Walker acquires Neridah McMullin picture book
Walker Books Australia has acquired world rights to a new picture book by Neridah McMullin called The Drover. Based a true story, the book follows a young female drover as...
Black Dog Books imprint to be absorbed into Walker’s flagship list
Walker Books Australia has announced that the Black Dog Books imprint will be absorbed into the flagship Walker Books Australia list from May 2019. Founded by Andrew Kelly and Maryann...
Walker signs global deal for Maggie O’Farrell’s first children’s book
The Walker Books Group has acquired the first children’s book by Northern Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell in a global rights deal. Agent and director at A M Heath Victoria Hobbs...
Redundancies announced at PRH Young Readers, Walker Books
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) and Walker Books Australia have both announced redundancies in their publishing divisions. At PRH, three roles in the Young Readers division—two editorial roles and one...
Walker Books to publish YA anthology by LGBTQIA+ authors
Walker Books Australia has acquired world rights to an anthology of YA short stories by LGBTQIA+ Australian authors. Due to be published in June 2019, Kindred: A Queer #LoveOzYA Anthology...
BOOK REVIEW: Vampyre (Margaret Wild, illus by Andrew Yeo, Walker Books)
Margaret Wild is a deservedly admired and awarded Australian picture-book author, and her collaboration with significant new talent Andrew Yeo has produced the wonderful Vampyre. Ostensibly a tale about a...