by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links
This is the cover for Wife on the Run, the new novel from my client Fiona Higgins, the bestselling author of The Mothers’ Group. I don’t know how she does it, but Fiona has the ability to craft sexy, intelligent page-turners about contemporary Australian...
by Virginia Lloyd | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Publishing
After the smattering of positive feedback I usually get from readers seeking to know more about the realities of Australian book publishing, it was thoroughly refreshing to read this lambasting from aspiring author Jeff Martin in response to one of my most popular...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 21, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development
This is the courageous and utterly charming Brooke Hemphill, clutching a copy of Lesbian For A Year, her memoir about, well, I’ll let you take a wild guess. Brooke is appearing in two events at the Melbourne Writers Festival. One is the Queer Literary Salon at...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 23, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links
If you read or heard about The Mothers’ Group, the debut novel by Fiona Higgins that was one of the biggest selling Australian novels of 2012, then I have some good news. Wife on the Run, Fiona’s new novel, will be published in Australia in November....
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 13, 2014 | Blog, Publishing
Here’s the latest GriffithREVIEW. I’m proud to have an essay in this edition, which is all about the transformation of work in the 21st century. Editor Julianne Schultz has a particular genius for identifying contemporary subjects for her themed issues in...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development
How do I work with the writers I choose to represent? I’ve heard from a few Australian writers recently who wanted to know a bit more about how I work with the authors I represent. In response I thought it might be useful to hear from one of my freshly published...