Casting off: Australian publishers expanding overseas
Friday, 8 July 2016
Increasingly, Australian publishers are expanding overseas in order to enter new markets, compete for rights and hedge against the possible repeal of parallel importation restrictions, writes Simon Collinson. Australian publishers...
All about Evi: Evi Oetomo shares her career journey
Friday, 8 July 2016
Book designer Evi Oetomo spent eight years at Penguin before opening her own studio with business partner Daniel New. She shares her career journey. Spending hours a day admiring typefaces,...
A tale from two cities: Bookshop inspiration from London and Paris
Friday, 8 July 2016
Earlier this year, Readings events manager Christine Gordon visited bookshops in London and Paris to gather inspiration and ideas. She shares her experiences. The sun was streaming through the huge...
Your store: A round-up of retailing news, tips and titbits
Friday, 8 July 2016
On display: Hardie Grant Publishing sales rep Mandy Wildsmith shares some of her favourite bookshop displays from the past year In 1865 a visionary named Edward William Cole established a...
Editor’s picks: Andrea Hanke’s upcoming literary highlights
Friday, 8 July 2016
With new novels from ‘the Smiths’ and memoirs from Amy Schumer and her executive producer, there’s plenty to look forward to in the coming months, writes Andrea Hanke. Zadie Smith, Ali Smith,...
Key change: Holly Throsby on ‘Goodwood’
Friday, 8 July 2016
Set around the disappearance of two people in the fictional small town of Goodwood, musician Holly Throsby’s debut novel ‘hits all the right notes’, writes reviewer Carody Culver. She spoke...
Shelf talk: Talking points
Friday, 8 July 2016
Category round-ups of forthcoming titles by those in the know … A broad range of current and not-so-current affairs titles are coming in the latter half of the year. Starting...
Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo
Friday, 8 July 2016
Other than the endless shepherding of authors, sitting on panel sessions and applauding through award announcements, writers’ festivals also offer excellent opportunities for networking, as so many important bookish people...
Down the garden path: Jessica Miller on ‘Elizabeth and Zenobia’
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Reviewer Dani Solomon calls Jessica Miller’s debut middle-grade adventure story Elizabeth and Zenobia (Text, September), about the timid Elizabeth and the fearless Zenobia, ‘the perfect book for 12-year-old readers (and...
Small publisher spotlight: Lacuna Publishing
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Launched in 2012, Sydney-based Lacuna Publishing publishes fiction, poetry and nonfiction that ‘challenges the status quo, introduces new ideas, shares untold stories, or presents a fresh perspective’. Founder Linda Nix...
Shelf help: Cath Crowley on ‘Words in Deep Blue’
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
A love story set in a second-hand bookshop, Cath Crowley’s latest YA novel Words in Deep Blue is ‘a beautiful examination of grief, love and the power of words’. Reviewer...
On tour: Rainbow Rowell
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Rainbow Rowell’s YA novels include Eleanor and Park (Orion), Fangirl and Carry On (both Macmillan). She is travelling to the Melbourne Writers Festival in August What would you put on...
Character building: Melina Marchetta on ‘Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil’
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Melina Marchetta’s Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (Viking, September) is ‘an electrifying contemporary detective thriller’ that ‘explores Europe’s simmering anti-Muslim sentiments’ in the aftermath of a bus bomb, writes...
On tour: Meg Rosoff
Thursday, 30 June 2016
YA author Meg Rosoff will be appearing at Melbourne and Brisbane writers’ festivals in August and September to discuss her first novel for adults, Jonathan Unleashed (Bloomsbury) What would you...
Obsessive impulsive: Maurilia Meehan on ‘5 Ways to be Famous Now’
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Set on a cruise ship headed for Antarctica, Maurilia Meehan’s satirical novel 5 Ways to be Famous Now (Transit Lounge, September) is a ‘delightfully wicked romp with a razor-sharp edge’,...
Small publisher spotlight: Transportation Press
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Established in 2013, Tasmania-based Transportation Press publishes Tasmanian literature alongside work from around the world. Editor-in-chief Rachel Edwards spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...
2016 Book-to-Film Adaptations
Thursday, 23 June 2016
There are several book-to-film adaptations hitting the big screens in the second half of 2016. Sophie Teague rounds them up. The BFG The 1982 classic children’s novel The BFG (Roald...
Small publisher spotlight: Scale Free Network
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Melbourne-based ‘art-science collaborative’ Scale Free Network released its first book in 2013. Co-founder Gregory Crocetti spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50...
Small publisher spotlight: Acorn Press
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Founded in 1979, Melbourne-based Acorn Press is the ‘longest existing Christian publisher in Australia’. Board chair Paul Arnott spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...
Small publisher spotlight: Inkerman & Blunt
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Established in 2013, Melbourne-based Inkerman & Blunt publishes poetry, prose and nonfiction of ‘originality, intelligence and beauty’. Founder Donna Ward spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe...
On tour: Tamora Pierce
Thursday, 2 June 2016
US author Tamora Pierce has written a number of YA series, including ‘The Song of the Lioness’ and the ‘Circle of Magic’. She will be travelling to Australia for the...
Game on: Anita Heiss on ‘Kicking Goals with Goodsey and Magic’
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Anita Heiss’ children’s nonfiction book Kicking Goals with Goodsey and Magic (Piccolo Nero, July) is a collaboration with former football players Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin. Reviewer Louise Pfanner says...
Small publisher spotlight: Aulexic
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
WA-based publisher Aulexic specialises in books for children with language and literacy difficulties, launching its first titles in 2015. CEO and publisher Rebecca Laffar-Smith spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small...
Between the bars: Elspeth Muir on ‘Wasted’
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Elspeth Muir’s memoir Wasted (Text) explores Australia’s drinking culture through her relationship with her younger brother Alexander, who died when he jumped off a Brisbane bridge while drunk. It is...
Hiding in plain sight: Liam Pieper on ‘The Toymaker’
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Liam Pieper’s The Toymaker (Hamish Hamilton) tells the story of privileged, wealthy Adam and his grandfather Arkady, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz. It is a novel about how ‘flawed human...
On tour: Anne Bishop
Thursday, 26 May 2016
US fantasy writer Anne Bishop is travelling to Sydney and Perth in June. Her latest book Marked in Flesh (Penguin US) is the fourth book in ‘The Others’ series. What...
Small publisher spotlight: Spinifex Press
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Melbourne-based feminist publisher Spinifex Press has been publishing since 1991. Co-founders Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under...
Small publisher spotlight: Aboriginal Studies Press
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
ACT-based Aboriginal Studies Press has been publishing titles since 1987. Acting director Rachel Ippoliti spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company in under 50 words....
Small publisher spotlight: Click-Cloud Publishing
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Established in 2014, Sydney-based Click-Cloud Publishing specialises in children’s fiction, adult nonfiction and Macedonian translations. Founder Alison Giles spoke to Books+Publishing for our ‘small publisher spotlight’ series: Describe your company...
Between the lines: Observations on the trade by Gladys Bembo
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Ah, writers festivals (or writer’s festivals, or writers’ festivals, take your pick)—where authors and readers and publishing industry types all meet and mingle in marvellous displays of public culture and...
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