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...
Is female leadership in publishing impeded by motherhood?
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
In an edited extract from The Return of Print? Contemporary Australian Publishing (ed by Aaron Mannion & Emmett Stinson, Monash University Publishing), Sydney writer and editor Sarah Couper interviews several...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Sales Children’s—Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold world rights to Quark’s Academy of Questionable Science (Catherine Pelosi) to Hachette for publication in August 2017; and world rights to Blast Off! (Shelly Unwin)...
Charts this week
Monday, 14 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Double Down: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly Macmillan 3 The Wrong Side...
Small publisher spotlight: About Kids Books
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
About Kids Books was launched in 2015 in Wollongong, NSW, by author Di Bates, and specialises in novels for middle-grade readers. ‘So many Australian publishers these days seem to focus...
Eight things to take home from Frankfurt
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Former Books+Publishing publisher Andrew Wilkins attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, and came away with eight lessons for publishers, agents and booksellers. Read his report here.
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
‘It seems that the psychological thriller is to the adult world what the YA dystopian trend is to children’s—publishers are almost tired of hearing about it, but they’re definitely interested...
Libby Angel’s ‘The Trapeze Act’
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
‘The brutal and tragic circus tales in The Trapeze Act will appeal to fans of Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, while the family drama and Australian history will delight any modern literature reader’...
Charts this week
Monday, 7 November 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly Macmillan 2 The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly Allen & Unwin 3 Small Great Things...
Quote of the week
Thursday, 3 November 2016
‘Our success showed there was an appetite for female writers. Of course, this meant that the big publishing houses soon realised there was a market in feminism; we gave muscle...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Sales Fiction—Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold the film rights to the nine-book ‘Dark Heavens’ series (Kylie Chan) to Keller Entertainment; and ANZ rights to the ‘Daughters of the Outback’...
Lucy Durneen’s ‘Wild Gestures’
Thursday, 3 November 2016
‘This is an intriguing collection of short stories where things are seldom what they seem and characters are preoccupied by their past actions. Shaped less by plot than by precise...
Jane’s addiction: Jane Covernton’s career journey
Thursday, 3 November 2016
‘I had accidentally stumbled upon the job of my life,’ writes Jane Covernton about her entry into children’s publishing. The co-founder of Omnibus Books and more recently, Working Title Press,...
Small publisher spotlight: Busybird Publishing
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Launched in Melbourne in 2009, Busybird Publishing is a ‘boutique micropublisher’ that combines traditional and fee-for-service publishing. ‘But we also do lots of other things,’ says publications manager Les Zigomanis....
Charts this week
Monday, 31 October 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly Macmillan 2 The Girl on the Train (Film Tie In) Paula Hawkins Black Swan 3 Small...
Booking ahead: 2017 nonfiction preview
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Each year we ask publishers to tell us about their most anticipated titles for 2017. Read about their top adult nonfiction titles from the latest issue of Books+Publishing magazine here.
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
‘If we rely on individual artists to do their development in private, we risk a national literature where only the privileged can afford to contribute’—freelance writer and editor Samantha Forge calls for...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Sales Fiction—Black Inc. has sold world audio rights to The Angel’s Share (Kayte Nunn) to Wavesound. Nonfiction—Black Inc. has sold Italian rights to The Shortest History of Europe (John Hirst)...
Julia Baird’s ‘Victoria the Queen’
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
‘Julia Baird’s excellent and sadly out-of-print first book, Media Tarts: How the Australian Press Frames Female Politicians, was an engrossing dissection of gender, politics and power with the pace and...
Small publisher spotlight: Threekookaburras
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Launched in Melbourne in 2013, Threekookaburras has a focus on ‘perennially useful nonfiction and experimental fiction’ and a ‘low-cost, profit-sharing model that slots between self-publishers and the bigger, independent presses’,...
Charts this week
Monday, 24 October 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Girl on the Train (Film Tie In) Paula Hawkins Black Swan 2 Working Class Boy Jimmy Barnes HarperCollins 3 The Good...
Tony Wilson’s ‘Battle Royale: The Selwood Boys Book One’
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
‘Footy fans will love “The Selwood Boys”. The series kicks off with great characters and fast-paced game-play, making it the perfect suggestion for readers of Specky Magee and Crawf’s Kick...
Booking ahead: 2017 fiction preview
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Each year we ask publishers to tell us about their most anticipated titles for 2017. Read about their top adult fiction titles from the latest issue of Books+Publishing magazine here.
Small publisher spotlight: Connor Court Publishing
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Founded in 2005 in Ballarat, Victoria, and now based in Redland Bay, Queensland, Connor Court Publishing specialises in titles that ‘challenge the status quo’. Founder Anthony Cappello says what makes...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
‘I found it a very curious and problematic choice ... It’s a prize for literature, not for literature and songwriting’—Readings managing director Mark Rubbo responds to the decision to award...
Charts this week
Monday, 17 October 2016
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Working Class Boy Jimmy Barnes HarperCollins 2 The Girl on the Train (Film Tie In) Paula Hawkins Black Swan 3 The 78-Storey...
Avan Judd Stallard’s ‘Antipodes: In Search of the Southern Continent’
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
‘This remarkable book is about an imaginary place: Terra Australis Incognita, the Unknown Southern Land. Avan Judd Stallard tells the story of a geographical obsession and how it developed in...
Reflections from differently angled mirrors: Terri-ann White on diversity in publishing
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
The publishing industry needs to take a closer look at the diversity of its workforce and its books, argues UWA Publishing director Terri-ann White in her latest column for Books+Publishing...
Small publisher spotlight: Melbourne Books
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Founded in 2001, Melbourne Books publishes a ‘unique range of Melbourne themed books covering subjects from food, music and culture to architecture and sport’, including the bestselling Moroccan Soup Bar...
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