Science in fiction: Hooking younger readers on science
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
For many years, stories based on historical events have inspired young readers to explore the past. Now, it’s science’s turn. Heather Zubek explores how children’s authors are making science engaging...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold US rights to The Dark Lake and City of Stars (both Sarah Bailey) to Grand Central Publishing; and rights to The Dark Lake (Sarah Bailey) in the...
Sarah Krasnostein’s ‘The Trauma Cleaner’
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
‘The Trauma Cleaner is no ordinary trauma narrative: we see how the infliction of multiple traumas has left this fascinating woman uniquely placed to restore order among the despair of others’...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
‘The emails started an hour after the announcement from publishers known and unknown checking on available rights … so perhaps this is the start of something’—UWA Publishing director Terri-ann White...
Book blogger spotlight: Libretto Reviews
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Italian expat Erica Puggioni now lives in Brisbane, where she blogs about crime, literary fiction and fantasy at Libretto Reviews. ‘I am bilingual and so is my blog,’ says Puggioni....
Charts this week
Monday, 11 September 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 5 Ingredients - Quick...
A fair to remember: Denny Neave on Beijing International Book Fair 2017
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Parenting, education and picture books are the big trends in a Chinese market that is no longer emerging but ‘mature, viable and vibrant’, reports Big Sky publisher and Australian Publishers...
Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King’s ‘Pea Pod Lullaby’
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
‘Reading the beautiful language and realising its meaning would be affecting enough, but combined with the superb illustrations, it becomes sublime’ … read Margaret Hamilton’s full review here.
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold the following rights to The Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose): Hebrew rights to Modan Publishing House; Korean rights to Hankyoreh; and Greek rights...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
‘For my last festival, a revolutionary festival, I wanted to give a bigger platform to people whose voices are marginalised and shut out’—Melbourne Writers Festival CEO and artistic director Lisa...
Book blogger spotlight: Children’s Books Daily
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Queensland-based blogger and teacher-librarian Megan Daley has a longstanding involvement with children’s and YA literature, which gives her blog a unique viewpoint. ‘I feel like I’ve been wandering around the...
Charts this week
Monday, 4 September 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food Jamie...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold Czech rights to the ‘Phryne Fisher’ books Cocaine Blues and Flying Too High (Kerry Greenwood) to Charleston Media. Text has sold ANZ audio rights...
Rippin’ good yarns: Sally Rippin on her new imprint at Bonnier
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Jackie Tang talks to Sally Rippin about setting up the new ‘Sally Rippin Presents’ junior fiction list at Bonnier Publishing Australia and what direction she wants to take it. Read...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
‘With Amazon on the ground to handle distribution alongside its international reach, there will be a stronger incentive for Australian authors to turn to Amazon and self-publish. This may lead...
Georgia Blain’s ‘The Museum of Words’
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
‘Blain notes that, with this book, she joins Cory Taylor (Dying: A Memoir) and Jenny Diski (In Gratitude) in an emerging subgenre of the illness memoir. Despite this grim context,...
Book blogger spotlight: Romancing the Social Sciences
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Dani St Clair brings her unique perspective as a social and political scientist to her blog, Romancing the Social Sciences. ‘I was inadvertently analysing everything I read recreationally, and my...
Charts this week
Monday, 28 August 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory Simon &...
Lois Murphy’s ‘Soon’
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
‘Loosely based on the true story of the asbestos town, Wittenoom, and written with a poet’s instinct for language, Lois Murphy has created a unique, haunting and atmospheric tale in...
Read centre: Bookselling in the Alice with Red Kangaroo Books
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Alice Springs’ Red Kangaroo Books is likely the only bricks-and-mortar bookshop between Port Augusta, Darwin, Broome and Broken Hill, and serves a community of academics, health professionals and artists. Read...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
‘I congratulate the Australian Government and praise all those within the books community and the broader business sector who collaborated so effectively on this long campaign’—Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel...
Book blogger spotlight: Lectito
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Since starting her book blog Lectito in 2015, Margot McGovern believes that blogging has become ‘much more fluid’. ‘Most of the bloggers I follow work across multiple platforms and use...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Sales Fiction—Curtis Brown Australia has sold rights to Hangman (Jack Heath) into the following territories: North American rights to HarperCollins US, German rights to Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, French rights to...
Charts this week
Monday, 21 August 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 91-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley 3 The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory Simon &...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Sales Fiction—Allen & Unwin has sold German-language rights to Girl in Between (Anna Daniels) to Heyne Verlag. Hachette has sold UK & Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ and Canada) to Nineteen...
Bram Presser’s ‘The Book of Dirt’
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
‘Three books in one, The Book of Dirt is a remarkable tale of Holocaust survival, love and genealogical sleuthing by a grandson intent on finding the truth about his grandparents’...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
‘It is always wonderful and heartwarming to see so many kids who love books—and treat authors like rockstars!’—Readings marketing manager Nina Kenwood on the launch of Andy Griffiths and Terry...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2017 Books at MIFF
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
‘Most producers are after stories with great characters and plot lines but also low-budget settings … Crime is always of interest, but not as much this year. Many I spoke...
Book blogger spotlight: ReadLikeWildfire
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
BookTuber Chami Rupasinghe experimented with different platforms before settling on YouTube. ‘Although YouTube does take quite a bit more effort to produce content for compared to other platforms like Twitter...
Charts this week
Monday, 14 August 2017
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape John Wiley & Sons 2 Fifty Fifty James Patterson Century 3 House of Spies Daniel Silva HarperCollins...
« Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 Next page »
