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Border disputes: Meredith Jaffé on ‘The Fence’ 

Thursday, 28 July 2016
Meredith Jaffé’s examination of neighbourhood divisions in her debut The Fence (Macmillan, September) makes for an ‘engaging and satirical novel’ that ‘explores a range of topics beyond mere border patrol...

On tour: Lionel Shriver 

Thursday, 28 July 2016
US author Lionel Shriver’s latest book, The Mandibles (HarperCollins), follows a family in the near future as they contend with the ruin of their fortunes in the aftermath of a...

On tour: Angela Flournoy 

Thursday, 28 July 2016
Angela Flournoy’s The Turner House (Black Inc.) is a sprawling domestic drama that tells the story of Detroit through the generations of one family. She will be attending Melbourne Writers...

On tour: Chris Cleave 

Thursday, 28 July 2016
Irish author Chris Cleave’s Everyone Brave is Forgiven (Sceptre) weaves a little-known segment of history during Blitz-torn London with a love story that draws on his grandparents’ courtship during in...

On tour: Lev Grossman 

Thursday, 28 July 2016
Author of the ‘Magicians’ trilogy (Arrow) Lev Grossman is visiting the Melbourne Writers Festival and Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas in August and September. What would you put on a...

Small publisher spotlight: Wild Dingo Press 

Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Melbourne-based Wild Dingo Press was founded in 2010 and specialises in stories of ‘individuals doing extraordinary things’. Founder Catherine Lewis spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...

Bestsellers this week

Monday, 25 July 2016
The paperback edition of Alain de Botton’s The Course of Love (Hamish Hamilton) has shot up the bestseller charts to become this week’s fastest mover, and entered the top 10...

Small publisher spotlight: em PRESS 

Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Established in 1999 in central Victoria, em PRESS publishes books that connect ‘people to Australian landscapes’. Founder Gib Wettenhall spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...

Bestsellers this week

Liz Byrski The Woman Next Door Monday, 18 July 2016
After its debut in 20th spot last week, Liz Byrski’s latest novel The Woman Next Door (Macmillan) has risen quickly up the charts in its first week of release, entering...

Small publisher spotlight: Christmas Press 

Wednesday, 13 July 2016
NSW-based children’s publisher Christmas Press released its first titles in 2013. Founder Sophie Masson spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words....

Artie and the Grime Wave (Richard Roxburgh, A&U) 

Artie and the Grime Wave Monday, 11 July 2016
This action-packed story of small, skinny Artie and his best mate Bumshoe reads like an old-fashioned ‘boys’ own’ adventure. Artie is constantly being picked on by the school bully Nate...

Somewhere Else (Gus Gordon, Viking) 

Somewhere Else Monday, 11 July 2016
White duck George Laurent doesn’t want to fly anywhere. The beauty of the Arctic tundra, the Caribbean and Paris means nothing to him, despite the urging of his friends. He’d...

Into Tordon (Z F Kingbolt, MidnightSun) 

Into Tordon Monday, 11 July 2016
In Into Tordon, 14-year-old gamer Bethlyn wins the annual championship of Tordon, her online gaming obsession. But when she agrees to meet up with some of her fellow gamers to...

The Book of Whispers (Kimberley Starr, Text) 

The Book of Whispers Monday, 11 July 2016
Luca is the young heir of the Conte De Falconi, destined to take over responsibility for his father’s lands and also the ancient Book of Whispers, a mysterious tome that...

Bestsellers this week

After You cover Monday, 11 July 2016
Jojo Moyes has three books in this week’s charts, with two of them taking out the first and second spot on overall bestsellers chart. After You (Michael Joseph), the sequel...

The Boy behind the Curtain (Tim Winton, Bolinda) 

Friday, 8 July 2016
Tim Winton’s The Boy behind the Curtain is a collection of essays and reminiscences, some of it new and some previously published. Readers of Winton’s novels and stories will be...

The Best of Adam Sharp (Graeme Simsion, Text) 

Friday, 8 July 2016
This new offering from The Rosie Project’s Graeme Simsion is another poignant glimpse into human relationships—what it is to love and to be loved. Adam Sharp, a 40-something database architect,...

The Better Son (Katherine Johnson, Ventura Press) 

Friday, 8 July 2016
The Better Son begins with the hot Tasmanian summer of 1952, where nine-year-old Kip suffers at the hands of his father, while his 11-year-old brother Tommy is the putative ‘better’...

Goodwood (Holly Throsby, A&U) 

Friday, 8 July 2016
It’s fitting that a reviewer once described Australian musician Holly Throsby as ‘a songstress with [the] literary depth of a novelist’, because Throsby is now writing fiction—and her debut, Goodwood,...

The Promise of Things (Ruth Quibell, MUP) 

The_Promise_of_Things_cover Friday, 8 July 2016
The Promise of Things is the debut nonfiction book from sociologist Ruth Quibell, whose essays have appeared in magazines such as Island and Womankind. Quibell is interested in what she...

 

 

 

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