In the UK, Little Brown imprint Piatkus has acquired two novels by self-published New Zealand author Tammy Robinson in a five-figure deal, reports the Bookseller. The first book Differently Normal,... Read more
Online bookseller Booktopia has been named a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards in the medium-sized category for New South Wales. The company has entered the awards six times and... Read more
Australian author Monica McInerney’s latest novel The Trip of a Lifetime (Michael Joseph) has debuted at sixth spot on this week’s bestseller chart. It’s one of two new releases to land... Read more
Books+Publishing’s latest Junior newsletter contains 12 reviews of books publishing in September. The ‘profoundly moving love poem’ Pea Pod Lullaby (Glenda Millard, illus by Stephen Michael King, A&U) received five... Read more
A new picture book by the late Maurice Sendak and his frequent collaborator Arthur Yorinks has been discovered in Sendak’s archives, reports Publishers Weekly. Presto and Zesto in Limboland was... Read more