A&U acquires Bowditch’s ‘The Day the Diet Died’
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to a new nonfiction title from musician Clare Bowditch, from Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown. The Day the Diet Died will explore...
The Natural Way of Things (Charlotte Wood, A&U)
The latest novel from the author of Animal People and Love and Hunger is a powerful story of misogyny and corporate control taken to disturbing extremes. Yolanda and Verla wake...
New websites for A&U, Murdoch Books
Allen & Unwin (A&U) and Murdoch Books have recently launched new websites.A&U’s website has been redeveloped with a responsive design, and similar websites have been created for A&U New Zealand...
Laville-Moore elected PANZ president
Allen & Unwin NZ director Melanie Laville-Moore has been elected president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) at the organisation’s recent AGM.Laville-Moore, who was previously vice-president, replaces Auckland...
ILF donation to honour Matt Richell
A donation from the Norman Family Bequest in memory of Matt Richell has been presented to the Indigenous Literary Foundation (ILF).The donation will allow the senior girls’ class from Tiwi...
Mills appointed children’s and YA publishing director at A&U
Eva Mills has been appointed publishing director of children’s and YA books at Allen & Unwin (A&U).Mills has been a publisher of children’s and YA books at the company since 2009, and...
Monstrous acts: Dianne Touchell on ‘A Small Madness’
Dianne Touchell’s YA novel A Small Madness (A&U, February) ‘began with the true story of a baby in a dumpster and two guilty teens who did not look like monsters’....
Stories within worlds: Garth Nix on ‘Clariel’
‘The long-awaited prequel to Garth Nix’s “Old Kingdom” series (Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen) is going to make a lot of readers very, very happy,’ writes reviewer Holly Harper. She spoke to...
A decade in dresses: Lorelei Vashti on ‘Dress, Memory’
Dress, Memory: A Memoir of My Twenties in Dresses (A&U, September) chronicles Lorelei Vashi’s coming-of-age era with a focus on her vintage dress collection. ‘Ultimately it’s the story of a...
A&U celebrates 100 years of ‘Allen & Unwin’
Allen & Unwin has celebrated the centenary of its name by publishing a ‘small hardback history’ called A Hundred Years of Allen & Unwin 1914-2014. The book, written by A&U...
Into the Wood: Danielle Wood on ‘Mothers Grimm’
Danielle Wood’s Mothers Grimm (A&U, September) explores the stereotypes of the ‘good’ and ‘wicked’ mother in her contemporary retelling of four Grimm’s fairytales. Bec Kavanagh spoke to the author.Do you...
Bray joins A&U
Theresa Bray has been appointed as marketing manager, books for children and young adults, at Allen & Unwin. Bray was formerly marketing and publicity manager at Hachette Children’s Books.
Surviving dystopia: Barry Jonsberg on ‘Pandora Jones: Admission’
Pandora Jones: Admission (A&U, May) is the first book in a new dystopian YA trilogy from Barry Jonsberg. Reviewer Bec Kavanagh gave the book five stars and said its ‘relentless pace offers...
A&U purchases majority share in Atlantic Books
Allen & Unwin has purchased a majority share in UK publisher Atlantic Books following a ‘difficult period for the UK company’, reports the Bookseller. A&U previously owned a minority share in...
A&U announces senior appointments for Gilliatt, Hines
Allen & Unwin has announced two senior appointments to the business. Tom Gilliatt, Pan Macmillan’s director of nonfiction publishing and digital-only imprint Momentum, has been appointed publishing director of Allen & Unwin,...
Senior appointments at A&U
At Allen & Unwin, Tom Gilliatt, Pan Macmillan’s director of nonfiction publishing and digital-only imprint Momentum, has been appointed publishing director, and will join the company in January. A&U publishing director...
Murdoch appointed manager of Faber Academy at A&U
April Murdoch has been appointed as the new manager of the Faber Academy at Allen & Unwin. Murdoch, who is currently communications manager for the academy, will begin in the...
Murdoch appointed manager of Faber Academy at A&U
April Murdoch has been appointed as the new manager of the Faber Academy at Allen & Unwin. Murdoch, who is currently communications manager for the academy, will begin in the...
Game on: Catherine Jinks on ‘Saving Thanehaven’
Catherine Jinks’ YA novel Saving Thanehaven (A&U, March) delves into the secret lives of computer game characters, putting ‘a quirky twist on the classic quest tale’ in the words of...
Missing voices: Amra Pajalic and Demet Divaroren on ‘Coming of Age’
Amra Pajalic and Demet Divaroren are the editors of Coming of Age (A&U, February), a YA anthology that examines what it’s like to grow up Muslim in Australia. They spoke...