Verse by verse: Sally Morgan on ‘Sister Heart’
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Sally Morgan is the author and illustrator of multiple books for adults and children. Sister Heart (Fremantle Press) is her first verse novel, about a young Aboriginal girl taken from...
Budding romance: Lili Wilkinson on ‘Green Valentine’
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Lili Wilkinson is the author of PINK, Love-Shy (both A&U) and Angel Fish (Black Dog Books), among others. Her latest YA novel Green Valentine (A&U) is a romantic comedy with...
Balancing at the precipice: Antonia Hayes on ‘Relativity’
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Author Antonia Hayes has been a bookseller, book publicist and co-director of the National Young Writers’ Festival. Her debut novel Relativity (Viking) is a family drama interwoven with cosmology and quantum...
Behind the clichés: Honey Brown on ‘Six Degrees’
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Honey Brown is the Aurealis Award-winning, Miles Franklin Award-longlisted author of the novels Red Queen (Penguin) and The Good Daughter (Viking). Her latest short-story collection Six Degrees (Ventura Press, August)...
On Tour: Meet the author David Mitchell
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
David Mitchell is the genre-hopping author of the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, his latest novel (both Sceptre). He will be touring in May, visiting Brisbane, Melbourne...
On Tour: Meet the author Damian Barr
Friday, 15 May 2015
On Tour: Meet the author Damian BarrDamian Barr is a British journalist and author whose latest book, Maggie and Me (Bloomsbury), is a memoir of growing up gay in a...
Alex Ross on book design and the ABDA shortlist
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) will announce the winners of the 2015 Book Design Awards at a ceremony in Sydney on 22 May. Books+Publishing asked ABDA president and Penguin...
Kinokuniya’s Hiroshi Sogo on creating a ‘global niche’
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
As director of international business development for Japanese chain Books Kinokuniya, Hiroshi Sogo oversees stores in the US, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan. The keynote speaker for...
On tour: Meet the author Sara Farizan
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Sara Farizan is the author of the YA novels Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel and If You Could Be Mine (both Algonquin Books). She is attending the...
On tour: Meet the illustrator Priya Kuriyan
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Priya Kuriyan is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Delhi. She recently contributed to Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean (A&U), a YA speculative-fiction anthology featuring writers and artists from...
The natural and fantastical: Martine Murray on ‘Molly and Pim and the Million Stars’
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Martine Murray is an author and illustrator whose previous books include The Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley (A&U) and How to Make a Bird (A&U). Her latest book...
On tour: Meet the author Claire Tomalin
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Claire Tomalin is the author of Charles Dickens: A Life, Jane Austen: A Life, The Invisible Woman (all Penguin), and several other literary biographies. She will be appearing at the...
On tour: Meet the author James Patterson
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
James Patterson is the bestselling author of the ‘Alex Cross’ and ‘Women’s Murder Club’ series, among many others. His latest book is Rafe’s Aussie Adventure (with Martin Chatterton, Random House)...
On tour: Meet the author Daniel Mendelsohn
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Daniel Mendelsohn is an author and classicist, whose books include a collection of critical essays Waiting for the Barbarians (NY Review of Books); a memoir The Lost (HarperCollins); The Complete...
On tour: Meet the author Xinran
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Xinran is a Chinese journalist and author based in London. Her latest book Buy Me the Sky (Random House) looks at the social impact of China’s One Child Policy. She...
A wild ride: Gary Kemble on ‘Skin Deep’
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Gary Kemble’s debut novel Skin Deep (Echo Publishing) is ‘an imaginative, fast-paced page-turner that combines crime-writing with a delightful serving of the supernatural’, writes reviewer Deborah Crabtree. She spoke to...
Why small is good: Keiran Rogers on sales by small publishers
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Affirm Press sales and marketing manager Keiran Rogers finds that small publishers are having a bigger impact on book sales.Forget the year of the horse; 2014 was the year of...
Consumer conflict: Publishers’ direct-to-consumer sales
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
While a growing number of Australian publishers are experimenting with direct-to-consumer sales, they remain wary of stepping on booksellers’ toes. Brad Jefferies spoke to both sides to see what programs...
She sells by the seashore: Annie Grossman of Annie’s Books on Peregian
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Annie Grossman trained as a bookseller in Noosa Heads on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast before opening her own store in nearby Peregian Beach. She shares her bookseller’s diary.It’s been a convoluted...
Your store: The eBay experience
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
When Sydney’s The Bookshop Darlinghurst upgraded its website in 2013, one of the new features was the ability to integrate with eBay. This means that if a title is on...
Murder in the Far North: Caroline de Costa on ‘Double Madness’
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Australian author Caroline de Costa’s first crime novel Double Madness (Margaret River Press, August) finds mystery in the dark undergrowth of tropical Far North Queensland. It is a debut that...
Your store: Chris Currie’s Top Five Tips for Social Media Success
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
It’s never been more important for bookshops to have an online presence, but a store’s digital reach doesn’t end with a website. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram allow booksellers to connect...
Living in a maternal world: book ideas for Mother’s Day
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Anthologies on motherhood and an abundance of baking books await this year’s Mother’s Day shoppers, reports Jackie Tang.HISTORY REPEATINGA God in Ruins (Doubleday, May) is Kate Atkinson’s companion novel to...
Going their own way: Publishers turn entrepreneur
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
After a successful career at the top of a large publishing house, where do you go? A few publishers have recently turned entrepreneur, utilising their skills and experience in the...
We need diverse books in Australia
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
A US-led campaign to address the lack of diversity in children’s literature has sparked long-overdue conversations in Australia, writes Danielle Binks.Last year, US authors Ellen Oh and Malinda Lo were...
On the virtual road: Blog tours
Monday, 13 April 2015
Blog tours offer children’s and YA authors the opportunity to promote their books from the comfort of their homes, gaining greater exposure, if not necessarily sales. Andrea Hanke reports. Tania McCartney,...
Thinking inside the box: Nicole Brownlee of Story Box Library
Monday, 13 April 2015
Nicole Brownlee worked as a bookseller, sales rep, teacher and teacher-librarian before starting her own digital storytelling business. She shares her career journey.My love affair with children’s literature began during...
Discovering history: Sue Lawson on ‘Freedom Ride’
Monday, 13 April 2015
Sue Lawson’s YA novel Freedom Ride (Walker Books, July) is based on a significant event in Indigenous civil rights history. Reviewer Carody Culver spoke to the author.Freedom Ride incorporates real...
Shelf talk: New romantics
Monday, 13 April 2015
Although romance fiction technically should have a happy ending, some Australian authors are gaining huge recognition for romantic series where the happy ending is delayed across several books. Prepare for...
Unhappy families: John Tesarsch on ‘The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hoffman’
Monday, 13 April 2015
John Tesarsch’s The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hoffman (Affirm, July) is a family drama that plays out in the lead-up to Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires. Reviewer Hannah Cartmel...
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