Book blogger spotlight: Book Bloggers Australia
Date: 13 December 2017Category: Features
Established in 2010 by blogger Margaret Bates, Book Bloggers Australia is an online directory and forum where Australian bloggers can discuss books and blogging, and connect with others in the... Read more
Wagner awarded 2017 Dromkeen Medal
Date: 1 December 2017Category: Junior Local news
The State Library Victoria (SLV) has awarded the 2017 Dromkeen Medal to Erica Wagner, publisher of books for children and young adults at Allen & Unwin. Wagner has worked as... Read more
Books+Publishing: 2017 highlights and plans for 2018
Date: 30 November 2017Category: Reader update
Before the Christmas rush takes over for another year, we thought it would be helpful to fill you in on some of Books+Publishing’s activities in 2017 and plans for 2018.... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: The Bookish Manicurist
Date: 4 October 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Amanda Salles creates ‘bookish nail art’ inspired by the covers of her favourite books. Pictures of her nail art and tutorial videos accompany reviews of YA fiction on her blog,... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Trish Talks Texts
Date: 27 September 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Trish Buckley is a teacher-librarian who brings a critical perspective to YA literature. ‘I have been reading YA novels since I was a teenager, so that’s 30-odd years of context,... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: The Unlikely Bookworm
Date: 20 September 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Londoner-turned-Sydneysider Lucy Pearson blogs about books and travel at The Unlikely Bookworm. Pearson reviews and recommends a range of fiction and nonfiction, and will soon be launching a series of... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Libretto Reviews
Date: 13 September 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Italian expat Erica Puggioni now lives in Brisbane, where she blogs about crime, literary fiction and fantasy at Libretto Reviews. ‘I am bilingual and so is my blog,’ says Puggioni.... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Children’s Books Daily
Date: 5 September 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features Junior
Queensland-based blogger and teacher-librarian Megan Daley has a longstanding involvement with children’s and YA literature, which gives her blog a unique viewpoint. ‘I feel like I’ve been wandering around the... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Romancing the Social Sciences
Date: 30 August 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Dani St Clair brings her unique perspective as a social and political scientist to her blog, Romancing the Social Sciences. ‘I was inadvertently analysing everything I read recreationally, and my... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Lectito
Date: 23 August 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Since starting her book blog Lectito in 2015, Margot McGovern believes that blogging has become ‘much more fluid’. ‘Most of the bloggers I follow work across multiple platforms and use... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: ReadLikeWildfire
Date: 16 August 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
BookTuber Chami Rupasinghe experimented with different platforms before settling on YouTube. ‘Although YouTube does take quite a bit more effort to produce content for compared to other platforms like Twitter... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Babbling Books
Date: 9 August 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Multi-platform blogger Tamsien West shares her eclectic reading tastes across her blog, Instagram, YouTube and book club under the name Babbling Books. She has found that ‘deeply personal stories and... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Half Deserted Streets
Date: 2 August 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
For blogger Danielle Carey, Instagram ‘feels like the most enthusiastic and inviting place to flail about books online’. Her Instagram-based microblog, Half Deserted Streets, reaches 11,000 followers, but she also... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: Bec’s Books
Date: 26 July 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Rebecca Gough is a self-described ‘perpetual internet presence’ who blogs about YA and middle-grade titles, with a focus on fantasy and sci-fi. After realising that Instagram’s space for captions was... Read more
Book blogger spotlight: My Cup and Chaucer
Date: 19 July 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Tonile Wortley started a crime fiction blog in 2011, but she now blogs about a broader selection of adult fiction at My Cup and Chaucer. Her day job—digital and community... Read more
MWF announces ‘digital storytellers’ for 2017 festival
Date: 12 July 2017Category: Festivals Local news
Book blogger spotlight: Lillytales
Date: 12 July 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Tea in the Treetops
Date: 15 June 2017Category: Features
Book blogger spotlight: Tea in the Treetops
Date: 15 June 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Tea and Titles
Date: 7 June 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Tea and Titles
Date: 7 June 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Diva Booknerd
Date: 31 May 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Diva Booknerd
Date: 31 May 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Readers in Wonderland
Date: 24 May 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Readers in Wonderland
Date: 24 May 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Books for a Delicate Eternity
Date: 17 May 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Books for a Delicate Eternity
Date: 17 May 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Reading Matters
Date: 10 May 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Reading Matters
Date: 10 May 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Book Thingo
Date: 27 April 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Book Thingo
Date: 27 April 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Genie in a Book
Date: 20 April 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Genie in a Book
Date: 20 April 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Angel Reads
Date: 12 April 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Angel Reads
Date: 12 April 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Date: 5 April 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Date: 5 April 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Book blogger spotlight: Happy Indulgence
Date: 29 March 2017Category:
Book blogger spotlight: Happy Indulgence
Date: 29 March 2017Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Alternative worlds: Australian genre publishing
Date: 14 March 2017Category: Features Magazine feature story
Small publisher spotlight: Miscellaneous Press
Date: 7 September 2016Category:
Small publisher spotlight: Miscellaneous Press
Date: 7 September 2016Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Teens to the front: Targeting a teen audience for YA books
Date: 21 March 2016Category: Features Junior Magazine feature story
A Short History of Stupid (Helen Razer & Bernard Keane, A&U)
Date: 18 September 2014Category: Reviews