Finalists announced for triennial Melbourne Prize for Literature
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Five Australian authors—Tony Birch, Gideon Haigh, Alison Lester, Christos Tsiolkas and Alexis Wright—have been selected as finalists for the Melbourne Prize for Literature, which is awarded triennially to an author...
Introducing Benjamin Stevenson’s ‘Greenlight’
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Australian author Benjamin Stevenson’s debut novel Greenlight is a ‘nail-biting thriller that turns popular true-crime such as Serial and Making a Murderer on its head’. Released in Australia in September,...
Australian bestsellers in September: ‘Scrublands’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ remain at the top
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: September Australian crime-thrillers are currently dominating the local bestsellers chart, with Chris Hammer’s debut novel Scrublands at the top of the fiction bestsellers chart for September following...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 8 October 2018
Scott Pape's The Barefoot Investor for Families (HarperCollins) has debuted at number one on this week's bestseller chart and has broken the record to become Australia's fastest-selling nonfiction title. The new...
The Tales of Mr Walker (Jess Black, illus by Sara Acton, Puffin)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Mr Walker is a golden labrador who has been hired as the Melbourne Park Hyatt’s canine ambassador. Based on his real-life counterpart, this middle-grade chapter book comprises four beguiling vignettes...
The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars (Jaclyn Moriarty, A&U)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Though this middle-grade fantasy chapter book shares the same world as Jaclyn Moriarty’s earlier book, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, this is not really a sequel. While Bronte...
Midnight at the Library (Ursula Dubosarsky illus by Ron Brooks, NLA)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
This outstanding book by two acclaimed Australian creators is thought-provoking and informative. Ursula Dubosarsky’s text, combined with Ron Brooks’ illustrations, refers to the fascinating story of books—how they are created, preserved and connected...
Mamie (Tania McCartney, HarperCollins)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
This year marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of May Gibbs’ beloved Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Joining the centenary celebrations is Tania McCartney’s latest picture book Mamie, which explores Gibbs'...
Liberty (Nikki McWatters, UQP)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Three women, three centuries, three threats against freedom: Australian author Nikki McWatters’ new YA novel is an ambitious and timely exploration of power, politics and the sisterhood. In 1472 France,...
Vanishing (Mike Lucas, illus by Jennifer Harrison, MidnightSun)
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Vanishing, an evocative picture book from author Mike Lucas and illustrator Jennifer Harrison, delivers a sharp warning about the growing dangers of humanity’s impact on the natural environment and the...
The market down under
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Australian titles are faring well in a market where personal development books and crime fiction are the standout trends, reports Andrea Hanke. For the fourth year in a row, the...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 1 October 2018
Liane Moriarty's latest novel Nine Perfect Strangers (Macmillan) has debuted at number one on this week's top 10 bestseller chart, causing The Clockmaker's Daughter (Kate Morton, A&U) to drop to the...
A twist of fate: Leigh Sales on ‘Any Ordinary Day’
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Author and journalist Leigh Sales’ third work of nonfiction, Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life (Hamish Hamilton, October), is an incisive...
The Spite Game (Anna Snoekstra, HQ Fiction)
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Anna Snoekstra's thriller The Spite Game opens with protagonist Ava confessing to the cops everything she knows about the disappearance of her former high school friend Mel, beginning with when...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 24 September 2018
Kate Morton's new novel The Clockmaker's Daughter (A&U) has debuted at number one on this week's bestsellers chart, knocking Scott Pape's The Barefoot Investor (Wiley) back down to second place. In third spot...
Lester shortlisted for Melbourne Prize for Literature
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Prolific children’s author and former Australian Children’s Laureate Alison Lester has been shortlisted for the Melbourne Prize for Literature. The award is presented triennially to a Victorian author whose body...
Introducing CSIRO Publishing’s children’s list
Thursday, 20 September 2018
In 2015 CSIRO Publishing launched its first children’s book Phasmid, the story of the rediscovery of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect previously believed to be extinct. The publisher has...
‘Alpacas with Maracas’ tops Australian picture book bestsellers chart
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Australian picture book bestsellers: August Alpacas with Maracas, the follow-up to Matt Cosgrove’s bestselling Macca the Alpaca, is at the top of the Australian picture book bestsellers chart for August....
Children’s, parenting titles popular at Beijing Book Fair
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Australian publishers who attended the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in August have reported an interest in children’s, parenting and education titles. Ventura Press director Jane Curry sold the rights...
‘Room on Our Rock’ sold into multiple territories
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Scholastic Australia has sold US, Japanese, German, French, Brazilian and Turkish rights to the picture book Room on Our Rock (Kate & Jol Temple, illus by Terri Rose Baynton). Exploring...
Australian bestsellers in August: ‘Scrublands’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top charts
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Chris Hammer’s crime-fiction debut Scrublands—which has been sold into numerous overseas territories and optioned for television—has debuted in first place in the Australian fiction bestsellers chart for August. Scrublands is...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 17 September 2018
The top 10 bestsellers chart this week is looking very similar to last week's chart, with The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) and Pig the Grub (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic) remaining at number one and...
Introducing Peggy Frew’s ‘Islands’
Thursday, 13 September 2018
In March 2019, Allen & Unwin will publish award-winning Australian author Peggy Frew’s third novel Islands, the story of the disintegration of a marriage and its tragic aftermath. The publisher...
Award-winning novel ‘dissects the way Australians see ourselves’
Thursday, 13 September 2018
One of Australia’s most prestigious literary awards was announced last month. The winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award was Michelle de Kretser for her fifth novel The Life to...
More love for Nanette
Thursday, 13 September 2018
International rights are being snapped up for Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s forthcoming memoir Ten Steps to Nanette (Allen & Unwin) after the Netflix special based on Gadsby’s stand-up comedy show went...
Book-to-screen
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Australian production company Carver Films and US production company Anonymous Content have acquired screen rights to Christian White’s debut thriller The Nowhere Child (Affirm Press). White’s novel, which recently broke...
‘Scrublands’ and ‘The Barefoot Investor’ top Australian charts
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Australian fiction bestsellers: August Chris Hammer’s crime-fiction debut Scrublands—which has been sold into numerous overseas territories and optioned for television—has debuted in first place in the Australian fiction bestsellers chart...
De Kretser wins second Miles Franklin Award
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Michelle de Kretser has won Australia’s prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for the second time for her novel The Life to Come (Allen & Unwin) after previously winning in 2013...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 10 September 2018
The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley) is still number one on the weekly bestseller chart, while The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) has dropped from second to fifth spot...
My Sunbeam Baby (Emma Quay, ABC Books)
Thursday, 6 September 2018
My Sunbeam Baby is a sweet picture book written and illustrated by Emma Quay. Combining playful illustrations with rhyming text, the narrator explores all the ways she loves her baby...
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