Lily and Hugo’s children’s bookstore to open in Sunbury
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Lily and Hugo’s bookstore for children will be opening soon in Sunbury, on the outskirts of Melbourne. Leigh Redman spoke with Books+Publishing about the new venture, which he and co-founder...
UWA Publishing acquires Georgie Harriss autofiction “Perpetual Stew”
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to Georgie Harriss’s literary novel Perpetual Stew, which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Award. UWA Publishing described the novel as “a grotty yet...
Claire Mabey wins the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Wellington-based author Claire Mabey has won the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award and will receive a NZ$30,000 gift to support her ongoing work, presented by the Aotearoa New Zealand Arts...
Booker Prize 2026 longlist announced
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize, worth £50,000, has been announced. The 13 longlisted books are: The Shadow of the Object (Chloe Aridjis, Chatto & Windus) Switzy (Emma Cline, Chatto &...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2026 finalists
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The finalists for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards have been announced by the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ). Chosen from more than 130 entries...
Eugen Bacon recommends
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
I recently read Kathleen Jennings’s Honeyeater (Picador, 2025) and it struck me as one of the most fascinating literary horrors I’ve read. It’s overwhelming in its darkness and waterlogged omens,...
Eugen Bacon on “Crimson in Quietus”
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author whose science fiction novel Crimson in Quietus (Meerkat Press, September) is set within the Sauútiverse, a shared fictional universe created by African and...
Simon & Schuster unveils Simon Stream website, ebook royalties
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Simon & Schuster has announced further details of its new global imprint Simon Stream. Announced earlier this year as a digital-first imprint, Simon Stream is now described as “digital-focused” and...
Scholastic revenue down 3%
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Scholastic has reported a 3% drop in total revenue for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2026, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). According to Scholastic’s latest financial release, revenue dropped to...
Leading Edge creditors meeting called; “high volume” of ABA buying group enquiries
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
The first meeting of Leading Edge Group creditors has been called, via a letter of notice issued yesterday, 27 July. This follows news reported in a special bulletin on Thursday,...
Griffith Review 2026 Emerging Voices competition winners
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Griffith Review has announced the winners of its 2026 Emerging Voices competition, which seeks “fiction and creative nonfiction that reflect new ideas, fresh voices and bold perspectives”. The winners are: Kailum Graves...
Wombat Books acquires Jess Horn’s “The Dandelion Wish Factory”
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to junior fiction novel The Dandelion Wish Factory by Jess Horn, to be illustrated by Lara Porter. The books takes readers “inside the wondrous...
Allen & Unwin acquires Joan Fleming’s debut novel “The Fig Book”
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Joan Fleming’s debut novel, The Fig Book, in a deal brokered by Alexandra Christie of Curtis Brown Australia. Christie also sold...
DANZ Children’s Book Award 2026 winners announced
Monday, 27 July 2026
The 2026 winners of the DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Awards have been announced by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA). Chosen from previously announced...
“Bookseller” survey: Almost 70% of respondents say bullying “has happened to me”
Monday, 27 July 2026
In the UK, the Bookseller has published results of its survey on bullying in the country's publishing industry. Overall, 69% of respondents to the survey said bullying “has happened to...
Kailum Graves wins 2026 Furphy Literary Award
Monday, 27 July 2026
Kailum Graves has won the 2026 Furphy Literary Award for the short story “The Magpies Have Unionised”. He receives $15,000 and an invitation to participate in the La Trobe University...
Faber Writing Academy 2026 Alumni Award winners announced
Monday, 27 July 2026
Faber Writing Academy has announced Kate Spenceley and Greg Tantala are the winners of the 2026 FWA Alumni Award. A merit award for 2023 to 2026 graduates of several FWA...
Blak & Bright Writers Festival 2026 program announced
Monday, 27 July 2026
The program for the 2026 Blak & Bright Writers Festival, set to run from 3 to 6 September in Naarm/Melbourne, has been announced. Program highlights include Evelyn Araluen, Melissa Lucashenko,...
Davitt Awards 2026 shortlists announced
Monday, 27 July 2026
Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels At...
Nile wins ORIA for international expansion
Monday, 27 July 2026
The Nile has won an Online Retailer Industry Award (ORIA) for its international expansion. The online bookseller won in the International Conqueror category, which recognises an Australian-based retailer “making inroads...
Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2026 winners announced
Monday, 27 July 2026
The winners of the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards have been announced by Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand and the Publishers Association of New Zealand/Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ)....
Leading Edge enters administration
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Leading Edge Group, which operates the Leading Edge Books buying group, has entered administration, reports ChannelNews. The Leading Edge group works with suppliers and retailers of computers and electronics, as...
National Biography Award 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 23 July 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 National Biography Award has been announced. The 6 titles shortlisted, chosen from 93 entries, are: Australian Gospel (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.) Chameleon (Robert Dessaix, Text...
What Are You Reading? app attracts 3,000 users
Thursday, 23 July 2026
The free What Are You Reading? app has gained more than 3,000 users since launch, according to its creators. Launched by the Better Reading team, the app allows users to...
Alisa Ahmed wins 2026 Rising Star award
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Alisa Ahmed has been named the Australian publishing industry’s 2026 Rising Star. Ahmed is the managing editor at Ultimo Press. She began her publishing career at a literary agency in...
Amazon Kindle research: Half of Australian gen Z readers feel reading “harder to sustain amid constant distractions”
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Amazon Kindle has released Australian research it says “suggests adults aren’t falling out of love with books, they’re being let down by reading experiences that haven’t evolved to fit the...
Varuna to launch new venue, public program
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House is launching a new public program and new workshop and event space. Originally the home of writers Eleanor Dark and Eric Dark, the house and...
Copyright Agency Publishing Fellowship recipients announced
Thursday, 23 July 2026
The Copyright Agency has announced the recipients of its latest Publishing Fellowships at the BookUp conference in Melbourne on Wednesday 22 July. The 3 successful applicants are: Alisa Ahmed, managing...
Allen & Unwin acquires “Bullyproof” by Matt Purcell
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Bullyproof by Matt Purcell. According to the publisher, Australia ranks as the second-worst country in the world for bullying, and Bullyproof...
Bakers Lane Books acquires “Alice Comes Home” by Helen M Jones
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Bakers Lane Books has acquired world rights to the novel Alice Comes Home by Helen M Jones. Told in a dual timeline, the novel follows 39-year-old artist Alice in the...
