Many voices: Jennifer Down on ‘Pulse Points’
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Jennifer Down’s first book of short stories, Pulse Points (Text), captures the lives of its characters with ‘an emotional clarity and intensity that is truly impressive,’ writes reviewer Kate McDonnell. She spoke...
NewSouth Books congratulates Charlie Jane Anders on her Nebula Award
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
We’re thrilled to announce Charlie Jane Anders’ fabulous debut All the Birds in the Sky (9781785650550, Titan Publishing Group) has been awarded ‘best novel’ in the 2017 Nebula Awards. Anders...
Editors NSW: June speaker meeting
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Editors NSW's June speaker meeting will focus on how editors can use their networks to keep abreast of publishing trends and opportunities. Presenter Melissa Faulkner will talk about tips for...
Lee Child tops ALIA most borrowed list; crime and thrillers most popular titles
Monday, 22 May 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most borrowed books from Australian libraries from May 2016 to April 2017, with...
Writers, literary orgs among OzCo grant recipients
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Thirty-seven writers, publishers and other literary organisations have been awarded a total of $938,117 in the Australia Council’s first grants round for 2017. Nineteen writers received arts projects grants of...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 15 May 2017
Two major new releases have topped this week’s overall bestsellers chart, with Into the Water (Paula Hawkins, Doubleday) edging out A Court of Wings and Ruin (Sarah J Maas, Bloomsbury)...
Book blogger spotlight: Reading Matters
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
UK-based Australian blogger Kim Forrester started Reading Matters in 2004 to help her remember what she was reading. Now she likes to focus on ‘books that may have slipped under...
Margaret Hamilton: A life in children’s books
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Former children’s book publisher Margaret Hamilton AM recently retired from the national board of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) after 57 years with the organisation. This is an...
Heavyweight division: Peter Carnavas on ‘The Elephant’
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Best known for his picture books, Peter Carnavas’ junior fiction novel The Elephant (UQP, July) ‘paints a portrait of a small family coming to terms with a tragedy through love,...
Rose wins 2017 Stella Prize for ‘The Museum of Modern Love’
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Heather Rose has won the 2017 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her novel The Museum of Modern Love (A&U). Judging panel chair Brenda Walker said the novel, which reimagines Marina Abramovic’s...
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Blogger Jeanie Misko has been writing about an eclectic mix of books for her blog Sam Still Reading since 2010, with her audience growing to about 2500 people a month. Misko...
Widening the frame: Briohny Doyle on ‘Adult Fantasy’
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Briohny Doyle blends memoir and cultural critique in Adult Fantasy (Scribe, June) to examine what it means to be an adult in a rapidly changing new millennium. Reviewer Jo Case...
Book blogger spotlight: Happy Indulgence
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Happy Indulgence is run by three YA book bloggers specialising in contemporary, historical, sci-fi and fantasy titles. The site reaches an audience of over 10,000 followers in the US, Australia...
CBCA Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers* Waer (Meg Caddy, Text) Words...
Body of work: Karen Andrews on ‘On the Many Shapes Bodies Will Take’
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Karen Andrews’ poetry collection, On the Many Shapes Bodies Will Take (Miscellaneous Press, April), ‘tackles the course of a life with such tenderness and grace that you could be tricked...
Small Publisher Spotlight: Real Film and Publishing
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Established in 2012, Melbourne-based Real Film and Publishing specialises in ‘memoirs, biographies, family histories and legacy books’ in high-quality hardback. Only a few of the books are available commercially, as...
Comic timing: Peter Helliar on ‘Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase’
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Comedian Peter Helliar’s first children’s book Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase (HGE, February) is a time-travel adventure starring 12-year-old Frankie and his cranky grandad, who has a hook for...
Small publisher spotlight: Griffith Review
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Launched in 2003 and based at Brisbane’s Griffith University, the Griffith Review publishes quarterly books around a topical theme. Its unique model features a mix of essays, memoir, reportage, short...
On tour: Peadar Ó Guilin
Monday, 16 January 2017
Peadar Ó Guilin (pronounced ‘Padder Oh Gilleen’, according to the author) is an Irish writer, playwright and former stand-up comedian. His latest YA book The Call (David Fickling) is a teenage survival...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2016 finalists announced
Monday, 16 January 2017
The finalists for the 2016 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. Ten authors have been shortlisted for the Favourite Australian Romance Author. They are: Amy Andrews Anna Campbell Anne...
Vintage launches backlist-inspired ‘Vintage Minis’ series
Monday, 16 January 2017
In the UK, Vintage has announced the launch of a new series called ‘Vintage Minis’, a range of short books on ‘big subjects’ drawn from the publisher’s backlist, reports the...
Writers, literary orgs among OzCo October grant round recipients
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
A number of writers and literary organisations have received funding in the Australia Council’s October 2016 grant round. Sixteen writers received arts projects grants of up to $50,000 each. There...
OzCo announces leadership program participants
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
A number of literary arts workers have been selected for the 2017 Australia Council Leadership Programs. Participants in the 2017 Future Leaders Program include Right Now magazine general manager Reiko...
Indie Book Awards 2017 longlists announced
Monday, 12 December 2016
Leading Edge Books has announced the longlists for the 2017 Indie Book Awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Easy Way Out (Steven Amsterdam, Hachette) Between a...
Watts, Witherspoon to adapt ‘Penguin Bloom’ for film
Friday, 9 December 2016
Australian actress Naomi Watts has partnered with US actress and film producer Reese Witherspoon and US film producer Bruna Papandrea to option the rights to Penguin Bloom (Cameron Bloom &...
Martyn leaves HarperCollins
Friday, 9 December 2016
HarperCollins Australia publishing director Shona Martyn has left the publisher to pursue ‘new challenges’ after 17 years with the company. Martyn joined HarperCollins in 1999 as publishing director of Australian and...
Pollock appointed CEO of BWF organisation UPLIT
Monday, 28 November 2016
Zoe Pollock has been appointed CEO of UPLIT, the new name of the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) organisation. Pollock, who was previously head of development at Sydney Living Museums and...
Bloomsbury hosts character performances for ‘Harry Potter’ book events
Monday, 28 November 2016
Bloomsbury Australia will mark the 20th anniversary of ‘Harry Potter’ in 2017 with a series of book events and festival performances by theatre artist Nadia Sunde in the role of...
‘How Machines Work’ wins Royal Society young people’s book prize
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
In the UK, David Macaulay’s How Machines Work (Dorling Kindersley) has won the Royal Society young people’s book prize for the best science books for children, reports the Guardian. Macaulay’s...
Attendance up at SPN conference; small presses remain strong in nonfiction, reports Nielsen
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
The Small Press Network’s (SPN) fifth Independent Publishing Conference was held at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 9-12 November, with an extra half day of programming this year for...
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