Queerstories: Reflections on Lives Well Lived from Some of Australia’s Finest LGBTQIA+ Writers (ed by Maeve Marsden, Hachette)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Born from the series of LGBTQIA+ storytelling events that editor Maeve Marsden curates, Queerstories showcases personal stories from 26 Australian queer icons, including Benjamin Law, Rebecca Shaw, Nayuka Gorrie and...
All the Ways to be Smart (Davina Bell, illus by Allison Colpoys, Scribble)
Friday, 24 August 2018
There are many ways to be smart, and frequent collaborators Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys explore several of them in this new picture book: concrete skills such as building cubbies...
Cherries (Carrie Gallasch, illus by Sara Acton, Little Hare)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Cherries skilfully evokes the hazy joys of summer and the pleasure of anticipation. Two children enjoy a range of summertime activities while they wait for the cherries to ripen, from...
Invisible Jerry (Adam Wallace, illus by Giuseppe Poli, EK Books)
Friday, 24 August 2018
It’s hard to imagine any reader not relating to Jerry’s sense of being ‘invisible’ to those around him—he feels isolated at school and it seems nobody appreciates his worth as...
Night Walk (Alison Binks, Berbay)
Friday, 24 August 2018
This second picture book from Melbourne artist Alison Binks will appeal to gentle souls. In Night Walk, a young boy named Caspar enjoys a night-time adventure while camping with his...
Tales from the Inner City (Shaun Tan, A&U)
Friday, 24 August 2018
This extraordinary companion to Shaun Tan’s 2008 book Tales from Outer Suburbia taps into our subconscious, our ancient primitive longings, and our need for love, acceptance and understanding. In this...
The Truth App: Liars Book One (Jack Heath, Scholastic)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Jarli thinks his latest app could be a big hit: the Truth App can tell when someone is lying by analysing their voice. Jarli doesn’t see a problem with this...
The Rift (Rachael Craw, Walker Books)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Meg is on her way back to Black Water Island after a long absence. Black Water Island is the home of the Rift, a tear between our dimension and another,...
Lenny’s Book of Everything (Karen Foxlee, A&U)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Anticipation for Karen Foxlee’s new novel is sky-high given her recent gem A Most Magical Girl. Rest assured, Lenny’s Book of Everything will exceed all expectations. Lenny’s younger brother Davey...
The World Was Whole (Fiona Wright, Giramondo)
Friday, 24 August 2018
In this exquisite follow-on from her award-winning memoir-in-essays Small Acts of Disappearance, Fiona Wright continues to set the standard for the essay form in Australia. Wright’s perspective in The World...
‘Whisper’ tops Australian YA bestsellers chart
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Bestselling YA fantasy author Lynette Noni occupies the top five spots in the Australian YA bestsellers chart for July. At the top of the chart is Whisper, the first book...
Introducing Dirt Lane Press
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Dirt Lane Press launched its first children’s book—a mash-up of several Norwegian folk tales—in 2017 and has since sold the rights to a UK publisher. Further books include a ‘fable...
Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards announced
Thursday, 23 August 2018
The winners and honour books for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, one of the most influential awards on the Australian children’s book...
Bunting books sold to China
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Scholastic Australia has sold simplified Chinese rights to several quirky, humorous picture books by Australian husband-and-wife duo Laura and Philip Bunting. They include: Mopoke, Koalas Eat Gum Leaves and Kookaburras...
Southeast Asian storytelling inspires new picture book
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Australian picture books continue to find publishers overseas, with several large (Scholastic) and smaller publishers (Scribe, Fremantle Press) recently selling the rights to their titles to the US and China...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 20 August 2018
For the fifth week running, the weekly bestsellers chart is topped by The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton, Pan) at number one and The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape,...
Australian bestsellers in July: crime authors top fiction; Stroud number two in nonfiction
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Two crime-thriller novels topped the Australian fiction bestsellers chart in July, with the number one spot going to crime-writing veteran Michael Robotham's The Other Wife, and second place to debut author Christian...
‘The Other Wife’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: July Mega-selling author Michael Robotham’s latest crime-thriller The Other Wife has debuted at the top of the Australian fiction bestsellers chart for July. It’s joined in the...
Introducing Giramondo
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Sydney-based small press Giramondo has won most major literary awards in Australia with its list of ‘diverse, unusual and genre-defying’ fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Commissioning editor Nick Tapper spoke to...
Screenworthy stories
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Each year Australian publishers, literary agents, and film and TV agents meet and mingle at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Books at MIFF event. As well as attending one-on-one meetings,...
Book-to-screen rights sales
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Nicole Kidman’s production company Blossom Films and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories have purchased film and television rights to Liane Moriarty’s forthcoming novel Nine Perfect Strangers (Macmillan). Kidman will produce...
Viskic wins top crime-fiction award
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Emma Viskic’s And Fire Came Down (Echo Publishing) has been named best adult crime novel at this year’s Davitt Awards, which are presented to the best crime books by Australian...
‘No More Boats’ to publish in the US
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Sydney-based small press Giramondo has sold North American rights to Felicity Castagna’s Miles Franklin-shortlisted novel No More Boats to Europa Editions. Acquiring editor-in-chief Michael Reynolds said the novel—which tells the...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 13 August 2018
The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton, Pan) spends its fourth week at the top of the overall top 10 bestseller charts, while the first book in the 'Treehouse'...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 6 August 2018
The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton, Pan) spends its third week at the top of the overall top 10 bestseller charts. Another 'Treehouse' book by Griffith and...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2018 Books at MIFF
Friday, 3 August 2018
The 12th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 2 August. Representatives from publishing and...
Under the Southern Cross (Frané Lessac, Walker Books)
Thursday, 2 August 2018
There have been many picture books about the sights of Australia but not many have touched upon its night-time attractions. Frané Lessac corrects this oversight in her gorgeously illustrated new...
Monster Party (Children of Rawa Community School, with Jane Godwin and Alison Lester, Magabala)
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Alison Lester and Jane Godwin have proven yet again that collaborating with children can help realise joyous storytelling and delightful illustrations. Monster Party is a picture book made with the...
Scapegoat (Ava Keyes, illus by Aleksandra Schmidt, Little Steps)
Thursday, 2 August 2018
There are plenty of picture books in the market that deal with bullying, but very few address the subject of being bullied at home, as Scapegoat does. Author Ava Keyes...
The Adventures of Catvinkle (Elliot Perlman, Puffin)
Thursday, 2 August 2018
It’s hard to imagine that a book for children by two-time Miles Franklin-shortlisted author Elliot Perlman would be anything less than wonderful. Perlman was apparently inspired by a cat lying...
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