Sunday, 18 October 2015
It’s silly season at Affirm Press, which has a handful of humour books coming out toward the end of the year. Death by Coconut—50 Things More Dangerous than a Shark...

Sunday, 18 October 2015
The most hotly anticipated romantic series finale Kings Rising—the third book in C S Pacat’s ‘The Captive Prince’ trilogy (Viking)—comes out in February and readers can’t wait! Pacat spearheads the...

Sunday, 18 October 2015
Getting books selected for schools requires an understanding of multiple education associations, their expectations and concerns—and a good dose of luck, writes Danielle Binks. Trying to get an overview of how...

Sunday, 18 October 2015
When Gavin Williams and his wife purchased the long-running Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, they had to win over locals who described it as ‘their bookshop’. Williams shares his...

Sunday, 18 October 2015
Do you think ebook conversion is best handled in-house or externally? Books+Publishing asked three publishers. Mark Robinson, sales and marketing manager, Exisle Publishing As an early entrant in the ebook...

Sunday, 18 October 2015
In the picture Aaron Blabey is back with I Need a Hug (Scholastic, December), about a little porcupine who just wants a cuddle. Told in speech bubbles, the simple text...

Thursday, 1 October 2015
Jon Steiner’s The Last Wilkie’s (Spineless Wonders, February) is a collection of short stories of varying lengths that are ‘by turns funny, dark and troubling’, writes reviewer Hilary Simmons. She...

Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Reviewer Margaret Hamilton has awarded five stars to Elise Hurst’s picture-book Adelaide’s Secret World, the story of a rabbit who yearns to befriend a fox. She spoke to the author.You’ve...

Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti have followed up their popular picture book Alphabetical Sydney with Numerical Street (NewSouth), which takes readers’ ‘on a journey down a street full of fascinating,...

Thursday, 27 August 2015
Jane Rawson’s Formaldehyde is one of this year’s three winning titles in Seizure’s Viva La Novella Prize. The book is an intricately plotted and warm-hearted tale about love, secrets and...

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Christy Collins’ The End of Seeing is one of this year’s three winning titles in Seizure’s Viva La Novella Prize. It follows a grieving Ana, who travels to Europe to...

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
L J M Owen’s debut novel Olmec Obituary (Echo), the first instalment in her ‘Dr Pimms, Intermillennial Sleuth’ series, is ‘a cosy and rollicking tale in a sub-genre that is refreshing...

Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Marlee Jane Ward’s Welcome to Orphancorp is one of this year’s three winning titles in Seizure’s Viva La Novella Prize. The brutal coming-of-age story is about 17-year-old Mirii Mahoney, who...

Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Ask anyone familiar with Australian crime fiction to name the moment when the genre came of age and most will cite Peter Temple’s novel Truth winning the prestigious Miles Franklin...

Thursday, 23 July 2015
Stuart Kells’ Penguin and the Lane Brothers: The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution (Black Inc.) is a new history of the publisher. Reviewer Tim Coronel says it will be ‘essential...

Thursday, 23 July 2015
Mary Jo Putney is the author of over 25 historical, contemporary and paranormal romances. Her latest is book seven in the ‘Lost Lords’ series, Not Always a Saint (Kensington Publishing, September). She...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Jackie Tang unwraps publishers’ Christmas offerings.Bring us some fic-y puddingThis year’s festive fiction boasts some big Australian names, including Tom Keneally, who explores Napoleon Bonaparte’s Australian connection during his exile...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
For the past two years Dymocks Adelaide has been running a monthly damaged goods giveaway called Hurt Book Friday.Dymocks Adelaide special orders manager Louise Fay explains that as many publishers...