February, March and April has been an exciting time at Alex Adsett Literary as our authors’ most recent new releases have been launched into the world to find new homes on the shelves of readers.
Wild Dogs by Michael Trant was published by Penguin on February 1st; a thriller set in the rural outback of western Australia. The story follows wild dog trapper Gabe Ahern as he is drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a gang of people smugglers, after making the split decision to rescue a man named Amin.
February 1st also saw the release of The Ethical Investor: How to Quit Toxic Companies and Grow Your Wealth by Nicole Haddow over at Black Inc Books. This non-fiction ‘how-to’ is a guide to growing personal wealth for those who wish to still uphold their ethical stance on environmental conservation and corporate companies.
Dinuka McKenzie published her book The Torrent with HarperCollins on February 2nd. This is a debut Australian crime fiction for Dinuka, and the first in a series. The story centres on Kate Miles, a detective who is confronted by two colliding crime cases that dredge up her past and force her to make some difficult decisions.
Trent Jamieson partnered with Brio Books to release The Stone Road on March 15th. This is a fantasy packed with horror, dystopia and lyrical story telling. We follow 12 year old Jean who finds the fate of her village resting on her shoulders when darkness and danger threaten the community. She must learn to control her powers in time to face the monsters on her own and protect those she loves.
A Caravan Like A Canary by Sasha Wasley was published on March 29th by Pantera Press. This is an adult women’s fiction novel that focuses on a women’s journey through her past and a reflection on family. Tara Button’s past and present collide when she agrees to take the family caravan to the other end of the state, with her brother Zac and his unexpected friend Dahn as her passengers.
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Lastly, Tracks of the Missing by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler was published on April 1st by Indigenous Publishing House, Magabala Books. This is a young adult fiction lead by First Nation characters and set against an Australia backdrop. The story begins as young Dek’s hometown is rocked by the murder of his school teacher and the disappearance of the year 12 students. Dek is faced with the choice to stay out of it, or to join his grandfather, investigate and go bush.
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Be sure to check out all of these amazing new releases, and keep your eye out for more to come!
Team AAL Strategic Retreat
In mid March, the three new recruits to Alex Adsett Literary flew up to a very rainy Gold Coast, to join Alex for three days of brainstorming strategy, direction, values, and what more we could be doing for our authors! It was the most inspiring way to cement this new...
Consultancy sessions
I talk a lot about the different hats people wear in the publishing industry – and here at Alex Adsett Literary, I have two hats in particular I swap between – literary agent, and publishing consultant. As a consultant, I can help authors negotiate their publishing...
Lisa Fuller joins AAL as new literary agent
Alex Adsett Literary is thrilled to welcome the incredible Lisa Fuller to the team as an emerging literary agent. Thanks to the support of Creative Australia, Lisa will be spending a year being mentored by senior agent Alex Adsett on the ins and outs of working as a...
End of year wrap up
Twenty twenty three has been another huge year of growth at Alex Adsett Literary, and in the final wrap up it turns out we’ve published THIRTY THREE amazing books from our incredible authors and illustrators!!! (!!!!). We also welcomed on board new agent Abigail Nathan, celebrated first sales by both Rochelle Fernandez and Abigail, and farewelled Brian Cook to his well deserved retirement. With one working week of 2023 to go, I’m one very proud and very tired agent, and no, I don’t have a good reason for the festive dinosaur. Scroll through for more on this year’s brilliant book haul – we’ve got junior fic, literary fiction bestselling superstars, crime, middle grade, YA, commercial fiction & rom com, and so many picture books! Thank you to everyone – publishers, authors, readers – for supporting another big year!
HarperCollins acquires debut novel Thoroughly Disenchanted
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to Alexandra Almond’s debut fantasy novel Thoroughly Disenchanted. HarperCollins fiction publisher Anna Valdinger acquired the book from Abigail Nathan at Alex Adsett Literary. The cosy fantasy follows Genevieve and Oliver, former...
Groundbreaking new novel from Lucashenko launched to sell out crowds
With a sold out crowd of more than 200 people, tonight we launched Edenglassie, the extraordinary new novel by the legendary Melissa Lucashenko with the superstar team of Avid Reader Bookshop and publishers University of Queensland Press. This book is a tour de force...
Affirm acquires King debut novel
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Rhianna King's debut novel, Birds of a Feather via Rochelle Fernandez of Alex Adsett Literary. A gorgeously written, funny story about family and love and finding your place in the world, Birds of a Feather follows Beth Dwyer...
A new agent joins the team
Alex and Rochelle are very excited to announce that Abigail Nathan is joining Alex Adsett Literary as "Agent At Large". We decided on Agent at Large because Abigail comes to us with a wealth of experience from her career as an editor, and will continue to run her...
Congratulations to Trent Jamieson
The Best Horror Novel prize at the Aurealis Awards was awarded to Trent Jamieson for his novel The Stone Road (Brio Books and Erewhon), which is a haunting, bittersweet fantasy where the dead speak beneath your feet and twisted monsters hunger for their lost humanity....
End of 2022 wrap up
GAZE IN WONDER at this stunning monument to a year in books! THIRTY SIX (36!!!) books by Alex Adsett Literary and The Authors’ Agency authors were published in 2022! Each one of these amazing books is a testament to so much love and dedication and sweat and tears! I’m...