Rights round-up
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Sales Fiction Affirm Press has sold Ukrainian rights to The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams) to The Old Lion Publishing House. Giramondo Publishing has sold North American rights to...
IPEd to develop diversity policy, Robinson joins ILF, Australian Political Book of the Year longlist
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
The Institute of Professional Editors is developing a diversity, equity and inclusion policy as findings from the 2022 Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion show lack of...
Sydney: A biography (Louis Nowra, NewSouth)
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Melbourne-born Louis Nowra moved to Sydney as an adult and has never lost his passion for his adopted home. Whether he’s describing the city’s mercurial weather, its elegant convict-designed colonial...
An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb (Louise Wolhuter, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
‘Twisty mystery’ is the delightfully accurate descriptor on the AI sheet for this character-based drama. Yet before its mysterious elements begin unspooling, the characters and setting are firmly established, endearing...
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Monday, 3 October 2022
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The Teal Revolution (Margot Saville, Hardie Grant)
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Australia's 2022 federal election brought a major upset: six independent female candidates—colloquially known as ‘the teals’ for the signature colour they adopted (a blend of green and Liberal blue)—catapulted into...
Tjitji Lullaby (Michael Ross & Zaachariaha Fielding, illus by Lisa Kennedy, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
A lyrical storytelling beauty aligned with rich bedtime qualities of calm and serenity featuring diverse Australian wildlife. Tjitji Lullaby, the hardcover board book for babies to two-year-olds, originates from the...
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Monday, 26 September 2022
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Sales Fiction Sally Bird at Calidris Literacy Agency has sold world rights to Without Question (Evelyn Cronk, 2023) to US publisher Level Best Books (see news). Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold...
Riwoe, Beudel awarded CA author fellowships, ADS adds Toll, new residency for children’s authors
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Mirandi Riwoe and Saskia Beudel are the recipients of this year’s Copyright Agency author fellowships; Melbourne Writers Festival, which took place over four days earlier this month, has reported this...
Minds Went Walking (curated by Jock Serong, Mark Smith & Neil A White, Fremantle Press)
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Minds Went Walking is a collection of responses to the work of singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. Curated by Jock Serong, Mark Smith and Neil A White, this is a no-rules collection...
Nice and Slow (Sarah Ayoub, illus by Mimi Purnell, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
With the soothing sensation of a lullaby, Nice and Slow lulls its young audience into a peaceful state of mindfulness, joy and creativity, while encapsulating the importance of quality time...
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Monday, 19 September 2022
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EPAA, QLA, Age Book of the Year winners, Luff joins SWF
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
The winners of this year’s Educational Publishing Awards and Queensland Literary Awards have been announced; Miles Allinson and Bernadette Brenann won the Age Book of the Year award in fiction...
Going to Big School (Laura Sieveking, illus by Danielle McDonald, Scholastic)
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Appealing to a diverse readership, Going to Big School inhabits the viewpoints of two children, Ava and Jack, on their first day at school. With contrasting personalities, Ava and Jack...
In Her Blood (Nikki Crutchley, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
It’s been a long time since Jac Morgan was in her New Zealand hometown of Everly. She needed to be far away from her past and all the rumours about...
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Monday, 12 September 2022
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Allan joins Fremantle Press, Wattison wins ACU poetry prize, Aus publishers on predicting bestsellers
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Alex Allan has been appointed the new CEO of Fremantle Press; the program for the inaugural Berry Writers Festival held in October in Shoalhaven, NSW, has been announced; and Meredith...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Sales Fiction Black Inc. has sold Russian rights to Factory 19 (Dennis Glover) to MTS Library. Nonfiction Exisle Publishing has sold French world rights to Your Anxiety Beast and You:...
Waiting for the Storks (Katrina Nannestad, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Waiting for the Storks is the latest historical fiction title from Katrina Nannestad, transporting the reader to the Second World War and the time of Himmler’s Lebensborn Program, in which...
Tell Me Again (Amy Thunig, UQP)
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Amy Thunig is an academic and social commentator on shows such as ABC’s The Drum. She also grew up in poverty, the child of parents battling drug addictions who provided...
Tiny Uncertain Miracles (Michelle Johnston, Fourth Estate)
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Marick is unsure of his place in the world; he knew he wasn’t quite suited to the church, but he’s apprehensive that a new part-time job as a hospital chaplain...
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Monday, 5 September 2022
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Booktopia results, TS Bookshop closes, crime writing award winners
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
In its full-year preliminary results, Booktopia has reported its revenue was up 7.5%, while its underlying earnings were down 54%; the online book retailer has also reached an agreement with...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Sales Fiction Affirm Press has sold simplified Chinese rights to The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams) to Jieli Publishing House Co., Ltd. Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold traditional Chinese rights...
Bold Types (Patricia Clarke, NLA Publishing)
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Patricia Clarke started her career in journalism in 1951, a time when the industry was very much a man's world but women were making inroads. In Bold Types, Clarke gives...
A Brief Affair (Alex Miller, A&U)
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
A Brief Affair is contemporary fiction by multi–award winning author Alex Miller. The novel follows a moment in the life of Frances Egan, a woman who lives in regional Victoria...
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Monday, 29 August 2022
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Rights round-up
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Sales Children’s/YA Pantera Press has sold Korean rights to No Way! (Dan Marshall) to EK Book via Hobak Agency. Film/TV Production company CJZ has optioned film and television rights for...
CBCA 2022 Book of the Year winners; Nash calls for EGM; Sweatshop establishes First Nations fellowship with Hage acquisiton
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the winners of the 2022 Book of the Year Awards; Booktopia founder Tony Nash has notified the company of his intention to...
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