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Rights round-up

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Sales Fiction Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to On the Line: Notes from a factory (Joseph Ponthus, trans by Stephanie Smee, July) to Bolinda. Nonfiction Black Inc. has...

Pub dates: To move or not to move

Wednesday, 1 April 2020
‘The great debate is over what to do with forthcoming books: Do you move them, like the new James Bond movie ... Or do you plow ahead, and hope the...

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Monday, 30 March 2020
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The Rain Heron (Robbie Arnott, Text)

Thursday, 26 March 2020
Ren has retreated from the world. After the country is torn apart by a coup, she hides herself away on a mountain, barely seeing another living soul beyond the animals...

Covid-19 is already affecting writers’ incomes

Wednesday, 25 March 2020
'As review space has shrunk over the years, live events have become even more crucial. Writers' festivals, launches and events promote our books, our passion, our intellectual capital. They give...

Bookshops still operating, Indie Book Awards announced online and more

Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Despite some confusion over the definition of the term 'essential services', bookshops have been allowed to stay open as state and federal governments implement lockdown measures to contain the Covid-19...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Sales Fiction Hachette has sold Czech-language rights to There Was Still Love (Favel Parrett) to Grada. HarperCollins has sold North American rights to The Woman in the Green Dress (Tea Cooper,...

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Monday, 23 March 2020
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Sweeping cancellations, Australia Reads launches and latest awards

Wednesday, 18 March 2020
The ABA announced this afternoon that it has postponed its annual conference, due to take place in Sydney in June, with the following day’s inaugural BookUp event also being postponed...

Support OzLit during the Covid-19 crisis

Wednesday, 18 March 2020
‘There are things all Australians can do too—if you’re spending more time at home because you’re sick or self-isolating, please: stream Australian music; watch Australian movies and TV shows; read...

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Monday, 16 March 2020
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Rights round-up

Thursday, 12 March 2020
Sales Fiction Text Publishing has sold German-language rights to The Beautiful Fall (Hugh Breakey) in a six-figure deal to Blanvalet (PRH Germany), where it was acquired by Diana Neiczer (see...

Coronavirus wreaks conference havoc, Stella Prize shortlist and latest industry moves

Thursday, 12 March 2020
The fallout from the global coronavirus crisis continued this week, with the inevitable cancellation of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Locally, organisers pulled the pin on the ALIA national conference,...

Australia’s literary readership is shrinking

Thursday, 12 March 2020
‘I think we are in a period of stagnation. New titles continue to be published into the established categories, and readers are even more prone than before to act like...

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Tuesday, 10 March 2020
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LBF dogged by cancellations, industry action group to address climate change, latest awards news

Wednesday, 4 March 2020
After the Bologna Book Fair was postponed last week due to the coronavirus outbreak, international travel plans have been further disrupted with the news that the Big Five publishers are...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Sales Fiction Black Inc. has licensed dramatic rights to The Healing Party (Micheline Lee) to the Malthouse Theatre with playwright Michele Lee adapting the novel for the stage. HarperCollins has...

Despite disruptions, book fairs ‘have never felt more vital’

Wednesday, 4 March 2020
‘While some complain about the expense of such events and inevitably their carbon footprint, the bigger trade fairs ... have never felt more vital. You only need to glance at...

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Monday, 2 March 2020
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Broken Rules and Other Stories (Barry Lee Thompson, Transit Lounge)

Friday, 28 February 2020
In this accomplished debut, Barry Lee Thompson makes delicate inquiries into the passage of time through a series of loosely linked, often coming-of-age stories. Several stories cast back to lucid...

Hysteria: A memoir of illness, strength and women’s stories throughout history (Katerina Bryant, NewSouth)

Friday, 28 February 2020
In this ambitious debut, Katerina Bryant blends memoir, biography, history and cultural analysis in an effort to deconstruct the complex cultural frameworks that inform our understanding of women’s mental health...

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