Wednesday, 13 November 2013
What kind of income can ‘mid-list’ authors expect to earn from their books? Annabel Smith, whose second novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot was published by Fremantle Press in November 2012, received...

Thursday, 7 November 2013
This month, New Frontier is publishing a ‘cerebral palsy edition’ of Peter Carnavas’ picture book Jessica’s Box, which will be used as part of the CP Alliance’s disability awareness program...

Wednesday, 30 October 2013
In the latest issue of Books+Publishing, Andrea Hanke and Andrew Wrathall report on the results of the 2013 Books+Publishing salary survey. The survey canvassed over 300 members of the Australian book...

Wednesday, 23 October 2013
‘Imagine the busiest place you’ve ever been and then times it by 10. This was the device suggested to me by a friend as preparation for my first Frankfurt Book...

Tuesday, 15 October 2013
‘I count myself very fortunate that my publishing career coincided with a stable, but nevertheless transitional, period in the Australian book trade.’ Read former Penguin publishing director Bob Sessions’ parting...

Tuesday, 8 October 2013
The 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair kicks off this week. In Junior Term 3, Kate Blackwood spoke to two children’s publishers who visit overseas book fairs to choose titles and translate them for a...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013
‘The majority of industry-based training programs focus on technology, production, marketing or editorial skills, reflecting the traditional needs of this creative industry, as well as the necessity to keep abreast...

Wednesday, 25 September 2013
For the 11th year in a row, Books+Publishing has surveyed Australian rights managers and literary agents to gauge the health of Australian rights trading. The survey looks at average income...

Wednesday, 18 September 2013
In January, Robert Watkins was appointed commissioning editor of adult books at Hachette Australia, and has since signed authors as varied as spoken-word performer and Vic Prem’s Unpublished Manuscript winner...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
David Musgrave, poet, novelist and founder of independent press Puncher & Wattman, is often told that ‘nobody reads’ the poetry that his press publishes. ‘This isn’t actually true,’ says Musgrave,...

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
September is often a highlight on the sporting calendar as many local and national seasons draw to a close and finals begin. Andrew Wrathall spoke to several publishers and booksellers about sport books...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Looking for some last-minute Father’s Day ideas? Andrea Hanke rounds up some of the publishers’ highlights, from new books to mark anniversaries for Wisden and Bathurst, to reflections of boyhood...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Earlier this month, Andrea Hanke joined several members of the Australian book industry on a trip to the Tiwi Islands to visit some of the schools involved in the Indigenous...

Wednesday, 14 August 2013
When Cordelia Rice spoke to publishers and booksellers about new adult books for her feature in Junior Issue 3, she found that there is still some confusion about the genre and...

Wednesday, 31 July 2013
In the latest instalment in our series of opinion pieces from booksellers, Tim White from Books for Cooks makes the case for increased social interaction between booksellers, publishers and authors....