Introducing Eli: Eli Glasman on ‘The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew’
Eli Glasman is the author of The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew (Sleepers, July), a YA novel about growing up gay in Melbourne’s Orthodox Jewish community. He...
Sleepers to distribute Duffy & Snellgrove ebooks
Melbourne-based publisher Sleepers Publishing has announced a new partnership with Duffy & Snellgrove that will involve Sleepers distributing Duffy & Snellgrove titles globally as ebooks. Under the arrangement, Sleepers will distribute...
The intern experience: Starting out in the book industry
Internships are a common way of breaking into the book industry, but they’re also an opportunity to try out different roles, reports Eloise Florence. For Natalia Cheng, an internship at...
Second (shelf) life
Portia Lindsay finds out what publishers can do to give underperforming titles a second chance. For a book that doesn’t capture the audience’s attention through positive (or with shrinking literary...
Sleepers celebrates 10 years
Melbourne publisher Sleepers is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. The anniversary coincides with a big year for the small press, which was founded in 2003 by Louise Swinn and...
Bible studies: Vanessa Russell on ‘Holy Bible’
In Holy Bible (Sleepers, July), Vanessa Russell takes a look at family life in a religious sect. The author spoke to Katie Haydon. It is said to write what you know,...
Ashton wins Betty Trask Prize
Australian author Kalinda Ashton has won a Betty Trask Award, awarded by the UK Society of Authors, for her novel The Danger Game (Sleepers Publishing). Ashton was one of four...
In Brief
Kobo devices available for order from CollinsKobo devices are now available to order online from Collins Booksellers. The bookseller will sell the Kobo Wireless Ereader for $139.99, and the new...
Amsterdam on Guardian first book longlist
Things We Didn't See Coming by Australian author Steven Amsterdam (Sleepers Publishing) has been longlisted for this year's £10,000 (A$17,000) Guardian first book award in the fiction category. Other authors...
Sleepers to launch Almanac iPhone app
Sleepers publishing has announced that it will develop an iPhone app based on its annual Sleepers Almanac collection. Sleepers publisher Louise Swinn told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the iPhone...