Shortlist highlights Australian books with an environmental theme
Thursday, 13 July 2017
The Australian Wilderness Society has announced the shortlists for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature, which are presented annually to books that ‘foster a love of wild places and wildlife’...
‘Reverse psychology’ picture book tops bestsellers chart
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Radio host Andy Lee’s debut picture book Do Not Open This Book, illustrated by Heath McKenzie, has topped the Australian picture book bestsellers chart for June. The book, which was...
HarperCollins acquires Eliza Henry-Jones’ first YA novel
Thursday, 13 July 2017
HarperCollins has acquired Eliza Henry-Jones’ YA novel From the Sea in a two-book deal via Sally Bird at Calidiris Literary Agency. From the Sea is Henry-Jones’ first YA novel—the first...
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...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 10 July 2017
Australian author Monica McInerney’s latest novel The Trip of a Lifetime (Michael Joseph) has debuted at sixth spot on this week’s bestseller chart. It’s one of two new releases to land...
‘Big Little Lies’, ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top the Australian charts
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Five novels by Liane Moriarty are in the top 10 Australian fiction bestsellers chart in June, led by her 2014 bestseller Big Little Lies, which was recently adapted into a...
Introducing Fremantle Press
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Fremantle Press is a not-for-profit publisher of books by new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists. It has been publishing adult and children’s books across a range of genres...
Small presses dominate Miles Franklin shortlist
Thursday, 6 July 2017
The shortlist for Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, was announced last month. Four of the five shortlisted titles are published by small Australian presses: The...
New acquisitions for Affirm, Black Inc. and Pantera
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Affirm Press has acquired Australian writer Christian White’s award-winning debut novel Decay Theory—‘a page-turner about a small-town mystery dealing with trauma, cult and memory’—to be published in 2018. White’s novel...
Introducing ‘Think Australian’
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Welcome to the first edition of the Think Australian newsletter. We’re incredibly excited to be bringing the best Australian books to an international audience of publishers, rights managers, scouts, literary...
Bring it On!: Play Like a Girl Book One (Jo Stanley, Five Mile)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Finally, a series about our national sport that stars girls! Jo Stanley has combined her love of footy and empowering women in the new ‘Play Like a Girl’ series, with...
Bertha and Bear (Christine Sharp, UQP)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
One little bee’s brave expedition through a storm to find somewhere safe to build a new hive is the focus of Christine Sharp’s third picture book Bertha and Bear. The...
Beautiful Mess (Claire Christian, Text)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Claire Christian’s 2016 Text Prize-winning book is a beautifully written YA novel that confidently navigates the murky waters of grief and male-female friendship. Chapters are voiced in turn by Ava,...
A Semi-definitive List of Worst Nightmares (Krystal Sutherland, Penguin)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
This is a touching, hilarious and relatable book for older teens about depression, anxiety, facing your fears and learning to accept help when you need it most. Seventeen-year-old Esther’s life...
The Missing Ace: The Mysterious World of Cosentino Book One (Cosentino & Jack Heath, illus by James Hart, Scholastic)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Cosentino the Grand Illusionist runs the beloved Copperpot Theatre in Coppertown, a place in Magicland where the evil King has banned magic. Cos is working on his latest trick—escaping from...
Once Upon a Small Rhinoceros (Meg McKinlay, illus by Leila Rudge, Walker Books)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
There are things rhinos can and can’t do. Rhinos can wallow in mud and bathe in the sun, but can they be adventurous? In Once Upon a Small Rhinoceros, one...
Take Three Girls (Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell & Fiona Wood, Pan)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Take Three Girls is a novel about friendship, written by friends. The voices of Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell and Fiona Wood blend seamlessly to create a narrative about three girls...
Off-course navigation: Claire Christian on ‘Beautiful Mess’
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Claire Christian’s 2016 Text Prize winner Beautiful Mess (Text, September) is about two misfits who help each other through the raw pain of adolescence. Reviewer Angela Crocombe spoke to the...
Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables (Tim Harris, illus by James Hart, Random House)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
The students of 12B aren’t quite sure what to make of their new teacher, Mr Bambuckle: he rides a unicycle, his cousin is an Icelandic rock star, and he keeps...
Pea Pod Lullaby (Glenda Millard, illus by Stephen Michael King, A&U)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
I had read this text before, when it was included as a double-page spread in The Hush Treasure Book anthology, also illustrated by King. I loved it then and I...
Opposite Land (Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Random House)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
After a terrible first day at her new school and a fight with her mother, Steve storms up to her room and the next thing she knows, she has tumbled...
Ponk! (Edwina Wyatt, illus by Christopher Nielsen, Little Hare)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Ponk is a little bird who lives at the top of a very tall tree. From on high, Ponk can see The Hill and the strange beasts dancing and swaying...
The Scared Book (Debra Tidball, illus by Kim Siew, Lothian)
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
The Scared Book is, as its title suggests, about a frightened book that’s been infiltrated by a variety of monsters on its pages and begs for help from the reader...
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...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 3 July 2017
The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wrightbooks) has climbed back up to the take the top spot in this week’s overall bestsellers chart. Last week’s top-selling title, The Clever Guts Diet...
On tour: David George Haskell
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Biologist David George Haskell travelled the world to explore the biological networks of different trees for his book The Song of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors (Nero). He is...
The Fictional Dimension: Bram Presser on ‘The Book of Dirt’
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Bram Presser’s The Book of Dirt (Text, September) is ‘a remarkable tale of Holocaust survival, love and genealogical sleuthing by a grandson intent on finding the truth about his grandparents’...
The Museum of Words (Georgia Blain, Scribe)
Thursday, 29 June 2017
The Museum of Words, written as Georgia Blain knew she was dying of brain cancer, will be posthumously published. Her instinct, to the end, was to find meaning by writing...
Wish You Were Here (Sheridan Jobbins, Affirm)
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Driving solo along the great American highways in a Chevy Camaro, Sheridan Jobbins is not only a feminist role model, she embodies proof of life after heartbreak. Following her marriage...
Terra Nullius (Claire G Coleman, Hachette)
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Part science-fiction and part old Western, Terra Nullius is an ambitious debut by the winner of the 2016 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship, Claire G Coleman. Jacky is a ‘Native’ who...
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