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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...

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...