Publishing delegation travels to Seoul and Beijing
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
A delegation of Australian publishers travelled to Beijing and Seoul in June to ‘research market opportunities for authors and publishers in China and Korea’. Nerrilee Weir, senior rights manager for...
Double Act: Hybrid authors on publishing both ways
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
A new breed of hybrid authors are experimenting with self-publishing alongside traditional publishing. Jackie Tang and Andrea Hanke spoke to John Birmingham, Judy Horacek and Kylie Scott about their self-publishing...
International perspectives: John Mutter and James Daunt on the book industry in the US and UK
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
John Mutter, editor-in-chief of US bookselling publication Shelf Awareness, and James Daunt, MD of UK bookstore chain Waterstones and founder of Daunt Books, delivered the keynote addresses at this year’s...
Hanging in the balance: Gender parity in classroom text lists
Thursday, 15 June 2017
With the Victorian Year 12 English text list recently reaching gender parity, Bec Kavanagh investigates how text lists are generated in other states and whether a gender-balanced list translates into...
Book blogger spotlight: Tea in the Treetops
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Brisbane-based bloggers Anni and Philippa met through blogging about World of Warcraft, and now blog together at Tea in the Treetops, which focuses on YA, sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and historical...
Book blogger spotlight: Tea and Titles
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Book bloggers Ely and Michelle, of Tea and Titles, are staunch advocates for greater representation of disability in books. ‘The call for diversity in YA is something we’ve definitely noticed...
Back to backlist: extending the sales period beyond new release
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
How do you extend the sales period of a book past its new-release window? Brad Jefferies asks two local publishers and online bookseller Booktopia for their backlist sales strategies, while...
Training opportunities for US editors
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Harlequin executive senior editor Annabel Blay spent 10 weeks in New York researching fiction editing in the US as part of her Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship. In this extract from...
Book blogger spotlight: Diva Booknerd
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
YA and middle-grade book blogger Kelly from Diva Booknerd says she reviews books ‘purely on emotion and entertainment’, and enjoys the sense of community that blogging brings. Read our interview...
Under the influence: Reaching online influencers
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
As ‘old media’ books coverage shrinks, the influence of voices in ‘new media’ is becoming increasingly important. But how do publishers reach online influencers—and how are traditional influencers growing their...
Book blogger spotlight: Readers in Wonderland
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Australian blogger Rebecca Daly collaborates with US-based Alise McGriffin on YA blog Readers in Wonderland, where they post 'reviews, pretty pictures and fangirling'. Daly’s blogging style incorporates GIFs and images...
Book-to-film adaptations coming in 2017
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
The second half of 2017 promises a wide selection of book-to-film adaptations, with remakes of popular classics, adaptions of new sci-fi novels and much in between. Christina Copeland rounds up...
Book blogger spotlight: Books for a Delicate Eternity
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Chiara Sullivan blogs about YA books, with a particular focus on diversity and LGBTQIA+ representation, in her blog Books for a Delicate Eternity. ‘Books need to represent the people who...
Book blogger spotlight: Reading Matters
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
UK-based Australian blogger Kim Forrester started Reading Matters in 2004 to help her remember what she was reading. Now she likes to focus on ‘books that may have slipped under...
Margaret Hamilton: A life in children’s books
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Former children’s book publisher Margaret Hamilton AM recently retired from the national board of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) after 57 years with the organisation. In her retirement...
‘Books+Publishing’s guide to the Miles Franklin longlist
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
Nine titles are vying for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award, including four from multinational publishers and five from small, independent publishers. Read Books+Publishing’s reviews of all nine titles here.
Children’s Institute 2017: STEM, mindfulness books contributing to growth
Thursday, 27 April 2017
STEM, mindfulness, graphic novels, pre-digital nostalgia and diversity were among the trends discussed at this year’s Children’s Institute in the US, reports Readings Kids manager Angela Crocombe.
Book blogger spotlight: Book Thingo
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Kat Mayo runs the romance-focused blog Book Thingo, which started in 2008 as a spin-off from her personal blog. ‘At the time, it was difficult to find information on release dates...
Question time: Alexandra Payne on the role of the publisher
Thursday, 20 April 2017
‘To innovate and plan for the future, we need to truly understand what it is that we do, what services we offer—to authors, readers, booksellers and more—and how those services...
Book blogger spotlight: Genie in a Book
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Eugenia Alabasinis’ blog Genie in a Book began in 2014 with a sole focus on YA novels, but has since expanded to include a range of adult fiction. Two of...
Diversity matters: Representation in children’s publishing
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Three years on from the ‘We Need Diverse Books’ campaign, Jordi Kerr examines the state of diversity in children’s publishing and finds that we don’t just need diverse books, we...
Book blogger spotlight: Angel Reads
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Angel Reads is a YA book blog run by Angel Gouvas, who writes about ‘everything and anything to do with young adult books and pop culture’ from ‘book and movie...
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Sam Still Reading is a blog run by Jeanie Misko, who since 2010 has written about ‘a diverse range of books from literary fiction to category romance to time travel novels’....
Alternative worlds: Australian genre publishing
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Danielle Binks explores the state of genre publishing in Australia and what the industry is doing to foster the country’s growing genre talent, in Books+Publishing’s first 2017 issue here.
Book blogger spotlight: Happy Indulgence
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Happy Indulgence is a team of three book bloggers (two Australia-based, one US) specialising in YA titles. Blogger Jeann Wong, who writes about sci-fi and fantasy titles, said their site...
Funny business: Children’s books by comedians on the rise
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
With children’s books by comedians on the rise, Jackie Tang asks publishers and booksellers what’s driving the trend—and whether the books are living up to the hype. Read her article...
Behind the bestsellers: Stefen Brazulaitis on science-fiction and fantasy
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
In Books+Publishing’s new ‘Behind the Bestsellers’ series, Australian booksellers share their insights on the bigger picture behind what’s popular. In this first instalment, Stefen Brazulaitis of Stefen’s Books in Perth...
Festival fever: Are there too many literary festivals in Australia?
Thursday, 16 March 2017
With the tally of Australian literary festivals reaching more than 90 in 2017, Jo Case takes a look at the role festivals play in an increasingly crowded literary events landscape....
Small Australian presence at 2017 TIBE
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
‘For many years, Australia has enjoyed a reasonably strong presence at TIBE but after recent cuts to Australia Council and Austrade funding, this year’s stand was only the size of...
Booksellers urged to ‘get uncomfortable’ at the 2017 Winter Institute
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker visited the American Booksellers Association’s 12th Winter Institute earlier this year and reports on a conference full of ‘hot-button issues’, in particular around ‘diversity;...
