Rights round-up
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Sales Fiction—Hachette has sold Czech rights to The Secret Recipe for Second Chances (J D Barrett). HarperCollins has sold German rights to The Pretty Delicious Café (Danielle Hawkins) to Bastei Lubbe...
Write on: 2018 fiction preview
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Each year we ask Australian publishers to tell us about their most anticipated titles for the year ahead. Among publishers’ 2018 highlights are new books by Ceridwen Dovey, Kristina Olsson, Melissa...
The Amazon effect: What the arrival of Amazon means for the bookselling industry
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Recently, communications agency Spectrum Group hosted a panel discussion in Sydney on what the arrival of Amazon means for the Australian retail industry, with a particular focus on booksellers. Moderated...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
‘The majority of Australian writers, especially those writing literary fiction and/or published by independent publishers, are lucky to get advances of $5000’—author Annabel Smith surveys a cross-section of authors on...
Charts this week
Monday, 30 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Origin Dan Brown Bantam Press 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 Turtles All the Way Down John Green Penguin...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Penguin Random House has sold Lithuanian-language rights to The Tea Gardens and The Lavender Keeper (both Fiona McIntosh). Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold Portuguese rights to Destination Simple: Everyday Rituals...
Alice Pung’s ‘On John Marsden’ and Erik Jensen’s ‘On Kate Jennings’
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
‘These essays, which sit under 100 pages, combine literary criticism, biography and interview. They’re so well crafted that you don’t need to be a fan of either subject to enjoy...
Behind the marketing campaign: Ashleigh Barton on ‘Nevermoor’
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
When Jessica Townsend’s debut children’s novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Lothian) was published on 10 October, the buzz around the novel was considerable. In the following week it...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
‘All our meetings were quite upbeat with most markets steady or slightly up and all publishers had some slots for new voices’—Allen & Unwin’s Emma Dorph and Maggie Thompson on...
Beyond print: Exploring transmedia narratives
Monday, 23 October 2017
UQP nonfiction publisher Alexandra Payne explores the potential of transmedia narratives for publishers. (more…)
Write on: 2018 nonfiction preview
Monday, 23 October 2017
Andrea Hanke reports on Australian publishers' local nonfiction highlights for 2018. Click here for the fiction highlights and here for the children’s and YA preview. ‘Riffing on the Anh Do...
Summer bestsellers: A look at the post-Christmas charts
Monday, 23 October 2017
When the Christmas frenzy has died down, what sells during the rest of the summer? Brad Jefferies explores the trends behind the post-Christmas bestsellers. (more…)
The millennial market: Publishing for a new generation
Monday, 23 October 2017
They’re a generation more talked about than listened to, but the collective spending power of millennials is set to grow. Sarah Farquharson investigates how publishers are tapping into the millennial...
The reinvention of lit mags
Monday, 23 October 2017
In recent years, Australian literary journals have expanded into public events, unpublished manuscript prizes and even traditional book publishing, and are increasingly being seen as places that nurture vibrant literary...
Warm welcome: Kyneton’s Squishy Minnie
Monday, 23 October 2017
When children’s bookstore Squishy Minnie opened in the Victorian town of Kyneton, it filled an important gap in the regional community. Owner and manager Kristen Proud shares her bookseller’s diary....
What next for school libraries?
Monday, 23 October 2017
Jackie Tang explores the changing nature of school libraries in Australia. In September 2017, Australian children’s laureate Leigh Hobbs voiced his concern that Australian school libraries and librarians are ‘disappearing’,...
Reading ahead: 2018 children’s and YA preview
Monday, 23 October 2017
2018 sees the release of a new YA series from Jay Kristoff and a middle-grade series from Amie Kaufman; the re-release of a 10-year-old series from Liane Moriarty; and the...
Charts this week
Monday, 23 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Origin Dan Brown Bantam 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 Maggie's Recipe for Life Maggie Beer & Ralph Martins...
A S Patric’s ‘Atlantic Black’
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
‘Set across a single night—New Year’s Eve 1938, and the increasingly hallucinatory early morning hours that follow—the novel’s pervasive air of menace is propelled not only by the endless dark...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
‘We got books on television and we made it work. It lasted as long as we wanted it to. That’s a great triumph because there were many that said it...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean (Mira Robertson) to Wavesound. Brow Books has sold world rights to The Town (Shaun Prescott) to Faber. (See...
Teen power inc.: Launching teen advisory boards in bookstores
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Jackie Tang asks booksellers how bookshops can meaningfully engage with teen readers. When Readings launched its inaugural Teen Advisory Board (TAB) in June this year, the Melbourne independent chain was...
Charts this week
Monday, 16 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Origin Dan Brown Bantam 2 Force of Nature Jane Harper Macmillan 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 4 The 91-Storey...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
‘It’s not enough to secure a deal on a small or average advance. We need to work closely with the foreign publishers to secure publicity and marketing to lead to...
Michelle de Kretser’s ‘The Life to Come’
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
‘The Life to Come is Michelle de Kretser’s first novel since her Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning Questions of Travel in 2012, and it affirms her as a writer of great...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean (Mira Robertson) to Wavesound. Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Buddhism for the...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Pan 2 Force of Nature Jane Harper Macmillan 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Affirm has sold rights to The Nowhere Child (Christian White) in the following territories via Linda Kaplan at Kaplan/DeFiore: UK rights to HarperCollins, US rights to St Martin’s Press,...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
‘Speaking as a writer, I would not mind if they disappeared altogether. They have led readers towards authors who are celebrities first and authors second.’—Michelle de Kretser on writers festivals...
Book blogger spotlight: The Bookish Manicurist
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Amanda Salles creates ‘bookish nail art’ inspired by the covers of her favourite books. Pictures of her nail art and tutorial videos accompany reviews of YA fiction on her blog,...
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