Small publisher spotlight: Griffith Review
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Launched in 2003 and based at Brisbane’s Griffith University, the Griffith Review publishes quarterly books around a topical theme, combining essays, memoir, reportage, short fiction, poetry and visual essays. ‘Some...
A life re-examined: Jeff Sparrow on ‘No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson’
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Jeff Sparrow’s book on African-American singer, actor and political activist Paul Robeson combines ‘essay, journalism, history and biography to produce something engaging, original and insightful’. Read Chris Saliba’s interview with...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
‘All of the books are topical and many of them address urgent national issues with particular relevance to women, at a time when women are fighting to be politically seen...
Charts this week
Monday, 6 February 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 2 Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty Pan 3 Lion: A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley Penguin 4 The...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. imprint Nero has sold world audio rights to Crazy, Busy, Guilty (Lauren Sams) to Wavesound. Spinifex Press has sold Vietnamese rights to Wave (Hoa Pham) to Phuong...
Gwyn Perkins’ ‘A Walk in the Bush’
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
‘Despite the many animals scurrying around, Gwyn Perkins’ paean to the beauty of the bush is both calming and celebratory’ … read Thuy On’s full review of Affirm Press’ first...
Small presses, big data: Bestselling titles for small presses
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Former Nielsen Book Australia general manager Shaun Symonds takes a closer look at the small press sector and its bestselling titles. Read the full article here.
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
‘While there is still plenty of beautiful, imaginative fiction, the trend—driven by the hunt for sales—has been towards more plot-driven, spare writing that blurs the line between literary and commercial...
Charts this week
Monday, 30 January 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 2 Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty Pan 3 The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
‘We hand-sell virtually every book and it was very, very encouraging that our top bestsellers were from local authors!’—a Sydney bookseller from one of many stores reporting strong sales for...
Robert Newton’s ‘Mr Romanov’s Garden in the Sky’
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
‘Mr Romanov’s Garden in the Sky is a delightful and compelling tale with a strong sense of contemporary multicultural Australia and a vivid cast of characters—Lexie, in particular, is an...
School ties: Partnerships between bookstores and schools
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
When Amelia Lush from Better Read Than Dead won the 2016 Leading Edge Books Conference Best Business Idea award for the store’s teacher-librarian nights, it was just one glimpse into...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold Brazilian rights to The Shortest History of Europe (John Hirst) to Sextante via the Riff Agency. Children’s—Little Steps Publishing has sold German rights to Who’s Got...
Charts this week
Monday, 23 January 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 2 The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide Kayla Itsines Macmillan 3 Truly Madly...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Sales Fiction—Bonnier has sold UK and US rights to Resurrection Bay (Emma Viskic) to Pushkin Press; audio rights to Resurrection Bay (Emma Viskic) to Wavesound; and US and UK rights...
Along came Harry: On the launch of Harry Hartog Woden
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
In 2014, Harry Hartog Woden store manager James Redden had the ‘humbling and terrifying’ experience of launching a new bookselling brand. Read his bookseller’s diary here.
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
‘Jimmy’s latest creative offerings mark the beginning of his new reign—as the granddaddy of Aussie rock’n’publishing!’—Bonnier Publishing Australia CEO Natasha Besliev on the acquisition of two children’s books by musician...
Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner’s ‘One Little Goat’
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
‘Goats are the new ducks, it would seem, as the successful team of Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner (The Terrible Plop, Too Many Elephants) reunite for another round of inventive...
Charts this week
Monday, 16 January 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape Wrightbooks 2 The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide Kayla Itsines Macmillan 3 The Mistress...
Dead ringer: Q&A with Allison Rushby, author of ‘The Turnkey’
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Allison Rushby’s forthcoming middle-grade novel The Turnkey (Walker Books, March) is a ‘page-turning mystery’ set in London’s Highgate Cemetery during the Blitz. Read reviewer Maria H Alessandrino’s interview with Rushby here.
Alison Evans’ ‘Ida’
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
‘Written by a genderqueer author, and with a rare wealth of gender diverse characters, Ida is a landmark book in Australian YA. It is about trying to find the right...
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...
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