Bookseller in Spotlight: Jo Case, Imprints Booksellers
For this month’s Bookseller in Spotlight, we chat to Jo Case from the beloved Imprints Booksellers in Adelaide’s West End.
Jess Racklyeft on cherishing the little things
Here we are – almost at the end, we hope, of Melbourne’s stage four lockdown, in a tough, tough year. Spring is shimmering in the air and the daily virus numbers are dropping, and we ask ourselves – can we allow hope, are we almost ‘there’ – wherever there is?
Fiona Hardy’s ultimate soundtrack
Fiona Hardy’s funny and heartfelt new novel How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life is a celebration of music, creativity, and listening to the world around us. Here, Fiona shares some of the music that has shaped her life.
Pip Williams’s ‘The Bookbinder of Jericho’ to be published by Affirm Press
Affirm Press will publish Pip Williams's highly anticipated second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, set in the same world as her bestselling novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Marianne Ramsay, Kinokuniya Sydney
For this month’s Bookseller in Spotlight, Marianne Ramsay takes us behind the scenes at Kinokuniya Sydney, 2020 ABIA Bookshop of the Year.
Q&A with Evie Barrow, illustrator of I Saw Pete and Pete Saw Me
Melbourne-based artist and illustrator Evie Barrow brings a moving story to life in I Saw Pete and Pete Saw Me, the new picture book written by Maggie Hutchings. We asked Evie more about her work.
Three YA writers chosen for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2020
Three writers of young adult fiction have been selected as the winners of the 2020 Affirm Press Mentorship Award in partnership with Varuna, which focused on YA and middle grade fiction submissions for the second year.
Melbourne Writers Festival 2020 has us paying attention
It’s deep into 2020 and we all need a little distraction. Thankfully, Melbourne Writers Festival has put together a fascinating digital program that is sure to give us all plenty to think about.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Catherine Schulz, Fullers Bookshop
Introducing the legendary Catherine Schulz: manager at Fullers Bookshop in Hobart and our bookseller in spotlight for July.
Affirm Press acquires Eloise Grills’s big beautiful female theory
Affirm Press has acquired ANZ rights to big beautiful female theory by award-winning essayist, comics artist, critic and poet Eloise Grills.
Behind the scenes of The Safe Place by Anna Downes
Anna Downes’s exhilarating debut The Safe Place is one of this year’s most hotly anticipated novels. Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at how this suspenseful and atmospheric thriller came together.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Jessica Rowe, Bookface Gungahlin
This month’s bookseller in spotlight takes us to the ACT as we get to know Jessica Rowe, manager of Bookface Gungahlin.
Rachael Mead takes readers to the front lines of the emergency services
Rachael Mead shares how she crafted her debut novel to dig beneath the grit and gore and reveal the humanity of paramedics and their patients.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Sean Guy, The Bookshop Darwin
Sean Guy, author and manager of The Bookshop Darwin, shares his insights from the Top End as our bookseller in spotlight this month.
Introducing Tash Besliev, Affirm Press Kids Publisher
We’re delighted to introduce Tash Besliev in the newly appointed role of Kids Publisher. Let’s find out what makes this new Affirm Presser tick.
Q&A with Maura Finn and Cate James
Author Maura Finn and illustrator Cate James both came from overseas to make Australia their home – and now they’ve joined forces to create a uniquely Australian picture book, By the Billabong. We wanted to know more about how it came to be.
More than just a side of carbs: rice in Japanese culture
Japanese-British-Australian author Katherine Tamiko Arguile shares her own memories to reflect on the important role of food in Japanese culture, and in her exquisite debut novel The Things She Owned.
Together We Can (terms and conditions apply)
Multi-disciplinary artist Nash reflects on the impact of coronavirus on Australia’s temporary migrant workers in this column and original artwork.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Henk and Roxanne, Dymocks Camberwell and Tooronga
It’s as vital as ever that we support Australian booksellers during the coronavirus shutdown. In spotlight this month are Henk and Roxanne Kelly-Kobes, owners of Dymocks Camberwell and Dymocks Tooroonga.
Focus on younger readers in 2020 Affirm Press Mentorship Award at Varuna
Applications are now open for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award with Varuna. Now in its sixth year, the award will focus exclusively on Young Adult and middle-grade fiction (ages 9+) with sci-fi and fantasy themes for entries to the 2020 award.
The unexpected perks of working from home
The Affirm Press team shares the upsides to working from home that we didn’t see coming.
Recipe: Olympia Panagiotopoulos’s Fig Leaf and Vanilla Cream
Greek-Australian author Olympia Panagiotopoulos shares stories of family, food and love in her new memoir Beneath the Fig Leaves. Read an extract and try your hand at her recipe for Fig Leaf and Vanilla Cream.
Pip Williams’s women of words
Pip Williams, author of the exquisite historical novel The Dictionary of Lost Words, recognises the work of women in compiling the Oxford English Dictionary.