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The Disorganisation of Celia Stone

Thursday, 6 April 2023
Every fan of Bridget Jones should have this book on their to be read list. Meet Celia Stone, the ultimate hyper-organised, journal-obsessed thirty-something with a life that is perfectly planned...

De Kretser, Parker-Chan internationally recognised

Thursday, 6 April 2023
Australian authors recognised recently with international awards include Michelle de Kretser, who won the fiction category of the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize for her novel Scary Monsters (A&U), and Shelley...

Bestselling Australian books 2022

Thursday, 6 April 2023
Top 10 Australian adult fiction titles Exiles (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) Lying Beside You (Michael Robotham, Hachette) Cobalt Blue (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan) The Dictionary of...

BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year longlists announced

Book people logo Wednesday, 5 April 2023
BookPeople has announced the longlists for the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult fiction book of the...

McFarlane shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (A&U) has been shortlisted for the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, worth £25,000 (A$46,000) and open to novels published in the...

Book Depository to close

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
UK-based online bookseller the Book Depository will close on 26 April. In a letter to vendors, the Book Depository said it will be winding down its business over the coming...

Publicist, Melbourne

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Pitch Projects Are you a book publicist looking to expand your horizons? Love books but also excited by culture, the arts and advocacy? Pitch is hiring and wants to hear...

Editor, Melbourne or Sydney

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Books+Publishing B+P is seeking an experienced editor to join its busy team producing the publication’s daily e-newsletters and the Weekly Book Newsletter and book reviews, as well as international, and feature article...

Senior editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Insight Publications Insight Publications is an Australian-owned educational publishing company with more than 50 years of experience publishing English resources for secondary school teachers and students. We’re currently looking for...

Change for Lake Press

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Publisher: Lake Press Old distributor: Brumby Sunstate New distributor: Lake Press Wholesale Direct Changeover date: 1 May 2023 Returns cut-off: 24 April 2023 Contact URL: wholesale@lakepress.com.au

Launching Lake Press Wholesale Direct

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
As of 1 May 2023, Brumby Sunstate will cease selling and distributing Lake Press books into the Trade & Gift market in Australia. From this date, Lake Press titles will...

Senior key account sales manager, Sydney or Melbourne

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Full-Time, Permanent, Sydney or Melbourne Competitive Salary + Commission Plan Travel Opportunities 5-10 years’ experience in bookselling, publishing, or printing with Sales, Marketing & Account Management experience Join our innovative...

Wild Ride

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Showcasing Australia’s largest stock saddle collection, the Drapac Collection, Wild Ride is a sumptuous illustrated history of the iconic Australian stock saddle, from colonial pioneers to Aboriginal stockmen and women,...

Rights & contracts manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Rockpool Publishing Join a growing team, in the role that is responsible for the sale of rights and author contracts. This is an integral part of the business and is...

Change for Book Books

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Publisher: Book Books Old distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd New distributor: ANCOL SA Changeover date: 1 July 2023 Returns cut-off: 30 June 2023

Editor (children’s publishing), Sydney

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd Walker Books Australia is an award-winning publishing house. For thirty years, we have published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. We have an...

Marketing and publicity manager, Sydney

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Bloomsbury Are you a book lover looking for a dream job? Bloomsbury Australia has the perfect opportunity for you! We are seeking a Marketing and Publicity Manager to join our...

Quarto revenue drops 7% in 2022

Tuesday, 4 April 2023
In the UK, the Quarto Group reported a 7% drop in revenue for the year ending 31 December, reports the Bookseller. Despite revenue falling from £122.5 million (A$224m) in 2021...

Digital lending rights claims deadline extended

Tuesday, 4 April 2023
The federal government has extended the deadline for new title claims under its extended lending rights scheme, which now covers digital formats.  Claimants will now have until 30 June 2023...

Government pledges funding for Trove

Monday, 3 April 2023
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove. In its May federal budget, the government will commit $33 million...

Faber reports record revenue, profit

Monday, 3 April 2023
In the UK, Faber recorded its best ever revenue and operating profit results in the year ending 31 March 2022, reports the Bookseller. The publisher’s turnover came in ‘well ahead...

Writing WA appoints Yeoman as CEO

Friday, 31 March 2023
Writing WA has appointed literary editor, festival director and journalist Will Yeoman as its new chief executive officer (CEO), starting 24 April. ‘I am absolutely stoked to welcome Will Yeoman...

PRH revenue up, profit down in 2022

Friday, 31 March 2023
Penguin Random House’s revenue grew 5% in the 2022 financial year, however its profit was down 12% over the same period, according to parent company Bertelsmann’s financial report. PRH revenue...

BWF 2023 program announced

Friday, 31 March 2023
The program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs 10–14 May, has been announced. This year's festival is the first under new artistic director Jackie Ryan, who took...

Heiss to curate First Nations imprint Bundyi

bundyi logo Thursday, 30 March 2023
Wiradyuri author Anita Heiss has been appointed as publisher at large for Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Bundyi. Named for the Wiradyuri word meaning ‘to share with me’, the Bundyi...

Stella Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Thursday, 30 March 2023
The shortlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced. The shortlisted books are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) big beautiful female...