Read the latest Publishers Weekly
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
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The Year the Maps Changed (Danielle Binks, Lothian)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
The Year the Maps Changed is Melbourne-based writer Danielle Binks’ debut novel. The year is 1999 and in small-town Sorrento, Victoria, 11-year-old Fred is lost within the complexity of a...
Tiger & Cat (Allira Tee, Berbay)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
In this appealing debut picture book from Melbourne illustrator Allira Tee, two animals recognise the value of their close friendship. Tiger and Cat do everything together—exploring, dancing, eating delicious pink...
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal (Anna Whateley, A&U)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Peta Lyre is an atypical girl living in a typical world. Her best mate says she has so many letters that they almost make up the alphabet—ADHD, ASD, SPD. Fiercely...
Please Don’t Hug Me (Kay Kerr, Text)
Thursday, 5 March 2020
At the suggestion of her psychologist, Erin writes letters to her absent older brother, Rudy. Erin is 17 years old, behind on her savings for Schoolies and freshly unemployed. There...
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...
Read the latest Publishers Weekly
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...
Fathoms: The world in the whale (Rebecca Giggs, Scribe)
Friday, 28 February 2020
Rebecca Giggs’ nonfiction debut is a lyrical, wide-ranging meditation on whales and their complex relationship with humanity. Meticulously researched and full of fascinating information, Fathoms is not just limited to...
Mammoth (Chris Flynn, UQP)
Friday, 28 February 2020
Chris Flynn’s third novel is an ambitious adventure back in time that recounts the folly of humanity—as told by the fossil of a 13,000-year-old mammoth. It sounds like it could...
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...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Sales Fiction Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Melting Moments (Anna Goldsworthy) to Ulverscroft. Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold traditional Chinese character rights to See What You Made...
Ivor Indyk on literary writing and publishing
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
‘A prize as supposedly prestigious as the Prime Minister’s Award has only a modest impact on sales, and in the case of poetry, none at all. Speaking generally, we have...
Bologna postponed due to coronavirus, CBCA & ABDA longlists, screen adaptations and more
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Bologna Children’s Book Fair organisers have postponed the event for a month due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Originally scheduled for 30 March–2 April, the fair will now run...
Read the latest Publishers Weekly
Monday, 24 February 2020
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The specialist nature of bookselling is not recognised in current pay structures
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
‘Overtime is an overlooked aspect of bookshop work: to be the expert bookseller that employers and customers expect takes a lot of private reading ... Yes, it is a pleasure...
Hardie Grant staff to negotiate EBA, Cox to leave Dymocks and more
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Hardie Grant staff are going to enter negotiations for an EBA with their employer. Once achieved, it will be the second union-negotiated EBA in Australian publishing history, after PRH staff’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Sales Fiction Martin Shaw at Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold US and Canadian rights to Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig, Spineless Wonders) to Zerogram Press (see news). Victoria...
Publishers Weekly
Monday, 17 February 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 for a limited time. This edition includes...
On writing in a climate emergency
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
'Writing probably doesn’t feel like the most crucial response here, and maybe it’s not. There is lots of other work to be done. But writing can help us see connections,...
Coronavirus delays book supply, Dubosarsky announced as new children’s laureate and more
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Local publishers are currently anticipating delays to some book supply due to printer closures in China, with most commercial printers expected to resume operations this week. In more positive news,...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Sales Children’s Hardie Grant has sold Italian-language rights to All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (Davina Bell & Jenny Løvlie); Danish-language rights to Welcome To Your Period...
Publishers Weekly
Monday, 10 February 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 for a limited time. This edition includes a look at...
Charts this week
Monday, 10 February 2020
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Dark Emu Bruce Pascoe Magabala Books 2 Bluey: Time to Play! Bluey Puffin 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley &...
Mum’s Elephant (Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O’Keefe, illus by Christina Booth, Magabala)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O’Keefe has spun a cherished childhood memory into a beguiling tale for children in this debut picture book. In its pages she reflects on her mum’s ‘elephant’,...
Deep Water (Sarah Epstein, A&U)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Sarah Epstein’s latest young adult thriller is equipped with enough intrigue and twists to rival any adult or international title in the genre. Deep Water is a captivating, character-driven mystery...
Landing with Wings (Trace Balla, A&U)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
In Landing with Wings, Trace Balla’s latest graphic novel–picture book hybrid, Miri and her mother have moved to a new home in the Victorian Goldfields, and Miri’s feelings about this...
Taking Down Evelyn Tait (Poppy Nwosu, Wakefield)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Lottie is 16 and loves black metal, collecting curious words and making trouble, so her transformation into a goody two-shoes surprises herself as much as anyone else. But Lottie is...
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