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Bruce Pascoe on the reception to ‘Dark Emu’

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'I had a feeling this book would reach a wider audience. It just goes to show that Australia is changing its mind about its own history—there’s a conversation going on,...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins Australia has sold screen rights to Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) to Anonymous Content, Chapter One, Hopscotch Features and Joel Edgerton (see news); and stage adaptation...

Publicity round-up

Wednesday, 29 May 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 Candice Carty-Williams (Queenie, Trapeze) will be...

Lee Kofman’s ‘Split: True Stories of Leaving, Loss, and New Beginnings’

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'The emotional range, honesty and deep introspection make Split read like a map of the human heart. While the subject matter is separation and loss, an equally strong theme is...

Faber Writing Academy course

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
From the writing school inside Australia’s leading independent publishing house comes Your Brilliant Writing Career, a new symposium designed for early career writers. Symposium leader Fiona Wright, author of four...

Book buyer spotlight: Gleebooks’ Morgan Smith

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Morgan Smith has worked for Sydney’s Gleebooks for close to 25 years, and is currently the manager and book buyer at Gleebooks’ Dulwich Hill store. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our...

Charts this week

Monday, 27 May 2019
Top 10 bestsellers Index Author Imprint 1 Everything Is F*cked Mark Manson HarperCollins 2 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton Fourth Estate 3 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Jeff Kinney...

The ‘new Australian sensibility’: Literary agent Barbara J Zitwer on discovering Australian writers

Friday, 24 May 2019
New York-based literary agent Barbara J Zitwer represents writers including Man Booker International Prize-winner Han Kang, and recently sold rights on behalf of her Australian authors Jamie Marina Lau and...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins has sold the following translation rights to Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton): Russian-language rights to AST; Hebrew-language rights to Kinneret Zmora; and Turkish-language rights to Egitim Yayinevi....

The value of sensitivity readers

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
‘A science fiction writer needs to know how an object moves in zero gravity, or what a black hole looks like ... a cis, white, able bodied writer should be...

Kathryn Lefroy’s ‘Alex and the Alpacas Save the World’

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
'Readers will easily relate to strong and courageous Alex, who also carries her own set of personal doubts and grudges as she navigates relationships and grows as a person in...

Publicity round-up

Wednesday, 22 May 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 & poetry Susan Hurley (Eight Lives,...

Georgia Spanos on ‘When the Tomatoes Are Ready’

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Georgia Spanos is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and 'advocate for all things food and culture'. When she’s not the digital editor at Halliday magazine, she is working on her second...

Book buyer spotlight: Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books’ Maxine Ryan

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Maxine Ryan has been working as a book buyer for Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books for over 20 years. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long...

Charts this week

Monday, 20 May 2019
Top 10 bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton Fourth Estate 2 The Big Bad Wolf: The Bad Guys Episode 9 Aaron Blabey Omnibus Books 3...

The Vogel should have been awarded, argues Jane Rawson

Wednesday, 15 May 2019
'How about setting up a prize for emerging writers over forty? How about one for an emerging writer whose career has been delayed by raising children, caring for parents, making...

Galleys and galleries: The art and design book market

Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Australian art gallery attendance is at an all-time high and BookScan data suggests a correlation between gallery attendance and the sales of illustrated art and design books. Kelsey Oldham explores the...

Book buyer spotlight: WHSmith’s Ruth Ellis

Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Ruth Ellis worked for Dymocks and Berkelouw before joining WHSmith as a buyer two years ago. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long have you been...

Publicity round-up

Wednesday, 15 May 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 Kamila Shamsie (Home Fire, Bloomsbury) will...