year sponsorship will begin on 1 June, after the announcement of the 2019 Man Booker International...
Thursday, 28 February 2019
If you love the atmosphere of Scrublands, the mystery of The Nowhere Child and the storytelling of The Broken Shore you will love Blood River!
Melbourne couple wins at 2019 Prix Sorcières
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Picture book Petit Soldat (Editions du Seuil), by Melbourne-based couple Pierre Jacques Ober and Jules Ober, has been awarded at the 2019 Prix Sorcières in France. Due to be published...
A new hope for un-real fiction: Rose Michael on speculative fiction
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
The realist stranglehold on Australian publishing may be loosening, as publishers and prize panels become more open to speculative fiction, writes Rose Michael. At the end of last year I...
Big Sky lands 17-book deal for US rights
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Big Sky Publishing has sold North American and US territories rights to 17 children’s book titles to independent educational publishing house Rosen Publishing. Set in motion at the 2018 Frankfurt...
KYD launches writing prize for school students
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has launched a new writing prize, designed to develop, mentor, edit and publish the work of two writers from Australian secondary schools. The inaugural KYD School...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Sales Fiction Brio Books has sold the film option to Rubik (Elizabeth Tan) to Photoplay (see news). Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to Trust Me, I’m...
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