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Includes reviews of :
Between A Wolf and A Dog by Georgia Blain
The Dry by Jane Harper
An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire
A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester
The Last Days Of Ava Langdon by Mark O'Flynn
The Last Painting Of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
Our Tiny Useless Hearts by Toni Jordan
Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh
The Secret Recipe For Second Chances by J D Barrett
Where The Trees Were by Inga Simpson
After Before Time by Robbi Neal
The Art Of Reading by Damon Young
Avalanche: A Love Story by Julia Leigh
Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
The Fighter: A True Story by Arnold Zable
From The Outer: Footy Like You've Never Heard It Ed by Alicia Sometimes And Nicole Hayes
Our Man Elsewhere: In Search Of Alan Moorehead, by Thornton Mccamish
Contents
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Is the Book Industry Special?,
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(p. 5)'UWA Publishing director Terri-Ann White has written books, taught writing and literature, and owned a bookshop. She joins Books+Publishing in 2016 as a regular columnist examining the book industry and where it might be heading in the future.'
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Govt Tweaks Arts Funding, Dumps Book Council,
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(p. 6)'Since Malcolm Turnbull took over as Prime Minister in September 2015, the federal government has made several changes to book-industry funding'
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Govt Set to Drop PIRs on Books,
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(p. 6)'The federal government is set to drop parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books after accepting the Competition Policy Review’s recommendations'
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Shelf Life,
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(p. 10)'‘Most people think I work in IT,’ writes Booktopia merchandiser Christopher Cahill. He shares his career journey.'
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Smarten Up,
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(p. 11-13)'Professional development opportunities are a ‘mixed bag’ in the publishing industry, but there are opportunities if you know where to look, writes Portia Lindsay'
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Working the Crowd,
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(p. 14-15)'Crowdfunding can be a smart way for small and self-publishers to raise cash and kickstart their marketing campaign, but the odds of success are slim, writes Brad Jefferies.'
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Fertile Ground,
Myles McGuire
(interviewer),
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(p. 24)'Jane Harper won the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for her first novel The Dry. She spoke to reviewer Myles McGuire.'
