On tour: Molly Crabapple
Thursday, 25 August 2016
US artist and writer Molly Crabapple is the author of the memoir Drawing Blood (HarperCollins). She is appearing at the Melbourne Writers Festival and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in...
On tour: A C Grayling
Thursday, 25 August 2016
British philosopher A C Grayling’s latest book The Challenge of Things (Bloomsbury) is a collection of his recent writings on war and conflict. He is touring various writers’ festivals around...
Case study: Mark Tedeschi on ‘Murder at Myall Creek’
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Mark Tedeschi’s Murder at Myall Creek (S&S) is an account of one of Australia’s most notorious criminal cases—11 men tried for the 1848 mass murder of up to 30 Indigenous Australians in...
Ruling women: Julia Baird on ‘Victoria the Queen’
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Julia Baird’s ‘thoroughly contemporary’ biography of Queen Victoria explores the social evolution of ‘British society during her long reign—particularly that of the position of women’, writes reviewer Jo Case. She spoke...
Small publisher spotlight: Brandl & Schlesinger
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Established in 1994, NSW-based Brandl & Schlesinger publishes literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and academic journals. Publisher Veronica Sumegi spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...
Small publisher spotlight: Celapene Press
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Melbourne-based Celapene Press released its first title—an anthology called Page Seventeen—in 2005 before specialising in children’s and YA fiction. Publisher Kathryn Duncan spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’...
Small publisher spotlight: Serenity Press
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Serenity Press was founded in Perth in 2012 to create publishing opportunities for emerging Australian authors. Founder Karen Mc Dermott spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
Student assessment: Meet the 2016 Inky Awards judges
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Each year, a panel of teen judges from around the country select the shortlist for the Inky Awards for youth literature. Books+Publishing’s 16-year-old work experience student Alexandra Pixton spoke to...
Paper, scissors, glue: Jennifer Higgie on ‘There’s Not One’
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Art critic and editor Jennifer Higgie’s debut picture book There’s Not One (Scribble, October) is a ‘simple story’ that teaches children the unique nature of things in a wider landscape...
Sweet rhymes: Joel Moore on ‘Mulga’s Magical Musical Creatures’
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Joel Moore—known also by his alias Mulga—is a mural artist, designer and poet, who has turned his hand to picture books. Reviewer Suzanne Garcia calls Mulga’s Magical Musical Creatures (Lothian,...
Small publisher spotlight: Clan Destine Press
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Genre specialist Clan Destine Press, based in regional Victoria, first began publishing in 2010. Publisher Lindy Cameron spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in...
Looking for a fair fight: Clementine Ford on ‘Fight Like a Girl’
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Clementine Ford’s debut Fight Like a Girl (A&U, October) is an examination of ‘what it means to be a girl in the world today’, fuelled by Ford’s ‘clear-eyed defiance and...
Border disputes: Meredith Jaffé on ‘The Fence’
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Meredith Jaffé’s examination of neighbourhood divisions in her debut The Fence (Macmillan, September) makes for an ‘engaging and satirical novel’ that ‘explores a range of topics beyond mere border patrol...
On tour: Lionel Shriver
Thursday, 28 July 2016
US author Lionel Shriver’s latest book, The Mandibles (HarperCollins), follows a family in the near future as they contend with the ruin of their fortunes in the aftermath of a...
On tour: Angela Flournoy
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Angela Flournoy’s The Turner House (Black Inc.) is a sprawling domestic drama that tells the story of Detroit through the generations of one family. She will be attending Melbourne Writers...
On tour: Chris Cleave
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Irish author Chris Cleave’s Everyone Brave is Forgiven (Sceptre) weaves a little-known segment of history during Blitz-torn London with a love story that draws on his grandparents’ courtship during in...
On tour: Lev Grossman
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Author of the ‘Magicians’ trilogy (Arrow) Lev Grossman is visiting the Melbourne Writers Festival and Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas in August and September. What would you put on a...
Small publisher spotlight: Wild Dingo Press
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Melbourne-based Wild Dingo Press was founded in 2010 and specialises in stories of ‘individuals doing extraordinary things’. Founder Catherine Lewis spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
Small publisher spotlight: em PRESS
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Established in 1999 in central Victoria, em PRESS publishes books that connect ‘people to Australian landscapes’. Founder Gib Wettenhall spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your...
Small publisher spotlight: Christmas Press
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
NSW-based children’s publisher Christmas Press released its first titles in 2013. Founder Sophie Masson spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words....
Santa baby: Children’s Christmas highlights
Monday, 11 July 2016
Anna Low from Potts Point Bookshop in Sydney and Deb Force and Kate O’Donnell from the Younger Sun in Melbourne share their Christmas highlights for kids, from new releases to...
From little things, big things grow: Behind the scenes of the Kids’ Reading Guide
Monday, 11 July 2016
Sixteen children’s book specialists are currently putting together the 16th annual ABA Kids’ Reading Guide, which is due out in November. Joanne Shiells goes behind the scenes. The Australian Booksellers...
Read it with feeling: Children’s and YA books tackle complex emotions
Monday, 11 July 2016
Carody Culver explores the market for children’s and YA books about complex emotions. Being a kid isn’t always easy. Depression, anxiety, grief, loss—none of these are exclusively adult experiences. Perhaps...
Right place, right time: The Younger Sun pop-up continues to grow
Monday, 11 July 2016
Starting out as a summer pop-up shop, Melbourne’s The Younger Sun has stepped out of the shadows of the ‘Big Sun’ to become ‘a bit of an institution’, according to...
Second act: Richard Roxburgh on ‘Artie and the Grime Wave’
Friday, 8 July 2016
Artie and the Grime Wave (A&U, October), written and illustrated by Richard Roxburgh, is an ‘action-packed story’ for younger readers with ‘elements of [Roxburgh’s] famous wit’, writes reviewer Angela Crocombe....
Book bites: A taste of books to come
Friday, 8 July 2016
Travel tales Travellers to Sydney and Melbourne have two new children’s picture books to choose from. Sydney Word by Word (Sonny Day & Biddy Maroney) and Melbourne Word by Word...
Reaching the readers: Terri-ann White on book promotion
Friday, 8 July 2016
Is the book industry doing enough to promote books in a crowded marketplace, asks UWA Publishing director, author and former bookseller Terri-ann White. The distractions of the online treasure chest...
Talkback: Booksellers on parallel important restrictions (PIRs)
Friday, 8 July 2016
A number of booksellers joined publishers, authors and industry groups in opposing the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to repeal parallel importation restrictions (PIRs). Here are some comments from their submissions to...
All I want for Christmas…: 2016 Christmas highlights
Friday, 8 July 2016
Andrea Hanke, Jackie Tang and Brad Jefferies preview this year’s Christmas highlights. Eat, drink and be merry Stephanie Alexander’s first new book since 2012, The Cook’s Table (Lantern, November), should...
What is a bestseller?: Cutting the sales figures
Friday, 8 July 2016
Nielsen Book Australia general manager Shaun Symonds explores the concept of a bestseller in Australia. A common question we get asked at Nielsen BookScan is ‘what is a bestseller?’ The...
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