‘Boy Swallows Universe’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Christian White’s debut mystery-thriller The Nowhere Child is back in the Australian fiction bestsellers chart following the release of his second book The Wife and the Widow in late September...
Bestsellers: Atwood still at one
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
Margaret Atwood's The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) is spending its third consecutive week at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart since debuting in the top spot, while The 117-Storey Treehouse (Andy...
Book industry orgs endorse Jolly Postman agreement
Monday, 7 October 2019
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have endorsed an industry agreement which enables libraries to...
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon (Edwina Wyatt, illus by Katherine Quinn, Walker)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is the first middle-grade novel from Edwina Wyatt, who has been twice listed as a CBCA notable author for her work in picture books. Magnolia...
No Place for an Octopus (Claire Zorn, UQP)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
This is Claire Zorn’s first picture book and it comes as rather a surprise—she is well known as an author of novels for young adults, for which she has won...
Paddy T and the Time-travelling Trampoline (Adam France, illus by Zahra Zainal, A&U)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Paddy’s just an average 12-year-old. He lives with his mum and dad, his older sister Nina, brother Troy and baby sister Bella. His best mate at school is Marty. He’s...
I See, I See (R Henderson, A&U)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
This extremely clever book will be loved by kids, who will want to turn it upside down to read it again as soon as they finish it—and it will be...
Three (Stephen Michael King, Scholastic)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Stephen Michael King is an accomplished picture book writer and illustrator, with award-winning books such as Rainbow Bear, Mutt Dog! and Leaf just a selection of his publications. This book...
Antarctica (Moira Court, Fremantle Press)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
This picture book by artist and author Moira Court has a distinctive visual style that makes it stand out from other books for readers aged three to five. Exploring the...
Nop (Caroline Magerl, Walker)
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Nop is a teddy bear who is ‘not plush in places’. He waits patiently to be bought from Oddmint’s Dumporeum, a magical sort of toy shop, but to no avail....
Bestsellers: Mosley on tour; books selling fast
Monday, 30 September 2019
After debuting at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart last week, Margaret Atwood's The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) is spending its second consecutive week in the top spot. Stephen King's...
‘Young Dark Emu’ tops Australian children’s/YA nonfiction bestsellers chart
Monday, 30 September 2019
Since we last checked in on the Australian children’s/YA nonfiction bestsellers in April, there are five new releases in the chart. Young Dark Emu, a younger readers edition of Bruce Pascoe’s landmark book Dark...
True West (David Whish-Wilson, Fremantle Press)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Opening on a Western Australian freeway in 1988, True West immediately introduces Lee Southern, a teenager on the run from the militaristic bikie gang in which he grew up. Such...
Nothing New: A history of second-hand (Robyn Annear, Text)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Opportunity shops—or op shops, as they’re lovingly referred to—are a well-established and much-loved feature of the Aussie retail landscape. In this entertaining and insightful history, Robyn Annear looks at where...
Peace (Garry Disher, Text)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
In Peace, Garry Disher returns to the rural South Australian town of Tiverton and to the hero of his 2013 novel Bitter Wash Road, Constable Paul ‘Hirsch’ Hirschhausen. Hirsch has...
Fascists Among Us: Online hate and the Christchurch massacre (Jeff Sparrow, Scribe)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch massacre, Jeff Sparrow turns his eye to the recent rise of far-right violence. Fascists Among Us traces the history of fascism and seeks to...
The Great Divide (L J M Owen, Echo)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
In her fourth novel, L J M Owen, author of the ‘Dr Pimms, Intermillenial Sleuth’ series, gives us Australian rural crime at its most atmospheric: mist-shrouded streets, ruined vineyards, an...
Maurice Blackburn: Champion of the people (David Day, Scribe)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Maurice Blackburn (1880–1944) was an influential member of the Australian Labor Party and a barrister, specialising in cases defending socialist causes. He held seats at both the state and federal...
The Bee and the Orange Tree (Melissa Ashley, Affirm)
Thursday, 26 September 2019
The Bee and the Orange Tree is Melissa Ashley's second historical novel. Set in the literary salons of 17th-century Paris, it follows the lives of three women: Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy, a...
August bestsellers: eight new entries across fiction, nonfiction charts
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
While the two titles at the top of the Australian fiction and nonfiction bestsellers charts continue their impressive runs, elsewhere in the top 10 there are plenty of new titles....
Bestsellers: ‘The Testaments’ on top
Monday, 23 September 2019
The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, has debuted at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart, knocking The 117-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus by...
‘Antarctica’ picture book sold to the US
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Fremantle Press has sold US rights to Moira Court’s forthcoming picture book Antarctica to Massachusetts-based children’s publisher Charlesbridge. ‘Charlesbridge’s roots are in nature nonfiction, which is what attracted them to...
Who’s Your Real Mum?
Thursday, 19 September 2019
When Nicholas wants to know which of Elvi’s two mums is her real mum, she gives him lots of clues. Her real mum is a circus performer, and a pirate,...
‘Young Dark Emu’ tops Australian children’s/YA nonfiction bestsellers chart
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Since we last checked in on the Australian children’s/YA nonfiction bestsellers in April, there are five new releases in the chart. Young Dark Emu, a younger readers edition of Bruce...
Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!
Thursday, 19 September 2019
The first book for children from renowned author and environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, exploring the world’s weirdest and most fascinating animals in all their bizarre glory. Are zombie jellyfish real?...
Twelfth Planet Press launches ‘inclusive’ imprint for pre-teens
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Australian genre publisher Twelfth Planet Press has launched a new imprint for pre-teen readers that will specialise in diverse stories, ‘with the aim to reflect the diversity of sexuality, race,...
Lynette Noni wins Gold Inky Award
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Australia’s bestselling YA author Lynette Noni has won the Gold Inky Award for her dystopian novel Whisper (Pantera), the first in a new series by the author of ‘The Medoran...
Highway Bodies
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Who will you rely on in the zombie apocalypse? Bodies on the TV, explosions, barriers, and people fleeing. No access to social media. And a dad who’ll suddenly bite your...
Book industry orgs support climate strike
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Booksellers, publishers and other industry organisations across Australia are participating in the global climate strike, taking place on Friday, 20 September. With almost 100 locations across Australia registered to strike,...
Bestsellers: Down under authors on top of the charts
Monday, 16 September 2019
Children’s books are dominating this week’s bestseller chart, with The 117-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) continuing its run in the top spot. Dog Man #7: For Whom...
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