Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures (Jason Pamment, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Jason Pamment follows up his stellar debut graphic novel, Treasure in the Lake, with the stunningly unique Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures. Tiny Ember is the size of...
Australia: Country of Colour (Jess Racklyeft, Affirm)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Jess Racklyeft celebrates Australian flora, fauna and landscapes through the lens of the colour wheel in Australia: Country of Colour. This beautifully illustrated nonfiction...
The Watchful Wife (Suzanne Leal, A&U)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
The Watchful Wife is the latest novel by the author of The Deceptions and The Teacher’s Pet, Suzanne Leal. It follows the life of its narrator, Ellen Wells, the daughter...
Wifedom (Anna Funder, Hamish Hamilton)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
When researching a new book on George Orwell, powerhouse writer Anna Funder noticed an interesting omission—Eileen Orwell, George’s first wife, was curiously absent. The basis of Wifedom is six newly...
The Gargoyle (Zana Fraillon, illus Ross Morgan, Lothian)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
From critically acclaimed author Zana Fraillon and fine artist and illustrator Ross Morgan, The Gargoyle is a picture book that leaves a lasting impression of hope and kindness for our...
The Shot (Naima Brown, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Kristy Shaw wants to win back her first true love, Max. Desperately. She will go to any lengths, including unwittingly signing up to appear on the new reality TV show...
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Monday, 8 May 2023
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Stella, Calibre and Thomas Shapcott winners, Fagan files suit, Open Book recipients
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Sarah Holland-Batt has won the 2023 Stella Prize, worth $60,000, for The Jaguar (UQP), Tracy Ellis has won the 2023 Australian Book Review (ABR) Calibre Essay Prize for her essay...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Sales Nonfiction Blank Inc. has sold Swedish translation rights and Arabic rights to The Shortest History of the Soviet Union (Sheila Fitzpatrick) to Lind & Co and Jarir Bookstore respectively....
Mother Earth (Libby Hathorn, illus Christina Booth, Lothian)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Libby Hathorn and Christina Booth are the respected creators of the timely and beautiful poetry anthology for children Mother Earth: Poems to celebrate the wonder of nature. This volume is...
The Drowning Girls (Veronica Lando, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
As the summer holidays draw to a close, disgraced teacher Nate Bass arrives in an impoverished northern Queensland fishing town, begrudgingly ready for a job teaching all of Port Flinders’...
New York City Glow (Rachel Coad, Upswell)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
The first book by Margaret River-based artist and comic maker Rachel Coad, New York City Glow is an old-school action-packed romp through 1970s American counterculture. Mixing fact and fiction, the...
Business Chickens (Jess McGeachin, Puffin)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Business Chickens is the latest picture book from Melbourne-based writer/illustrator/designer Jess McGeachin. Known for his CBCA-recognised titles such as Fly and Frankie and the Fossil, McGeachin has produced a new...
We Didn’t Think It Through (Gary Lonesborough, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Jamie Langton doesn’t mean to be so angry. He didn’t mean to partake in car theft. He didn’t mean to end up in juvenile detention. After a plan to get...
Tissue (Madison Griffiths, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
In 2021, during one of Victoria’s most arduous Covid-19 lockdowns, essayist and podcaster Madison Griffiths underwent the termination of a pregnancy. So begins Tissue, an insightful and perceptive critical analysis...
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Monday, 1 May 2023
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BookPeople shortlists, Writing NSW departures, record year for UK publishing
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Shortlists have been announced for BookPeople's Book of the Year Awards, ABDA's Australian Book Design Awards and the Institute of Professional Editors' Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award. At Writing NSW, CEO...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Albanian translation rights to The Shortest History of the Soviet Union (Sheila Fitzpatrick) to the Albanian Institute for International Studies. Children's/YA Affirm Press has...
Ella and Star (Michelle Wanasundera & Nichole Wade, Little Pink Dog)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
The word ‘heartfelt’ is what comes to mind upon closing the pages of Ella and Star. The winning team of Michelle Wanasundera and Nichole Wade, along with creative small press...
The Terrible Event (David Cohen, Transit Lounge)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
The Terrible Event comprises eight accessible, absurdist stories by David Cohen, past winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. Each instalment is a tightly crafted pocket of madness, driven,...
Chinese Fish (Grace Yee, Giramondo)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Chinese Fish is a brilliant work of genre-bending prose poetry by award-winning poet Grace Yee. Full of subtle poetic turns, Yee’s narrative is an intimate look at a Cantonese family...
Gurril: Storm Bird (Trevor Fourmile, illus by Jingalu, Magabala)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Gurril: Storm Bird tells the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji (First Nations people from the Cairns area) traditional creation story of the origins of the black cockatoo and its call. Incorrigible young...
Endo Days (Libby Trainor Parker, Wakefield)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Libby Trainor Parker has written the perfect book adaptation of the cabaret show she performed in her PJs about endometriosis. The vibe? Women have been in pain, and ignored, forever....
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (Alison Goodman, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman is a joyous romp through Regency England that is equally entertaining, revealing, feminist, heartbreaking and humorous. Our protagonist, Lady Augusta, is...
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Monday, 24 April 2023
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Sales Fiction Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown Australia and Gordon Wise at Curtis Brown Books UK have sold US/UK rights to Eliza Henry-Jones's 2022 novel Salt and Skin (Ultimo) to...
Walker Books announces manuscript prize, Age Book of the Year shortlists revealed
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
This week, children's publisher Walker Books announced the establishment of a new biennial manuscript prize to coincide with the company's 30th anniversary in Australia, while the 12 books shortlisted for...
Feast (Emily O’Grady, A&U)
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Like her Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award-winning debut The Yellow House, Emily O’Grady’s Feast is a compelling but often uncomfortable work of literary fiction. In a secluded manor house in the Scottish...
The Interpreter (Brooke Robinson, Harvill Secker)
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Revelle Lee is a court interpreter in London. She spends her days translating the words of victims, criminals and witnesses. It’s her job to inhabit them, wear their skin and...
Sunshine on Vinegar Street (Karen Comer, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Everything in Freya’s world has changed. Her dad has taken a job in Broome for the next 18 months and her mum has a new job in the inner-city Melbourne...
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