Cohen wins Russell Prize for humour writing
David Cohen has won the 2019 Russell Prize for humour writing for his short story collection The Hunter and Other Stories of Men (Transit Lounge). Cohen’s ‘eclectic collection’ was chosen...
Transit Lounge sells ‘Soon’ to UK in two-book deal; acquires first kids’ book
Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex ANZ) to Soon (Lois Murphy) in a two-book deal to UK independent publisher Titan. Soon, which is loosely based on the true...
Transit Lounge acquires new fiction by Savage, Bird
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to new novels by Angela Savage and Carmel Bird. Savage’s fourth novel, Mother of Pearl, is set in Thailand and Australia, and centres on...
Transit Lounge acquires new fiction by Salom, de Saint Phalle
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to new novels by Philip Salom and Catherine de Saint Phalle. Salom's new novel, The Returns, is set in North Melbourne and tells the...
Introducing Transit Lounge
Transit Lounge was founded ‘with the express purpose of publishing Australian writing that engages with other cultures’, says publisher Barry Scott. The small press’ titles include the 2016 Miles Franklin...
Transit Lounge acquires Pajalic family memoir on mental illness
Transit Lounge has acquired Amra Pajalic’s memoir, Things Nobody Knows But Me. Transit Lounge publisher Barry Scott told Books+Publishing the ‘beautifully written’ memoir was ‘a tender, funny and searingly honest story of...
Transit Lounge sells rights to Rawson’s ‘From the Wreck’ to Picador UK
Melbourne-based independent publisher Transit Lounge has sold world English-language rights (ex-ANZ) to Jane Rawson's 2017 novel From the Wreck. Picador UK associate publisher Ravi Mirchandani acquired rights to the literary speculative-fiction...