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Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Sales Nonfiction Murdoch Books has sold world Dutch-language rights to Probiotic Drinks at Home (Felicity Evans); world Korean-language rights to Australian Food (Bill Granger); world Korean-language rights to How to Talk...

Anemone is Not the Enemy (Anna McGregor, Scribble) 

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Everybody needs a special friend—one they can rely on, one who’s there for them—but Anemone is lonely and finding it very difficult. The problem is he accidentally stings everybody who...

The Fifth Season (Philip Salom, Transit Lounge) 

Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Philip Salom has twice been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, and The Fifth Season will attract serious readers as a result. But this is not a book for everyone; its...

Read the latest Publishers Weekly 

Monday, 14 September 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. View the edition here.

Increasing diversity in STEM starts with kids books

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
'Stories inspire, challenge and motivate. Real-life stories of success make the dream possible. How many more young readers would be inspired to pursue their STEM dreams if more Australian stories...

Lucky’s (Andrew Pippos, Picador) 

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
2002: Emily steps off the plane in Sydney, still reeling from an unexpected marriage breakdown. She’s here to write an article for the New Yorker about Lucky’s, a once-beloved mid-century...

Ernie’s Journey (David Woodland, Berbay) 

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
David Woodland’s debut picture book Ernie’s Journey is unmistakably influenced by his award-winning cinematic background. Its visual detail and narrative novelty are rich, and the absurd adventures of its eponymous...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Sales Fiction Left Bank Literary has sold French translation rights to The Octopus and I (Erin Hortle, A&U) to Les éditions Dalva (Bourgois Publishing Group). Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold...

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Monday, 7 September 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. This week's features include: 'Nasty...

Scary Bird (Michel Streich, Scholastic) 

Wednesday, 2 September 2020
A lively little book, Scary Bird puts diversity, adjustment and acceptance into an understandable parable for little listeners (though plenty of big listeners would also do well to pay attention...

Infinite Splendours (Sofie Laguna, A&U) 

Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Miles Franklin–winner Sofie Laguna’s fourth novel tells the story of Lawrence, a boy from a small western Victorian town near the Southern Grampians mountain range. Lawrence has a special, spiritual...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Sales Fiction HarperCollins has sold North American rights to The Girl in the Painting (Tea Cooper) to Thomas Nelson. Nonfiction HarperCollins has sold Korean translation rights to Complete Self-Help for...

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Monday, 31 August 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. This week's features include: 'Big...

The Guardian on the coming flood of new releases

Wednesday, 26 August 2020
'The books business can sometimes feel like fast fashion—pile ’em high, move ’em along a couple of weeks later to make space for the next new thing. This speed is...

A Different Kind of Seeing (Marie Younan, Scribe) 

Wednesday, 26 August 2020
This is a simply told tale of an extraordinary life. Marie Younan’s memoir unravels twin narratives: being blind in a seeing world and being part of a displaced people. For...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House Australia has sold German translation rights in Where the Rekohu Bone Sings (Tina Makereti) to w_orten & meer; Romanian translation rights to The Hollow Bones...

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Monday, 24 August 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. This week's features include: 'A...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Sales Fiction Echo Publishing has sold German rights to Resurrection Bay, And Fire Came Down and Darkness for Light (all Emma Viskic) to Piper. HarperCollins has sold Vietnamese and Korean...