What we were reading in 1949
Buying secondhand books can sometimes bring unexpected additional pleasures.
Buying secondhand books can sometimes bring unexpected additional pleasures.
Top 10 Bestsellers for February 2010.
Nice little write up for The Bear with the Sword in The Gleaner, a zine produced by leading Sydney independent bookseller, Gleebooks.
Released this month, Wilkins Farago’s The Bear with the Sword is the story of a handsome bear who does something stupid, but realises the error of his ways and goes about helping those hurt by his stupidity.
Wilkins Farago’s Andrew Wilkins was on ABC Radio National’s The Book Show today with author Gideon Haigh discussing the current state of Australian book reviewing.
Our January 2010 best sellers.
It’s great to see ‘The Red Piano’ on the list of new books recommended for this year’s South Australian Premier’s Reading Challenge. It’s also one of the new books on the New South Wales Premier’s Reading Challenge’s booklist for 2010.
Given Apple’s come-on to publishers, I hope you’ll begin to see some pretty cool multimedia productions in the iPad e-book store before long. The bar has been lifted.
Order ‘I Love Kissing You’ now for Valentine’s Day and you’ll save $10 off the recommended retail price ($29.99) and receive free delivery (within Australia) and free gift-wrapping!
Nice to see A Dad Who Measures Up getting a recommendation from one of Australia’s best children’s bookshops, The Little Bookroom.
Frenchman Serge Bloch is one of our favourites. He’s found a very unusual way to celebrate 2010. Click here to view the video.
ReadPlus’ reviewer finds The Red Piano ‘stunning’ and ‘wonderful’.
‘Kampung Boy will put a smile on the face of everyone who reads it,’ says The Age reviewer.
Catch a sneak peak at our new promotional video for our March 2010 title, ‘The Bear with the Sword’.
‘The Red Piano’ was our top seller in December. View our Top 10 here.
Our featured book for January is In Just One Second. The book is the winner of Best Children’s Book category of the prestigious the Daniel Gil Design Awards.
Wilkins Farago sells Chinese language rights to John Cheetham’s ‘Grow Up!’
‘While many jobs in publishing, printing and bookselling have probably been saved (in the short term at least) by the Federal Government’s rejection of the Productivity Commission’s proposal, the pressures that led to the enquiry in the first place have not gone away and are only likely to increase.’
‘The Red Piano’ has been named as one of the New Zealand Listener’s Top 50 Children’s Book of 2009
Merry Christmas from everyone at Wilkins Farago!
Vote for your favourite WF book of 2009
‘Delightful … witty … endearing … excellent’ – Reading Time likes ‘Kampung Boy’
‘Overall, a book to evoke a strong emotion. Highly recommended.’ says Reading Time, the official journal of the Children’s Book Council of Australia
‘The Red Piano’ was our top seller in bookshops during November.
Our first picture book of 2010 will be ‘The Bear with the Sword’ by Davide Cali and Gianluca Foli.
“This superb book is the inspiring story of a gifted young girl’s indomitable spirit and passion for the piano in a time of historic turmoil.”- Kidslife
‘The Red Piano’ will be featured Foxtel’s arts and culture-focused Ovation Channel this Sunday at 8.30pm.
Our Featured Book for December is ‘Santa’s Suit’ by Davide Cali and Eric Héliot. It’s a piece of pure entertainment for 4- to 7-year-olds that will leave you with a big smile on your face.
‘To a generation growing up on “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, LAT’s “Kampung Boy” has a lot to offer.’ – Read Alert
Book lovers all over Australia are receiving copies of the Summer Reading Guide. This year, we’re delighted to see our title ‘The Red Piano’ is in it.