Slashed Beauties (A Rushby, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Slashed Beauties is a lush historical fantasy and an adult debut by A Rushby (The Wish Sisters, The Ghost Locket). The novel is by turns macabre and emotional but always...
Cannon (Lee Lai, Giramondo)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
In Lee Lai’s latest graphic novel Cannon, a young chef struggles to navigate the stresses of her late twenties while burdened by family obligations and a chaotic workplace. Central to...
A Guide to Falling Off the Map (Zanni L Arnot, Lothian)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
A Guide to Falling Off the Map is the absorbing YA debut from Zanni L Arnot, who has previously published books for younger children under the name Zanni Louise (Hazel’s...
‘A unique mix of creativity and commerce’: Gavin Williams on the BookPeople presidency and bookselling
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
At the recent BookPeople conference, Tim Jarvis of Fuller's Bookstore in Hobart stepped down as president of the organisation's management committee, a role he has held since June 2023. Gavin...
Meet the Rising Stars: Ali Hampton
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
NAIDOC Week highlights
Monday, 7 July 2025
In celebration of NAIDOC Week, which runs from 6–13 July this year under the theme ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’, Books+Publishing reviews editor Jess Lomas shares some standout...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Arlie Alizzi
Monday, 7 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Jen Topham
Thursday, 3 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Wheeler Centre offers subscriber discount on Blak Classics Reborn tickets
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Special offer: Books+Publishing subscribers can access 50% off tickets to Strength, Vision, Legacy: Blak Classics Reborn at The Wheeler Centre. Enter promo code BOOKSPUB50 in the checkout. Offer available until 9 July or...
Entries now open – 2025 Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
If you’ve published work online, whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, poetry or something that doesn’t quite fit a label – this is your opportunity to be recognised on a national stage....
ABR Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Australian Book Review Australian Book Review (ABR) is delighted to open the Peter Rose Editorial Cadetship for applications. The twelve-month role will be 0.8 or full time. ABR seeks a...
Senior editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Editor to work with some of the most exciting and distinctive talent as part of a...
Sales support specialist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Ingram Content Group In this cross-functional role, you’ll report to the UK Key Account Sales Manager while actively supporting the Australian Key Account team, playing a vital role in driving...
The Man Who Planted Canberra (Robert Macklin, NLA)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Man Who Planted Canberra examines the life and legacy of Charles Weston, an Englishman whose extraordinary foresight and dedication transformed the landscape of Australia’s capital city through planting three...
Fierceland (Omar Musa, Penguin)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Fierceland is a spellbinding novel by multi-hyphenate artist Omar Musa (Killernova), following his widely acclaimed and Miles Franklin–longlisted debut, Here Come the Dogs. In this self-proclaimed ghost story set across...
Tenderfoot (Toni Jordan, Hachette)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
In Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan returns to the literary style of her earlier novels, Addition and The Fragments, shifting away from the light tones and commercial narratives found within more recent...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Sarah Valle
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Here’s something absolutely cooked about books in Australia
Monday, 30 June 2025
Alice Grundy is an editor, publisher, researcher and teacher. She has worked on both sides of the publishing industry – holding various trade publishing roles over a 15-year period, as well...
Meet the 2025 Rising Stars: Rachel Cramp
Monday, 30 June 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) Rising Star award recognises an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent fewer than 10 years in the industry. In the lead-up to the...
Changes to classifieds from 1 July, 2025
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
As of 1 July, 2025 Books+Publishing will be introducing a set price format for job and classified advertisements. Book space in B+P to: Share important news with the wider industry...
News Cowboys (Mike Amor, Echo)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
In News Cowboys, veteran Australian foreign correspondent Mike Amor shares stories from a decades-long career covering some of the biggest news events of the 21st century. From the 9/11 terrorist...
The Set-Up Girl (Sasha Vey, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
The Set-Up Girl is a rollercoaster of awkward crushes and friendships set against the warmth and chaos of a tight-knit family and the bittersweet final year of high school. Amalia...
The Nanny’s Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes (Amy Rose Bennett, Atria)
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Amy Rose Bennett's The Nanny’s Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes is a charming historical romance that defies expectations and blends genres with flair. The novel combines a Victorian-era...
Community and Courage: B+P reflects on SWF
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
This year, publishing director of Books+Publishing, Kate Cuthbert, attended Sydney Writers' Festival in May. We asked her to share her thoughts on the festival which ran between 19 and 27...
Marketing & publicity coordinator (full-time entry-level), New South Wales
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Australia is seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic Marketing & Publicity Coordinator to join our team immediately! This full-time, entry-level position is ideal for someone eager to...
Applications for the Peter Blazey Fellowship are now open
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Applications for the Peter Blazey Fellowship are now open! This award is for a work-in-progress by writers with a publishing record. Worth $20,000 this year, the Fellowship honours the larger-than-life...
Agency administration co-ordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Curtis Brown Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd is looking for an Agency Administration Co-ordinator to join our Sydney-based agency. As Agency Administration Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for handling the...
Book editor/coach, remote working
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Reedsy “Four years since I began editing on Reedsy and it has been the greatest gift of my professional career.” —Nicole F., Reedsy editor We are seeking talented editors to...
Callout: 2025 CA-SRB Emerging Critics Fellowship
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
In partnership with the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the Sydney Review of Books invites applications for the 2025 Emerging Critics Fellowship program. Since 2016, the program has fostered diverse, provocative, and original...
Until the Red Leaves Fall (Alli Parker, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Until the Red Leaves Fall is the second novel by Japanese-Australian author and screenwriter Alli Parker (At the Foot of the Cherry Tree). Set primarily in 1950s Melbourne, Emmy Darling...
