Bridging borders: Philippa Donovan on working between Australia, the UK and the US Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Literary consultant and book-to-film/TV scout Philippa Donovan has recently returned to Australia after working in the UK and the US. She shares her career journey. In 2002 I was broke...
Season’s readings: 2018 Christmas highlights Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Sarah Farquharson and Nathania Gilson round up this year’s Christmas highlights. Fiction as you like it This Christmas features new offerings from several bestselling Australian authors: Rosalie Ham returns with...
Tracking changes: Jacqueline Kent on ‘A Certain Style’ Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Seventeen years after A Certain Style was first published, Jacqueline Kent’s biography of Australia’s first full-time book editor Beatrice Davis is being reissued for a new generation of publishing aficionados....
Mapping the future: The state of travel guidebooks Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Jackie Tang talks to Lonely Planet’s Chris Zeiher, APA Publications’ Agnieszka Mizak and former Dymocks category manager Ali Hammond about the state of the travel guidebook. Australians are travelling more...
From Bega to the big city: Myoung Jae Yi discusses Book Expo 2018 Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Candelo Books owner Myoung Jae Yi embarked on a trip to the 2018 Book Expo in New York City as part of a prize sponsored by Simon & Schuster Australia....
Shelf talk: Page to screen Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Pour some hot chocolate and get a bowl of popcorn ready before digging into these film and television tie-in editions. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (A&U, September)...
Shelf talk: Get a clue Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
A thrill awaits those readers on the lookout for whodunits, stories of transgression, and real-life cases to solve. On the fiction front, Jane Harper’s latest, The Lost Man (Macmillan, October),...
Editor’s picks: Blood-chilling and brain-expanding Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Andrew Wrathall’s spring reading list contains titles that are both blood-chilling and brain-expanding. Let’s start with some blood. Most humans contain between nine and 12 pints of it. In Nine...
Your store: Talk among your shelves Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Shelf Talkers is a staff-run podcast operating out of Dymocks Adelaide, hosted by the store’s booksellers Tori D’Cruz and Alex Andrews. While the flagship Dymocks podcast is based out of its Sydney head office—and focuses...
Your store: Training wheels Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Brisbane bookshop Avid Reader and the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) have launched an all-day booksellers’ training program that will include sessions on using Nielsen BookScan; the financial realities of running...
Your store: Non-book item of the month Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
While many publishers and booksellers have their own branded tote bags, Melbourne independent bookseller Readings decided in 2016 to expand its offerings. The bookseller now produces an entire range of...
The Christmas wrap-up: 2018 children’s highlights Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Jackie Tang picks some highlights from publishers’ Christmas lists. Headliners Several high-profile authors have new titles out this Christmas, including national treasure Alison Lester who has three picture books: Tricky’s...
Book bites: A taste of books to come Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The next chapter Hot off the news that ‘The Bad Guys’ is being developed for an animated feature film by US production company Dreamworks, Aaron Blabey is back with a...
Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Canberra press gallery journo-turned-political thriller co-author Steve Lewis has got himself into some hot water with his frank and honest feedback to critics of the directions taken in programming this...
Stretching the truth: Jack Heath on ‘The Truth App’ Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The Truth App (Scholastic, September) is the first book in YA author Jack Heath’s five-book junior-fiction series 'Liars', described by reviewer Heath Graham as a ‘non-stop action-adventure ride’ for readers who want ‘techno-thrillers...
Martin Hughes: Death by exposure Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Publishers should take an industry-wide stance to ensure fairer collaboration with print media, argues Affirm Press publisher Martin Hughes. Many years ago a major metropolitan newspaper was so excited about...
Growing pains: Karen Foxlee on ‘Lenny’s Book of Everything’ Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Karen Foxlee’s middle-grade novel Lenny’s Book of Everything (A&U) is ‘bittersweet tale about heartbreak and healing’ with ‘a sense of whimsy that never feels forced’. Reviewer Karys McEwen spoke to the author. Lenny’s brother...
South African publishers to be investigated over price fixing Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The South African Competition Commission will investigate the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and its 91 members over allegations of fixing the prices and trading conditions of books, reports...
New bookshop Rabble Books & Games opens in Perth Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
A new bookshop has opened in the Perth suburb of Maylands. Rabble Books & Games opened on 1 June and is situated on the Eighth Avenue shopping strip. The shop...
‘100 Dogs’ named Sainsbury’s children’s book of the year Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has announced the winners of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, reports the Bookseller. The children’s book of the year prize was awarded to 100 Dogs (Michael Whaite, Puffin), which...
Hope Prize winners announced Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The winners of the Brotherhood of St Laurence's 2018 Hope Prize for short stories have been announced. Finnegan Kruckemeyer won the $10,000 first prize for ‘Like Dresses in a Tree’;...
Grills wins ‘Lifted Brow’ Prize for Experimental Nonfiction Archive
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Literary journal the Lifted Brow has selected Eloise Grills as the winner of its 2018 Prize for Experimental Nonfiction for her piece ‘big beautiful female theory’. Grills receives $5000 and her winning...
Finding home: Fiona Wright on ‘The World Was Whole’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
With her second essay collection The World Was Whole, Fiona Wright ‘continues to set the standard for the essay form in Australia’, writes reviewer Jo Case. She spoke to the author....
UK government says CIPFA library statistics ‘flawed’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The UK government’s Libraries Taskforce has raised concerns about library statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), reports the Bookseller. In a report entitled ‘CIPFA...
Australian Reading Hour announces author events Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The Australian Reading Hour (ARH), which will take place on Thursday, 20 September, has announced a number of events for the day. The annual campaign encourages Australians to 'pick up a...
Librarians offered incentives to move to NT as part of $50m government strategy Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The Northern Territory government has announced a new initiative to increase the population of the NT, seeking to create 21,000 jobs and add $10 billion to the economy over the...
Getting the picture: Elizabeth Flux on the local comics industry Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
As librarians and booksellers report greater interest in graphic novels for children and teenagers, Elizabeth Flux explores the state of the local comics industry. When comics store All Star Comics opened...
Former CEO sues B&N for defamation Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Former Barnes & Noble (B&N) CEO Demos Parneros has sued the retailer, charging it with breach of contract and defamation, reports Publishers Weekly. A lawsuit filed on 28 August included...
$60m invested into NSW public libraries Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The NSW government has announced a $60 million boost to NSW public libraries, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The announcement, made on Friday, 24 August by Arts minister Don Harwin,...
A&U acquires UK rights to ‘Ten Steps to Nanette’ Archive
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired UK rights to comedian Hannah Gadsby’s memoir Ten Steps to Nanette. A&U initially acquired ANZ rights to the book last year via Kevin Whyte...
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