Meet the ABIA Rising Stars 2022: Kate Lloyd
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry....
July books reviewed
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in July, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Come July, three debut authors will see their books...
Books in the media this weekend, 28–29 May
Friday, 27 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Indelible City (Louisa Lim, Text) My Heart is a Little Wild...
Meet the ABDA Emerging Designers of the Year: George Saad
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
In the lead-up to the 70th Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) Awards, Books+Publishing spoke to the two shortlisted nominees for Emerging Designer of the Year. In this first instalment we meet Sydney-based...
Claire G Coleman recommends
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
It’s not the last book I have read and loved but whenever I think of this question I am again struck by how much I loved the final book in...
Claire G Coleman on ‘Enclave’
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Described by reviewer Stefan Brazulaitis as Brave New World for the smartphone generation, Enclave (Hachette, July), Claire G Coleman's third novel, centres on a young woman who lives in the walled city...
Books in the media this weekend, 21–22 May
Friday, 20 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Homesickness (Janine Mikosza, Ultimo) Late Journals (Antigone Kefala, Giramondo) Small Things...
Ahead of the curve: The popularity of sci-fi and fantasy
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
The recent growth in science fiction and fantasy can be linked to a range of factors including TikTok, screen adaptations, demand for diverse characters and an appetite for escapist yet...
Pip Harry on ‘August & Jones’
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Inspired by the friendship between two real-life children in Victoria, Pip Harry's latest middle-grade novel August & Jones (Lothian) is a heartwarming story about friendship and resilience. Jones meets August...
Books in the media this weekend, 14–15 May
Friday, 13 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Daisy and Woolf (Michelle Cahill, Hachette) The Secret of Emu Field...
Sun shines on Clunes Booktown 2022
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
After two years of cancellations, in late April the first post-lockdown Clunes Booktown Festival was held in regional Victoria. Angela Crocombe from festival bookseller Readings reports. After predictions of dire...
Neela Janakiramanan on ‘The Registrar’
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
In her novel The Registrar (July, A&U), doctor and debut author Neela Janakiramanan looks at the many issues deeply ingrained in the healthcare system through the story of young doctor Emma...
Books in the media this weekend, 7–8 May
Friday, 6 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Bedtime Story (Chloe Hooper, S&S) Here Goes Nothing (Steve Toltz, Hamish...
The meteoric rise of manga
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Books+Publishing investigates what’s behind the current manga boom, and how it’s impacting publishers’ local comics and graphic novel lists. It’s no secret that in 2021 the modest growth of the...
June books reviewed
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in June, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Two novels exploring family secrets and dynamics will be...
Books in the media this weekend, 30 April – 1 May
Friday, 29 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Elizabeth Finch (Julian Barnes, Jonathan Cape) Jack of Hearts: QX11594 (Jackie...
Career path: Erica Wagner
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Erica Wagner has worked in publishing for over 30 years, starting out as a trainee children's editor at Penguin Australia and going on to spend 20 years at the helm...
Australian bookshop tour: Paperbark Merchants
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Located at Western Australia’s southern tip, Paperbark Merchants in Albany is WA’s largest independent regional bookstore. A runner-up in the regional bookstore category at the 2020 Leading Edge Book Awards,...
Books in the media this weekend, 23–24 April
Friday, 22 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Keeping Them Honest (Stephen Charles & Catherine Williams, Scribe) Other Houses...
Paying the price for print
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Bumper book consumption was a silver lining of Covid. But could it also be part of a perfect storm that will drive up the price of books? Books+Publishing reports. ‘I...
Lauren Draper recommends
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
I adored Rhiannon Wilde’s debut novel Henry Hamlet’s Heart (UQP). It’s such a beautiful and warm novel, and perfectly balances the teenaged experience of friendship, futures, and first loves. I...
Lauren Draper on ‘The Museum of Broken Things’
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Lauren Draper's debut YA novel The Museum of Broken Things (Text, June) follows 18-year-old Reece, who finds herself living in a small beachside town. With multiple plotlines, and featuring a cast of...
Sustainability and the Australian book industry: a snapshot, part three
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
In the final of this three-part series looking at sustainability in the Australian book industry, Angela Meyer speaks with booksellers and associated companies and organisations about what practices they have...
Australian bookshop tour: The Mad Hatters Bookshop
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Established in 2015, Brisbane's The Mad Hatters Bookshop was opened with the goal of making 'a magical, family-friendly space for book lovers' and showcasing the talented book creators in its...
Books in the media this weekend, 9–10 April
Friday, 8 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe) The Burnished Sun (Mirandi Riwoe, UQP) Judith...
Sustainability and the Australian book industry: a snapshot, part two
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
In the second of a three-part series looking at sustainability in the Australian book industry, Angela Meyer speaks with publishers, printers and other central players in the supply chain about...
May books reviewed
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in May, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Fans of Australian crime will be excited to see...
Jasmine Seymour on ‘Open Your Heart to Country’
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Jasmine Seymour's fourth picture book Open Your Heart to Country (Magabala, June) is a bilingual story of healing and belonging. Told in Dharug and English, the book also showcases Seymour's signature...
Jasmine Seymour recommends
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
The last book I read and loved is the picture book Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy (Magabala). I picked it up in the school library last week and...
Books in the media this weekend, 2–3 April
Friday, 1 April 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper A History of Dreams (Jane Rawson, Brio) The Fish (Lloyd Jones,...
