AustLit

'I came into publishing on the back of a fad. About 10 years ago I had an idea for a book, The Slow Guide to Melbourne, and ended up with a little DIY indie hit. In fact, the book went so well that I was sucked into creating a series including Sydney (flop), Dublin (hit) and London (flop). That’s how I ended up as a publisher.'  (Introduction)

'Prolific children’s author Morris Gleitzman has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate. He spoke with Sarah Farquharson about his plans for his two-year term as laureate.'  (Publication abstract)

'‘Alice-Miranda’ and ‘Clementine Rose’ author Jacqueline Harvey assembles a world of espionage and mystery in Kensy and Max: Breaking News (Random House, March). She spoke to Books+Publishing about launching a new adventure series.'  (Introduction)

'Tablo creative director Jemma Birrell has spent her career connecting audiences with books, whether it be in bookshops, at festivals or online. She shares her career journey.'  (Introduction)

'Lorien Kaye asks how the book industry can connect reluctant girl readers with books.' 

'Danielle Binks investigates how publishers and authors are using digital marketing and promotional strategies to reach new readers.' (Introduction)

'When Melbourne’s Avenue Bookstore owner Chris Redfern opened a second store in Elsternwick in 2012, the year after the REDgroup collapse, some were sceptical. Bookseller Savannah Indigo explains how the store survived and thrived.' (Introduction)

'This year Books+Publishing will publish a regular column from Nielsen Book Scan Australia associate director Julie Winters on book data trends. In her first column, Winters looks at the fastest-growing subject categories in 2017.'

'Debut author Margot McGovern was inspired by her favourite childhood reads to create Neverland, ‘a dark and compelling examination of memory, self-determination and the dangers of romanticising the past’. Reviewer Lian Hingee spoke to the author.'  (Introduction)

'Adam Cece won the 2017 Text Prize for The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls. Reviewer Holly Harper describes it as ‘a funny read full of hijinks and adventure’ with a narrator reminiscent of Pseudonymous Bosch. She spoke to the author.'  (Introduction)

'Holly Ringland's The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is 'a lush, powerful contemporary novel' about female survival in Australia's Red Centre. Reviewer Claire West spoke to the author.'  (Introduction)