Heart to heart: Melanie Cheng on ‘Australia Day’
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Melanie Cheng’s Australia Day (Text, July) is a ‘bittersweet, beautifully crafted collection’ about the conflicts and realisations that occur when people of different backgrounds are brought together. She spoke to reviewer...
Untying the knots: Mark Brandi on ‘Wimmera’
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Mark Brandi’s debut crime novel Wimmera (Hachette, July) is a ‘languid and unsettling’ story about two boys growing up together in a small town in the 1980s. He spoke to reviewer...
Children’s Institute 2017: STEM, mindfulness books contributing to growth
Thursday, 27 April 2017
The Children’s Institute in Portland in early April was a fantastic overview of the strong current children’s book market and a wonderful opportunity to interact with booksellers from across the...
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. Alabasinis spoke...
Book blogger spotlight: Angel Reads
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Blogger Angel Gouvas has been writing about YA books since 2012, and has a particular interest in #LoveOzYA and discussions about diversity. Gouvas spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘Book blogger...
Get cultured: Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost on ‘Do Not Lick This Book’
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Writer Idan Ben-Barak and illustrator Julian Frost’s guide to microbes is a ‘fun, beautifully designed and repulsive [picture] book’ that will have kids ‘[delighting] in the gross elements’, writes reviewer...
Book blogger spotlight: Sam Still Reading
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Blogger Jeanie Misko has been writing about an eclectic mix of books for her blog Sam Still Reading since 2010, with her audience growing to about 2500 people a month. Misko...
Widening the frame: Briohny Doyle on ‘Adult Fantasy’
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Briohny Doyle blends memoir and cultural critique in Adult Fantasy (Scribe, June) to examine what it means to be an adult in a rapidly changing new millennium. Reviewer Jo Case...
Book blogger spotlight: Happy Indulgence
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Happy Indulgence is run by three YA book bloggers specialising in contemporary, historical, sci-fi and fantasy titles. The site reaches an audience of over 10,000 followers in the US, Australia...
Behind the bestsellers: Stefen Brazulaitis on science-fiction and fantasy
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
In Books+Publishing’s new ‘Behind the Bestsellers’ series, we ask booksellers for their insights on the bestsellers in their specialty—what trends they’ve observed, what’s missing from the picture and more. In...
Book bites: Titles for tots
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
In the picture Detailed illustrations take centre stage in Let’s Count Kisses (Karen Hull, Hachette, April), which encourages kids to count the butterflies on each page while Aussie animals are...
Diversity matters: Representation in children’s publishing
Tuesday, 14 March 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...
Booksellers weigh in on popular fiction bestsellers in 2016
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
For an in-depth look at what’s popular in popular fiction, we asked specialist booksellers Stefen Brazulaitis of Stefen’s Books, Fiona Hardy of Readings and Lucy Abarcia of Ever After for...
Talkback: Addressing the cost of literary awards
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The decision by UWA Publishing to cease entering its titles for book awards has highlighted the high costs incurred by publishers. Andrea Hanke spoke to several awards organisers to find...
Editor’s picks: Jackie Tang’s autumn reading list
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Politics and prose take centre stage in Jackie Tang’s Autumn reading list. Here and now When Hachette first launched the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2015, the publisher received...
Shelf talk: Page-turners
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
It’s all about chick lit, historical fiction and Gone Girl-esque thrillers over the next few months as the publishing industry gears up for Mother’s Day. ‘If Bridget Jones and Nina Proudman...
Shelf talk: Fresh start
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
There are always lots of health and wellbeing titles out early in the year while New Year’s resolutions are still fresh. Two former stars of the Australian TV series the...
Shelf talk: Life stories
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
When journalist and news anchor Tracey Spicer was sacked by her network after having a baby, she took legal action and threw off the shackles of being a self-described ‘good...
Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The details of the close relationships enjoyed by authors and their literary agents are normally veiled in a miasma of traditional politeness and contractually obliged silence. So the very public...
Your store: A round-up of retailing news, tips and titbits
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Booksellers, publishers collaborate at Indies Forum Around 90 guests gathered in Melbourne in February for the first Indies Forum, hosted by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian Booksellers Association...
A country practice: Portia Lindsay’s journey into regional arts development
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Former bookseller and NSW Writers’ Centre program officer Portia Lindsay has found her calling in regional arts development and now runs the Mudgee Readers’ Festival. She shares her career journey. ...
Rundle in the jungle: On Dymocks Adelaide
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Dymocks Adelaide franchise owner Mandy Macky has led the Rundle Mall store since 1991, through microfiche, continuous-feed computer sheets and a relocation. She shares her bookseller’s diary. Standard Books was...
Partnering up: Launching La Trobe University Press
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
La Trobe University has partnered with Black Inc. to launch the nonfiction imprint, La Trobe University Press, in the university’s 50th anniversary year. Vicki Stegink spoke to vice-chancellor John Dewar...
Festival fever: Are there too many literary festivals in Australia?
Tuesday, 14 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....
Alternative worlds: Australian genre publishing
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Danielle Binks explores the state of genre publishing in Australia. In 2012, the Australian Writer’s Marketplace (AWM)—an arm of the Queensland Writer’s Centre—held its first ever ‘GenreCon’ for writers. In...
The missing beat: Benjamin Ludwig on ‘Ginny Moon’
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
One of the first titles from Harlequin Australia’s new HQ imprint is US author Benjamin Ludwig’s debut novel Ginny Moon (May), ‘a unique and compelling narrative that gets deep inside...
Booksellers urged to ‘get uncomfortable’ at the 2017 Winter Institute
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Australian Booksellers Association CEO Joel Becker reports from the American Booksellers Association’s 2017 Winter Institute: The American Booksellers Association held its 12th Winter Institute in Minneapolis in late January with...
Small Australian presence at 2017 TIBE
Friday, 3 March 2017
Readings managing director Mark Rubbo reports from this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition: The first Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) was held in 1987, which made this year’s fair the...
Small publisher spotlight: Zabriskie Books
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Sydney-based Zabriskie Books is building a ‘beautiful, engaging and varied nonfiction catalogue’. Bookseller turned publisher Niki Zubrzycki spoke to Books+Publishing for our Small Publisher Spotlight series. Describe your company in...
Book bites: Big kids’ books
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Get smart Why let the little kids have all the fun? Picture books are a useful way to get primary school-aged children to engage with nonfiction, and there are several...
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