Young people speak out about the closure of SLV’s Centre for Youth Literature
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
'Even if everything does continue on as usual ... it denies teenage and youth leaders having their own independent organisation. It's like saying YA literature isn't important enough to have...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Sales Fiction Zeitgeist Agency has sold Dutch-language rights to Below Deck (Sophie Hardcastle) to Uitgeverij Prometheus, and German-language rights to Kein & Aber. Hachette has sold German-language rights to The...
Hazelwood (Tom Doig, Viking)
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
During a heatwave in February 2014, brown coal ignites within Hazelwood Power Station’s open-pit mine, causing a fire that burns for 45 days and sends toxic plumes of smoke over...
LBF ‘as busy as ever’; Australians report interest in ‘uplifting nonfiction’ and self-help for kids
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Australian publishers attending the 2019 London Book Fair (LBF) reported an interest in ‘uplifting or inspiring nonfiction’ and ‘self-development, self-esteem, resilience and mental health books for children and adolescents’, among...
Charts this week
Monday, 25 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 2 18th Abduction James Patterson Century 3 Fing David Walliams HarperCollins 4...
Faber CEO calls on publishers to ‘have courage’ in face of Brexit
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
‘I fear there are those who believe that global English language markets are in their interests, both retailers and publishers. They are not.’—In his keynote at the London Book Fair’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Sales Fiction Jenny Darling & Associates has sold UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) rights to The Weekend (Charlotte Wood, A&U, October) to Weidenfeld & Nicolson, and North American rights to Riverhead...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Peggy Frew (Islands, A&U) will be...
Meg McKinlay’s ‘Catch a Falling Star’
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
'McKinlay’s gift for writing accessible characters for younger readers shines through in Catch a Falling Star, with a solid story grounded in the thoughtful exploration of grief.' ... read Tehani Croft's...
University presses in Australia: ‘remarkable, robust and flourishing’
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
After disruptions at Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) and a glut of mainstream media coverage about the state of scholarly publishing in Australia, Sarah Farquharson spoke to the country’s other university...
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...
The ASA: The story so far
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The Australian Society of Authors is the professional association for Australiaʼs authors and illustrators. CEO Juliet Rogers shares some history and future plans of the organisation. Once upon a time,...
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...
Charts this week
Monday, 18 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 18th Abduction James Patterson Century 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 Fing David Walliams HarperCollins 4 The...
Publicity round-up
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Alice Robinson (The Glad Shout, Affirm)...
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...
‘Growing up African in Australia’ (ed by Maxine Beneba Clarke)
Thursday, 14 March 2019
'The collection boldly explores migratory experiences, rarely shying away from the realities of racism both overt and covert, the ongoing effects of colonisation in and outside of Australia, the conditional...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Sales Fiction Alex Adsett Literary Agency has sold the film option to three books in the ‘Daughters of the Outback’ trilogy (Dear Banjo, True Blue and Love Song, all Sasha...
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...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 2 Fing David Walliams & Tony Ross HarperCollins 3 The Fast 800 Michael...
PRH agrees to collectively bargain with editorial and publicity staff
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
'An Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) will enshrine clearer processes, improve job satisfaction and job security, and allow editors and publicists to do what they love best: working on and promoting...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Alice Robinson (The Glad Shout, Affirm)...
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...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Sales Fiction Spinifex Press has sold Italian-language rights to The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow) to Edizioni le Assassine, and Japanese-language rights to Eji Press. Natasha Solomun of The Rights...
Peggy Frew’s ‘Islands’
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
'[Islands] is a work of great compassion and insight: one which reveals the naive, hopeful, sometimes angry, heartbreak that children hold in their hearts as they attempt to become adults...
Charts this week
Monday, 4 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Fast 800 Michael Mosley Simon & Schuster 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 The Rosie Result...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Mark Brandi (The Rip, Hachette) will...
On reading, publishing and being working class
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
‘Reading is not a given for all. It is a tenuous product of years of nurturing that the more working class you are, the less likely you are to receive...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins has sold Japanese-language rights to White Tiger (Kylie Chan) to Babel Press; and German-language ebook rights to The Innocent Mage, Innocence Lost, Empress of Mijak, The Riven...
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