Archaeologies of Food in Australia
Monday, 22 September 2025
Twenty-first century Australia is obsessed with food. From cookbooks to television, we're surrounded by conversations about what and how we eat. This fixation highlights that food has always been central...
Patriots and Propaganda: Chinese Australians and the Politics of Loyalty, 1930s–1940s
Monday, 22 September 2025
During China's War of Resistance against Japan (1931–1945), a complex narrative unfolded in Australia. Patriots and Propaganda: Chinese Australians and the Politics of Loyalty, 1930s–1940s explores Chinese wartime propaganda efforts,...
Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch
Monday, 22 September 2025
Ferryman is a powerful exploration of life, death, and community through the story of Ephraim Finch OAM—a deathworker and cultural custodian who served Melbourne’s Jewish community for over 30 years. Drawing...
Rights sales: Screen
Monday, 22 September 2025
Australia is set to star in a number of screen adaptations as international and local producers tap into talent down under. Brad Pitt is set to star as protagonist Fred...
Latest acquisitions: Children’s and YA
Monday, 22 September 2025
See what Australian publishers have been signing recently in children's and YA. Picture books: First Nations storytelling, a sausage dog, cooking and phonics University of Western Australia Publishing (UWA Publishing)...
Baker’s ‘Sight Lines’ wins best book at PANZ Book Design Awards
Monday, 22 September 2025
The winners of the 2025 New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu Publishers Association (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced. Chosen from finalists announced in July, the winners are: Gerard...
Hachette acquires Carmody’s dystopian romantasy
Monday, 22 September 2025
Hachette Australia has acquired The Shadows that Listen, a debut dystopian romantasy by Louisa Carmody, in a deal brokered between Hachette head of fiction Rebecca Saunders and C&W Agency, after...
Pink Shorts Press acquires ‘Scared Angry Laughing’ by Merrilees
Monday, 22 September 2025
Pink Shorts Press has acquired Scared Angry Laughing, a nonfiction title by Margaret Merrilees. Scared Angry Laughing is a creative memoir essay collection, said the publisher. ‘These pieces speak to...
DARTS and MDA announced the Luminas honours program
Monday, 22 September 2025
Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) and Media Diversity Australia (MDA) have announced the Luminas, a national honours program recognising and celebrating ‘the trailblazers transforming Australia’s cultural and media landscapes’. The Luminas categories, to...
Stella Day Out to host Byron Bay event
Monday, 22 September 2025
Literary organisation Stella has announced two Byron Bay sessions, running 17 October at the Byron Community Centre. Michelle de Krester, the 2025 Stella Prize winner, will discuss Theory & Practice (Text)...
Australian CYA at Frankfurt
Monday, 22 September 2025
Even though there are a relatively small number of CYA highlights – compared to other categories – Frankfurt attendees will still find the Australian stand brightened with works for younger...
Iluka (Cassie Stroud, HarperCollins)
Friday, 19 September 2025
Australian market news: Mergers, new ventures, and local top-selling authors
Friday, 19 September 2025
After a turbulent 12 months for independent publishing, with three established independent publishers acquired by and integrated into larger publishing houses, 2025 has been an opportunity to walk a new...
‘Greater conversations about what poetry can be in Australia and the wider world’: New translated poetry prize launched
Friday, 19 September 2025
Giramondo Publishing, a small independent Australian publishing house, has partnered with London-based Fitzcarraldo Editions and New York City–based New Directions to launch the Poetry in Translation Prize, following the success...
Latest acquisitions: Fiction and poetry
Friday, 19 September 2025
Among the new Australian fiction and poetry titles signed this year are books from familiar names, debut works, titles signed at competitive auctions, and a range of romcoms. Fiction Familiar...
Australian nonfiction at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Australian publishers are showcasing nonfiction titles on topics ranging from the familiar-yet-crucial (such as the mismanagement of climate change by those in power) to the niche-yet-topical (like the trio of...
Australian fiction and poetry at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Readers of fiction and poetry will be keen to learn what’s been happening here in Australia through a visit to the Australian stand. Threads of romance and humour weave through...
Latest acquisitions: Nonfiction
Friday, 19 September 2025
Moving memoir, politics, cooking, sport and true crime – read all about Australian publishers’ recent nonfiction acquisitions. Memoir Kicking off memoir acquisitions is Allen & Unwin (A&U), which has shared...
Aussie award winners to look out for
Friday, 19 September 2025
Fiction Siang Lu won the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Ghost Cities (UQP), which judges celebrated for ‘shimmering with satire and wisdom, and with an absurdist bravura’, deeming the...
Australian authors recommend
Friday, 19 September 2025
We asked Australian creators to share a recent book they have read and loved – and why. Newly minted Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu is ready to build up your...
Who’s who at the Australian Collective Stand
Friday, 19 September 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand at Frankfurt this year will feature 12 publishers; while further information on Australian publishers and their books is available on the Books from Australia...
Australian bestsellers 2025 YTD
Friday, 19 September 2025
Top 10 Australian authored fiction The Unquiet Grave (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins), 44k Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Pan Macmillan), 42k The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette), 27k Lyrebird (Jane Caro,...
KUPU Māori Writers Festival releases full program
Thursday, 18 September 2025
The KUPU Māori Writers Festival has released its full program, running 17–18 October in Rotorua. Among those headlining the event are Poia Rewi, Tim Finn, Hana Tapiata, Donovan Farnham, Mike McRoberts,...
Mihai Eminescu Central University Library: An active cultural hub
Thursday, 18 September 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...
A&U acquires Buttifant, Farr tough nonfiction
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Life's Tough—Be Tougher by David Buttifant and Nick Farr. ‘Life's Tough—Be Tougher is a straight-talking guide to building resilience and thriving when hard...
Transit Lounge acquires new Cameron novel
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Bloomfield, the third novel by Donna M Cameron, in a deal brokered by Jeanne Ryckmans at Key People Literary Management. ‘When the eccentric...
Readings’ A Day in Carlton program announced
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Readings has announced the full 2025 program for ‘A Day in Carlton’, which will run 13–15 November in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton. The festival will open with author Trent...
Melbourne Books acquires Pellegrino’s ‘Melbourne Coffee Roasters’
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Melbourne Books has acquired world rights to Melbourne Coffee Roasters, a nonfiction title by Dominic Pellegrino. Melbourne Coffee Roasters focuses on the history of Melbourne-founder coffee roasters and houses, including Vittoria, Pellegrini's...
Monash acquires Altman essay collection
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Monash University Publishing has acquired world rights to Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century by Dennis Altman. ‘From the inauguration of Richard Nixon to Trump’s America, from Gay Liberation...
Radio National runs Top 100 Books poll
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
ABC Radio National is running a month-long poll to compile a list of its top 100 books of the 21st century. The poll, which opened 1 September, asks readers to...
