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Bestsellers: Bluey bounds back to number one

Tuesday, 10 December 2019
After spending two weeks at number one on the Australian bestsellers chart, Wrecking Ball, the 14th 'Wimpy Kid' book (Jeff Kinney, Puffin), has slipped to second spot, replaced by previous...

Christmas predictions: the team at Readings SLV

Thursday, 5 December 2019
In the lead-up to Christmas, the busiest time of year on the bookselling calendar, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and surprise sellers. In this final instalment for...

Bestsellers: New James Patterson debuts at number six

Monday, 2 December 2019
The 14th 'Wimpy Kid' book, Wrecking Ball (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) is spending its second consecutive week at number one the Australian bestseller chart, followed by the three Bluey TV tie-in books,...

Christmas predictions: Tim Gott from Devonport Bookshop

Friday, 29 November 2019
In the lead-up to Christmas, the busiest time of year on the bookselling calendar, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and surprise sellers. In this first instalment for...

Bestsellers: Wimpy Kid knocks Bluey out of number one spot

Monday, 25 November 2019
After spending one week in the top spot on the Australian bestsellers chart, Bluey: The Beach (Puffin) has slipped to second place, replaced at number one by the 14th 'Wimpy Kid'...

Christmas predictions: Nat Latter from Rabble Books & Games in Perth

Friday, 22 November 2019
In the lead-up to Christmas, the busiest time of year on the bookselling calendar, Books+Publishing is asking booksellers across the country to predict their biggest sellers and surprise sellers. In this instalment, Nat...

Anti-bullying picture book wins Children’s Peace Literature Award

Thursday, 21 November 2019
Sue deGennaro’s picture book Missing Marvin (Scholastic) has won the Children’s Peace Literature Award, presented to a book that ‘encourages the peaceful resolution of conflict’ or ‘promotes peace at the...

‘The Baddest Day Ever’ tops Australian children’s fiction bestsellers chart

Thursday, 21 November 2019
Last year, Allen & Unwin acquired ANZ rights to three new children’s series by Anh Do, author of the bestselling middle-grade series ‘WeirDo’, ‘Hotdog!’ and ‘Ninja Kid’ (all Scholastic). Two...

‘All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors’ sold to US, Canada

Thursday, 21 November 2019
Hardie Grant Egmont has sold US and Canadian rights to the picture book All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (Davina Bell, illus by Jenny Løvlie) to HarperCollins...

Children’s book awards shine a spotlight on small presses

Thursday, 21 November 2019
A number of Australian and international children’s book awards have been announced over the past month, and it’s interesting to see how many of the winning titles have been published...

China ‘most active’ international market for Oz kids publishers: Insights from the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair

Wednesday, 20 November 2019
A delegation of Australian publishers and agents attended this year’s China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), which ran from 15–17 November. Wenona Byrne, Australia Council’s director of literature, reports...