Mike Shuttleworth on the Centre for Youth Literature
Thursday, 14 March 2019
'Driven more by passion than by planning, the promotion and support of children’s and teenage literature is currently piecemeal and under stress. It is urgently in need of a politically...
‘Growing up African in Australia’ (ed by Maxine Beneba Clarke)
Thursday, 14 March 2019
'The collection boldly explores migratory experiences, rarely shying away from the realities of racism both overt and covert, the ongoing effects of colonisation in and outside of Australia, the conditional...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Sales Fiction Alex Adsett Literary Agency has sold the film option to three books in the ‘Daughters of the Outback’ trilogy (Dear Banjo, True Blue and Love Song, all Sasha...
Living the fantasy: Lynette Noni’s career path
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Lynette Noni’s YA fantasy series ‘The Medoran Chronicles’ has cemented her status as one of Australia’s favourite writers. She shares her journey towards becoming a bestselling author. I never wanted...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 2 Fing David Walliams & Tony Ross HarperCollins 3 The Fast 800 Michael...
PRH agrees to collectively bargain with editorial and publicity staff
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
'An Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) will enshrine clearer processes, improve job satisfaction and job security, and allow editors and publicists to do what they love best: working on and promoting...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Alice Robinson (The Glad Shout, Affirm)...
Speech: Helen Garner accepts the OzCo Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Earlier this week, Helen Garner was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature at a ceremony in Sydney. The following is her acceptance speech, republished in...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Sales Fiction Spinifex Press has sold Italian-language rights to The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow) to Edizioni le Assassine, and Japanese-language rights to Eji Press. Natasha Solomun of The Rights...
Peggy Frew’s ‘Islands’
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
'[Islands] is a work of great compassion and insight: one which reveals the naive, hopeful, sometimes angry, heartbreak that children hold in their hearts as they attempt to become adults...
Charts this week
Monday, 4 March 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Fast 800 Michael Mosley Simon & Schuster 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 The Rosie Result...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Mark Brandi (The Rip, Hachette) will...
On reading, publishing and being working class
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
‘Reading is not a given for all. It is a tenuous product of years of nurturing that the more working class you are, the less likely you are to receive...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins has sold Japanese-language rights to White Tiger (Kylie Chan) to Babel Press; and German-language ebook rights to The Innocent Mage, Innocence Lost, Empress of Mijak, The Riven...
Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge’s ‘Let Me Sleep, Sheep’
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
‘Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge are an ideal pairing: the lightness of tone and tongue-in-cheek nature of McKinlay’s words goes hand-in-hand with Rudge’s detailed yet uncluttered coloured pencilwork.’ ... read...
Charts this week
Monday, 25 February 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Fast 800 Michael Mosley Simon & Schuster 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 The Rosie Result Graeme Simsion...
New OzCo CEO says arts companies that ignore diversity are ‘out of touch’
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
‘I don't care how big or how small you are. If you don't have anything to say about the diversity of communities that now call Australia home then you're out...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Mark Brandi (The Rip, Hachette) will appear...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Sales Fiction Giramondo has sold North American rights to Saudade (Suneeta Peres da Costa) to Adam Levy at Transit Books; simplified Chinese rights to The Swan Book (Alexis Wright) and Border Districts...
A new hope for un-real fiction: Rose Michael on speculative fiction
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
The realist stranglehold on Australian publishing may be loosening, as publishers and prize panels become more open to speculative fiction, writes Rose Michael. At the end of last year I...
Monica Tan’s ‘Stranger Country’
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
'Stranger Country is perfect for anyone who, like Tan, lives in a major Australian city and wants to know what life is like in the red-dirt heart of the country.' ......
Charts this week
Monday, 18 February 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Fast 800 Michael Mosley Simon & Schuster 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 The Rosie Result...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s ‘You Must Be Layla’
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
‘At its heart, this is a noble debut with a likeable protagonist who exudes the kind of confidence that young girls need in literary role models.’ ... read Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen's...
New research to examine rights sales and export of Australian books
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
‘There is a lack of basic data on the export sector of the book industry that could assist publishers, agents and authors in planning international rights sales, leading to a...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
This year, Books+Publishing will publish a weekly publicity round-up, covering forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Dervla...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Sales Fiction Brio Books has sold the film option to Rubik (Elizabeth Tan) to Photoplay (see news). Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to Trust Me, I’m...
Winter Institute 2019: Staff engagement, tech tools and ‘surviving the political divide’
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Jay Lansdown, owner of Sydney bookshop The Constant Reader and vice-president of the Australian Booksellers Association, attended this year’s Winter Institute, an annual conference held by the American Booksellers Association, which...
Charts this week
Monday, 11 February 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Fast 800 Michael Mosley Simon & Schuster 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 Easy Keto Pete...
Manus detainee Boochani accepts the Victorian Prize for Literature
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
'This proves that words still have the power to challenge inhumane systems and structures. I have always said that I believe in words and literature. I believe that literature has...
Publicity round-up
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
This year, Books+Publishing will publish a weekly publicity round-up, covering forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction The...
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