Ivor Indyk on literary writing and publishing
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
‘A prize as supposedly prestigious as the Prime Minister’s Award has only a modest impact on sales, and in the case of poetry, none at all. Speaking generally, we have...
Bologna postponed due to coronavirus, CBCA & ABDA longlists, screen adaptations and more
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Bologna Children’s Book Fair organisers have postponed the event for a month due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Originally scheduled for 30 March–2 April, the fair will now run...
Read the latest Publishers Weekly
Monday, 24 February 2020
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The specialist nature of bookselling is not recognised in current pay structures
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
‘Overtime is an overlooked aspect of bookshop work: to be the expert bookseller that employers and customers expect takes a lot of private reading ... Yes, it is a pleasure...
Hardie Grant staff to negotiate EBA, Cox to leave Dymocks and more
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Hardie Grant staff are going to enter negotiations for an EBA with their employer. Once achieved, it will be the second union-negotiated EBA in Australian publishing history, after PRH staff’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Sales Fiction Martin Shaw at Alex Adsett Publishing Services has sold US and Canadian rights to Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig, Spineless Wonders) to Zerogram Press (see news). Victoria...
Publishers Weekly
Monday, 17 February 2020
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On writing in a climate emergency
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
'Writing probably doesn’t feel like the most crucial response here, and maybe it’s not. There is lots of other work to be done. But writing can help us see connections,...
Coronavirus delays book supply, Dubosarsky announced as new children’s laureate and more
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Local publishers are currently anticipating delays to some book supply due to printer closures in China, with most commercial printers expected to resume operations this week. In more positive news,...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Sales Children’s Hardie Grant has sold Italian-language rights to All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors (Davina Bell & Jenny Løvlie); Danish-language rights to Welcome To Your Period...
Publishers Weekly
Monday, 10 February 2020
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Charts this week
Monday, 10 February 2020
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Dark Emu Bruce Pascoe Magabala Books 2 Bluey: Time to Play! Bluey Puffin 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley &...
Mum’s Elephant (Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O’Keefe, illus by Christina Booth, Magabala)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Maureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O’Keefe has spun a cherished childhood memory into a beguiling tale for children in this debut picture book. In its pages she reflects on her mum’s ‘elephant’,...
Deep Water (Sarah Epstein, A&U)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Sarah Epstein’s latest young adult thriller is equipped with enough intrigue and twists to rival any adult or international title in the genre. Deep Water is a captivating, character-driven mystery...
Landing with Wings (Trace Balla, A&U)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
In Landing with Wings, Trace Balla’s latest graphic novel–picture book hybrid, Miri and her mother have moved to a new home in the Victorian Goldfields, and Miri’s feelings about this...
Taking Down Evelyn Tait (Poppy Nwosu, Wakefield)
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Lottie is 16 and loves black metal, collecting curious words and making trouble, so her transformation into a goody two-shoes surprises herself as much as anyone else. But Lottie is...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Sales Fiction Spinifex Press has sold the film option to Symphony for the Man (Sarah Brill, March) to Sparkplug Films (see news). Text has sold Italian-language rights to I for Isobel (Amy...
Grappling with diversity and working conditions in the book industry
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
‘A discussion that meaningfully grapples with diversity within the industry itself would have to involve an honest reckoning with the conditions that most of us have accepted for so long,...
VPLA winners, Williams resigns from Wheeler Centre, Pascoe withdraws from festivals and more
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Last week, S Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack were named winners of Australia’s most valuable literary award—the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature—for their play Counting and Cracking. Other writers honoured at...
The Adversary (Ronnie Scott, Hamish Hamilton)
Monday, 3 February 2020
Ronnie Scott’s debut novel The Adversary is set during what appears to be an uneventful Melbourne summer but actually sees a lot happening to its protagonist. Languishing in emotional and...
Almost a Mirror (Kirsten Krauth, Transit Lounge)
Monday, 3 February 2020
Kirsten Krauth’s Almost a Mirror is about the relationship between music and memory, and the unexpected directions that family and romantic life can take. Mona is in her late 30s...
Publishers Weekly
Monday, 3 February 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine for a limited time. This edition includes a look at...
Charts this week
Monday, 3 February 2020
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Bluey: Time to Play! Bluey Puffin 2 Not a Diet Book James Smith HarperCollins 3 The Last Wish # Andrzej Sapkowski Gollancz...
We need Torres Strait Islander voices in YA
Thursday, 30 January 2020
'Why can’t I find any Torres Strait Islander young adult literature? Is there some unconscious bias that has been turning these stories away? Is nobody looking for this diverse experience...
New boss for HarperCollins, Australia Day honours, Adelaide Writers’ Week line-up, latest awards and more
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Yesterday, James Kellow announced he’s stepping down as HarperCollins ANZ CEO after eight years in the head role. He’s being replaced by Jim Demetriou, who returns to HarperCollins following his...
Rights round-up
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Hungarian-language rights to Jacinda Ardern: A new kind of leader (Madeleine Chapman, Nero) to Alexandra Kiadó via DS Budapest; and Ukrainian-language rights to The...
After the Count: The death of Davey Browne (Stephanie Convery, Viking)
Thursday, 30 January 2020
When young and fit professional boxer Davey Browne died in the ring, pummelled to death in front of his family and friends, it was the result of a perfect storm...
Publishers Weekly
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine for a limited time. This edition includes a look at...
Charts this week
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Bluey: Time to Play! Penguin 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 3 Dark Emu Bruce Pascoe Magabala Books...
#AuthorsForFireys, Perth Fest, OzCo international residencies and latest awards
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Earlier this week, the organisers of the #AuthorsForFireys campaign—which saw more than 500 authors, illustrators and publishing professionals auction items for bushfire relief—confirmed it had raised nearly $500,000 in donations...
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