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...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
This year’s Leading Edge Books Conference once again included the presentation of the Best Business Ideas Award, which went to Tracey Challis from Ulysses Bookstore in Melbourne.Challis' winning idea was...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
How much do readers trust their booksellers’ recommendations? Stefen Brazulaitis from sci-fi, fantasy, horror and crime specialist Stefen’s Books in Perth decided to find out when he launched a ‘blind...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
The publishing industry has seen a steady drop in job ads advertising in the Weekly Book Newsletter over the past few years, with publishers attributing the decline to lower staff...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
A number of high-profile vloggers have recently announced book deals. Danielle Binks finds out whether the trend is taking off in Australia.A funny thing happened in 2012 when US journalist...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Karen Russell is a career Co-op bookseller who spent a long time managing the Co-op Sunshine Coast store. She shares her career journey.I started my career with the Co-op at...