The reinvention of lit mags
Monday, 23 October 2017
In recent years, Australian literary journals have expanded into public events, unpublished manuscript prizes and even traditional book publishing, and are increasingly being seen as places that nurture vibrant literary...
Warm welcome: Kyneton’s Squishy Minnie
Monday, 23 October 2017
When children’s bookstore Squishy Minnie opened in the Victorian town of Kyneton, it filled an important gap in the regional community. Owner and manager Kristen Proud shares her bookseller’s diary....
What next for school libraries?
Monday, 23 October 2017
Jackie Tang explores the changing nature of school libraries in Australia. In September 2017, Australian children’s laureate Leigh Hobbs voiced his concern that Australian school libraries and librarians are ‘disappearing’,...
Reading ahead: 2018 children’s and YA preview
Monday, 23 October 2017
2018 sees the release of a new YA series from Jay Kristoff and a middle-grade series from Amie Kaufman; the re-release of a 10-year-old series from Liane Moriarty; and the...
Charts this week
Monday, 23 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Origin Dan Brown Bantam 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 Maggie's Recipe for Life Maggie Beer & Ralph Martins...
A S Patric’s ‘Atlantic Black’
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
‘Set across a single night—New Year’s Eve 1938, and the increasingly hallucinatory early morning hours that follow—the novel’s pervasive air of menace is propelled not only by the endless dark...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
‘We got books on television and we made it work. It lasted as long as we wanted it to. That’s a great triumph because there were many that said it...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean (Mira Robertson) to Wavesound. Brow Books has sold world rights to The Town (Shaun Prescott) to Faber. (See...
Teen power inc.: Launching teen advisory boards in bookstores
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Jackie Tang asks booksellers how bookshops can meaningfully engage with teen readers. When Readings launched its inaugural Teen Advisory Board (TAB) in June this year, the Melbourne independent chain was...
Charts this week
Monday, 16 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Origin Dan Brown Bantam 2 Force of Nature Jane Harper Macmillan 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 4 The 91-Storey...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
‘It’s not enough to secure a deal on a small or average advance. We need to work closely with the foreign publishers to secure publicity and marketing to lead to...
Michelle de Kretser’s ‘The Life to Come’
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
‘The Life to Come is Michelle de Kretser’s first novel since her Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning Questions of Travel in 2012, and it affirms her as a writer of great...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean (Mira Robertson) to Wavesound. Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Buddhism for the...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Pan 2 Force of Nature Jane Harper Macmillan 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Sales Fiction—Affirm has sold rights to The Nowhere Child (Christian White) in the following territories via Linda Kaplan at Kaplan/DeFiore: UK rights to HarperCollins, US rights to St Martin’s Press,...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
‘Speaking as a writer, I would not mind if they disappeared altogether. They have led readers towards authors who are celebrities first and authors second.’—Michelle de Kretser on writers festivals...
Book blogger spotlight: The Bookish Manicurist
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Amanda Salles creates ‘bookish nail art’ inspired by the covers of her favourite books. Pictures of her nail art and tutorial videos accompany reviews of YA fiction on her blog,...
Jane Harper’s ‘Force of Nature’
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
‘Fans of The Dry will enjoy this gripping page-turner, although it lacks some of the satisfying detective work of her debut’ … read Andrea Hanke’s full review here.
Charts this week
Monday, 2 October 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 Girl Who Takes an Eye for an...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold German rights to Tears of the Maasai and Roar of the Lion (both Frank Coates) to Weltbild Retail GmbH & Co. KG; and German rights to...
Stocking up: 2017 Christmas highlights
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
With the weather warming up, it’s time to turn our attention to the books on offer this Christmas. Read Books+Publishing’s round-up of the adult highlights—from fiction to memoir, food and...
Charles Massy’s ‘Call of the Reed Warbler’
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
‘Call of the Reed Warbler has echoes of Thoreau’s Walden, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Jared Diamond’s Collapse, and will appeal to anyone interested in issues of sustainability and environment....
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
‘I've got a real view about bureaucrats and politicians talking about literacy all the time, and at the same time libraries and librarians are disappearing, sort of seemingly one after...
Book blogger spotlight: Trish Talks Texts
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Trish Buckley is a teacher-librarian who brings a critical perspective to YA literature. ‘I have been reading YA novels since I was a teenager, so that’s 30-odd years of context,...
Charts this week
Monday, 25 September 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye David Lagercrantz Hachette 3 The Barefoot Investor...
Book blogger spotlight: The Unlikely Bookworm
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Londoner-turned-Sydneysider Lucy Pearson blogs about books and travel at The Unlikely Bookworm. Pearson reviews and recommends a range of fiction and nonfiction, and will soon be launching a series of...
Ali Alizadeh’s ‘The Last Days of Jeanne d’Arc’
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
‘Written in sparse, immediate language from multiple perspectives, it is the result of 20 years of research and writing by Alizadeh. His intense admiration of and fascination with Jeanne is...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold simplified Chinese character rights to The Ancestor Game (Alex Miller) to QingDao. Penguin Random House Australia has sold North American rights to Year of...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
‘To have Australian stories disappear and get other stories cheaper from other countries doesn't mean you get the same thing. It doesn't mean you learn about yourselves, your neighbours, the...
Charts this week
Monday, 18 September 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 Tower of Dawn Sarah J. Maas Bloomsbury...
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