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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)...

Shelf talk: Good sports Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Every Anzac Day commentators make a false equivalence between the efforts of Australia’s troops and the men paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to chase a ball around some grass....

Shelf talk: Memorable memoirs Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Foreign Soil author Maxine Beneba Clarke’s forthcoming memoir The Hate Race (Hachette, August) is surely one of the most anticipated of the year. It tells the story of Clarke’s life...

Shelf talk: Crime pays Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
The winter months will be big for crime lovers with both the Davitt Awards and Ned Kelly Awards scheduled to be announced, and a swathe of new titles due to...

Shelf talk: The write stuff Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Writers looking for tips or a way to procrastinate under the guise of productivity can look forward to writing guides from two of Australia’s funniest authors. Catherine Deveny’s Use Your...

Shelf talk: Classic comics Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Graphic novels are heating up as more progressive genres are being tackled by ever more daring creators. Punpun is an average kid in an average town... whose life turns decidedly...

Where does a book sell and why: A look at sales for different channels Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Nielsen Book Australia general manager Shaun Symonds takes a closer look at sales for indies, chains and discount department stores. Consumers buy books in many places, from a planned purchase...

Talkback: Too many writers’ festivals? Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Does Australia have too many writers’ festivals? Books+Publishing asked three publishers. While there are a lot of writers’ festivals, it’s not the number that’s the problem. What is problematic is...

Pricing our business: Terri-ann White on book prices Archive

Tuesday, 10 May 2016
UWA Publishing director, author and former bookseller Terri-ann White calls for industry-wide resistance to lower book prices and greater efficiency in distribution in her latest column on the state of...

Small publisher spotlight: Monash University Publishing Archive

Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Melbourne-based Monash University Publishing released its first titles in 2010. Director Nathan Hollier spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words. Monash...

Small publisher spotlight: Ford Street Publishing Archive

Thursday, 28 April 2016
Melbourne-based Ford Street Publishing specialises in children’s and YA books, and released its first titles in 2007. Founder Paul Collins spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...

Small publisher spotlight: Vine Leaves Press Archive

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Established in 2014, Melbourne-based Vine Leaves Press specialises in book-length vignette, poetry and short-story collections, among other things. Co-founder Jessica Bell spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series:...

Small publisher spotlight: Rockpool Publishing Archive

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Sydney-based Rockpool Publishing was established in 2006 and specialises in health, recreation and family titles. Publishing director Lisa Hanrahan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...