Samantha Rutter on founding new publisher Storytorch during Covid
After crowdfunding a successful 2020 children’s book, author Samantha Rutter sought a way to ‘pay it forward’ through a new publishing house focused on celebrating community. She tells Books+Publishing about...
Rights round-up
Nonfiction—Exisle has sold Polish rights to Younger Skin in 28 Days (Karen Fischer); Japanese rights to The Happiness Trap; and Italian rights to Mindfulness for Life (Craig Hassed & Stephen...
Two thirds of Australian rights managers and literary agents report income growth, according to survey
The rights market has taken a positive turn over the past year, according to Books+Publishing’s annual survey of Australian literary agents and rights managers, published in its Frankfurt Book Fair...
The Rights Stuff 2014: Survey of Australian rights trading
For the 12th year in a row, Think Australian has surveyed Australian rights managers and literary agents to gauge the health of Australian rights trading and book exports. Andrew Wrathall...
Over 28,000 new titles published in Australia in 2013
In 2013, 28,234 new titles were produced in Australia, according to ISBN records added to Bowker’s Books in Print database. This is a significant increase on 2012, when 21,086 new titles were published....
The rights stuff: Australian rights trading in 2012
For the 10th year in a row, Bookseller+Publisher has surveyed Australian rights managers and literary agents in the lead-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair to gauge the health of Australian...
Inside ‘Think Australian 2010’: Market overview and annual rights survey results
As the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair kicks off the eighth annual edition of Bookseller+Publisher's guide to Australian publishing, Think Australian, is reaching publishers, agents and scouts from around the world....
Reporting on Aussies (and Kiwis!) at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Bookseller+Publisher publisher Tim Coronel will again be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, to support and distribute Think Australian, the annual guide to Australia's presence at the fair, and to...
World invited to ‘Think Australian’
With the Frankfurt Book Fair only two weeks away, international publishers and agents can now access information on the Australian book trade online following the launch of the online edition of...