Charts this week
Monday, 7 December 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Guinness World Records 2016 Guinness World Records 3 Everyday Super Food Jamie...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
‘The PIRs should finally be abolished, buried and cremated so they don’t rise like zombies in a quite different future’—former Wiley MD Peter Donoughue argues for the repeal of parallel...
Leanne Hall’s ‘Iris and the Tiger’
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
‘Twelve-year-old Iris Chen-Taylor is on a mission from her parents: she’s been sent to visit her Great Aunt Ursula in Spain to discover who will inherit her grand estate’ …...
Black Inc. and Hachette: how the removal of PIR will affect our business
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
The federal government’s recent announcement that it plans to remove parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books has been heavily criticised by the publishing industry. Books+Publishing asked two publishers, Black Inc....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Nonfiction—Exisle has sold Polish rights to Younger Skin in 28 Days (Karen Fischer); Japanese rights to The Happiness Trap; and Italian rights to Mindfulness for Life (Craig Hassed & Stephen...
Charts this week
Monday, 30 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Guinness World Records 2016 Guinness World Records 3 Everyday Super Food Jamie...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
‘There is a wide range of views within the book industry, and even amongst booksellers, about the impact that this will have on the sector’—ABA CEO Joel Becker responds to...
PIR debate: historical perspectives
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
In 2008 the Australian Productivity Commission announced a review into parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books, drawing some passionate responses from the book industry. Revisit the responses from author Garth Nix, publisher...
Rebecca Sparrow’s ‘Ask Me Anything’
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
‘What differentiates this book from other teen self-help books is that it speaks unequivocally to young girls’ … read Sherri Kalow’s full review here.
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Sales Fiction—HarperCollins has sold German rights to Band of Gold (Deb Challinor) to Weltbild. Spinifex Press has sold German rights to Figments of a Murder (Gillian Hanscombe) and Imago (Francesca...
Charts this week
Monday, 23 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Everyday Super Food Jamie Oliver Michael Joseph 3 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom...
Lessons in leasing
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
According to Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker, one of the leading causes of recent bookshop closures has been the cost of leasing. But it’s not just high rents, says Becker,...
Armin Greder’s ‘Australia to Z’
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
‘Alphabet books have provided insight into our priorities for many years, and Armin Greder’s certainly captures an Australia that will strike a chord with many’ … read Emily Gale’s full...
Charts this week
Monday, 16 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Old School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Puffin 2 Everyday Super Food Jamie Oliver Michael Joseph 3 Spirits of the Ghan...
Caitlin Neville on her adventures in publicity
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Caitlin Neville recently launched her freelance publicity business Tiny Fox Communications after working as a publicist for Hardie Grant Books, Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. Read about her career journey here.
Kirsty Eager’s ‘Summer Skin’
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
‘Summer Skin is YA at its most grown up. It is brutally honest and … doesn’t shy away from the messy bits of romance and sex’ … read Meg Whelan’s...
Charts this week
Monday, 9 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Lake House Kate Morton Allen & Unwin 2 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 3 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie...
Innovation and competition: a first-timer’s experience of Frankfurt
Thursday, 5 November 2015
‘Apart from selling rights, Frankfurt is also the place to make new contacts, raise your company’s profile, increase your product awareness and observe macro trends in the industry.’ Read Ventura...
Alison Goodman’s ‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club: Book One’
Thursday, 5 November 2015
‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club is an elegant novel that blends well-researched historical elements with engaging prose. While readers familiar with gas-lamp fantasy will not find any surprises,...
Charts this week
Monday, 2 November 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 Girl Online: On Tour Zoe Sugg...
Simon Collinson on ‘The dark art of digital production’
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
While many Australian publishers have outsourced their ebook production, there is a strong case for building those skills in-house, writes Simon Collinson. Read his article here, and our talkback column...
Sue Gunningham’s ‘All the Days After’
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
‘This emotionally draining book is a personal account of the myriad effects of being one of the many affected by a major natural disaster. Sue Gunningham’s long-time partner Barry was...
Charts this week
Monday, 26 October 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan...
Charts this week
Monday, 26 October 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
‘The recent debates around the Book Council funding and membership belie the work already undertaken on behalf of creators by ALAA and by many of the industry partners involved’—Australian Literary...
Selling strong: Australian publishers’ rights highlights
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Books+Publishing asked a range of Australian publishers to share their recent rights successes ahead of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Read their responses here.
Christopher Currie’s ‘Clancy of the Undertow’
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
‘Clancy of the Undertow is a beautiful story. It’s about the pressure that depression can have on a family, how it can slowly push everyone apart so a family becomes...
Charts this week
Monday, 19 October 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Millie Marotta Batsford 2 Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta Batsford 3 I Quit Sugar:Simplicious Sarah Wilson Macmillan...
Teen talk: Meet the 2015 Inky Awards judges
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘I believe YA needs more original ideas and less unrealistic love triangles and character stereotypes’—Genevieve, 15. ‘More diverse characters that are not there just for the sake of having a...
Ben Sanders’ American Blood
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘From the opening lines of American Blood you know you’re in the hands of a master storyteller’ … read Deborah Crabtree’s full review here.
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