Rights round-up
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Sales Nonfiction—Zeitgeist Media Group has sold Turkish and simplified Chinese character rights to The Art of Reading (Damon Young) to Maya and Gingko Books, respectively. Children’s—Fremantle Press has sold Dutch-language...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
‘Australian fiction and nonfiction greatly appeals to Hollywood … our language is the same, but our landscape very different so there is a real sense of graduated adaptation’—newly appointed LA-based...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 January 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide Kayla Itsines...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 Guinness World Records 2017 Guinness World Records 3 Double Down:Diary...
Charts this week
Monday, 19 December 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Sales Fiction—A&U has sold UK audio rights to Goodwood (Holly Throsby); Dutch and UK audio rights to Fearless (Fiona Higgins); UK rights to three books in the ‘Phryne Fisher’ series...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
‘There’s not as many standout titles from big Australian names as there were last year. People seem to be responding more to independent literary fiction and trying new authors, which...
Small publisher spotlight: Melbournestyle Books
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Run by author, illustrator and publisher Maree Coote, Melbournestyle Books is a publisher and design studio that specialises in illustrated works for adults and children, inspired by ‘original, meaningful Melburniana’....
The smaller picture: Challenges and opportunities for small presses
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Small presses have been lauded for their investment in literature and new Australian authors, yet they continue to face challenges around funding, distribution and their role in an evolving publishing...
Candice Fox’s ‘Crimson Lake’
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
‘Candice Fox, winner of two Ned Kelly Awards and co-author with the bestselling James Patterson, has unleashed another taut, gripping crime thriller that is as accomplished as her publishing history...
Charts this week
Monday, 12 December 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 3...
Drawing from experience: An interview with Quarto director Marcus Leaver
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
International publisher Quarto—which partners with Murdoch Books in Australia—celebrated its 40th birthday this year. Portia Lindsay spoke to director Marcus Leaver about artistry and innovation in illustrated publishing. Read her...
Small publisher spotlight: Rag and Bone Man Press
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Founded in 2011, Rag and Bone Man Press is a Melbourne-based not-for-profit publisher whose aim is to ‘track down, gather and publish unique collections of stories in community-related book projects’....
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
‘I think the world has been quite focussed on politics at home and abroad this past six months. With so much uncertainly about, it’s certainly had an effect on retail’—Murdoch...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold US and UK rights to Thinking Machines: The Future of Artificial Intelligence (Toby Walsh) to Prometheus Books and Hurst, respectively; world rights (ex ANZ) to The...
Jeff Sparrow’s ‘In Search of Paul Robeson’
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
‘Fascinating, instructive and full of astute observations on race and politics, In Search of Paul Robeson will appeal to readers passionate about social justice and the history of 20th-century political movements’...
Charts this week
Monday, 5 December 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 3 Double Down: Diary...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
‘I think there is a need for generational change in several big and medium-size Australian publishers, and a program such as this—which bridges the gap between experienced and non-experienced publishing...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Sales Fiction—Text has sold Czech and Brazilian rights to The Best of Adam Sharp (Graeme Simsion) to Mlada Fronta and Record, respectively; Italian and Taiwanese rights to Fear (Dirk Kurbjuweit)...
Sharing knowledge: Keiran Rogers and Greg Browne on the Small Press Network mentorship program
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Earlier this year, the Small Press Network (SPN) launched a mentorship program that matched eight Victoria-based SPN members with established publishing professionals. One of the mentees was Keiran Rogers from...
Small publisher spotlight: Subterranean Ink
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Melbourne-based writers’ collective Subterranean Ink is made up of four Australian authors whose work shares ‘common themes’. ‘By coming together, we create not only a stronger presence to help drive...
Trace Balla’s ‘Thank You Dish’
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
‘Thank You Dish is a whimsical picture book from Trace Balla, author and illustrator of Rivertime and Rockhopping. The book centres on Grace and Mama, who are thanking the people,...
Charts this week
Monday, 28 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J K Rowling Hachette 2 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 3...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Sales Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish) to Wavesound. Exisle has sold Arabic-language rights Mindful Relationships (Richard Chambers & Margie Ulbrick); and Bulgarian...
Vikki Wakefield’s ‘Ballad for a Mad Girl’
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
‘Ballad for a Mad Girl is a departure of sorts for Vikki Wakefield, who is better known for writing gritty urban reality than supernatural thrillers. And yet it isn’t an...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
‘To demonstrate a concern for the health of Australian cultural life, the government could either abolish parallel import restrictions and provide compensatory support ... or it could leave things as...
Choose your own adventures: 2017 children’s and YA preview
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Each year we ask publishers to tell us about their most anticipated titles for 2017. Read about their top children’s and YA titles from the latest issue of Books+Publishing magazine here.
Charts this week
Monday, 21 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Night School Lee Child Bantam 3 The Midnight Gang David Walliams HarperCollins...
Rebekah Clarkson’s ‘Barking Dogs’
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
‘Each story is a glimpse into the private struggles and quiet hopes of its residents, old and new. Strung together, they form a distinctly Australian allegory of urban sprawl, McMansions...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
‘I am sad that not much has changed since the second-wave of feminism in the seventies argued that the personal is political. I watch young mothers in the publishing industry...
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