Small publisher spotlight: Melbournestyle Books
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Run by author, illustrator and publisher Maree Coote, Melbournestyle Books is a publisher and design studio that specialises in illustrated works for adults and children, inspired by ‘original, meaningful Melburniana’....
The smaller picture: Challenges and opportunities for small presses
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Small presses have been lauded for their investment in literature and new Australian authors, yet they continue to face challenges around funding, distribution and their role in an evolving publishing...
Candice Fox’s ‘Crimson Lake’
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
‘Candice Fox, winner of two Ned Kelly Awards and co-author with the bestselling James Patterson, has unleashed another taut, gripping crime thriller that is as accomplished as her publishing history...
Charts this week
Monday, 12 December 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 3...
Drawing from experience: An interview with Quarto director Marcus Leaver
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
International publisher Quarto—which partners with Murdoch Books in Australia—celebrated its 40th birthday this year. Portia Lindsay spoke to director Marcus Leaver about artistry and innovation in illustrated publishing. Read her...
Small publisher spotlight: Rag and Bone Man Press
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Founded in 2011, Rag and Bone Man Press is a Melbourne-based not-for-profit publisher whose aim is to ‘track down, gather and publish unique collections of stories in community-related book projects’....
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
‘I think the world has been quite focussed on politics at home and abroad this past six months. With so much uncertainly about, it’s certainly had an effect on retail’—Murdoch...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold US and UK rights to Thinking Machines: The Future of Artificial Intelligence (Toby Walsh) to Prometheus Books and Hurst, respectively; world rights (ex ANZ) to The...
Jeff Sparrow’s ‘In Search of Paul Robeson’
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
‘Fascinating, instructive and full of astute observations on race and politics, In Search of Paul Robeson will appeal to readers passionate about social justice and the history of 20th-century political movements’...
Charts this week
Monday, 5 December 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 3 Double Down: Diary...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
‘I think there is a need for generational change in several big and medium-size Australian publishers, and a program such as this—which bridges the gap between experienced and non-experienced publishing...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Sales Fiction—Text has sold Czech and Brazilian rights to The Best of Adam Sharp (Graeme Simsion) to Mlada Fronta and Record, respectively; Italian and Taiwanese rights to Fear (Dirk Kurbjuweit)...
Sharing knowledge: Keiran Rogers and Greg Browne on the Small Press Network mentorship program
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Earlier this year, the Small Press Network (SPN) launched a mentorship program that matched eight Victoria-based SPN members with established publishing professionals. One of the mentees was Keiran Rogers from...
Small publisher spotlight: Subterranean Ink
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Melbourne-based writers’ collective Subterranean Ink is made up of four Australian authors whose work shares ‘common themes’. ‘By coming together, we create not only a stronger presence to help drive...
Trace Balla’s ‘Thank You Dish’
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
‘Thank You Dish is a whimsical picture book from Trace Balla, author and illustrator of Rivertime and Rockhopping. The book centres on Grace and Mama, who are thanking the people,...
Charts this week
Monday, 28 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 3...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Sales Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish) to Wavesound. Exisle has sold Arabic-language rights Mindful Relationships (Richard Chambers & Margie Ulbrick); and Bulgarian...
Vikki Wakefield’s ‘Ballad for a Mad Girl’
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
‘Ballad for a Mad Girl is a departure of sorts for Vikki Wakefield, who is better known for writing gritty urban reality than supernatural thrillers. And yet it isn’t an...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
‘To demonstrate a concern for the health of Australian cultural life, the government could either abolish parallel import restrictions and provide compensatory support ... or it could leave things as...
Choose your own adventures: 2017 children’s and YA preview
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Each year we ask publishers to tell us about their most anticipated titles for 2017. Read about their top children’s and YA titles from the latest issue of Books+Publishing magazine here.
Charts this week
Monday, 21 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Night School Lee Child Bantam 3 The Midnight Gang David Walliams HarperCollins...
Rebekah Clarkson’s ‘Barking Dogs’
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
‘Each story is a glimpse into the private struggles and quiet hopes of its residents, old and new. Strung together, they form a distinctly Australian allegory of urban sprawl, McMansions...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
‘I am sad that not much has changed since the second-wave of feminism in the seventies argued that the personal is political. I watch young mothers in the publishing industry...
Is female leadership in publishing impeded by motherhood?
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
In an edited extract from The Return of Print? Contemporary Australian Publishing (ed by Aaron Mannion & Emmett Stinson, Monash University Publishing), Sydney writer and editor Sarah Couper interviews several...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Sales Children’s—Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold world rights to Quark’s Academy of Questionable Science (Catherine Pelosi) to Hachette for publication in August 2017; and world rights to Blast Off! (Shelly Unwin)...
Charts this week
Monday, 14 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly Macmillan 3 The Wrong Side...
Small publisher spotlight: About Kids Books
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
About Kids Books was launched in 2015 in Wollongong, NSW, by author Di Bates, and specialises in novels for middle-grade readers. ‘So many Australian publishers these days seem to focus...
Eight things to take home from Frankfurt
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Former Books+Publishing publisher Andrew Wilkins attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, and came away with eight lessons for publishers, agents and booksellers. Read his report here.
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
‘It seems that the psychological thriller is to the adult world what the YA dystopian trend is to children’s—publishers are almost tired of hearing about it, but they’re definitely interested...
Libby Angel’s ‘The Trapeze Act’
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
‘The brutal and tragic circus tales in The Trapeze Act will appeal to fans of Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, while the family drama and Australian history will delight any modern literature reader’...
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