We held our first ever Festival of all things YA in Sydney, with #YAFanFest16 hosting Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Garth Nix, Deborah Biancotti and Margo Lanagan, as well as over 200 attendees keen to hear about our upcoming releases and from the authors on a wide range of topics. … Read the rest
As publishers, we are regularly asked to nominate our ‘highlights’ for the upcoming year. It’s one of my least favourite tasks, because to me, every book we publish is a highlight!… Read the rest
Maureen McCarthy’s latest novel Stay With Me tackles domestic abuse head on, a very important issue and one that is particularly timely. With over 34 women having been killed so far this year as a result of domestic violence, and a new report from Curtin University highlighting the long lasting mental health impact of domestic abuse, these topics are brought to the fore in Maureen’s story about a young mother, fleeing for her life from an abusive husband.… Read the rest
We are super excited to announce that later this year we’ll be publishing an incredible new trilogy Zeroes, written by the talented trio of Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti!… Read the rest
Following our Australia Day focus on our favourite Australian literature as part of the Australia Day Blog Hop last year, we thought it time to turn a spotlight on our favourite Australian children’s classics.… Read the rest
With a bit of a focus online about Men Reading Women (following on from #WritingWhileFemale – read how that started), I rounded up some of my fellow menfolk in the office to see what their faves of the year were, with a few of 2015 to look out for amongst their selections too.… Read the rest
Earlier this month we bade farewell to one of our flock, which was sad, but we are happy in the knowledge that she will be coming back and armed with KNOWLEDGE, and that we are able to share in her adventures on the other side of the world.… Read the rest
What happens when you throw together a stellar line up of characters from across mythology and literature (think Medusa, mermaids, satyrs, harpies, trolls and many more), along with some typical teenage troubles such as parents, bullies, love, self-image and that question of what on earth do I want to do with life?… Read the rest
In 2013, we’re celebrating 25 years of publishing Young Adult and Children’s books in Australia. We’ve been having a great time reminiscing and digging up treasures in our archives and company library… 2013 has also been a HUGE year for author Margo Lanagan.… Read the rest
