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'Les Norton is back! Les figured by tossing $50,000 into the Gull's movie he'd become the next Sam Goldwyn. Only someone put a bomb on the film set. And who gets the blame Now Norton's a fugitive from the law, desperate to prove his innocence. Satanists, drug dealers, nutty poets, blabbermouth disc jockeys - everybody between Sydney, the Blue Mountains and South Australia wants a piece of Les Norton. So what are Norton's chances of clearing his name and coming up smelling of roses VFO. But rely on Les to come up smelling of something. 'the king of popular fiction'.' (Publication summary)
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- Sound recording.
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The Publishing Ecosystems of Contemporary Australian Genre Fiction
2018
single work
— Appears in: Creative Industries Journal , vol. 11 no. 2 2018; (p. 203-221)'The cultural and commercial operations of the publishing industry have been dramatically reshaped by digital technologies, yet little is known about how these effects are differentiated across sectors of the industry. This article analyses data about the production of Australian-authored fantasy, romance and crime fiction titles to explore the specific publishing ecosystems of different genres and the roles played by multinational, small press and self-publishing in each. First, we show that there has been across-the-board growth in each genre and for each type of publisher. Second, we argue that multinational publishing activity in these genres has been characterized by broad stability, punctuated by experimentation with genre-specific imprints for romance and fantasy titles. Third, we find that small presses make diverse contributions to genre ecosystems, able to both activate prestige and experiment with formats. Finally, we note the immense growth in self-publishing, particularly in romance, and argue that self-publishing now operates in tandem with traditional publishing to create hybridized publishing ecosystems - with greater potential to transform the traditional publishing model than e-books.' (Publication abstract)
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[Review] Leaving Bondi
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , no. 1 2001; (p. 56)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel -
Crime
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 26 November 2000; (p. 45)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 October 2000; (p. 5)
— Review of The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories 1991 anthology short story extract ; Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel ; The Perfect Couple 2000 single work novel -
CoverNotes
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 October 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel
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CoverNotes
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 October 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 October 2000; (p. 5)
— Review of The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories 1991 anthology short story extract ; Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel ; The Perfect Couple 2000 single work novel -
Crime
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 26 November 2000; (p. 45)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel -
[Review] Leaving Bondi
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , no. 1 2001; (p. 56)
— Review of Leaving Bondi 2000 single work novel -
The Publishing Ecosystems of Contemporary Australian Genre Fiction
2018
single work
— Appears in: Creative Industries Journal , vol. 11 no. 2 2018; (p. 203-221)'The cultural and commercial operations of the publishing industry have been dramatically reshaped by digital technologies, yet little is known about how these effects are differentiated across sectors of the industry. This article analyses data about the production of Australian-authored fantasy, romance and crime fiction titles to explore the specific publishing ecosystems of different genres and the roles played by multinational, small press and self-publishing in each. First, we show that there has been across-the-board growth in each genre and for each type of publisher. Second, we argue that multinational publishing activity in these genres has been characterized by broad stability, punctuated by experimentation with genre-specific imprints for romance and fantasy titles. Third, we find that small presses make diverse contributions to genre ecosystems, able to both activate prestige and experiment with formats. Finally, we note the immense growth in self-publishing, particularly in romance, and argue that self-publishing now operates in tandem with traditional publishing to create hybridized publishing ecosystems - with greater potential to transform the traditional publishing model than e-books.' (Publication abstract)
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Victor Harbor, Victor Harbor - Goolwa area, Fleurieu Peninsula - Lake Alexandrina, South Australia,
- Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,