MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Annie Waters, Mostly Books

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In our Meet the Bookseller series, we introduce you to some of Australia's most loved booksellers, starting with our local community of Adelaide. If you'd like to nominate a bookshop or bookseller to be featured, please let us know in comments, or email maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au. This week, meet Annie Waters, manager at Mostly Books in Mitcham. Read on to find out what the…

RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS WITH: Lisa Walker

In our author interview series RAPID FIRE, we’re getting to know our authors a little better by throwing a few quick questions at them. Next up to the plate is Lisa Walker, author of Trouble is My Business, the next Olivia Grace mystery. Lisa talks about her current 1960s-flavoured reading habits, the book that most inspired the character of Olivia Grace, and something she wished she'd known about publishing before getting started.

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Molly Murn, Matilda Bookshop

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In our Meet the Bookseller series, we introduce you to some of Australia's most loved booksellers, starting with our local community of Adelaide. If you'd like to nominate a bookshop or bookseller to be featured, please let us know in comments, or email maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au. This week, we have Molly Murn, a long-time bookseller at Matilda Bookshop in the spectacular Adelaide Hills town of Stirling. Read on to find out…

RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS WITH: Catherine Bishop

In this new author interview series, we're getting to know our authors a little better by throwing a few quick questions at them. First up to the plate is Catherine Bishop, author of Too Much Cabbage and Jesus Christ: Australia's 'Mission Girl' Annie Lock. Catherine takes us through what she's currently reading, the books she wishes she wrote, and the best piece of advice she's been given as an author.

COVER REVEAL: Hometown Haunts, a YA horror anthology

If you've been following the blog for a while, you might remember that we've been busily working on Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA horror stories since October last year (how the time flies!). We're so pleased to announce today that the collection will be published on October 31! We're even more excited to be able to reveal the stunning cover, designed by Liz Nicholson with the illustration by Adelaide TAFE Arts student Jessie Oates. Read on to see the stunning…

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Jason Lake, Imprints Booksellers

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In our Meet the Bookseller series, we introduce you to some of Australia’s most loved booksellers, starting with our own local community of Adelaide. If you’d like to nominate a bookshop or bookseller to be featured, please let us know in comments, or email maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au. Next up is Jason Lake, veteran bookseller and co-owner of the iconic Imprints Booksellers on Hindley Street. Read on to find out…

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Graham Yuile, Dymocks Adelaide

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In this new series, we introduce you to some of Australia’s most loved booksellers, starting with our own local community of Adelaide. If you’d like to nominate a bookshop or bookseller to be featured, please let us know in comments, or email maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au. First up, meet an Adelaide bookselling icon: Graham, the reigning book detective behind the Dymocks Adelaide special orders counter. Read on to…

GUEST POST: Would you like a dash of sunshine with your noir? by Lisa Walker

We're celebrating the publication of Lisa Walker's new young adult fiction novel this week, Trouble is my Business. This second Olivia Grace novel is another rip-roaring mystery, with nods to Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes, and a flavour of Veronica Mars. This Byron Bay set caper will definitely keep you warm this winter! The release of Trouble is My Business coincides perfectly with an exciting announcement from Sisters in Crime. Lisa's first Olivia Grace mystery, The Girl with the Gold Bikini, has…

Wakefield Press acquires Roz Bellamy’s memoir about mental illness, queerness and Jewish identity

Wakefield Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights to Roz Bellamy’s Mood, a memoir exploring the intersections of mental illness, queerness, gender diversity and Jewish identity. Bellamy is the online editor at Archer magazine and has just completed the prestigious US literary publisher Tin House’s Summer Workshop, working on the manuscript for Mood. Last year, Mood was longlisted for the Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award. An earlier version was shortlisted for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize. Read on…

GUEST POST: The Homesless, by Stephen Orr

Stephen Orr has always been a supporter of the arts in Australia. His award-winning Time's Long Ruin was adapted into Innocence, an Australian opera, in 2013. In this special guest piece for the blog, Stephen laments the fate of Australian stories, and how we’re losing the battle to keep home-grown culture alive. Read on for his thoughts on the arts in Australia.

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