Mother’s Day recommendations from B+P reviewers
Friday, 1 May 2026
In the lead-up to Mother’s Day, one of the busiest book-buying times of the year, we’ve rounded up some of our reviewers’ favourite April and May releases, with an eye...
“I do not believe we counter racism, antisemitism, homophobia or transphobia by boycotts and cancellations”: Dennis Altman on the cancellation of “Bila”
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
UQP has cancelled a children’s book illustrated by Matt Chun, citing antisemitism. Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University,...
“Safe, loved and connected”: what publishers at Bologna want from kids’ books now
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Last-minute cancellations, yes, but a “new and positive vibe” at the new-look Australian stand. Those who made it to Bologna report back on the trends and conversations at the 2026...
The Rose Read Bookshop to open in Summer Hill
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The Rose Read Bookshop will soon be opening in the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill. Co-founders Stephanie Beck and Mischa Parkee spoke with Books+Publishing about their vision for the shop....
Times Printers: “Every story deserves a beautiful beginning”
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards, Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
“Numbers are powerful”: University of Melbourne researchers on the APA workforce survey
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
University of Melbourne researchers Beth Driscoll, Sandra Phillips and Claire Parnell are working on the second Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion, in conjunction with the Australian...
Penguin Random House Australia: “The Penguin Modern Australian Classics will be treasured by readers for years to come”
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards, Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 17 April 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Ingram: “Forecasting demand has become more challenging for retailers”
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and publishers,...
From an attic to a “forever home”: 50 years of Fremantle Press
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
In 1976, Fremantle Press began operations in the attic of a former asylum. Five peripatetic decades later, the Press has just moved into its forever home in Fremantle’s East End,...
Mary Colussi recommends
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Rapture by Emily Maguire is so very brilliant. I find people who write historical fiction automatically impressive – the research intimidates me, let alone the writing itself, but the ninth...
Mary Colussi on “Touch Grass”
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Mary Colussi is a Sydney-based writer whose debut novel, Touch Grass, won the 2025 Penguin Literary Prize. Books+Publishing reviewer Danielle Bagnato described it as a “clever and incisive story that...
SWF non-compete clause “a disaster for independent bookshops”
Monday, 13 April 2026
The Sydney Writers’ Festival, which prides itself on being “a barometer of the world around us”, last year jointly received $1.5 million from the NSW government to expand events beyond...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 April 2026
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From...
OverDrive: “The romantasy trend showed up years ago”
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers...
Scribble inspires a new-look Australian stand for Bologna
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
As a reduced cohort of Australian publishers head to Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Australian Publishers Association is set to unveil a new-look stand. International publishers visiting the Australian stand...
“We want to trust authors”: Local publishers on “Shy Girl” implications
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
“It really is a case of ‘there but for the grace of God go I’.” This was the response of one editor at a Big Five publishing house to the...
“Timing and luck” sees cohort of local publishers still attending Bologna
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Despite cancelled flights and rising costs a cohort of Australian rights managers and literary agents are heading to Bologna Children's Book Fair, where a new-look Australian Stand will be unveiled....
Copyright Agency: “The cat-and-mouse dynamic has not disappeared”
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
Raymond Tan recommends
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
The last Australian cookbook that really resonated with me is Good Cooking Every Day by Julia Busuttil Nishimura (Plum). It feels incredibly warm and generous, and there’s a real sense of ease...
Raymond Tan on “You’re Welcome!”
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Raymond Tan is a Melbourne-based baker whose work celebrates the flavours and traditions of Southeast Asia through a contemporary lens. His cookbook, You’re Welcome!: A Baking Celebration with a Southeast...
Bookseller’s diary: Clunes and the pleasures of re-homing vintage books
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
For the 20th Clunes Booktown Festival, held on the weekend of 21 to 22 March, 15,000 book lovers descended on the small Victorian town of Clunes. The event featured 70...
Waving through windows: Insights from the “Reaching Australian Readers” report
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Reading peak body and newly minted not-for-profit organisation Australia Reads has released a new research report, “Reaching Australian Readers”, following on from last year’s “Understanding Australian Readers” report. This new...
Australian Book Design Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Monday, 23 March 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Shortlisted works in each category are: Best designed general fiction...
Magnum Book Services: “Specialist book logistics support matters”
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers and...
Zoe Gaetjens recommends
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
I recently read Catch by Sarah Brill. This is a contemporary coming-of-age YA novel, but it uses magical realism to explore the invisible weight teenagers carry. I read it for...
Zoe Gaetjens on “Drawing Nudes While Making Other Plans”
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Zoe Gaetjens is a children’s author and high-school English teacher living and working on Dharug Country. Her young adult novel, Drawing Nudes While Making Other Plans, is a “tender, thoughtful...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
“Building Collections”: An excerpt from “The Library That Made Me”
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Released this month to coincide with the 200-year anniversary of the State Library of NSW, NewSouth’s The Library That Made Me (“a love letter to libraries everywhere”) is an anthology...
Chloe Wilson on “The Thornbacks”
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Chloe Wilson is the author of the award-winning short story collection Hold Your Fire and two poetry collections. Her debut novel, The Thornbacks, follows stepsisters Gertie and Tabitha, morticians who lure...
