Head of sales (12-month maternity leave cover), Sydney
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Bloomsbury Australia Do you have a passion for books, proven sales experience, and an understanding of the Australian online book retail market? Bloomsbury Australia has the perfect opportunity for you!...
Children’s books category manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Dymocks Books & Gifts Dymocks has an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Book Specialist to join our National Buying team. This is a fixed term role for 12 months, based...
2026 Hachette Australia internship, Sydney
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia’s applications are open for the 2026 Hachette Australia Internship Program! This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join one of Australia’s...
How to Get Home (Deborah Frenkel, illus Karen Blair, Affirm)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
How to Get Home is a charming collaboration between author Deborah Frenkel (The Truck Cat) and illustrator Karen Blair (When I’m BIG, Train Party) that revels in the everyday words surrounding...
Might Cry Later (Kay Kerr, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
In Kay Kerr’s adult fiction debut, Might Cry Later, Nora Byrne is burnt out and struggling to reclaim herself after blowing up her life in Melbourne. By Christmas, she’s back...
Dark Desert Road (Tim Ayliffe, Echo)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Tim Ayliffe’s Dark Desert Road follows identical twins Kit and Billie, who grew up under their father’s violent rule – a man scarred by his trauma from serving in Afghanistan....
The Bookshop opens in Colac
Monday, 10 November 2025
Recently, The Bookshop opened in the Victorian town of Colac. Owner Kris Seabert spoke with Books+Publishing about his vision for the shop. Why did you decide to open a bookshop? Do...
ISNI: A global standard for identifying creators
Thursday, 6 November 2025
The ISNI is performing a growing role for authors, publishers, librarians and other creative organisations. Australian ISBN Agency representative Andrew Wrathall reports on the ISNI session at September’s International ISBN...
Vampire Squid (Prema Arasu, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Prema Arasu’s debut poetry collection, Vampire Squid, is a profound exploration of mysterious deep-sea creatures and the humans who observe them. Written over 3 years during Arasu’s time at the...
Let’s Make an Adventure (Carrie Gallasch, illus Kïa Hing Fay, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Let’s Make an Adventure by Carrie Gallasch (Cherries, Stitches and Stuffing) encourages independence and agency from the outset: it’s not let’s have an adventure, but let’s make one. The onus...
The Last Encore (Rebecca Heath, Head of Zeus)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Secrets, lies, murder and even love await in Rebecca Heath’s latest psychological thriller, The Last Encore. The remaining members of The Cedrics Band reunite on the fictional Sparrow Hawk Island...
Dublin Central Library: Being curious is essential to the librarian’s role
Thursday, 30 October 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Sales coordinator, Victoria
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Monash University Publishing Sales Coordinator, Monash University Publishing (0.6FTE) Location: Clayton campus Employment Type: Part-time Remuneration: Pro-rata $96,768–104,450 HEW6, plus 17% superannuation Monash University Publishing has an exciting opportunity for...
Change for Flying Eye Books
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Publisher: Flying Eye Books Old distributor: Walker Books Australia New distributor: Hardie Grant Books Changeover date: & returns requests by 28 December 2025 Returns cut-off: Must be received by HEDS...
Change for Otter Barry Books
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Publisher: Otter Barry Books Old distributor: Walker Books Australia New distributor: NewSouth Books Changeover date: & returns requests by 31 December 2025 Returns cut-off: received by HEDS by 31 January...
How to Have the Best School Year Ever (Jess Sanders, illus Andrea Onishi, Affirm)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
For many young children, starting the school year can be a daunting experience filled with many unknowns. Jess Sanders’s How to Have the Best School Year Ever is the perfect...
Better than the Real Thing (Brooke Crawford, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Brooke Crawford’s debut novel, Better than the Real Thing, is the kind of delightful escapism you’d expect from a Netflix Christmas movie – comforting, heartfelt and brimming with second chances....
The Little Bookroom opens in Brunswick East, Victoria
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Little Bookroom recently reopened its doors at a new location in Brunswick East, Victoria. After crowdfunding to cover costs to move the store, new owner Michael Earp spoke to...
Sales coordinator, Victoria
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Monash University Publishing Sales Coordinator, Monash University Publishing (0.6FTE) Location: Clayton campus Employment Type: Part-time Remuneration: Pro-rata $96,768–104,450 HEW6, plus 17% superannuation Monash University Publishing has an exciting opportunity for...
Residential Editorial Program 2026 – applications open
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Applications are now open for the APA’s Residential Editorial Program (REP), running 27–30 April 2026 at Q Station, Manly, Sydney. REP is an intensive training program for mid-career editors of...
Publishing assistant, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
NewSouth Publishing NewSouth is looking for an organised and highly motivated Publishing Assistant to join its collaborative and creative publishing team. To thrive in this entry-level role, you will need...
Production manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
NewSouth Publishing NewSouth is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Production Manager to join its collaborative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Executive Publisher, in this role you will...
Else (Rose Michael, Spineless Wonders)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Landscape and climate are central in Else, the latest novel from Rose Michael (The Asking Game, The Art of Navigation). This genre-bending work of eco-fiction blends experimental prose, poetry and...
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School (Rory H Mather, illus by Rebel Challenger, Larrikin)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School is a playful and reassuring picture book about a shy octopus learning to find his place. Rory H Mather’s rhyming text bounces along with...
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial (Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein, Text)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner (This House of Grief), Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist) and Sarah Krasnostein (The Trauma Cleaner) brings together 3 of...
NielsenIQ Brazil reports encouraging market growth, colouring book trend
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Books+Publishing’s Andrew Wrathall attended last month’s International ISBN Agency annual general meeting (AGM) in São Paulo, Brazil, as an Australian ISBN Agency representative. Here he reports on NielsenIQ’s presentation of...
Integrating sustainability research into postgraduate writing and publishing programs
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
BookUp’s inaugural research day was held on 8 August this year. As part of this full day dedicated to book industry research, Sarah Gory and Angela Meyer shared some of their...
Bayt Al-Hikma: the first library in the Islamic world
Thursday, 16 October 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Sales coordinator, Victoria
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Monash University Publishing Sales Coordinator, Monash University Publishing (0.6 FTE) Location: Clayton campus Employment Type: Part-time Remuneration: Pro-rata $96,768–104,450 HEW6, plus 17% superannuation Monash University Publishing has an exciting opportunity...
Program director, Melbourne
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Williamstown Literary Festival Willy Lit Fest Organising Committee is seeking an energetic and creative Program Director to design and manage its annual celebration of books and writing – 12–14 June...
