The Erasure Initiative (Lili Wilkinson, A&U)
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Lili Wilkinson is a versatile, intelligent writer, and takes the psychological thriller to new heights in The Erasure Initiative. Cecily wakes up on a self-driving bus with six other people....
Found (Bruce Pascoe, illus by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, Magabala)
Thursday, 11 June 2020
The first foray into picture books for Bruce Pascoe (author of the wildly successful Dark Emu) is deceptively straightforward: a frightening separation (don’t worry, there’s a happy ending) between a...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Acquisitions Fiction Sally Bird at Calidris Literary Agency has sold world rights to Elodie Cheesman’s debut novel to Pan Macmillan. Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management has sold world rights...
Queen’s Birthday Honours, latest funding, awards news and more
Thursday, 11 June 2020
A number of authors and publishing industry figures including Marcia Langton, Scott Pape and Karen Williams are among the recipients of this year’s 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours. Meanwhile, the ASA...
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Tuesday, 9 June 2020
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Dialogue Books publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove on Black Lives Matter
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
‘To those who just woke up to generations of brutal & systemic racism against Black people realising there’s an issue; to those that are virtue signalling you have a shit...
Australian publishers wait and see on Frankfurt, latest awards and more
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
The Frankfurt Book Fair is going ahead as scheduled from 14–18 October; however, whether Australian publishers attend the fair or not will depend if overseas travel restrictions are lifted in...
Loner (Georgina Young, Text)
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Lona has dropped out of art school. She’s working the same job she’s had since high school, letting her only significant friendship drift along and basking in feeling detached from...
Into the Suburbs: A migrant’s story (Christopher Raja, UQP)
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Christopher Raja’s Into the Suburbs is the author’s first foray into memoir, and documents his migration from Calcutta to Australia in the 80s. Drawn by the glamorous Australia of tourism...
Across the Risen Sea (Bren MacDibble, A&U)
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Across the Risen Sea is the latest thoughtful yet action-packed adventure from Bren MacDibble, the award-winning author of How to Bee and The Dog Runner. The success of those two...
Kokomo (Victoria Hannan, Hachette)
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Since Mina’s dad died, her mum Elaine has not left the house. So when Mina hears that Elaine has been spotted outdoors for the first time in 12 years, she...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Acquisitions Fiction Harlequin has acquired world rights to Kathy George’s debut novel Sargasso via Sally Bird of Calidris Literary Agency. MidnightSun Publishing has acquired Irma Gold’s debut novel The Breaking...
Small Town (Phillip Gwynne, illus by Tony Flowers, Puffin)
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Milly, the narrator of this picture book, lives in a small country town called Gong Gong—‘So nice, they named it twice!’ The town is getting smaller by the day and...
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Monday, 1 June 2020
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The Lost Soul Atlas (Zana Fraillon, Lothian)
Thursday, 28 May 2020
The Lost Soul Atlas marks Zana Fraillon’s triumphant return to middle-grade after a stint writing YA and picture books, with Fraillon once again tackling significant social issues in this exploration...
On addressing dark themes in children’s writing
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
‘Kids’ minds are nimble. They quickly and easily bend to unusual styles of writing—even if they haven’t seen them before—and this in turn allows kids to see how they can...
Local authors grow in popularity at libraries, latest awards news and more
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The annual Civica Libraries Index—produced in partnership with ALIA—has revealed the growing popularity of Australian authors among library borrowers, as well as a ‘huge spike’ in ebook and audiobook borrowing,...
Matthew Flinders: Adventures on Leaky Ships (Carole Wilkinson, illus by Prue Pittock, Wild Dog)
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Children’s narrative nonfiction has come a long way since I was a child, and Carole Wilkinson’s new book about the intrepid Matthew Flinders is a fine example of how enjoyable...
The Night Whistler (Greg Woodland, Text)
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
This may be Greg Woodland’s debut novel, but his career as a screenwriter shows through in the dialogue—especially in his rendering of the distinctly Australian lingo that flourished in mid-1960s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Acquisitions Nonfiction Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management has sold rights to Ruby Princess: The Deadly Cruise by Duncan McNab to Pan Macmillan via Ingrid Ohlson, following an auction that...
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Monday, 25 May 2020
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The Hunted (Gabriel Bergmoser, HarperCollins)
Sunday, 24 May 2020
On a lonely highway in outback Australia sits a solitary service station run by the equally solitary Frank, whose teenage granddaughter has been sent to stay with him for some...
Youth literature programs move online
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
'In the rush to keep so many IRL programs and events alive it feels as if there was more thought placed on the translation to digital than on the programs’...
Living on Stolen Land (Ambelin Kwaymullina, Magabala)
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
From the title alone to the direct and unabashedly confrontational language, Living on Stolen Land does not equivocate on its message, which is to reiterate the history of settler colonialism...
Stars Like Us (Frances Chapman, Hardie Grant Egmont)
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Sixteen-year-old Australian music student Liliana is missing her home, family and friends while on exchange at exclusive Henley-on-Thames Music Academy in London. When the opportunity arises to join a secret...
The Fogging (Luke Horton, Scribe)
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Luke Horton’s debut novel opens with its narrator Tom having a panic attack on the plane that is taking him and his girlfriend Clara from Melbourne to Bali. With Tom...
ABIA winners, Dymocks reduces online range, latest funding recipients and more
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Last week, the ABIA awards were announced at a virtual event streamed live on YouTube, with Bluey: The Beach becoming the first children's picture book to take home the top...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Acquisitions Fiction Simon & Schuster Australia’s Scribner imprint has acquired ANZ rights to short story collection Hold Your Fire (Chloe Wilson) from Rach Crawford at Mackenzie Wolf (see news). The...
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Monday, 18 May 2020
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Cultural criticism needs to reflect Australia’s diversity
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
'Before we can ever call ourselves a free and equal society for all, multicultural Australia must be reflected in all the conversations and critiques that shape our nation’s stories.'—Writer and...
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