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...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
With a wide range of titles on offer, no dad’s bedside table should be empty after Father’s Day. Tim Coronel selects some highlights. All are August or September releases.FictionDarian Richards...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Jen Storer and illustrator Mitch Vane have collaborated on a new junior fiction series about Danny Best and his neighbourhood crew. The first book, Danny Best: Full On, will be available...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Daniel Handler is best-known for his ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ series. His latest book for adults, We Are Pirates (Bloomsbury), is about a father and daughter, and...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
In the pictureA book about books is hard to resist. The Great and Wondrous Storyteller by Michael Scott Parkinson (The Five Mile Press, August) features a cast of colourful, cartoonish...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Why is fantasy trumping science-fiction on the shelves? Sci-fi author David M Henley believes ‘technobabble, moralising and a high chance of crapness’ may be to blame. Though often huddled together in...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
Do you think publishers should use the same book cover for all territories where possible? Books+Publishing asked four booksellers.Anna Low, owner, Potts Point BookshopI don’t think publishers should keep the...

Thursday, 16 July 2015
 Andrea Hanke recommends her favourite forthcoming books byfemale authors.I feel like my reading has always been fairly evenly split between female and male authors, although I really should start keeping a...