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Stay in touch Books+Publishing is the best source of news, views and information on the publishing scene in Australia, New Zealand and the region. Visit www.booksandpublishing.com.au to sign up for a free trial subscription. For more information about our publications email books.publishing@thorpe.com.au. You can also find us on Twitter at @BplusPNews or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/booksandpublishing. Think Australian 2013 is produced by Books+Publishing and published by Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC, Level 1, 607 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia Tel: +61-3-8517-8333 © Copyright 2013 Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC ISSN 2202-7971 Editor-in-chief Andrea Hanke Tel: +61-3-8517-8347 andrea.hanke@thorpe.com.au Editorial contributors: Tim Coronel, Eloise Florence, Dominic Keating, Andrew Wrathall Design/production manager Silvana Paolini production@thorpe.com.au
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elcome to Think Australian 2013, your comprehensive guide to the Australian book trade. This publication is produced by Books+Publishing, Australia’s number one source of book industry news, and is brought to you in partnership with Publishing Perspectives. Now in its 11th year, Think Australian brings you our annual overview of the Australian market, details of digital developments down under, our bestseller charts, information on our most-awarded titles and details about the Australian books that will be featured at the fair. You’ll also find our annual survey of Australian rights managers and literary agents, and details of where to find Australian publishers, should you wish to find out more about the titles Australia has on offer. Feel free to share Think Australian with your colleagues and contact us at think.australian@thorpe.com.au to be added to our email contacts list to be alerted to future editions and to receive email updates about the book market in Australia, New Zealand and the region. We hope you enjoy this insight into our country’s publishing, and that you have a productive and enjoyable fair! Andrea Hanke Editor-in-chief Books+Publishing www.booksandpublishing.com.au
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The rights stuff Our 11th annual survey of Australian rights managers and literary agents
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Australian exhibitors The Australian Publishers Association’s guide to Australia’s presence at Frankfurt, with a comprehensive listing of Australian exhibitors, their specialities and locations
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Australian award winners We round up some of the most-awarded Australian books of the past year
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Australian bestsellers The top-selling Australian titles of the past year, provided by Nielsen BookScan
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Titles to look out for A look at some of the leading Australian titles being featured at the fair
Title showcase/exhibitor listings More details on some of Australia’s titles and exhibitors
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THe MARKeT dowN UNdeR It’s been another year of change for the Australian book market, reports Tim Coronel.
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he book industry in Australia continues to adapt and react to the changing realities of reader behaviour. Australians are still keen readers, and a strong ‘book culture’ is evident, but consumer demand continues to move online and often offshore. In 2012, Nielsen BookScan figures for Australia were down 6.3% in volume and 9.3% in value compared to 2011. In the crucial pre-Christmas quarter of 2012, sales were down 2.7% in volume and 4.5% in value on the previous year. The retail book market as measured by BookScan has fallen below A$1 billion, down from A$1.3 billion in 2010. The sales of the bestselling titles were also down on previous years, with the year’s biggest domestic title, the late Bryce Courtenay’s final novel Jack of Diamonds (Viking), selling 182,000 copies in hardcover. A decade ago, sales of Courtenay’s books would regularly top 240,000 units. With publishers responding to consumer concerns about book prices, the average recommended retail price of books has continued to fall—although at A$18 or so, the average price of books in Australia still looks quite high compared to other English-language markets. A piece of continuing good retail news is that independent bookshops, which traditionally had about a 20% market share, are holding onto a larger slice (albeit of a smaller pie). The ‘indies’, as they are known, now make up a solid third of all bricks-and-mortar book sales, level-pegging with the remaining chain stores (most of which are privately owned franchise businesses) and mass-market department stores and discounters.
Unfortunately, there is still no reliable mechanism to measure ebook and online sales. A recent Bowker consumer report identified Australia as a prime growth market for ebook take-up, but best estimates are that the average proportion of ebook sales to overall revenue for most Australian publishers is around 10%. Online sales of print books to Australian readers continue to grow year by year and probably now make up to 20% of all book sales. Of concern to Australian book retailers and publishers is that Amazon and the Book Depository are clear leaders in selling both print books and ebooks to Australians online. Estimates are that each turns over more than A$100 million in sales to Australian customers per year. Booktopia continues to rule the roost among local online-only booksellers, and it was also the clear winner in the publicly voted Australia’s Favourite Bookshop promotion run by the Australian Booksellers Association. Booktopia has recently announced that it is again seeking to dramatically increase its warehouse space, making it probably the largest retail stockholder of books in Australia. This changing retail environment has of course had an impact on Australian publishers. There is a lot of pressure on getting print runs right and keeping appropriate stock levels on hand in distributors’ warehouses. Increasingly, Australian-originated titles are promoted and sold to Australian readers in print and digital formats from international online booksellers’ sites as well as in local stores.
Figure 1: Growth in titles published in Australia GROWTH IN TITLES PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA 25000 19831
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Book production grows; digital formats continue to increase in popularity According to ISBN records added to Bowker’s Books in Print database, during 2012 some 4344 different publishing entities in Australia produced 21,086 new titles, a healthy increase in output over 2011, when 4132 publishers produced 19,778 new titles (see Figure 1). At the big end, 29 companies published over 100 titles during 2012. After these largest publishers there is a healthy middle ground, where 86 publishers produced between 20 and 99 titles each and another 84 published between 11 and 20 titles. At the other end of the scale, 2847 publishers only released one title in the year, representing 65% of all publishing entities and 13% of titles produced. We can infer that many of these are self-publishers (see Figure 2). When it comes to formats, print still dominates, but digital is continuing to show growth (see Figure 3). Paperback is still clearly the preferred format, with 52% of the year’s titles being printed between soft covers (see Figure 4). Hardcovers made up only eight percent. Paperback and hardback have declined slightly on 2011 figures: last year 55% of titles were paperback and nine percent hardback. Twenty-three percent of titles (4891 ISBNs) were published in digital formats in 2012, up from 19% in 2011. This is
AUSTRALIANpublisher PUBLISHER OUTPUT 2012 BY SIZE OF by PUBLISHER Figure 2: Australian output 2012 size of publisher
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IN DIGITAL FORMATS formats Figure 3:INCREASE Increase in digital 49
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CHANGE IN BOOK FORMATS (BINDING CODES) 2008-2012 Figure 4: Change in book formats (binding codes) 2008-2012 100% 90%
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still probably an under-representation of the total number of Australianoriginated digital publications if we consider that some ebook outlets such as Amazon Kindle don’t require ISBNs and/or that ISBNs may have been obtained from sources other than the Australian ISBN Agency. According to BookScan, 45% of books bought by Australian readers in 2012 were nonfiction, 28% fiction and 27% children’s.
Plus ca change As the industry continues to develop and adapt, companies and their senior personnel also undergo change. After 27 years with Penguin Australia, publishing director Bob Sessions announced his retirement earlier this year. As the Penguin and Random House merger takes shape, Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne has taken the reins of the combined company in the Asia Pacific region, which will probably have a market share of over 25%. Travel publisher Lonely Planet has been through a number of boom and bust cycles in the past decade, but with another change of ownership—BBC Worldwide sold the company to Nashville-based NC2 in March this year— came the announcement that many positions were being made redundant at Lonely Planet’s Melbourne office as well as the publisher’s UK and US offices. The Australian Publishers Association has a new head, with long-term CEO Maree McCaskill standing down mid-year and Michael Gordon-Smith appointed. The Booksellers Association also saw a change of presidency, with Patricia Genat, owner of library supplier ALS, taking over from Sydney independent bookseller Jon Page. Literary agent Mary Cunnane has also announced that she is winding down her agency business, although she will continue to work on select publishing projects.
Policy and legislation In common with many countries, Australian legislators are looking at copyright laws, trying to balance consumer demands for easier access with rightsholders’ ability to make revenue from content. The recommendations of the latest review include a shift from ‘fair dealing’ to ‘fair use’ and the end of statutory copying licences for educational institutions. Both moves are being opposed by publishers and authors. With the boom in online shopping in recent years, an issue for all retailers, not only booksellers, is that Australia’s 10% goods and services tax (GST) is not charged on incoming parcels unless they have a value of over A$1000. Retailers, including booksellers, continue to lobby the government to charge and collect GST on all items delivered to Australian consumers. Online shopping habits have also hit Australia Post, which has to bear the end cost of delivering a hugely increased volume of small parcels.
International appeal Australian publishers continue to produce books with international appeal, with many titles finding rights and translation deals in diverse territories long after their initial domestic publication. As our annual rights survey shows, rights sales of Australian titles continue to be strong, with traditional markets such as the US, UK and European countries being joined by growing markets in Asia, Eastern Europe and South America (see pages 8-10 for details). With the domestic market continuing to reshape itself, global reach, rights sales for Australian-originated titles and clever buy-ins of overseaspublished ones are all the more essential, which is why over 50 Australian companies have made the long trip to Frankfurt, to show you their wares and for you to pitch them yours. Have an enjoyable and successful fair!
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See the Australian book industry first-hand
Australia at a glance
Australia’s book culture is buzzing. Every major city, and many regional centres, have annual writers’ festivals that attract audiences of many thousands of keen readers. The Australia Council organises the Visiting International Publishers program, which brings publishing and rights professionals from around the world to either the Sydney Writers’ Festival or Adelaide Writers’ Week in alternating years. See www.australiacouncil.gov.au/special_projects/initiatives/ visiting_international_publishers for details. This November will see the second Independent Publishing Conference, to be held over three days at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre. See http://spunc.com.au/ind-pub-conference.
Population: 23.2 million (August 2013) Number of books published annually: 21,086 (2012) Australian titles in print: approximately 290,000 Number of Australian publishers: 4344 (2847 of which only published one title last year) Total number of active publishers: 366 (published more than five titles last year) Book retail outlets: 600+ Retail sales of books in 2012: A$978 billion (9.3% drop on 2011). Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Thorpe-Bowker, Nielsen BookScan, Australian Booksellers Association Currency conversion: at the time of writing, one Australian dollar is worth approximately 0.70, US$0.93 and £0.59
Australia’s Frankfurt HQ
For many years, aisle B in Hall 8 has been the hub for Australian exhibitors at the Frankfurt Book Fair, although many Australians will also be found on the stands of global parent companies, in the Rights Centre or ‘wandering the halls’ from appointment to appointment. The central point for the Aussie contingent is the Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand at Hall 8, B102. To let your hair down, loosen your tie and experience Aussies in party mode, the annual Australian party will be held from 5pm on the Thursday of the fair, with the APA stand (Hall 8, B102) doubling as a bar serving Australian beer and wine.
Tim Coronel is a freelance editor and publishing consultant, and a former editor and publisher of Books+Publishing magazine. He is the coordinator of this year’s Independent Publishing Conference, to be held in Melbourne from 14-16 November.
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Abandoning their car, Amanda and Rattuwat venture into Australia’s trackless scrub and into a no-man’s-land between safety and peril. The Sydney Morning Herald said ‘Fremantle Press is continuing to bring the work of enormously talented [writers] to the fore.’
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Meet Dame Lena Gaunt: octogenarian, junkie and the world’s first theremin player. Books+Publishing said ‘I was completely engrossed in Lena Gaunt’s heartfelt story.’
Cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town and back on a real case. But it’s midsummer in the city of millionaires and it’s not just the heat that stinks. Prime Cut, the first book in the series, was shortlisted for a UK CWA Debut Dagger and will be published internationally in 2014.
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THe RIgHTS STUff for the 11th 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 reports on the survey’s findings.
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More than half of publishers reporting rights income growth
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ustralia’s income from publishing rights deals is increasing, but the rights market is becoming a difficult place to make deals, according to Think Australian’s annual survey of Australian literary agents and rights managers. The good news is that the number of Australian rights managers and literary agents who are reporting income growth from rights deals has increased to more than half (59%) this year, up from 44% last year and 38% the previous year. The number of respondents reporting income growth of more than 10% has also increased to over a third (35%) this year, up from 28% last year. Less than a quarter of respondents (24%) said their income had remained the same over the past 12 months, which was significantly less than the 44% who reported no change in their rights income last year. The bad news is that 18% of rights managers and literary agents are reporting a decline in income, which is more than last year’s respondents (11%) and the previous year’s (eight percent). According to our survey, the average number of rights deals executed by an Australian publisher or literary agent during the past 12 months was 27, which is similar to last year’s number (30) and the previous year’s (29). The largest reported deal was worth a whopping US$550,000/€410,616, much more than last year’s largest deal (£120,000/€140,000) and the previous year’s (A$270,000/€185,000). The smallest reported deal was just A$250/€171. The average highest deal was A$66,000/€45,200, an increase on last year’s average highest deal of A$55,000/€38,200. The average smallest deal was A$690/€470, down on last year’s average smallest deal of A$1240/€850. Despite some good news, the rights market remains challenging for many Australian rights managers and literary agents. Almost half (47%) of respondents said the rights market has become slightly worse in the past 12 months, which is up on last year’s figure (43%), while five percent said it has become much worse, the same as last year. However, there was also greater optimism, with nearly one quarter (24%) of respondents reporting that the rights market has improved in the past 12 months, up from 11% last year. Less than one quarter (24%) said that the rights market has remained the same in the past 12 months, down from 42% last year.
who is buying Australian books? The United States, the United Kingdom and Germany remain the top three markets for Australian rights sales, both in terms of income and the number of deals, according to Australian rights managers and literary agents (see list on page 10). China has jumped from seventh to fourth place in terms of income, but has dropped from third to fifth place in terms of the number of deals. Korea has dropped slightly on both lists, while Singapore and Italy are new entries on both lists. Respondents reported a decline in interest for Australian books in the United Kingdom, United States and France. Just under half of rights deals (49%) were for markets in languages other than English, similar to last year’s figure (51%) but significantly down on 2011 (77%). The most lucrative foreign-language territories were identified as Germany, China, France, Korea, Japan, Italy and Brazil, which is similar to last year’s list.
1914
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth: 1914 did. The events of this year set the world on the path toward the Russian Revolution, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism and the Cold War. Award-winning historian Paul Ham tells the story of the outbreak of the Great War from German, British, French, Austria-Hungarian, Russian and Serbian perspectives. Rights sold: British Commonwealth (Excl ANZ)
developing markets Each year, respondents are asked to nominate the territories that they feel are increasing in importance. Up-and-coming markets most commonly nominated this year were China, Brazil, Korea, India and Poland—exactly the same list as last year.
which categories are selling? The highest-selling category for rights sold overseas this year was nonfiction books, which was more popular than fiction and much more popular than children’s books. In nonfiction, memoir was the most popular sub-category, followed by popular science and health. However, most respondents reported no surge of interest in any particular category. Some respondents suggested a decline in general nonfiction, but many reported that there was no decline for any particular category.
Preferred ways to reach the world market The Frankfurt Book Fair is still Australian rights managers and literary agents’ most-preferred way of reaching the world rights market, followed by formal arrangements with overseas rights agents and the London Book Fair. The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has dropped a few spots below the Australia Council’s Visiting International Publishers program, literary scouts and internet-based rights marketplaces. Formal arrangements with sister companies overseas has also dropped a few spots this year (see table on page 10). On the question of what the Australian government should do to encourage exports, respondents asked for increased funding to the Australia Council, the continuance of the Visiting International Publishers program, subsidies for participation in international marketing forums, funding for travel to book fairs, and funding for small publishers to travel overseas.
The REAL Great Escape
The story of the first successful mass tunnel escape from a PoW camp in WWI Germany. Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp is remembered as the location of the largest PoW escape of the war. In July 1918, 29 officers escaped through a tunnel, of whom ten evaded subsequent recapture and managed to make their way back to Britain.
Contact Nerrilee Weir
Rights Manager nweir@randomhouse.com.au STAND: H8 S89
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The digital era When responding to survey questions on digital rights, half of the rights managers and literary agents said that retaining geographic/territorial restrictions on ebooks is essential. Another half said that obtaining world digital rights is crucial. Most (78%) reported that overseas publishers demand digital rights along with print. It appears that contractual conventions are slowly starting to reflect digital realities, with half of respondents reporting that conventions have to be changed to match the new digital world, down from a majority of respondents last year.
future prospects Australian rights managers and literary agents are more optimistic this year about future rights sales. Almost half of respondents (47%) believe the rights market will improve over the next 12 months, which is almost double last year’s figure (24%). Approximately one third (35%) expect the market will stay the same, down from 47% last year. Another 12% believe the market will become slightly worse, down from 24% last year, and a final six percent feel it will become much worse. When asked why they felt this way about future rights sales, respondents pointed to the economic downturn in Europe and market fluctuations. We’ll be back in 12 months to see how they’ve gone.
The top markets for Australian rights sales 2013 By income 1. United States 2. United Kingdom 3. Germany 4. China 5. France 6. Korea 7. Japan 8. Italy 9. Singapore 10. Brazil
(1) (3) (2) (7) (4) (5) (6) (-) (-) (9)
By number of deals 1. United Kingdom 2. United States 3. Germany 4. Poland 5. China 6. Korea 7. Turkey 8. France 9. Singapore 10. Italy
(2) (1) (6) (10) (3) (4) (-) (5) (-) (-)
(Last year’s ranking is in brackets.)
Source: Think Australian survey of Australian literary agents and rights managers, July 2013
Most important conduits for selling international rights 2013 1. Frankfurt Book Fair (1) 2. Formal arrangements with (2) overseas rights agents 3. London Book Fair (3) 4. The Australia Council’s Visiting (5) International Publishers program 5. Literary scouts (6) 6. Internet-based rights marketplaces (8) 7. Bologna Book Fair (4) 8. BookExpo America (10) 9. Formal arrangements with (7) sister companies overseas 10. Think Australian export magazine (9) (Last year’s ranking is in brackets.)
Source: Think Australian survey of Australian literary agents and rights managers, July 2013
Past and expected future growth in the rights market
Great improvement A little improvement About the same Slightly worse Much worse
Past 12 months 0% 24% 24% 47% 5%
Next 12 months 6% 41% 35% 12% 6%
Source: Think Australian survey of Australian literary agents and rights managers, July 2013
AwARd wINNeRS
And the winner is… Australia has many book awards, and every year there are standout titles that collect multiple prizes. Dominic Keating highlights some of the mostawarded Australian books in 2012 and 2013. FICTION
NONFICTION
CHILDREN’S
QUESTIONS OF TRAVEL
THE BIGGEST ESTATE ON EARTH
SEA HEARTS
(MICHELLE DE KRETSER, ALLEN & UNWIN)
(BILL GAMMAGE, ALLEN & UNWIN)
(MARGO LANAGAN, ALLEN & UNWIN)
Awards include: • PM’s Prize for Australian History (2012) • victorian Prize for Literature • victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Nonfiction • AcT Book of the year Award • Queensland Literary Awards History Book Award
Awards include: • children’s Book council of Australia (cBcA) older Readers Book of the year • Indie Best children’s & yA Book • ditmar Awards Best Novel • Aurealis Awards Best fantasy Novel • Aurealis Awards Best yA Novel (tied) • Stella Prize (shortlisted)
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THE 26-STOREY TREEHOUSE
(RICHARD DE CRESPIGNY, MACMILLAN)
(ANDY GRIFFITHS & TERRY DENTON, PAN)
Awards include: • Miles franklin Literary Award • Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Literary Award for fiction • Australian Literary Society gold Medal • Stella Prize (shortlisted) • Nita B Kibble Literary Award (shortlisted) • wA Premier’s fiction Book Award (shortlisted) • Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) Literary fiction Book of the year (shortlisted)
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (M L STEDMAN, VINTAGE) Awards include: • ABIA Book of the year • ABIA Literary fiction Book of the year • ABIA Newcomer of the year • Indie Book of the year • Indie Best debut fiction • Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Nielson Bookdata Booksellers’ choice Award
MATESHIP WITH BIRDS (CARRIE TIFFANY, PICADOR) Awards include: • Stella Prize • NSw Premier’s Literary Awards christina Stead Prize for fiction • Miles franklin Literary Award (shortlisted) • PM’s Literary Award for fiction (shortlisted) • wA Premier’s fiction Book Award (shortlisted)
Awards include: • ABIA general Nonfiction Book of the year • Indie Best Nonfiction • ABIA Book of the year (shortlisted) • ABA Nielson Book data Booksellers’ choice Award (shortlisted)
THE PEOPLE SMUGGLER (ROBIN DE CRESPIGNY, VIKING) Awards include: • Human Rights Literature Award • Queensland Literary Awards Nonfiction Book Award • waverley Library Award for Literature (shortlisted) • ABIA Newcomer of the year (shortlisted)
FAREWELL, DEAR PEOPLE (ROSS MCMULLIN, SCRIBE) Awards include: • PM’s Prize for Australian History (2013) • Manning clark House cultural Award
THE AUSTRALIAN MOMENT (GEORGE MEGALOGENIS, VIKING) Awards include: • PM’s Prize for Nonfiction • walkley Book Award
Awards include: • ABIA Book of the year for older children • ABIA Book of the year (shortli sted) • Indie Best children’s & yA Book (shortlisted) • ABA Nielson Book data Booksellers’ choice Award (shortlisted)
THE INK BRIDGE (NEIL GRANT, ALLEN & UNWIN) Awards include: • Queensland Literary Awards young Adult Book Award • cBcA older Readers Book of the year (honour book) • NSw Premier’s Literary Awards ethel Turner Prize for young People’s Literature (shortlisted) • wA Premier’s Book Award for young Adult Literature (shortlisted)
TANGLEWOOD (MARGARET WILD & VIVIENNE GOODMAN, OMNIBUS BOOKS) Awards include: • wilderness Society’s environmental Award for children’s Literature • wA Premier’s Book Award for children’s Literature (shortlisted) • NSw Premier’s Literary Award for children’s Literature (shortlisted)
These are just a few of the many award-winning books published in Australia each year. To keep track of all the awards and award winners, see www.booksandpublishing.com.au and search for ‘awards’
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(ILLUSTRATed ANd TeXT-BASed) 1 Jack of Diamonds
182,000
Bryce courtenay, viking ($45 hb)
2 The Golden Land
85,000
di Morrissey, Macmillan ($32.99 pb)
3 All That I Am
79,000
Anna funder, Penguin ($22.95 pb)
4 The House of Memories
57,000
Monica McInerney, Michael Joseph ($29.99 pb)
5 The Secret Keeper
53,000
Kate Morton, Allen & Unwin ($35 hb)
6 Destined to Play
42,000
Indigo Bloome, Harpercollins ($15.99 pb)
7 The Rosie Project
33,000
graeme Simsion, Text Publishing ($29.99 pb)
8 The Farmer’s Wife
28,000
Rachael Treasure, Harpercollins ($29.99 pb)
9 The Book Thief
25,000
Markus Zusak, Picador ($19.95 pb)
10 Saving Grace
20,000
fiona Mccallum, Mira ($29.99 pb)
11 Beginnings
20,000
Natasha walker, Bantam ($17.95 pb)
12 Fifty Bales of Hay
19,000
Rachael Treasure, Harpercollins ($17.99 pb)
13 Dark Heart
19,000
Tony Park, Macmillan ($29.99 pb)
14 Jasper Jones
18,000
craig Silvey, Allen & Unwin ($23.99 pb)
15 The Light between Oceans
17,000
M L Stedman, vintage ($19.95 pb)
16 Unnatural Habits
17,000
Tara Moss, Harpercollins ($29.99 pb)
18 Absolution Creek
17,000 16,000
90,000
Jim Stynes & warwick green, Michael Joseph ($39.99 hb)
3 QF32
60,000
Richard de crespigny, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
4 Eureka
59,000
Peter fitzSimons, william Heinemann ($49.95 hb)
5 I Quit Sugar
58,000
Sarah wilson, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
6 Black Caviar
54,000
gerard whateley, ABc Books ($45 hb)
7 The Happiest Refugee
37,000
Anh do, Allen & Unwin ($32.99 pb)
8 50 Shades of Grey Matter
34,000
Karl Kruszelnicki, Macmillan ($32.99 hb)
9 Snowing in Bali
26,000
Kathryn Bonella, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
10 Scandalands
26,000
Kyle Sandilands, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
11 Bill the Bastard
25,000
Roland Perry, Allen & Unwin ($27.99 pb)
12 The No Excuses Cookbook
25,000
Michelle Bridges, viking ($29.95 pb)
13 Crunch Time Cookbooks
24,000
Michelle Bridges, viking ($34.95 pb)
14 Old School
24,000
Nathan Hindmarsh & Michael visontay, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
22,000
Kim Mccosker, 4 Ingredients ($29.99 pb)
16 Exit Wounds
22,000
John cantwell & greg Bearup, victory Books ($34.99 pb)
17 Zumbarons
22,000
18 Batavia
21,000
Peter fitzSimons, Random House ($34.95 pb)
Hannah Kent, Picador ($32.99 pb)
20 Destined to Feel
2 Jim Stynes: My Journey
Adriano Zumbo, Murdoch ($24.99 hb)
Nicole Alexander, Bantam ($32.95 pb)
19 Burial Rites
95,000
donna Hay, Harpercollins ($39.99 pb)
15 4 Ingredients – Kids 17,000
Kerry greenwood, Allen & Unwin ($22.99 pb)
17 Assassin
1 Fresh and Light
15,000
Indigo Bloome, Harpercollins ($15.99 pb)
19 The Essential Leunig
21,000
Michael Leunig, viking ($49.99 hb)
20 Gina Rinehart Adele ferguson, Macmillan ($34.99 pb)
20,000
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JuLy 2012 – JunE 2013 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
CHILDREN’S FICTION
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
(ILLUSTRATed ANd TeXT-BASed) 1 Where is the Green Sheep? *
46,000
Mem fox & Judy Horacek, Penguin ($14.95/$19.95 hb)
2 Good Night, Sleep Tight
22,000 17,000
Mem fox & Helen oxenbury, Puffin ($16.95 hb)
4 Possum Magic
16,000
Mem fox & Julie vivas, omnibus Books ($15.99 pb)
5 Little Elephants
14,000 14,000
14,000
4 The Hunters
21,000
John flanagan, Random House ($17.95 pb)
5 Alice-Miranda at School 6 The Big Book of Billie No.2 7 After 8 The Third Door
16,000 15,000 15,000
12,000
2 Heaven
11,000
3 The Convent
8000
Maureen Mccarthy, Allen & Unwin ($22.99 pb)
4 Endless
7000
5 The Dead of the Night *
7000
John Marsden, Pan ($18.99/$18.99 pb)
6 Halo
4000
Alexandra Adornetto, Harpercollins ($24.99 pb)
7 Quintana of Charyn
4000
Melina Marchetta, viking ($24.99 pb)
13,000
8 Sweet Damage
4000
Rebecca James, Allen & Unwin ($24.99 pb)
12,000
Andy griffiths & Terry denton, Pan ($14.95 pb)
10 Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor
John Marsden, Pan ($16.99/$18.99/$18.99 pb)
Jessica Shirvington, Hachette ($24.99 pb)
emily Rodda, omnibus Books ($16.99 pb)
12,000
9 Hades
3000
Alexandra Adornetto, Harpercollins ($24.99 pb)
10 Rowan of Rin
3000
emily Rodda, omnibus Books ($15.99 pb)
Jacqueline Harvey, Random House ($12.95 pb)
Mem fox & Pamela Lofts, Puffin ($14.95 pb)
10 The Twelve Days of Aussie Christmas
26,000
Andy griffiths & Terry denton, Pan ($12.99 pb)
9 Just Crazy! 13,000
Jackie french & Bruce whatley, Harpercollins ($14.99 hb)
9 Koala Lou
3 Just Doomed!
1 Tomorrow, When the War Began * 16,000
Alexandra Adornetto, Harpercollins ($24.99 pb)
Morris gleitzman, viking ($19.99 pb)
Nick Bland, Scholastic ($13.99 pb)
8 Christmas Wombat
58,000
Andy griffiths & Terry denton, Pan ($9.99 pb)
Sally Rippin, Hardie grant egmont ($24.95 pb)
P crumble & Louis Shea, Scholastic ($14.99 pb)
7 The Very Cranky Bear
2 The 13-Storey Treehouse
Jacqueline Harvey, Random House ($15.95 pb)
graeme Base, viking ($24.99 hb)
6 There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Star
110,000
Andy griffiths & Terry denton, Pan ($12.99 pb)
Mem fox & Judy Horacek, Scholastic ($19.99 hb)
3 Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
1 The 26-Storey Treehouse
*Multiple editions/formats released—sales totals combined
11,000
colin Buchanan & glen Singleton, Scholastic ($19.99 hb)
*Multiple editions/formats released—sales totals combined
A NOTE ON PRICES
Data supplied by Nielsen BookScan’s book sale monitoring system. © Nielsen BookScan 2013. The figure in the right-hand column is the approximate sales volume.
All prices given are the recommended retail price (RRP) set by publishers. Under Australian law, this is only a recommended price and retailers are free to discount (or in some cases mark up) prices at their discretion. At the time of writing, one Australian dollar is worth approximately 0.70, US$0.93 and £0.59.
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titLES to Look out foR Australian publishers and agents will be taking an exciting and eclectic range of titles to the frankfurt Book fair this year. Eloise Florence looks at some of the highlights.
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ndependent publisher and Frankfurt Book Fair regular Spinifex Press is bringing a strong nonfiction list to Frankfurt this year, beginning with a re-release of the 1992 book RU486: Misconceptions, Myths and Morals by Janice Raymond, Lynette Dumble and Renate Klein. The 2013 edition, with a new foreword from Klein, continues a timely discussion of the controversial French abortion drug and argues that it isn’t the ‘safe and effective’ service it was hailed to be. Last year the Spinifex title Big Porn Inc. was featured at Frankfurt. This year, co-editor Abigail Bray returns with Misogyny Reloaded, a critique of a new culture of extreme misogyny that connects the rise of cosmetic surgery, Big Pharma, porn and the self-help and beauty industries. Another nonfiction title from Spinifex is Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self from Swedish author Kajsa Ekis Ekman, translated into English by Suzanne Martin, which explores the ideological and social effects of prostitution and surrogacy. Spinifex director Renate Klein says the title is ‘a brilliant exposé ... written with a razor sharp intellect and disarming wit’. Spinifex is also promoting several fiction titles. Juno & Hannah by New Zealand author Beryl Fletcher follows two sisters in the 1920s, who are on the run from a Christian fundamentalist camp deep in the New Zealand bush. Author Stephanie Johnson has praised the title, saying it ‘abounds with vivid evocations of the natural world and some unforgettable female characters’. In what has been dubbed a novel worthy of
‘world attention’, Norwegian author Anne Otsby’s historical fiction Town of Love follows 19-year-old Tamanna as she attempts to flee the Nat—India’s taskforce of young girls entrapped in the sex trade to support their families. Another independent publisher Fremantle Press is bringing three successful titles to Frankfurt this year. Harmless is a short novel from Vogel Award winner Julienne van Loon, which has been described by author Janette Turner Hospital as ‘a miracle of compression, exquisitely written’. New Zealand-based author Tracy Farr has written an impressive debut novel, The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt. Fremantle Press’ sales, rights and distribution manager Clive Newman challenges readers to ‘resist the novel’s difficultto-fathom but intriguing Dame Lena Gaunt, who is an octogenarian, a junkie and the world’s first theremin player’. Also from Fremantle Press comes Alan Carter’s second crime novel Getting Warmer, which sees hero Cato Kwong on a case in Hopetoun, Western Australia. The release follows Carter’s Ned Kelly Award-winning debut Prime Cut, which will be published internationally in 2014. Random House is promoting a number of titles at Frankfurt this year. The publisher has particularly high hopes for Jesse Fink’s ‘critical appreciation’ of Australian rock legends AC/DC, The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. It tells the story of the band through 11 classic songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making. Loretta Hill returns with a new romantic comedy, The Girl in the Yellow Vest, which follows
the successful The Girl in the Steel-Capped Boots and The Girl in the Hard Hat. Hill’s novels feature women who work in mining and engineering jobs in remote Australia in a mostly male workforce. Her first two books were licensed in Germany at auction. Another romantic comedy from Random House is Dominic Knight’s Man Vs Child, Child which follows protagonist Dan McIntyre as he struggles with his career in stand-up comedy and radio production while all of his friends are settling down and having children. Readers who enjoy Ben Elton and Nick Hornby will love this ‘witty and insightful’ tale, says the publisher. Bestselling author Caroline Overington’s Sisters of Mercy was featured at Frankfurt last year, and the author is back with her latest novel No Place Like Home. Overington ‘has the potential to leave Jodi Picoult’s sales trailing in her dust’, said Books+Publishing magazine in a previous review. No Place Like Home is the ‘heart-rending story’ of a young Tanzanian man in a hostage situation in Bondi. Another bestselling author Paul Ham has a new historical narrative 1914: The Year the World Ended. Named by ABC Radio as ‘one of the best Australian historians writing at the moment’ for his 2012 book Sandakan, Ham’s latest book explores the beginnings of the Great War from a wide range of perspectives, debunks several myths, and examines the 100-year-long legacy of the first global conflict. Last but not least, Random House is promoting a new young adult title from author Tristan Bancks. Two Wolves, which follows Dan
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Silver and his family’s mysterious flight from the law, has won acclaim from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author John Boyne, who has called it ‘gripping and unpredictable, with a hero you won’t forget’. In just a few years Pantera Press has established itself as a significant player on Australia’s indie publishing scene. Gentleman Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill is the latest instalment in the author’s ‘Rowland Sinclair’ mystery series, which has been described as ‘Evelyn Waugh meets Agatha Christie’ by Australian newspaper the Age. The new book sees protagonist Rowland and his bawdy band of companions thrown into a murder mystery in 1930s London. Hindsight, the first instalment in a new paranormal crime series by Melanie Casey, is pitched at fans of the television show Medium. Protagonist Cass Lehman attempts to help local crime fighters solve murders with her supernatural gift, and becomes embroiled in Detective Ed Dyson’s attempts to catch a killer in the sleepy town of Jewel Bay. John M Green’s latest thriller The Trusted stars a ‘female James Bond’ who is trying to save the world from a terror attack. Green has been likened to writers such as John Grisham, Robert Ludlum and Lee Child by Australian newspaper the Australian. Also from Pantera comes the first book in a new fantasy series that has ‘the romance of Twilight with the magic of Harry Potter’. Betrothed by Wanda Wiltshire is a young adult novel about teenager Amy Smith and her forbidden love for the magical Leif. Exisle Publishing is promoting a range of self-help and health-and-fitness titles at Frankfurt this year. The Happiness Trap Pocketbook is a shorter, more accessible format of Russ Harris’ popular self-help book, with illustrations from Bev Aisbett. Another gift-worthy title is Lilian Wissink’s guidebook The Creative Seed, which is aimed at uncovering the reader’s creative potential through experimentation and self-evaluation. Mindfulness at Work is the latest book from psychology expert Stephen McKenzie, who suggests focussing on what is and not what isn’t to tackle stress in the modern workplace. It follows the successful Mindfulness for Life, which was co-written by McKenzie. Exisle is also promoting author and nutritionist Karen Fischer’s The Eczema Diet, which presents a diet designed to correct the underlying causes of eczema. In Optimum Health the Paleo Way, Claire Yates argues that our modern lifestyle is having a negative effect on our health, and suggests a Paleo lifestyle can help. Finally, Milton Merlin Thomas’ Understanding Type 2 Diabetes is described as an ‘essential resource for any diabetes sufferer’, and is a timely publication given the growing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes. Nonfiction publisher Rosenberg Publishing is promoting several titles at Frankfurt this year, beginning with Stephen Martin’s new edition of his 1996 book A History of Antarctica. With 18 trips to the region under his belt, Martin looks at the people who have explored, lived and worked in Antarctica, from the first exploration in the 16th century to modern-day expeditions and tourism. Wireless at War by Peter R Jensen is a comprehensive
history of wireless technology in 20th-century warfare, and includes construction projects for radio enthusiasts. Also from Rosenberg, Ian Burnet’s East Indies explores the 200-year struggle between Portugal, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern seas. What Westerners Have for Breakfast: Five Years in Goa by John McBeath is a ‘frank and entertaining memoir’ of life in India’s ‘old hippie haven’ from independent publisher Transit Lounge, which is bringing a number of new releases to Frankfurt this year. Michele Lee’s Banana Girl is an ‘erotic, witty and revealing’ memoir of an Asian-Australian woman living in inner-city Melbourne, which explores, among other things, intimacy in an online world and the travails of becoming an artist. Jane Rawson’s debut novel A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists follows the parallel storylines of an apocalyptic Melbourne in 2030 and the adventures of two young explorers in San Francisco in 1997. Author Steven Amsterdam describes the novel as ‘a free-range and funny apocalyptic time-space road trip, with James M Cain, J G Ballard, and Tom Robbins all fighting for the wheel’. Also coming from Transit Lounge is award-winning author and poet John Kinsella’s latest collection of stories Tide, which explores Australian small-town life, the coast and dreams of being by the water. Thames & Hudson is promoting a number of titles by Australian authors and illustrators, including several children’s picture books. Owl Know How by animator Isobel Knowles and textile artist Cat Rabbit is an adventure tale created out of felt and other recycled materials. Both Knowles and Rabbit have a cult following in the indie arts and crafts scene. Other picture books coming from Thames & Hudson are The Family Hour by Tai Snaith, which has won praise for its representation of families outside the nuclear structure; and I’ve an Uncle Ivan by Ben Sanders, a ‘free-wheeling rhyme illustrated in a nostalgic 1950s style’. Also coming from Thames & Hudson are three expert-authored nonfiction titles. Fashion authority Dijanna Mulhearn has turned her weekly column in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper into a pocket guide, Wardrobe 101: Creating Your Perfect Core Wardrobe; architect Stuart Harrison looks at 40 homes across Australia and New Zealand that have excelled in design and innovation to maximise the sun’s potential in A Place in the Sun; and Characters: Cultural Stories Revealed through Typography by Stephen Banham is a series of quirky stories about how typography influences our everyday lives. Another Australian publisher to look out for is Berbay Publishing, which specialises in children’s picture books. One of Berbay’s big titles is What’s Your Story? by Rose Gionnane, which features artwork by award-winning Australian ceramic artist Bern Emmerichs. What’s Your Story? is a book about friendship, set against the backdrop the British settlement of Australia. It follows a boy from England called Leonard and a young Indigenous girl called Milba as they explore Australia’s native flora and fauna—alien to Leonard but home to Milba.
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These are just a few of the very many books Australian publishers will be bringing to the Frankfurt Book Fair. Make sure to call in to the Australian stand headquartered at Hall 8 B102 to see a broad range of Australian exhibitors, and consult the comprehensive guide to Australian exhibitors at the fair in the centre pages of Think Australian, provided by the Australian Publishers Association.
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cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town and back on a case—the unsolved mystery of a missing girl. carter won Australia’s Ned Kelly Award for best debut crime fiction and was shortlisted for the UK crime writers’ Association’s debut dagger for his first cato tale, Prime Cut. This is the second book in the series.
As her vietnam veteran father struggles with his memories, Rachel succumbs to cystic-fibrosis and challenges her family to question what it is they want from life and each other. Set in the Australian desert and in India, The Happiness Jar reminds us that we continue to live in the memories we leave behind.
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