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Stellarphant

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she...

Grandma’s Knicker Tree

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
A charming story about the importance of gardens, grandparents and families doing things together. When our dads say, ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees you know,’ Grandma smiles and says, ‘Mmm,...

Sardines and the Angel

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
A vintage children’s story written and illustrated by Bettina Ehrlich. Miss Patricia Higgins’ painting holiday in a picturesque Italian fishing village isn’t going according to plan. As soon as her...

Shine

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Shine is a love song between a parent and a child, celebrating the beauty and joy of everyday family life, through mess and chaos and daily routines. This is a...

The Monster of Her Age

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Ellie Marsden was born into the legendary Lovinger acting dynasty. Granddaughter of the infamous Lottie Lovinger, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role...

Sunburnt Veils

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Tara wears hijab even though her parents hate it, and in a swipe right world she’s looking for the ‘will go to the ends of the earth for you’ type...

The Mother Wound (Amani Haydar, Macmillan)

Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Like her own mother before her, Amani Haydar lost her mother young. In 2006 Haydar’s grandmother was killed in the 2006 Israeli–Lebanese conflict. In 2015 Haydar’s mother was murdered by...

Goodrem memoir debuts at number two 

Monday, 24 May 2021
The 13th Bad Guys book is back at number one, with last week's bestselling title Bluey: My Mum is the Best slipping out of the top 10 entirely. New to...

‘The Yield’ optioned for screen 

Thursday, 20 May 2021
Tara June Winch's 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning novel The Yield (Penguin) has been optioned for screen adaptation. Winch is represented by Melanie Ostell Literary with the option and purchase...

Williams, Pape top 2021 YTD Australian charts 

Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Pip Williams’s lockdown bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words—which was number six on the overall Australian fiction bestsellers chart in 2020—has risen to number one in the chart for the...

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 longlist announced

Tuesday, 18 May 2021
The longlist for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The 12 longlisted novels are: Amnesty (Aravind Adiga, Picador) The Rain Heron (Robbie Arnott, Text) At the...

Bluey tops Mother’s Day charts 

Monday, 17 May 2021
In the week leading up to Mother's Day Bluey: My Mum is the Best was both the best- and fastest-selling title in Australia, pushing the latest Bad Guys book down...

‘Bad Guys Episode 13’ jumps to number one 

Monday, 10 May 2021
After debuting in 11th spot last week, Aaron Blabey's latest 'Bad Guys' book has jumped to number one on the bestsellers chart, knocking Bluey: My Mum is the Best down to...

Reece YA novel ‘Mice’ to be adapted for film

Friday, 7 May 2021
Gordon Reece's 2010 young adult novel Mice (A&U) will be adapted into a feature film by Nicole Kidman’s production company Blossom Films and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. Mice is a psychological...

Bluey defeats Dog Man for top spot 

Monday, 3 May 2021
Bluey is back on top of the bestsellers chart, with search-and-find book Where's Bluey? knocking the latest Dog Man book down to second spot after a two-week run at number...

‘Now That I See You’ wins 2021 Vogel

Monday, 3 May 2021
Now That I See You by Canberra author Emma Batchelor is the winner of this year's $20,000 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, for an unpublished manuscript by an author under the age...

Crawford’s ‘No Document’ sells to US 

Thursday, 29 April 2021
North American rights to Anwen Crawford’s nonfiction work No Document have been sold to Transit Books. Adam Levy and Ashley Nelson Levy from Transit acquired rights from Nick Tapper at Giramondo....

‘Phosphorescence’ wins 2021 ABIA Book of the Year

Wednesday, 28 April 2021
The winners of the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. In the business awards, Penguin Random House Australia won publisher of the year while the University of...

Dog Man stays at number one 

Monday, 26 April 2021
The latest Dog Man book, Mothering Heights, by Dav Pilkey is at the top of the bestsellers chart for the second week in a row. Bluey: Where’s Bluey? And Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome...

Meet the ABIA Rising Stars 2021: Meg Whelan 

Monday, 26 April 2021
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry. In the...

Dog Man replaces Bluey at number one 

Monday, 19 April 2021
After four consecutive weeks in the top spot, Bluey: Easter Fun! has fallen out of the top 10 bestsellers chart entirely, making way for the latest Dog Man book, Mothering Heights. New to...

Meet the ABIA Rising Stars 2021: Stef Italia 

Friday, 16 April 2021
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry. In the...

 

 

 

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