Red (Felicity McLean, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Ruby ‘Red’ McCoy wants people to hear her side of the story. She knows what the police are saying, and she knows what’s been reported in the media—but none of...
Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending (Jodi McAlister, Wakefield)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Jodi McAlister, author of the young adult urban fantasy trilogy ‘Valentine’, draws on her academic study of romance fiction in her new YA novel Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending....
The Silence of Water (Sharron Booth, Fremantle Press)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Be swept up in the tragedy of this based-on-fact historical drama that follows the lives of three generations of the Salt family through the 1800s and early 1900s. Edwin Salt...
How to Spell Catastrophe (Fiona Wood, Pan)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Fiona Wood, three-time winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, moves into middle-grade fiction with the funny and charming How to Spell Catastrophe. Nell McPherson is...
Heartland (Jennifer Pinkerton, A&U)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
There would be very few among us who, deep in the wilds of the dating tundra, wouldn’t have thought in frustration, I just wish I knew what they’re thinking! Well,...
Holden’s ‘The Winter Road’ wins 2021 Walkley Book Award
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Kate Holden has won the 2021 Walkley Book Award for The Winter Road (Black Inc.). The Winter Road blends journalism, historical research, and crime and political reportage together to explore...
Stella Prize 2022 longlist announced
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
The longlist for the $50,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The longlisted books are: Coming of Age in the War on Terror (Randa Abdel-Fattah, NewSouth)...
Hardie Grant acquires Micallef memoir
Monday, 28 February 2022
Hardie Grant Books (HGB) has acquired world rights to the memoir Tripping Over Myself by Australian comedian, actor and writer Shaun Micallef. Micallef has appeared on Australian television since 1994,...
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Monday, 28 February 2022
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‘Love & Virtue’ wins 2022 MUD Literary Prize
Friday, 25 February 2022
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid (Ultimo) has won the fifth annual MUD Literary Prize. Presented each year for the best debut literary novel by an Australian writer, the $5000...
CBCA 2022 Notable Books announced
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2022. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Sales Fiction Giramondo Publishing has sold Turkish rights to A Million Windows, A History of Books and Border Districts (Gerald Murnane) to Ketebe. Nonfiction Giramondo Publishing has sold Turkish rights...
Tablo Tales acquires Eckermann verse novel
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Tablo Tales, the new literary imprint of Tablo Publishing led by creative director Jemma Birrell, has acquired world rights to a new book by South Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann, via...
Katerina Cruickshanks (Daniel Gray-Barnett, Scribble)
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Daniel Gray-Barnett’s playful second book as both author and illustrator tells a cautionary tale about exiling exuberance and individuality. Katerina Cruickshanks’ wild and inventive approach to the world becomes too...
Cassim joins ILF, ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize, S&S reports growth in revenue
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Five Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand publishers have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category, with the winner to...
No Hard Feelings (Genevieve Novak, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
The protagonist of Genevieve Novak’s debut novel will be relatable to many younger millennials. Penny is battling the dread of the fact that life in her late 20s looks nothing...
The Most Important Job in the World (Gina Rushton, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Gina Rushton begins her story in a place that so many women seem to arrive at too often, both literally and metaphorically, when it comes to fertility and the question...
A Sprinkle of Sadie (Lana Spasevski, illus by Joanie Stone, Affirm)
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
A Sprinkle of Sadie, illustrated by Joanie Stone, is the first in a new junior fiction series from Australian writer Lana Spasevski. Seven-year-old Sadie Le lives with her family in...
‘The Bluffs’ optioned for screen
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Kyle Perry’s debut novel The Bluffs (Penguin) been optioned for screen adaptation as a limited TV series by First Option Pictures. Executive producer Mark Morrissey, associate producer Piper Morrissey and...
Wild shortlisted for 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Australian children’s author Margaret Wild has been shortlisted for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award, administered by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Wild is among the...
Affirm acquires ‘The Grandest Bookshop in the World’ prequel
Monday, 21 February 2022
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to The Bookseller’s Apprentice, the prequel to The Grandest Bookshop in the World, by Amelia Mellor. Set in 1871, The Bookseller’s Apprentice follows 12-year-old...
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Monday, 21 February 2022
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Walker acquires Daley picture book about bees
Friday, 18 February 2022
Walker Books Australia has acquired Native Bees, a new title in the publisher’s Nature Storybook series, by Brisbane teacher librarian Megan Daley. Daley is the author of Raising Readers (UQP),...
Greder’s ‘Diamonds’ longlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal
Thursday, 17 February 2022
In the UK, Swiss-born long-time Australian resident Armin Greder has made the longlist for the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding achievement in children’s illustration, announced along with the longlist...
Five ANZ publishers shortlisted for Bologna Prize
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Australian publishers Affirm Press, EK Books and Magabala Books, and Aotearoa New Zealand presses Huia Publishers and Beatnik Publishing have been shortlisted for the 2022 Bologna Prize for Best Children’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Sales Fiction Giramondo Publishing has sold simplified Chinese language rights to Saudade (Suneeta Peres da Costa) and This Water (Beverley Farmer) to China Workers Publishing House. Nonfiction Exisle Publishing has...
ABA commissions report on sustainability, Hachette partners with Law, Liminal & SA and Sydney Opera House mentorship recipients
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
In this week’s news, the ABA has commissioned a report on sustainability in the book industry, to be produced by freelance editor Angela Meyer. The ABA has also announced a...
UQP acquires Elvery debut novel
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
UQP has acquired world rights to Brisbane writer Laura Elvery’s debut novel Nightingale. Elvery is the author of two short story collections published by UQP, Trick of the Light and...
Milo Finds $105: Bored #1 (Matt Stanton, ABC Books)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
When you’re young, one of the most exciting moments in your life is finding money. Coins, cool, but actual notes—amazing! Milo, the 11-year-old narrator of Matt Stanton’s new series ‘Bored’,...
Everything You Want to See (Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
From a dog to a dinosaur, from a butterfly to a lion’s roar, this fun and eclectic collection of ‘things’ is everything you want to see when you are a...
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