New First Nations metadata standards published
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian publishing staff have contributed to new international metadata standards designed to make First Nations books and publishing more consistently labelled and more easily...
CWF: Casual in the capital
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
The 9th Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) ran from 22 to 26 October – the first under the current programming team of CEO Travis Green, artistic director Andra Putnis and artistic...
Wiley acquires O’Connell’s “Unscript”
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Wiley has acquired world rights to broadcaster Christian O’Connell’s personal development book Unscript. Unscript strips away “the ghost scripts that keep us disconnected, through a mix of vibrant storytelling, authentic...
Riveted acquires Gordon’s latest children’s book
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Riveted Press has acquired world rights to The Midlands by Kate Gordon, in a deal brokered by Alex Adsett Literary. The Midlands takes place during the First World War as 11-year-old Lorna Whittle and her 4...
Affirm acquires Keegan’s second novel
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Lauren Keegan’s second novel, The Woman in the Seal Skin. Set on a Scottish island, the novel follows Malie, who grew up hearing...
Submit your Christmas closing dates
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
To be included in Books+Publishing’s annual list of publishers’ and distributors’ trade closing dates for the holiday period, please complete our Christmas closing dates survey by noon on Tuesday 25...
NewSouth acquires Kale’s debut
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to Foreign Return: On Art and Inhabitation, the debut literary nonfiction work by writer and cultural critic Neha Kale. Kale migrated from India to...
Kay Kerr recommends
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
The last two Australian books I read and loved were Moonlight and Dust by Jasmin McGaughey – for the intrigue and lush, gorgeous writing, and Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica...
Kay Kerr on “Might Cry Later”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Queensland-based author Kay Kerr made her debut with Please Don’t Hug Me (Text, 2020), followed by Social Queue (Text, 2021). Her latest release, Might Cry Later (Macmillan, November), marks her...
Pantera acquires Bassingthwaighte memoir
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to the memoir Love Like This by actor and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte. The publisher described Love Like This as an “unflinchingly honest and intimate memoir...
Szalay wins 2025 Booker Prize for “Flesh”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$100,800), for Flesh (Jonathan Cape). “Written in spare prose, and spanning decades – from a Hungarian housing estate to the mansions...
Baker & Taylor shutdown ripples across industry
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
In the United States, international library wholesaler Baker & Taylor’s recent trading problems and looming closure is impacting publishers, retailers and libraries, according to several industry professionals. B&T owner and...
Affirm Press acquires Moloney’s “Why We Garden”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Why We Garden, a new title by ABC Gardening Australia presenter Hannah Moloney. According to the publisher, Why We Garden investigates why Australians...
KYD announces 2025 Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize shortlist
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 KYD Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize. The 6 shortlisted essays are: “Where My Body Hides Water" by Madison Godfrey “Playing God” by Tallulah...
HGCP announces Zac Power film adaptation
Monday, 10 November 2025
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing (HGCP) has announced the film adaptation of the Zac Power series (HI Larry) is slated for release in early 2027. “The film follows Zac as he...
Ansons wins 2025 Fresh Ink Prize
Monday, 10 November 2025
Newcastle Writers Festival (NWF) has announced Jessie Ansons as the winner of the 2025 Fresh Ink Prize, an award for emerging writers in regional NSW, for “Forever Yours”, an extract...
CWF records 55% increase in attendance
Monday, 10 November 2025
Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) has recorded more than 10,000 audience attendees at its 2025 program, an increase of 55% on the 2024 festival. This year’s 5-day program included 114 events,...
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...
Charkin to chair Thames & Hudson board
Monday, 10 November 2025
In the UK, Richard Charkin has been appointed chair of the board of Thames & Hudson Ltd (T&H), effective 1 January 2026, the company has announced. Charkin has been a...
Ruffino to depart Simon & Schuster
Friday, 7 November 2025
Managing director of Simon & Schuster Australia (S&S) Dan Ruffino is stepping down from his position in December, the publisher announced today. Ruffino first became managing director of S&S in...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 7 November 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
“Clever Men” wins 2025 Nib Literary Award
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Historian and essayist Martin Thomas has been awarded the 2025 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, worth $40,000, for Clever Men (A&U). Chosen from a longlist announced in August...
Comics anthology wins Brazilian Book Published Abroad
Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) has announced the 2025 Jabuti Award for Brazilian Book Published Abroad. The award recognises both the Brazilian publisher and the foreign publisher of a translated...
“Naku Dharuk: The Bark Petitions” wins 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Clare Wright has won the Australian Political Book of the Year for Naku Dharuk: The Bark Petitions (Text). The book “makes an enormous contribution not only to the history of Australian...
Carvan wins 2025 Bragg Prize for Science Writing
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Tabitha Carvan has been awarded this year’s UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for her essay “The Unexpected Poetry of PhD Acknowledgements”. The publisher said, “Carvan’s piece reflects...
Awesome Black announces new music and literary fund
Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Awesome Black Foundation has announced the Voices Rising Fund, a new initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and writers. The foundation has also announced that Western Sydney–based...
Wombat Books acquires Gemmill’s middle-grade
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to The Ghost Horse of Snowy River, a middle-grade novel by Stef Gemmill. According to the publisher, The Ghost Horse of Snowy River follows 12-year-old...
Indigenous Literacy Foundation announces new ambassadors
Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has announced seven new ambassadors for 2026. The ambassadors are: Anh Do (ILF ambassador) Lucas Proudfoot (ILF ambassador) Tehya Makani (ILF ambassador) Bronte Charles (ILF...
Australian delegates bring optimism and energy to Frankfurt Book Fair
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Australian rights managers and literary agents returned from this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (from 15 to 19 October) reporting a strong sense of optimism, after a packed schedule of deals,...
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...
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