Reflections from differently angled mirrors: Terri-ann White on diversity in publishing
Thursday, 6 October 2016
The publishing industry needs to take a closer look at the diversity of its workforce and its books, argues UWA Publishing director, author and former bookseller Terri-ann White. As one’s...
Booking ahead: 2017 nonfiction preview
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Several Australian authors make their long-awaited return to publishing next year, alongside some promising debuts. Andrea Hanke and Vicki Stegink round up publishers’ nonfiction highlights for 2017. (See fiction titles here.)...
Jane’s addiction: Jane Covernton’s career journey
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
‘I had accidentally stumbled upon the job of my life,’ writes Jane Covernton about her entry into children’s publishing. The co-founder of Omnibus Books and more recently, Working Title Press,...
On tour: Lionel Shriver
Thursday, 28 July 2016
US author Lionel Shriver’s latest book, The Mandibles (HarperCollins), follows a family in the near future as they contend with the ruin of their fortunes in the aftermath of a...
On tour: Angela Flournoy
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Angela Flournoy’s The Turner House (Black Inc.) is a sprawling domestic drama that tells the story of Detroit through the generations of one family. She will be attending Melbourne Writers...
On tour: Chris Cleave
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Irish author Chris Cleave’s Everyone Brave is Forgiven (Sceptre) weaves a little-known segment of history during Blitz-torn London with a love story that draws on his grandparents’ courtship during in...
On tour: Lev Grossman
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Author of the ‘Magicians’ trilogy (Arrow) Lev Grossman is visiting the Melbourne Writers Festival and Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas in August and September. What would you put on a...
Books+Publishing magazine Issue 3 2016
Monday, 11 July 2016
Books+Publishing magazine’s third issue for 2016 is out now! It features 38 reviews of adult and children’s books publishing in September to November. Melina Marchetta’s Tell the Truth, Shame the...
Santa baby: Children’s Christmas highlights
Monday, 11 July 2016
Anna Low from Potts Point Bookshop in Sydney and Deb Force and Kate O’Donnell from the Younger Sun in Melbourne share their Christmas highlights for kids, from new releases to...
From little things, big things grow: Behind the scenes of the Kids’ Reading Guide
Monday, 11 July 2016
Sixteen children’s book specialists are currently putting together the 16th annual ABA Kids’ Reading Guide, which is due out in November. Joanne Shiells goes behind the scenes. The Australian Booksellers...
Read it with feeling: Children’s and YA books tackle complex emotions
Monday, 11 July 2016
Carody Culver explores the market for children’s and YA books about complex emotions. Being a kid isn’t always easy. Depression, anxiety, grief, loss—none of these are exclusively adult experiences. Perhaps...
Right place, right time: The Younger Sun pop-up continues to grow
Monday, 11 July 2016
Starting out as a summer pop-up shop, Melbourne’s The Younger Sun has stepped out of the shadows of the ‘Big Sun’ to become ‘a bit of an institution’, according to...
Second act: Richard Roxburgh on ‘Artie and the Grime Wave’
Friday, 8 July 2016
Artie and the Grime Wave (A&U, October), written and illustrated by Richard Roxburgh, is an ‘action-packed story’ for younger readers with ‘elements of [Roxburgh’s] famous wit’, writes reviewer Angela Crocombe....
Book bites: A taste of books to come
Friday, 8 July 2016
Travel tales Travellers to Sydney and Melbourne have two new children’s picture books to choose from. Sydney Word by Word (Sonny Day & Biddy Maroney) and Melbourne Word by Word...
Reaching the readers: Terri-ann White on book promotion
Friday, 8 July 2016
Is the book industry doing enough to promote books in a crowded marketplace, asks UWA Publishing director, author and former bookseller Terri-ann White. The distractions of the online treasure chest...
Talkback: Booksellers on parallel important restrictions (PIRs)
Friday, 8 July 2016
A number of booksellers joined publishers, authors and industry groups in opposing the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to repeal parallel importation restrictions (PIRs). Here are some comments from their submissions to...
All I want for Christmas…: 2016 Christmas highlights
Friday, 8 July 2016
Andrea Hanke, Jackie Tang and Brad Jefferies preview this year’s Christmas highlights. Eat, drink and be merry Stephanie Alexander’s first new book since 2012, The Cook’s Table (Lantern, November), should...
What is a bestseller?: Cutting the sales figures
Friday, 8 July 2016
Nielsen Book Australia general manager Shaun Symonds explores the concept of a bestseller in Australia. A common question we get asked at Nielsen BookScan is ‘what is a bestseller?’ The...
Casting off: Australian publishers expanding overseas
Friday, 8 July 2016
Increasingly, Australian publishers are expanding overseas in order to enter new markets, compete for rights and hedge against the possible repeal of parallel importation restrictions, writes Simon Collinson. Australian publishers...
All about Evi: Evi Oetomo shares her career journey
Friday, 8 July 2016
Book designer Evi Oetomo spent eight years at Penguin before opening her own studio with business partner Daniel New. She shares her career journey. Spending hours a day admiring typefaces,...
A tale from two cities: Bookshop inspiration from London and Paris
Friday, 8 July 2016
Earlier this year, Readings events manager Christine Gordon visited bookshops in London and Paris to gather inspiration and ideas. She shares her experiences. The sun was streaming through the huge...
Your store: A round-up of retailing news, tips and titbits
Friday, 8 July 2016
On display: Hardie Grant Publishing sales rep Mandy Wildsmith shares some of her favourite bookshop displays from the past year In 1865 a visionary named Edward William Cole established a...
Editor’s picks: Andrea Hanke’s upcoming literary highlights
Friday, 8 July 2016
With new novels from ‘the Smiths’ and memoirs from Amy Schumer and her executive producer, there’s plenty to look forward to in the coming months, writes Andrea Hanke. Zadie Smith, Ali Smith,...
Key change: Holly Throsby on ‘Goodwood’
Friday, 8 July 2016
Set around the disappearance of two people in the fictional small town of Goodwood, musician Holly Throsby’s debut novel ‘hits all the right notes’, writes reviewer Carody Culver. She spoke...
Shelf talk: Talking points
Friday, 8 July 2016
Category round-ups of forthcoming titles by those in the know … A broad range of current and not-so-current affairs titles are coming in the latter half of the year. Starting...
Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo
Friday, 8 July 2016
Other than the endless shepherding of authors, sitting on panel sessions and applauding through award announcements, writers’ festivals also offer excellent opportunities for networking, as so many important bookish people...
Shelf help: Cath Crowley on ‘Words in Deep Blue’
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
A love story set in a second-hand bookshop, Cath Crowley’s latest YA novel Words in Deep Blue is ‘a beautiful examination of grief, love and the power of words’. Reviewer...
On tour: Rainbow Rowell
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Rainbow Rowell’s YA novels include Eleanor and Park (Orion), Fangirl and Carry On (both Macmillan). She is travelling to the Melbourne Writers Festival in August What would you put on...
Character building: Melina Marchetta on ‘Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil’
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Melina Marchetta’s Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (Viking, September) is ‘an electrifying contemporary detective thriller’ that ‘explores Europe’s simmering anti-Muslim sentiments’ in the aftermath of a bus bomb, writes...
On tour: Meg Rosoff
Thursday, 30 June 2016
YA author Meg Rosoff will be appearing at Melbourne and Brisbane writers’ festivals in August and September to discuss her first novel for adults, Jonathan Unleashed (Bloomsbury) What would you...
