Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Shalini Kunahlan
Tuesday, 1 May 2018
In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards’ (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner’s announcement...
Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Cate Blake
Monday, 30 April 2018
In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards' (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner's announcement...
Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Patrizia di Biase-Dyson
Friday, 27 April 2018
In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards' (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner's announcement...
Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Ali Hammond
Thursday, 26 April 2018
In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards' (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner's announcement...
Final diary of Miles Franklin to be donated to SLNSW
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
The final diary of author Miles Franklin will be donated to the State Library of NSW, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The small, red pocket diary records the final year...
Christmas predictions: Gavin Williams from Matilda and Lindy Jones from Abbey’s
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
In a series running in the lead-up to Christmas, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and ‘surprise sellers’. In this instalment, Gavin Williams, owner...
Christmas predictions: Kym Bagley and Rivis Donnelly from Dymocks Melbourne
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
In a new series running in the lead-up to Christmas, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and ‘surprise sellers’. In our latest instalment, Dymocks...
Christmas predictions: Perth booksellers Bill Liddelow from Boffins Books and Jane Seaton from Beaufort Street Books
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
In a series running in the lead-up to Christmas, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and ‘surprise sellers’. In this instalment, Boffins Books co-owner...
Christmas predictions: Kath Pigou from Dymocks Adelaide
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
In a series running in the lead-up to Christmas, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and ‘surprise sellers’. In this instalment, Dymocks Adelaide store...
Christmas predictions: John Purcell from Booktopia
Thursday, 9 November 2017
In a new series running in the lead-up to Christmas, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and ‘surprise sellers’. In our first instalment, Booktopia’s...
Book blogger spotlight: The Bookish Manicurist
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Amanda Salles creates ‘bookish nail art’ inspired by the covers of her favourite books. Pictures of her nail art and tutorial videos accompany reviews of YA fiction on her blog,...
Book blogger spotlight: Trish Talks Texts
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Trish Buckley is a teacher-librarian who brings a critical perspective to YA literature. ‘I have been reading YA novels since I was a teenager, so that’s 30-odd years of context,...
Book blogger spotlight: The Unlikely Bookworm
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Londoner-turned-Sydneysider Lucy Pearson blogs about books and travel at The Unlikely Bookworm. Pearson reviews and recommends a range of fiction and nonfiction, and will soon be launching a series of...
Book blogger spotlight: Libretto Reviews
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Italian expat Erica Puggioni now lives in Brisbane, where she blogs about crime, literary fiction and fantasy at Libretto Reviews. ‘I am bilingual and so is my blog,’ says Puggioni....
Book blogger spotlight: Children’s Books Daily
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Queensland-based blogger and teacher-librarian Megan Daley has a longstanding involvement with children’s and YA literature, which gives her blog a unique viewpoint. ‘I feel like I’ve been wandering around the...
Book blogger spotlight: Romancing the Social Sciences
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Dani St Clair brings her unique perspective as a social and political scientist to her blog, Romancing the Social Sciences. ‘I was inadvertently analysing everything I read recreationally, and my...
Book blogger spotlight: Lectito
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Since starting her book blog Lectito in 2015, Margot McGovern believes that blogging has become ‘much more fluid’. ‘Most of the bloggers I follow work across multiple platforms and use...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2017 Books at MIFF
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
The 11th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held on 3 August. Fremantle Press CEO Jane Fraser reports: The Forum...
Book blogger spotlight: ReadLikeWildfire
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
BookTuber Chami Rupasinghe experimented with different platforms before settling on YouTube. ‘Although YouTube does take quite a bit more effort to produce content for compared to other platforms like Twitter...
Book blogger spotlight: Babbling Books
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Multi-platform blogger Tamsien West shares her eclectic reading tastes across her blog, Instagram, YouTube and book club under the name Babbling Books. She has found that ‘deeply personal stories and...
Book blogger spotlight: Half Deserted Streets
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
For blogger Danielle Carey, Instagram ‘feels like the most enthusiastic and inviting place to flail about books online’. Her Instagram-based microblog, Half Deserted Streets, reaches 11,000 followers, but she also...
Book blogger spotlight: Bec’s Books
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Rebecca Gough is a self-described ‘perpetual internet presence’ who blogs about YA and middle-grade titles, with a focus on fantasy and sci-fi. After realising that Instagram’s space for captions was...
Book blogger spotlight: My Cup and Chaucer
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Tonile Wortley started a crime fiction blog in 2011, but she now blogs about a broader selection of adult fiction at My Cup and Chaucer. Her day job—digital and community...
Book blogger spotlight: Lillytales
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Kate Lloyd started reviewing books on Instagram as a way to connect with like-minded readers. Her blog Lillytales now spans YouTube, Twitter, Goodreads and Litsy, but Instagram remains her favourite...
Publishing delegation travels to Seoul and Beijing
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
A delegation of Australian publishers travelled to Beijing and Seoul in June to ‘research market opportunities for authors and publishers in China and Korea’. Nerrilee Weir, senior rights manager for...
Book blogger spotlight: Tea and Titles
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Book bloggers Ely and Michelle are staunch advocates for greater representation of disability in books. Their blog, Tea and Titles, is primarily focused on YA literature, but also covers poetry,...
Book blogger spotlight: Diva Booknerd
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
YA and middle-grade book blogger Kelly from Diva Booknerd says she reviews books ‘purely on emotion and entertainment’, and enjoys the sense of community that blogging brings. She spoke to...
Book blogger spotlight: Readers in Wonderland
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Australian blogger Rebecca Daly and US-based Alise McGriffin have collaborated on the YA blog Readers in Wonderland since 2013. Daly’s blogging style incorporates GIFs and images to keep it visually...
Book blogger spotlight: Books for a Delicate Eternity
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Chiara Sullivan blogs about YA books, with a particular focus on diversity and LGBTQIA+ representation. Blogging since 2003, she is a passionate believer in the importance of young members of...
Book blogger spotlight: Reading Matters
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
UK-based Australian blogger Kim Forrester started Reading Matters in 2004 to help her remember what she was reading. Now she likes to focus on ‘books that may have slipped under...
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