Pip Harry on ‘August & Jones’
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Inspired by the friendship between two real-life children in Victoria, Pip Harry's latest middle-grade novel August & Jones (Lothian) is a heartwarming story about friendship and resilience. Jones meets August...
Books in the media this weekend, 14–15 May
Friday, 13 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Daisy and Woolf (Michelle Cahill, Hachette) The Secret of Emu Field...
Sun shines on Clunes Booktown 2022
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
After two years of cancellations, in late April the first post-lockdown Clunes Booktown Festival was held in regional Victoria. Angela Crocombe from festival bookseller Readings reports. After predictions of dire...
Neela Janakiramanan on ‘The Registrar’
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
In her novel The Registrar (July, A&U), doctor and debut author Neela Janakiramanan looks at the many issues deeply ingrained in the healthcare system through the story of young doctor Emma...
Books in the media this weekend, 7–8 May
Friday, 6 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Bedtime Story (Chloe Hooper, S&S) Here Goes Nothing (Steve Toltz, Hamish...
The meteoric rise of manga
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Books+Publishing investigates what’s behind the current manga boom, and how it’s impacting publishers’ local comics and graphic novel lists. It’s no secret that in 2021 the modest growth of the...
June books reviewed
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in June, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Two novels exploring family secrets and dynamics will be...
Books in the media this weekend, 30 April – 1 May
Friday, 29 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Elizabeth Finch (Julian Barnes, Jonathan Cape) Jack of Hearts: QX11594 (Jackie...
Career path: Erica Wagner
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Erica Wagner has worked in publishing for over 30 years, starting out as a trainee children's editor at Penguin Australia and going on to spend 20 years at the helm...
Australian bookshop tour: Paperbark Merchants
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Located at Western Australia’s southern tip, Paperbark Merchants in Albany is WA’s largest independent regional bookstore. A runner-up in the regional bookstore category at the 2020 Leading Edge Book Awards,...
Books in the media this weekend, 23–24 April
Friday, 22 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Keeping Them Honest (Stephen Charles & Catherine Williams, Scribe) Other Houses...
Paying the price for print
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Bumper book consumption was a silver lining of Covid. But could it also be part of a perfect storm that will drive up the price of books? Books+Publishing reports. ‘I...
Lauren Draper recommends
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
I adored Rhiannon Wilde’s debut novel Henry Hamlet’s Heart (UQP). It’s such a beautiful and warm novel, and perfectly balances the teenaged experience of friendship, futures, and first loves. I...
Lauren Draper on ‘The Museum of Broken Things’
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Lauren Draper's debut YA novel The Museum of Broken Things (Text, June) follows 18-year-old Reece, who finds herself living in a small beachside town. With multiple plotlines, and featuring a cast of...
Sustainability and the Australian book industry: a snapshot, part three
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
In the final of this three-part series looking at sustainability in the Australian book industry, Angela Meyer speaks with booksellers and associated companies and organisations about what practices they have...
Australian bookshop tour: The Mad Hatters Bookshop
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Established in 2015, Brisbane's The Mad Hatters Bookshop was opened with the goal of making 'a magical, family-friendly space for book lovers' and showcasing the talented book creators in its...
Books in the media this weekend, 9–10 April
Friday, 8 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe) The Burnished Sun (Mirandi Riwoe, UQP) Judith...
Sustainability and the Australian book industry: a snapshot, part two
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
In the second of a three-part series looking at sustainability in the Australian book industry, Angela Meyer speaks with publishers, printers and other central players in the supply chain about...
May books reviewed
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in May, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Fans of Australian crime will be excited to see...
Jasmine Seymour on ‘Open Your Heart to Country’
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Jasmine Seymour's fourth picture book Open Your Heart to Country (Magabala, June) is a bilingual story of healing and belonging. Told in Dharug and English, the book also showcases Seymour's signature...
Jasmine Seymour recommends
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
The last book I read and loved is the picture book Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy (Magabala). I picked it up in the school library last week and...
Books in the media this weekend, 2–3 April
Friday, 1 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper A History of Dreams (Jane Rawson, Brio) The Fish (Lloyd Jones,...
Sustainability and the Australian book industry: a snapshot, part one
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
In the first of a three-part series looking at sustainability in the Australian book industry, Angela Meyer speaks with publishers about what practices they have implemented so far to reduce...
Australian bookshop tour: Petrarch’s Bookshop
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Petrarch’s Bookshop first opened its doors in 1985. With a large focus on Tasmanian books, the family-owned general bookshop has become a cornerstone for the Launceston community. Petrarch's is owned...
Hayley Scrivenor on ‘Dirt Town’
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Set in the rural New South Wales town of Durton, Hayley Scrivenor's debut novel Dirt Town (Macmillan, May) centres on the disappearance of a young girl named Esther. Reviewer Kate...
Hayley Scrivenor recommends
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
I was fortunate enough to see Larissa Behrendt speak at the 2021 BAD Sydney Crime Writers festival about her book After Story (UQP). I got the audiobook and loved it....
Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 March
Friday, 18 March 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Party (Stuart Macintyre, A&U) Skin Deep (Phillipa McGuinness, Vintage) Loop...
Tuning into BookTube: How publishers can work with influencers
Thursday, 17 March 2022
In 2021 Kirsty Horton completed her master’s thesis at Curtin University on how publishers and BookTubers could get the most out of their commercial relationship. A BookTuber herself since 2017,...
Amplify Bookstore: Winter reading list
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Amplify Bookstore, an independent online bookseller specialising in books by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) authors, shares the shop’s most anticipated titles from local and international authors publishing...
Kiah Thomas on ‘The Callers’
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
The Callers (HarperCollins, May), Kiah Thomas's first novel for middle-grade readers, follows Quin, a young boy who lives in a world where some people have the ability to Call objects...
