A remarkable entry point: Terri-ann White on the Sharjah International Book Fair
Thursday, 8 November 2018
UWA Publishing director Terri-ann White travelled to the United Arab Emirates to attend the Sharjah International Book Fair, which runs from 31 October to 10 November. As a publisher who is...
Kirsten Alexander’s ‘Half Moon Lake’
Thursday, 8 November 2018
'This isn’t simply the story of a missing boy—though that alone would have been enough to sustain a reader’s interest—it’s also a skilful exploration of multi-generational trauma, wrapped up in...
Charts this week
Monday, 5 November 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Kingdom of Ash Sarah J Maas Bloomsbury 2 The Lost Man Jane Harper Macmillan 3 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 4...
Lifelong learning: Younger readers editions
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Kelsey Oldham investigates the role played by younger readers editions in the growth of children’s nonfiction. It’s a well-established fact that adult nonfiction titles sell strongly in Australia. In 2018...
Frankfurt 2018: crime, ‘uplit’ and ‘big ideas’ books in demand
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Australian publishers who attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (10-14 October) reported emerging trends around crime fiction and thrillers, ‘uplit’ and popular science books. Black Inc. international director Sophy Williams...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
‘Currently, many decisions are made on instinct and impulse ... It’s [hard] to get good data on the most basic question: Who is buying the book? Imagine if the publishing...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Sales Fiction Amanda Urban at ICM Partners sold North American and Canadian rights to The Book of Science and Antiquities (Thomas Keneally) to Atria Books. Nonfiction Lucia Osborne-Crowley has sold...
Podcast spotlight: Seeking Tumnus
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Established in 2015, Seeking Tumnus is a podcast in which its hosts 'revisit the books of [their] youth and ... explore the uncanny wilds of contemporary adolescent fiction'. Hosted by...
Written in the stars: Minnie Darke on ‘Star-crossed’
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Minnie Darke’s Star-crossed (Michael Joseph, March) follows an aspiring journalist who begins to tinker with her paper’s astrology section after learning that her crush consults his horoscope whenever he’s faced with making...
Bound together: Kate Richards on ‘Fusion’
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Kate Richards’ Fusion (Hamish Hamilton, February 2019) tells the story of conjoined twins, their carer, and an injured stranger who is brought into their isolated bush home. Reviewer Jacqui Davies described...
What’s cooking?: Julie Gibbs shares her career journey
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Trade publishing consultant Julie Gibbs shares her career journey. I was lucky enough to grow up in a bookish household in Adelaide, buying Enid Blyton books with pocket money and reading...
Gift of the Blab: An interview with Aaron Blabey
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Aaron Blabey is the creator of the ‘Pig the Pug’ and ‘The Bad Guys’ series. Kelsey Oldham asks the author about his success. You’re known for your prolific output, which...
Sister act: The story of The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Co-owner Mary Wadsworth tells the story of The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop in Auckland, New Zealand. In 1965 Dorothy Butler established the bookshop that my sister Helen and I now...
Charts this week
Monday, 29 October 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 Bridge of Clay Markus Zusak...
Bookish backchat: Elias Grieg on ‘I Can’t Remember the Title but the Cover is Blue’
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Author, academic and bookseller Elias Grieg’s debut book I Can't Remember the Title but the Cover is Blue (A&U, December) is an ‘always amusing and often laugh-out-loud funny’ compendium detailing Grieg’s...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
'In a shrinking and fragmented media environment a publicist’s job can be challenging but having a group of book publicists and journalists in a room does remind you how much...
Podcast spotlight: Hope Book Club
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Launched in 2018, the Hope Book Club is a podcast focusing on books that will 'enrich your life'. Co-hosts Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore discuss what they've been reading and...
Brad Cooper’s ‘The Finest Gold’
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
'While The Finest Gold is ostensibly a sporting memoir—and it does cover in fascinating detail the punishing regimes and mental requirements for success—its real charm lies in Cooper’s dazzling, shimmering...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Sales Nonfiction Monash University Publishing has sold Greek-language rights for Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964 (Paul Genoni & Tanya Dalziell) to Potamos Publishers. Children’s...
Louise Cornege on the Publishers Publicity Circle
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
A networking group for UK publicists, the Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC), launched an Australian chapter this year. Allen & Unwin head of publicity Louise Cornege is the chair of PPC...
Making the deal: The state of rights sales in the UK
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
While the UK remains a tough market for Australian publishers to break into, UK indies are showing an interest in Australian voices, reports Catherine Moller. Several Australian independent publishers have had...
Charts this week
Monday, 22 October 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor for Families Scott Pape HarperCollins 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
‘We should not be afraid of people consuming other forms of media. For us, this is a positive. Ultimately it drives people back to the book. And consumers have demonstrated...
Podcast spotlight: The Full Catastrophe
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The Full Catastrophe is a 'live therapy session [where] guests tell stories about when life got so bad it got funny'. Recorded live at Sydney theatre Giant Dwarf, the podcast is...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Sales Fiction Zeitgeist Media Group Agency has sold screen rights to The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Holly Ringland) to Made Up Stories. (See news.) Nonfiction MUP has sold Spanish...
Black Inc.’s ‘Best Summer Stories’
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
‘It’s rarely possible to give an anthology a perfect score—there are always a few stories that fail to hit the mark—but Best Summer Stories comes very close.’ ... read Angela Elizabeth's full...
Charts this week
Monday, 15 October 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty Macmillan 2 The Barefoot Investor for Families Scott Pape HarperCollins 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
‘Good editors, where once they would have put all their time into the text, now have tons of other corporate and bureaucratic responsibilities, as well as pressure from higher up...
Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys’ ‘All the Ways to be Smart’
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
'Suitable for children aged two to six years old, All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic.' ... read...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Sales Fiction Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management has sold world rights to The Students (Sarah Hopkins) to Text. Natasha Solomun of Jacinta di Mase Management has sold US &...
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