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HarperCollins acquires Gardiner, Kumar cosy crime
HarperCollins Publishers Australia is thrilled to announce that they have acquired World rights to publish Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by historical fiction author Kelly Gardiner and AustenCon producer, Sharmini Kumar. HarperCollins Australia publisher Roberta Ivers secured rights from agents Danielle Binks and Jacinta di Mase of Jacinta di Mase Management and will publish simultaneously with HarperCollins US imprint HarperVia and HarperCollins UK imprint HQ in April 2025
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'Tree' by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
A journey of wonder and discovery from multi-award-winning picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft, exploring the life in and around a mighty mountain ash, including a stunning fold-out page showing the full length of the tree.
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'Hello!' illustrated by Tony Flowers
Meet 12 Australian friends who can speak different languages. They tell us how to count from 1 to 10, say hello and goodbye and lots of other words in their languages about play, food, hobbies and clothes.
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'Live More with Less: Upgrade your life without costing the Earth!' by Kate Luckins
Sustainability leader Dr Kate Luckins knows how striving for eco-perfection sets us up for failure. She encourages everyone to act on climate change by living their own shade of green instead.
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'Be Careful, Xiao Xin!' makes the DANZ Children's Book Award shortlist!
We are thrilled and delighted to discover that Be Careful, Xiao Xin! has been shortlisted in the DANZ (Diversity in Australia and New Zealand) Children’s Book Awards, 2024!
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'Cool Water' by Myfanwy Jones
From the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Leap comes an unforgettable new novel about fathers and sons, and the damage that can ripple through generations.
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Grace Chan translated into Korean!
In extremely exciting new – Grace Chan’s Every Version of You has been translated for the first time, into Korean!
Let’s see if we can get the title right, it’s; 너의 모든 버전
그레이스 챈 지음 | 성수지 옮김Posted
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Lora Inak joins JdM!
Jacinta di Mase Management is thrilled to welcome author Lora Inak to our ranks!
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JdM creators longlisted in DANZ Children’s Book Award 2024
We are thrilled and delighted to discover that Sher Rill Ng (with Alice Pung) and Gabrielle Wang have been longlisted in the DANZ (Diversity in Australia and New Zealand) Children’s Book Awards, 2024.
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‘Get Your Story Straight’ sells to Levine Querido
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido (LQ) has acquired world English (excl ANZ) rights and world Spanish and Dutch rights in Briar Rolfe’s graphic novel Get Your Story Straight in a deal brokered by Bold Type Agency on behalf of Danielle Binks at Jacinta di Mase Management.
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Michelle Scott Tucker: an acquisition, shortlisting and visiting scholarship!
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, and our own Michelle Scott Tucker has made the cut; ‘for a biography of Louisa Lawson, newspaper proprietor, poet, suffragist and mother of Henry Lawson.’
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JdM creators shortlisted in Indie Book Awards 2024
Two JdM creators received good news this morning, that their books had been shortlisted in the Indie Book Awards 2024!
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'Seven Wherewithal Way: Over the Mountains and Through the Desert' by Samantha-Ellen Bound
Return to the Realms of Seven Wherewithal Way in this magical and action-packed third instalment in Samantha-Ellen Bound’s epic portal fantasy series.
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'The Easter Bunny's Grandest Egg Hunt' by Jess Racklyeft
Jess Racklyeft’s trademark whimsical illustration and delightful rhyme culminates in this heartwarming story of friendship, teamwork and a little bit of chocolate!
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UWAP acquires Polimeni junior fiction series
UWAP has acquired ANZ rights to a four-book junior fiction series, Ella and the Frogs, from Cassy Polimeni.
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