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28 March 2024

B+P Easter publishing schedule

Due to the Easter long weekend, the Books+Publishing newsletter will not be published tomorrow, Friday, 29 March or Monday, 1 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements in the next... Read more
 
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George Robertson Award 2024 winners announced, changes to APA board

The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2024 George Robertson Awards, which recognises long and distinguished service to the publishing industry. Annette Barlow (publisher, Allen &... Read more
 
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Australian Book Design Awards 2024 shortlists announced

The shortlists for the 2024 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. The shortlisted titles in selected categories are: Best designed commercial... Read more
 

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Books in the media this weekend, 30–31 March x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Grief Is for People (Sloane Crosley, Serpent’s Tail) Lead Us Not (Abbey... Read more
 

Women's Prize for Nonfiction 2024 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, worth £30,000 (A$58,000), has been announced. The six titles shortlisted for the award are: Thunderclap: A memoir of art and life... Read more
 
 

Alphabetter
Maura Pierlot, illus Jorge Garcia Redondo, Affirm, March 2024, reviewed by Karys McEwen
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Alphabetter: A Better You and Me, from A to Z is a new educational picture book from Affirm Press, which published the popular Life Lessons for Little Ones series. Written by... Read more

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Circles of Life
Gregg Dreise, Puffin, March 2024, reviewed by Anneliese Gates
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Circles of Life is a picture book in verse that shares the tradition, beauty and importance of Thank You Circles, or Gabayindah Guroos. These artworks are painted in layers to... Read more

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The Independent Pea
Maree Coote, Melbournestyle, March 2024, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg
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Maree Coote’s love of vegetables, indulged vibrantly in her 2023 picture book Letters for Lunch!, gets another airing in The Independent Pea. This time, it’s an invigorating story about the... Read more

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My Heart
Katrina McKelvey, illus Deb Hudson, EK Books, March 2024, reviewed by Joy Lawn
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My Heart by Katrina McKelvey is a picture book about a loving mother–child relationship. The mother character reflects on her feelings while pregnant, after birth and as she watches her... Read more

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Saturday Is Pancake Day
Bernadette Green, illus Daniel Gray-Barnett, Scribble, March 2024, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg
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In the lively domestic chaos of Saturday Is Pancake Day—a story that might make you relieved it’s not your turn for the washing up (or that you’re not attending the... Read more

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