Monday, 8 April 2013
Graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier is a guest of the Centre for Youth Literature’s Reading Matters conference in Melbourne in May. Her autobiographical book Smile (Scholastic) was an international bestseller, and...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Over the past few weeks the winners of the Indie Awards, the shortlist for the Stella Prize and the longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award have all been announced....

Friday, 5 April 2013
Alex Adsett highlights new developments in publishing contracts, and where publishers and authors need to be wary.  It has been interesting to watch the changes in the publishing industry playing...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Kate Hendrick’s The Accident (Text, July) alternates between the perspectives of three characters who have lived through tragedy. The author spoke to Meredith Lewin. (Read the review here.) The Accident was shortlisted for...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Forthcoming film adaptations of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief and Melina Marchetta’s On the Jellicoe Road are already attracting pre-production buzz. Andrew Wrathall spoke to the authors.  ‘Had someone told...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Lyn White is the editor of ‘Through My Eyes’, a new fiction series for readers aged 11-14 that explores war through the eyes of children. She spoke to Meredith Lewin....

Friday, 5 April 2013
Libba Bray is a guest of the Centre for Youth Literature’s Reading Matters conference in Melbourne in May. Her latest book is The Diviners (A&U). What would you put on a...

Friday, 5 April 2013
We’re starting to get into convention and expo season, which makes it a good time to be looking at the state of sci-fi and fantasy sections.  ID: The Second Machine...

Friday, 5 April 2013
As MasterChef and My Kitchen Rules continue to dominate on TV, imagine a future where chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Will the decade we’re living in be known as the digital age? Only time will tell and, in the meantime, there’s a good range of business books to guide our...

Friday, 5 April 2013
In Max Barry’s action-packed Lexicon (Mulholland, July), only one man survives a deadly attack on Broken Hill. The author spoke to Angela Meyer. (Read the review of Lexicon here.) Lexicon’s strong central concept...

Friday, 5 April 2013
One year ago Chris Saliba and his partner, longtime bookseller Chris Hubbard, opened North Melbourne Books. Its bold red walls, generous supply of literary classics and cosy children’s section have been welcomed...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Andrea Hanke’s editor’s picks include a time-travelling serial killer and a modern-day divided Berlin. Going Deutsch Two German novels recently translated into English look promising, and make it easier to...

Friday, 5 April 2013
In 2011 Embiggen Books owner Warren Bonett decided to relocate his store from Noosaville to Melbourne. His latest project, which is being run in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association...

Friday, 5 April 2013
Several Brisbane booksellers have also shown their collaborative side by participating in a recent flash fiction napkin project. Launched on Valentine’s Day, the project saw napkins bearing 300-word micro stories...