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On tour: Meg Rosoff  Archive

authorMegRosoff_credit_JeanGoldsmith 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...

Small publisher spotlight: Transportation Press  Archive

Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Established in 2013, Tasmania-based Transportation Press publishes Tasmanian literature alongside work from around the world. Editor-in-chief Rachel Edwards spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...

2016 Book-to-Film Adaptations  Archive

Thursday, 23 June 2016
There are several book-to-film adaptations hitting the big screens in the second half of 2016. Sophie Teague rounds them up. The BFG The 1982 classic children’s novel The BFG (Roald...

Small publisher spotlight: Scale Free Network  Archive

Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Melbourne-based ‘art-science collaborative’ Scale Free Network released its first book in 2013. Co-founder Gregory Crocetti spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50...

Small publisher spotlight: Acorn Press  Archive

Thursday, 16 June 2016
Founded in 1979, Melbourne-based Acorn Press is the ‘longest existing Christian publisher in Australia’. Board chair Paul Arnott spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...

Small publisher spotlight: Inkerman & Blunt  Archive

Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Established in 2013, Melbourne-based Inkerman & Blunt publishes poetry, prose and nonfiction of ‘originality, intelligence and beauty’. Founder Donna Ward spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...

On tour: Tamora Pierce  Archive

Thursday, 2 June 2016
US author Tamora Pierce has written a number of YA series, including ‘The Song of the Lioness’ and the ‘Circle of Magic’. She will be travelling to Australia for the...

Small publisher spotlight: Aulexic  Archive

Wednesday, 1 June 2016
WA-based publisher Aulexic specialises in books for children with language and literacy difficulties, launching its first titles in 2015. CEO and publisher Rebecca Laffar-Smith spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small...

Between the bars: Elspeth Muir on ‘Wasted’  Archive

Thursday, 26 May 2016
Elspeth Muir’s memoir Wasted (Text) explores Australia’s drinking culture through her relationship with her younger brother Alexander, who died when he jumped off a Brisbane bridge while drunk. It is...

On tour: Anne Bishop  Archive

Thursday, 26 May 2016
US fantasy writer Anne Bishop is travelling to Sydney and Perth in June. Her latest book Marked in Flesh (Penguin US) is the fourth book in ‘The Others’ series. What...

Small publisher spotlight: Spinifex Press  Archive

Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Melbourne-based feminist publisher Spinifex Press has been publishing since 1991. Co-founders Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under...

Small publisher spotlight: Aboriginal Studies Press  Archive

Wednesday, 18 May 2016
ACT-based Aboriginal Studies Press has been publishing titles since 1987. Acting director Rachel Ippoliti spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words....

Small publisher spotlight: Click-Cloud Publishing  Archive

Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Established in 2014, Sydney-based Click-Cloud Publishing specialises in children’s fiction, adult nonfiction and Macedonian translations. Founder Alison Giles spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...

Retail rewards: An interview with Len Vlahos  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
US book-industry insider Len Vlahos will deliver the keynote at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association conference. Vlahos is the new owner of Denver bookstore chain Tattered Cover, former executive director...

Your store: Non-book item of the month  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
This pack of three acrylic coffee templates from DOIY Design helps spruce up your morning coffee whether you’ve got a barista’s skills or not. Each come with three shapes—a love...

Your store: Strictly business  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
To sell business books successfully you need to invest time in selection, says Boffins Books co-owner Bill Liddelow. ‘Don’t fall into the trap of just having some “Dummies” or “Idiot’s...

Your store: Strong foundations  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Melbourne bookseller Readings was named the inaugural Bookstore of the Year at the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards in April. The judges highlighted Readings’ events program and its two...

Behind the Mike: Profile of Mike Shuttleworth  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Mike Shuttleworth is the campaign manager for the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance, which administers the Australian Children’s Laureateship. He has also worked as an events programmer, curator and reviewer. He...

Unstuck in the middle: Middle-grade fiction in Australia  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Middle-grade children’s fiction is underrepresented—and often misunderstood—in Australian publishing, writes Danielle Binks. When people talk about younger readers, the language often invokes building and architecture—gateway literature, foundation years—and for good...

Book bites: A taste of books to come  Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
In the picture Move over wombats. Koalas take a starring role in two forthcoming picture books from Scholastic. Don’t Call Me Bear by Pig the Pug author Aaron Blabey (August)...

 

 

 

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