Charts this week
Monday, 16 April 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 CSIRO Low-Carb Every Day Grant Brinkworth & Dr Pennie Taylor Macmillan 3 WeirDo...
Podcast spotlight: From the Lighthouse
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Established in 2017, From the Lighthouse is a fortnightly literary podcast produced by the English department at Macquarie University. Each episode is hosted by academics Dr Stephanie Russo and Dr...
Kate Wild’s ‘Waiting for Elijah’
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
‘Wild is an investigative journalist whose narrative nonfiction will appeal to readers of Helen Garner and Chloe Hooper. She explores her subject with great depth, compassion and sensitivity, sharing in...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
‘There are lots of listeners that don’t read books, and there are a dizzying range of demographics listening. In five years’ time—I put money on it—audio will not be this...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold Bulgarian rights to The Passage of Love (Alex Miller). Fremantle Press has sold the film option to the ‘Detective Stevie Hooper’ series (An...
Publishing, fast and slow: Martin Hughes on ‘slow’ media
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Martin Hughes is the co-founder and publisher of Affirm Press, the former editor of the Big Issue and, in 2018, a regular columnist for Books+Publishing. In his first column, Hughes...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 April 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 WeirDo #10: Messy Weird! Anh Do Scholastic 3 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton Hamish...
Robbie Arnott’s ‘Flames’
Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘Flames is an engrossing read told from multiple perspectives. Each new chapter is narrated by a different character and Arnott skilfully switches between different voices and genres in a trick...
Podcast spotlight: Kill Your Darlings podcast
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Established in 2013 and redeveloped into an hour-long format in 2014, the Kill Your Darlings podcast features 'interviews, readings and discussions about books, culture and the arts in Australia and...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘To me, a town, village or city is empty without the power of a bookshop … That is why we have to fight for bookshops. Every last one is precious...
When girls don’t read: Reaching reluctant girl readers
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Lorien Kaye asks how the book industry can connect reluctant girl readers with books. Mention kids who don’t like reading and most people immediately think of boys. Discussion of ‘reluctant...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton Hamish Hamilton 3 12 Rules for Life Jordan B...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Sales Fiction Hachette Australia has sold UK and Commonwealth (ex ANZ) and translation rights to The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village (Joanna Nell) to Hodder & Stoughton. Children’s The...
Quote of the Week
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'The support this book has received from independent booksellers all over the country has been truly overwhelming. I am so grateful to every person who has ever hand-sold Nevermoor …...
Jamie Marina Lau’s ‘Pink Mountain on Locust Island’
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'Vivid, inventive descriptions of yum cha, high-school friendships and claustrophobic apartment living evoke the experience of growing up in a diasporic community and the sensory overload of being surrounded by...
Out west: WestWords executive director Michael Campbell
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
WestWords is an independent company based in Parramatta that began its life as The Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Development Project in 2007. Established to address the low level of literature...
Podcast spotlight: The Readings Podcast
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Established in 2016, the Readings Podcast is 'a celebration of books, reading and pop culture'. Episodes range in format, from author interviews to event recordings to booksellers talking about recommendations...
Charts this week
Monday, 26 March 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton Hamish Hamilton 3 12 Rules for Life Jordan...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
‘There are two unresolved questions in podcasting: discoverability and monetisation … how do you find and grow your audience? And how do you finance the creation of great content?’—Executive producer Astrid...
Podcast spotlight: Astrid Edwards on The Garret
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Established in 2016, The Garret is an Australian podcast 'celebrating the best writers writing today' across a variety of genres. Each episode features interviews with writers on the craft of...
Erin Gough’s ‘Amelia Westlake’
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
‘Gough has created a clever, engaging feminist romp for readers aged 12 and up that is utterly unputdownable’ ... read Readings Kids manager Angela Crocombe's full review here.
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Sales Fiction Brow Books has sold UK and Commonwealth rights to Apple & Knife (Intan Paramaditha) to Harvill Secker. (See news.) Text has sold rights to the The Plotters (Un-su...
‘What the world needs now’: Meet BWF guest artistic director Carl Lindgren
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Carl Lindgren is a former media publisher, magazine editor and curator who has been involved with Brisbane’s creative communities for more than 20 years. In 2018, he joins Brisbane Writers...
Charts this week
Monday, 19 March 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 Terry's Dumb Dot Story: A Treehouse Tale Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Pan 3...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 15 March 2018
‘He brought an outsider’s view to Australia, while at the same time capturing the larrikin spirit and often destructive masculinity of Australian men.’ —Crime writer Michael Robotham remembers award-winning author...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Sales Fiction Text has sold North American and US rights to The Plotters (Un-su Kim, see news). Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Leather Soul: A Half-back...
Gail Jones’ ‘The Death of Noah Glass’
Thursday, 15 March 2018
‘The Death of Noah Glass combines an enjoyable escapade involving art theft, mafia conspiracy, romance and a suspicious death with a literary exploration of grief, identity and the power of...
Claire Miller on ‘Between the Covers, Behind the Counter’
Thursday, 15 March 2018
On 27 February, a group of publishers, booksellers and other children’s literature enthusiasts gathered in Fremantle at children’s bookstore Paper Bird Books & Arts for ‘Between the Covers, Behind the...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 2 17th Suspect James Patterson Century 3 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
‘At best I think we can say that this was a wonderful opportunity missed. I am sure that there are capable people and authors out there who could do the...
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