Never Ever Forever (Karina May, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
A charming contemporary Australian romance novel, Never Ever Forever by Karina May is a heartfelt tale of love, second chances and self-discovery. The story revolves around Rosie Royce, an endearing protagonist...
The Broken Wave (Matthew Ryan Davies, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
In 1992, 12-year-old Andrew moves from the US to the coastal town of Queenscliff, Australia, with his mother and stepdad. That summer, he meets Tom, an easygoing Aussie boy who...
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Monday, 23 October 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Sales Fiction University of Queensland Press (UQP) has sold North American rights to Angela O’Keeffe’s latest novel, The Sitter, to Jim Gauer at Zerogram, in a deal brokered by UQP...
MEAA publishing survey, Copyright Agency fellowships, Arab publishing organisations pull out of Frankfurt
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
MEAA is conducting a survey of publishing industry employees, with a focus on structural issues, such as salary, workload, racism and sexism. Nielsen BookData has reported that sales from Love...
Our Family Dragon (Rebecca Lim, illus Cai Tse, Albert Street Books)
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year story is a joyful celebration of love, family and the Lunar New Year from award-winning writer Rebecca Lim. This festive story is illustrated...
Frank Moorhouse: Strange paths (Matthew Lamb, Knopf)
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Frank Moorhouse worked relentlessly to refine both his writing and his understanding of himself. The first volume of Matthew Lamb’s biography of Moorhouse—who passed away last year at 83—is a valuable...
In the Rockpool (Andrea Rowe, illus Hannah Sommerville, Little Hare)
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Andrea Rowe’s In the Rockpool transports us to a sunny beach where children play on the rock platform. With the sea in the background and the alluring rockpool in the...
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Monday, 16 October 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Korean rights to The Shortest History of China (Linda Jaivin) and The Shortest History of Democracy (John Keane) to Jinsung Books in a two-book...
Kayser joins Murdoch, QBD takes over Dymocks Broadway site, Hardie Grant sells UK publishing arm to PRH
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
This year's Love Your Bookshop Day celebrated the gift of imagination, eight books in the Rainbow Road board book series have been recalled because of a potential choking hazard, and...
Deep in the Forest (Erina Reddan, Pantera)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
The Trenthen family’s revered reputation in Stone Lake crumbles when a damaging bushfire uncovers an item that appears to belong to Charli, a bookbinder and the family’s last surviving member, right...
Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care (Ali Rutstein, illus Niña Nill, Bright Light)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Ladybirds Do Not Go to Daycare is the story of Ravi, a young boy who loves dressing up as his favourite insect—a ladybird. He loves brushing his teeth (or mandibles)...
Secret Sparrow (Jackie French, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Jackie French’s latest middle-grade novel, Secret Sparrow, focuses on the unheralded work of women in World War I. This exciting adventure story is told with dual timelines and begins in...
The Wiregrass (Adrian Hyland, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
With wild weather, swollen rivers, falling trees, a disgraced cop, a cult and a dead man, Adrian Hyland’s The Wiregrass is a thrilling mix of wry humour and page-turning crime....
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Monday, 9 October 2023
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APA, ASA release AI statements; Pung awarded Creative Australia Fellowship; NT Literary Award winners
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Late last week, both the Australian Publishers Assocation (APA) and Australian Society of Authors (ASA) issued statements about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on the book industry. While the...
The Locked-Up Country: Learning the lessons from Australia’s Covid-19 response (Tom Chodor & Shahar Hameiri, UQP)
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
After reading The Locked-Up Country, you may rethink your position on Australia’s Covid-19 response. It’s not a comfortable read, but important books rarely are. Authors Tom Chodor (senior lecturer in Politics...
The Drowning (Bryan Brown, A&U)
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
The accidental drowning death of a local Gumbaynggirr boy—David, from whose viewpoint the book opens—brings a shadow of sadness over a small NSW coastal town. Then a backpacker doesn't turn up...
Silver Linings (Katrina Nannestad, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Following the multi-award-winning success of Katrina Nannestad’s World War II novels for younger readers, Silver Linings sees her move from the battlefields of Europe to post-war Australia, and a story...
The Conversion (Amanda Lohrey, Text)
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
When Zoe’s husband, Nick, dies unexpectedly, she finds herself adrift. Recently retired and unable to afford to continue living in the city, she purchases an old and rundown church in...
Stuck Up & Stupid (Angourie Rice & Kate Rice, Walker)
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Stuck Up & Stupid is the debut novel from a mother-daughter writing team: actor Angourie Rice and playwright Kate Rice. With a familiar yet fresh narrative, this contemporary YA reimagining of Pride and...
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Monday, 2 October 2023
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Decline in reading engagement, Koens wins Banjo Prize, Booker shortlist
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
In this week's news, Creative Australia's National Arts Participation Survey results show a three-percentage-point decline in reading engagement, with particular declines in reading for pleasure among older readers. The Sydney...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Chinese traditional rights to The Shortest History of Economics (Andrew Leigh) and The Shortest History of the World (David Baker) to Azoth Books Co. in Taiwan...
Good Night, Good Beach (Joy Cowley, illus Hilary Jean Tapper, Gecko Press)
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
A celebration of summer, holidays and the natural world, award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand author Joy Cowley’s latest picture book, Good Night, Good Beach, follows five children and their adventures across one day as...
Meatsmith (Andrew McConnell & Troy Wheeler, Hardie Grant)
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Acclaimed restauranteur Andrew McConnell (Cutler & Co) and butcher Troy Wheeler opened the specialist butcher Meatsmith with a passion for close relationships with farmers and producers with shared ethical values....
Hunter on Holiday: A Big Trip Around Europe (Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine, illus Ashlee Spink, Puffin)
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
In 2015, Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine quit their jobs, booked a one-way flight to New York, and have been sharing their wayfaring through over 80 countries with an audience of...
Days of Innocence and Wonder (Lucy Treloar, Picador)
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Lucy Treloar’s third novel centres on a woman named Till, whose life was cleaved in two when her childhood friend E was kidnapped right before her eyes 18 years ago—‘nothing...
Medieval Monsters and Other Creatures (Timothy Ide, MidnightSun)
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Medieval Monsters and Other Creatures, written and illustrated by Timothy Ide, is a nonfiction deep dive into weird and wonderful creatures that filled medieval imaginations—especially in Europe—presented A to Z. With whole spreads...
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