Darkness Runs Deep (Claire McNeel, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Gerandaroo, 1993: population 723, winner of 24 football premierships since 1899. A place where AFL is a non-negotiable part of life and where everyone is a friend—until an act of...
Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo (Idan Ben-Barak, illus Christopher Nielsen, A&U Children)
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo is a colourful and lively exploration of the brain from Idan Ben-Barak, the bestselling and award-winning author of Do Not Lick This Book....
Monument (Bonny Cassidy, Giramondo)
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
In an author’s note, Bonny Cassidy explains that Monument, her genre-bending literary memoir, structured around the branches of her White Australian family, began as a private project, but in clarifying her...
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Monday, 20 November 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Sales Fiction University of Queensland Press (UQP) has sold French rights to The White Girl (Tony Birch) to Synchronique Editions. Nonfiction Affirm has sold Vietnamese rights to The Hope Dealer (Caitlin...
SPN conference program, consistent Black Friday sales boost, Bashford wins Nib Literary Award
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
The Small Press Network 2023 Independent Publishing Conference is on next week (23–25 November), and Nielsen BookData has reported a five-year pattern of boosted print book sales during Black Friday...
Lani and the Universe (Victoria Carless, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
For young readers who enjoyed Gus and the Starlight (2022) comes another heart-warming and captivating story by Victoria Carless. Lani and the Universe tells the story of Lani Scrub, who...
The Roadmap of Loss (Liam Murphy, Echo)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Liam Murphy’s debut novel, The Roadmap of Loss, has all the hallmarks of sad girl (or, in this case, sad boy) literature: a self-destructive 20-something narrator and a vitriolic rage...
Chico the Schnauzer (Taryn Brumfitt, illus Levi George, Puffin)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
One day, Chico’s owners leave the gate open, and he embarks on an epic playdate with his doggy friends, including Gary the Greyhound and Penelope the Poodle. Chico soon discovers...
Life Skills for a Broken World (Ahona Guha, Scribe)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Like having a therapist in your pocket, Life Skills for a Broken World is a guide to positive mental health, leading readers through potential pitfalls and prevention strategies. Ahona Guha,...
A Dance with Murder (Elizabeth Coleman, Pantera)
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
A Dance with Murder is the second outing for private investigator Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol and her sidekick, Miss Marple, an intelligent and perceptive miniature schnauzer, following A Routine Infidelity (February,...
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Monday, 13 November 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House has sold Italian translation rights to Kind Of, Sort of, Maybe... But Probably Not (Imbi Neeme) to Editrice Nord in Italy; Czech translation rights for...
Hobart named UNESCO City of Literature, Australian Reading Hour to end, Sawyer wins Richell Prize
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
The United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO has named Hobart a City of Literature, Australia Reads will retire its annual Australian Reading Hour event in favour of 'a practical, unified, and...
Birdsong by the Billabong (Maura Finn, illus Cate James, Affirm)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Birdsong by the Billabong—the third picture book in Maura Finn and Cate James’s Billabong series—revisits the tone, style and structure of By the Billabong and Babies at the Billabong. All...
The Strip (Iain Ryan, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Iain Ryan plunges readers into the gritty, seedy underbelly of the 1980s Gold Coast in his latest noir crime novel, The Strip. Brimming with corruption and seduction, illicit meetings held...
The Long Lede Anthology (Judith Neilson Institute, Vintage)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
The Long Lede Initiative, a partnership between the Judith Neilson Institute, Penguin Random House, and Copyright Agency, pairs experienced Australian journalists with emerging writers to mentor them in crafting impactful...
Roger the Wrasse and the Itchy Fishes (Sue Pillans, Little Pink Dog)
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Roger the wrasse is a tiny fish with a big job. Each morning, Roger—a sprightly fish with a penchant for singing songs to get through his day—opens his cleaning station....
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Monday, 6 November 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Sales Fiction Martin Shaw from Shaw Literary has sold North American rights to Aotearoa New Zealand author Pip Adam's Audition (Giramondo, Te Herenga Waka University Press). The novel is due...
PMLAs shortlist; Lim, Sworder on IBBY Honour List; My Little Bookshop wins retail award
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Creative Australia has announced the titles shortlisted for the 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, while at the National Retail Association's awards, West Australian indie My Little Bookshop was named Small...
Politica (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Politica is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. It explores the impact of war on those directly involved—as well as those indirectly impacted, but whose lives war forever changes....
The Trees (Victor Steffensen, illus Sandra Steffensen, Hardie Grant Explore)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu is the second picture book by the team behind Looking after Country with Fire, author Victor Steffensen and illustrator Sandra Steffensen, descendants of the...
The Fires Next Time (ed by Peter Christoff, MUP)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The world watched in horror from July 2019 to February 2020 as bushfires raged across Australia. The Black Summer fires directly killed 33 people, while hundreds more died from fire-...
The Italian Marriage (Jenna Lo Bianco, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
In Jenna Lo Bianco’s debut romance novel, The Italian Marriage, Sarah and Matthew marry over Zoom so that Matthew can fulfil the requirements of a 15th-century inheritance clause. In return,...
All You Can Be (Angela Casabene, illus Michelle Conn, Affirm)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Described as a love letter to children everywhere, encouraging them to embrace their true selves and live their lives to the fullest, All You Can Be, written by Angela Casabene...
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Monday, 30 October 2023
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Carbis, Styles in international awards; Garner wins ASA Medal; Scholastic accused of censorship in US
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
In awards news this week, Helen Garner has won the 2023 ASA Medal, and Gail Jones and Amelia Mellor are the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize winners. Meanwhile, Alex Skovron...
The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat (Sara M Saleh, UQP)
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat, Sara M Saleh’s first published poetry collection, is a cathartic personal and political journey. Saleh sets the tone with the first few poems, saying in...
How to Be a Friend (Sarah Ayoub, illus Mimi Purnell, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
How to Be a Friend aims to inspire children to be the best friends they can be and teaches them how to recognise true friendship in their lives. In their...
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