Michelle Evans thanks the book industry for its support Archive
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Michelle Evans, wife of the late Garry Evans, of Harbour Bookshop Ulladulla and Harbour Publishing, would like to thank the book industry for their condolences, cards, flowers and messages of...
About the book Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Philadelphia, 1961. After having to give up his brother to save his own life, hitman Blake Saunders flees the Mob and seeks refuge on the other side of the world....
Advance praise Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
'Part Goodfellas and part love letter to Australian coastal towns, this wonderfully imagined crime novel is like riding the perfect wave.' —Michael Robotham ‘Dave Warner captures the heyday and spirit...
Interview with the author Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
You’re a musician by trade and each of your books seems to have its own soundtrack. Tell us about the particular era and style of music that inspired your new...
About the author Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Dave Warner is an author, musician and screenwriter. His first novel City of Light won the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award for Fiction, and Before it Breaks the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian...
Tour dates Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Western Australia: 26 March to 6 April 2019 New South Wales: 10 to 17 April 2019 Contact Fremantle Press for event bookings: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or (08) 9430 6331.
Digital assets Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Read a sample chapter of River of Salt here. Download the Book Club notes here. See the marketing kit for booksellers here.
Free advance copies Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Fremantle Press is giving away five free advance reading copies of River of Salt. To be in the running contact admin@fremantlepress.com.au.
Full program announced for IPEd National Editors Conference 2019 Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
The full program has been announced for the Institute of Professional Editors’ (IPEd) National Editors Conference, which runs from 8-10 May in Melbourne. Running under the theme ‘Beyond the page’,...
French media company Vivendi buys publisher Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
French media company Vivendi has bought French-language publisher Editis from Spanish owner Planeta in a deal that values the business at €900 million ($A1.4bn), reports BookBrunch. Editis is the second-largest...
‘Catching Teller Crow’ sold to UK, US Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
UK and US rights to Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina's YA novel Catching Teller Crow (A&U) have been sold to Penguin Children's Books UK and Knopf respectively. The book will be published in...
Tan’s ‘Rubik’ optioned for film Archive
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Brio Books has sold the film option to Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik to Australian production company Photoplay. Photoplay develops projects in film, television, web and virtual reality, and is known for its...
Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Allen & Unwin is thrilled to be publishing a new novel from Dominic Smith, the award-winning author of acclaimed bestseller The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. The Electric Hotel...
About the book Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Paris, 1895: 20-year-old Claude Ballard interviews for a job as a ‘concession agent’ for the Lumière Brothers. With a CV, such that it is, that contains film of his sister’s...
From the publisher Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
I stayed up all night reading The Electric Hotel and can still instantly conjure the thrill of being lost in its pages. It is one of those very rare books...
From the author, Dominic Smith Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
I was overwhelmed by your support and enthusiasm for The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. As I met with booksellers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and beyond, I was struck...
Researching the book: Travels in the world of early silent film Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
A silent film festival in northern Italy, a trip to the archives at the Library of Congress, a walk through the Lumière brothers’ family home in Lyon (now a museum),...
About the author Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Dominic grew up in Sydney and now lives in Austin, Texas. He is the author, most recently, of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, an acclaimed bestseller in Australia, winning...
Events Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Dominic Smith will be touring Australia in August. Please contact Christine Farmer for details: ChristineF@allenandunwin.com
Reading copy giveaway Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Be one of the first to read The Electric Hotel. Email us at marketing@allenandunwin.com for your chance to receive a proof copy.
UK sales of YA dropped 21.5% in 2018 Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Nielsen figures for 2018 show that sales of YA titles in the UK dropped by 21.5% last year, reports the Bookseller. The YA fiction sector fell by £6.2 million (A$11.3m)...
Clark’s crime novel sold to UK publisher Verve in two-book deal Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Brian Cook at the Authors’ Agent has sold world rights to crime novel Trust Me, I’m Dead and a second novel by Sherryl Clark to UK publisher Verve Books. The first...
Seizure announces 2019 Viva la Novella shortlist Archive
Monday, 11 February 2019
Seizure has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Viva la Novella competition. This year’s shortlisted authors and their works are: Carly Cappielli for ‘Listurbia’ Grace Chan for ‘The Ship of...
Lagardère’s sales drop slightly in 2018 Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
Hachette Book Group (HBG) parent company Lagardère Publishing's total consolidated sales for its publishing group fell by 1.6% in 2018 compared to the previous year, dropping to €2.52 billion (A$4bn)....
Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
The longlist for the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) Man Out of Time (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette) Bluebottle (Belinda...
New Macquarie Uni research to examine Aus rights sales Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the Australia Council for the Arts will contribute $30,000 each to a new Macquarie University study examining the international rights sales and export of...
QLD indie Books of Buderim closes after more than 50 years Archive
Friday, 8 February 2019
Books of Buderim, in the Sunshine Coast town of Buderim, has closed down after doing business for more than 50 years. Owner Fiona Blond said: ‘It’s been an increasing struggle...
Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Inspired by the incredible true story of Lee Miller, Vogue model turned one of the first female war photojournalists, comes the new novel by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress.
About the book Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Manhattan, Paris, 1942: When Jessica May's successful modelling career is abruptly cut short, she is assigned to the war in Europe as a photojournalist for Vogue. But when she arrives the...
Catch a Falling Star (Meg McKinlay, Walker Books) Archive
Thursday, 7 February 2019
It’s the late 1970s in rural Western Australia, and 12-year-old Frankie’s life isn’t always easy. Her mother works all the time, so Frankie looks after her very smart but not...
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