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Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Top 10 bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton Fourth Estate 2 Everything Is F*cked Mark Manson HarperCollins 3 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Simon McDonald from Potts Point Bookshop

Friday, 7 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Bonnier and Storytel go to war over audiobook fees

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
‘There are some for whom subscription represents a holy grail, as if books must always follow other media sectors. The truth is somewhat thornier ... beneath the veneer of the...

Publicity round-up

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction & poetry Penny Flanagan (Surviving Hal,...

Meet the ABA Young Booksellers of the Year: Michael Earp from The Little Bookroom

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
In the lead-up to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) 2019 conference, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees for the Young Bookseller of the Year award ahead of...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Sales Fiction Black Inc. has sold North American rights to The Godmother (Hannelore Cayre) to ECW Press and ANZ audio rights to Bolinda Audio; and ANZ audio rights to Act...

R W R McDonald’s ‘The Nancys’

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
'Cheerfully scattered, this glittering, occasionally grisly and highly original novel is recommended for those who like the bawdiest parts of Phryne Fisher, but stands proudly on its own. Hopefully more...

Book buyer spotlight: Dymocks’ Imogen Neely

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Imogen Neely is the merchandise manager for Dymocks. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘book buyer spotlight’ series. How long have you been in the role and what did you do...

Charts this week

Monday, 3 June 2019
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 Everything Is F*cked Mark Manson HarperCollins 2 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton Fourth Estate 3 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Jeff...

Bruce Pascoe on the reception to ‘Dark Emu’

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'I had a feeling this book would reach a wider audience. It just goes to show that Australia is changing its mind about its own history—there’s a conversation going on,...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins Australia has sold screen rights to Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) to Anonymous Content, Chapter One, Hopscotch Features and Joel Edgerton (see news); and stage adaptation...

Publicity round-up

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Books+Publishing’s weekly publicity round-up covers forthcoming publicity for Australian and internationally authored books due to appear in Australian media over the coming weeks. Fiction Candice Carty-Williams (Queenie, Trapeze) will be...

Lee Kofman’s ‘Split: True Stories of Leaving, Loss, and New Beginnings’

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
'The emotional range, honesty and deep introspection make Split read like a map of the human heart. While the subject matter is separation and loss, an equally strong theme is...

Faber Writing Academy course

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
From the writing school inside Australia’s leading independent publishing house comes Your Brilliant Writing Career, a new symposium designed for early career writers. Symposium leader Fiona Wright, author of four...

Book buyer spotlight: Gleebooks’ Morgan Smith

Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Morgan Smith has worked for Sydney’s Gleebooks for close to 25 years, and is currently the manager and book buyer at Gleebooks’ Dulwich Hill store. She spoke to Books+Publishing for our...

Charts this week

Monday, 27 May 2019
Top 10 bestsellers Index Author Imprint 1 Everything Is F*cked Mark Manson HarperCollins 2 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton Fourth Estate 3 Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Jeff Kinney...

The ‘new Australian sensibility’: Literary agent Barbara J Zitwer on discovering Australian writers

Friday, 24 May 2019
New York-based literary agent Barbara J Zitwer represents writers including Man Booker International Prize-winner Han Kang, and recently sold rights on behalf of her Australian authors Jamie Marina Lau and...

Rights round-up

Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Sales Fiction HarperCollins has sold the following translation rights to Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton): Russian-language rights to AST; Hebrew-language rights to Kinneret Zmora; and Turkish-language rights to Egitim Yayinevi....