Meet the Australian publishers at this year’s fair!
Thursday, 26 September 2024
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand at Frankfurt this year will feature 14 publishers, with an additional seven to appear on the APA Virtual Australian Collective Stand. Appearing on the...
Who from Australia is at Bologna? Come and say hello at the Australian Stand party
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
In this Bologna Book Fair issue of Think Australian, we introduce you to Nicola Robinson, who will be attending Bologna for the first time, representing the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. See...
Come to the Australia party!
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, here is your chance to see the titles that will be on offer from Australian publishers! See the Australian Publishers Association's 2023 Australian...
London calling
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Ahead of this year's London Book Fair (LBF), in this issue of Think Australian we once again round up the latest rights sales and acquisitions from Australia, as well as...
We love books for kids
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Coming to you from a country that has seen sales of children's books boom in recent years, we are so pleased to share news and new books from the world...
Australia is back at Frankfurt, come say hello!
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Australians have spent most of the past two years confined to our home country (and much of that time confined to our homes!), so it is wonderful to report that...
It’s good to be back
Friday, 1 April 2022
After more than two years attending rights fairs virtually, several Australian publishers will be attending the 2022 London Book Fair (LBF) in person next week. 'We’re excited to attend LBF...
So much to share
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Ahead of this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, running 21–24 March, we are thrilled to share the latest children's and YA titles from Australian publishers in this issue of Think...
Uplit, environment trending ahead of Frankfurt
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
While Frankfurt returns as an in-person fair this year, Australian rights managers and literary agents will be participating virtually once again as international travel remains difficult for those of us...
A closer look at First Nations publishing
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
In this London Book Fair preview edition of Think Australian we take a closer look at Australian First Nations publishing. While a handful of Australian publishers have been publishing Indigenous...
Australian children’s publishing ahead of Bologna
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
While many Australian rights managers and literary agents will be missing the book fair halls (and bars and restaurants) of Bologna, they couldn’t be busier as in-person fairs have effectively...
Spotlight on new authors
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
The longlist for the Stella Prize for Australian women’s writing was announced earlier this month, and it was interesting to see that five of the 12 works on the list...
Gearing up for a virtual Frankfurt
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Earlier this year, Australian publishers, booksellers and industry leaders predicted that 2020 would see a growing demand for uplit and practical titles on climate change, as well as health and...
Showcasing Australian children’s books following cancelled Bologna fair
Thursday, 19 March 2020
With the Bologna Children’s Book Fair cancelled in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the focus for publishers will inevitably shift to online rights-selling and networking opportunities. After all,...
Uplit and practical climate change titles predicted for 2020
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
When Books+Publishing asked Australian publishers, booksellers and industry leaders to share their predictions for 2020, uplifting fiction and nonfiction were widely predicted, as well as titles that offer practical solutions...
Australians at Frankfurt report interest in climate change, MBS
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Australian publishers who attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair have reported strong interest in books on climate change and Mind Body Spirit (MBS). ‘Climate change was the big theme of...
Zadie Smith, Curtis Sittenfeld to appear at new Australian feminist festival
Thursday, 10 October 2019
A new feminist ideas festival will be held in Melbourne later this year. Broadside festival, which runs from 9–10 November, has an all-star line-up that includes Zadie Smith, Curtis Sittenfeld,...
Australian women crime writers feted
Thursday, 12 September 2019
Australia’s two premier awards for crime writing were presented this month, and three women bagged prizes at each: Dervla McTiernan for her debut novel The Ruin (HarperCollins), Jane Harper for...
Melbourne Writers Festival interrogates love
Friday, 9 August 2019
‘When We Talk About Love’ is the heart-interrogating theme of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival, which runs from 30 August to 8 September, with sessions that explore ‘our love for people,...
Boochani to headline Ubud; new ventures in Australian publishing
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Author, journalist and Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, whose memoir No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (Picador) has won several Australian literary awards and been sold into nine...
Australian books heading for the screen, crime writers bound for the US
Friday, 14 June 2019
As season two of the TV series Big Little Lies—adapted from Liane Moriarty’s bestseller of the same name—premieres this month, progress is being made on a number of other screen...
Australian book industry celebrates
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The red carpet was rolled out in Sydney last week for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), which celebrate the best in Australian writing, publishing and bookselling. Pan Macmillan Australia...
‘Uplifting nonfiction’ in demand at LBF
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Australian publishers attending the 2019 London Book Fair have reported an interest in ‘uplifting or inspiring nonfiction’. Allen & Unwin rights manager Maggie Thompson said a big trend in narrative...
Small presses dominate Stella Prize shortlist
Friday, 15 March 2019
The shortlist for the Stella Prize for Australian women’s writing was announced on International Women’s Day last week. Four of the six titles are published by small, independent presses—Jamie Marina...
What’s selling down under
Thursday, 14 February 2019
A guide to household finance has topped the bestsellers chart in Australia for the second year running, with nearly one million Australians now owning a copy of financial commentator and...
Rising stars
Thursday, 15 November 2018
Australian debut novelists Kirsten Alexander and Holly Ringland may not be familiar names in international publishing circles yet, but they soon will be. Alexander’s Half Moon Lake has just sold...
Australian crime fiction in the spotlight
Thursday, 11 October 2018
When Australian author Benjamin Stevenson heard that his debut crime-thriller Greenlight had sold into North America and the UK, he quipped: ‘There’s no question international readers are loving Aussie crime...
Award-winning novel ‘dissects the way Australians see ourselves’
Thursday, 13 September 2018
One of Australia’s most prestigious literary awards was announced last month. The winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award was Michelle de Kretser for her fifth novel The Life to...
Screenworthy stories
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Each year Australian publishers, literary agents, and film and TV agents meet and mingle at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Books at MIFF event. As well as attending one-on-one meetings,...
Publishing without borders
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Australian publisher Hinkler Books and UK publisher Bookoli have announced they are launching a new mass-market publisher based in the UK. Curious Universe UK, a 50-50 joint venture between the...
