{"id":3232,"date":"2020-03-19T15:18:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T04:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T03:12:07","slug":"publishing-coronavirus-wakefield-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/03\/publishing-coronavirus-wakefield-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLISHING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: YA Publisher Margot Lloyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Publishing<\/a><\/p>\n

Today’s entry comes from Margot Lloyd, our wonderful head of Young Adult publishing. Read on for some very exclusive\u00a0sneak peeks at some of the great YA books Wakefield Press will be releasing in the coming weeks and months.<\/h1>\n

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I\u2019m taking over the Wakefield Press diary today to share some thoughts about publishing young adult books in the time of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The first thing I want to say is: all of this is overwhelming. We\u2019re doing our best at Wakefield to not be swept up in panic, but it\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also reminded me why I love young adult books so much, because they take us back to those electrifying first feelings of finding ourselves when we\u2019re young.<\/p>\n

And that gives YA books \u2013 even the brand fresh new ones \u2013 a sense of nostalgia, especially for us older readers; a sense of the worth in being good people. A sense of safety, and calm.<\/p>\n

So, before I say anything else, I want to strongly recommend you keep your intake of non-bullshit news sources and young adult books high over the coming months.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need both.<\/p>\n

Until a couple of weeks ago, it was \u2013 at Wakefield as everywhere \u2013 business as normal for us.<\/p>\n

\"Upcoming<\/a>We were looking forward to the release of Poppy Nwosu\u2019s vivacious and hilarious teen romance,\u00a0Taking Down Evelyn Tait<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0on 1 April.<\/p>\n

And the first glowing pre-release reviews were flowing in for Gina Inverarity\u2019s cli-fi fairytale retelling,\u00a0Snow <\/em><\/a>(presciently exploring how a society copes when everything is shut down), scheduled for release in May.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d already been blown away by the support for Lisa Walker\u2019s hilarious and lovable girl detective story,\u00a0The Girl with the Gold Bikini<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0released in February, and I had just finished the first edit of a fantasy adventure by Mallee Boys<\/em><\/a> author Charlie Archbold, Indigo Owl<\/em>, due for release in September.<\/p>\n

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Normally, I could predict the trajectory of these books, to a certain extent. We\u2019d send them out for reviews, get the good word flowing, have an exuberant (always exuberant!) launch, get the author into radio booths and online print, and the books would fly off the shelves and into readers\u2019 arms.<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At that point, I\u2019d check in on reviews and get teary-eyed reading about how much people had fallen in love with the characters, or the witty storytelling, or the message behind the action.<\/p>\n

But now the launches have been cancelled, and the reviews, interviews and online excitement have been overwhelmed by endless pandemic updates.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to know what happens next.\"YA<\/a><\/p>\n

What I do know is that these books \u2013 these precious, wondrous stories \u2013 have already\u00a0made lives better. They\u2019re funny, they\u2019re riveting, they\u2019re sad, they\u2019re uplifting.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re written by the pluckiest bunch of Australian and Kiwi authors you could ever hope to meet.<\/p>\n

And they deserve, more than anything, to be read.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019ve decided to let slip a little of three of them out into the world for free. A taster, if you will, so you can work out which ones to take into the bunker with you.<\/p>\n

For the girl detectives among us (Veronica Mars fans, raise your hands), have a peek at The Girl with the Gold Bikini<\/em>\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>, and buy the book here<\/strong><\/a>.
\n\"YA<\/a><\/p>\n

If quirky and adorable romance is your thing, check out Taking Down Evelyn Tait<\/em>\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a> and order your copy for a prompt 1 April delivery here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

And finally, for those action adventurers interested in a plucky heroine surviving a post-shutdown world, have a read of Snow<\/em>\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a> and sign up here<\/strong><\/a> to be notified when it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s to keeping safe, and calm, and finding the worth in being good over the months to come.<\/p>\n

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Support Wakefield Press by buying our beautiful books!\u00a0 Visit our website<\/a> or contact us on 08 8352 4455 for more information, or to purchase a book (or three!). We can post your purchase to your doorstep!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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