Jessy Wu on “Good Intentions”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Jessy Wu is a Sydney-based writer and entrepreneur whose debut novel, Good Intentions (Macmillan), is a fast-paced millennial romance set in the worlds of investigative journalism and futures trading. Books+Publishing...
Jessy Wu recommends
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
I joke that Nick McKenzie's Crossing the Line (Hachette, 2023) is the unofficial companion text to Good Intentions. McKenzie is one of Australia's most decorated – and I think most...
Thorpe-Bowker: “A well-written book is no longer sufficient on its own”
Tuesday, 5 May 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...
Inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week to run in August
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura has announced the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21 August. “The goal is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books...
A&U acquires “Twelve Months to Financial Freedom”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Twelve Months to Financial Freedom: Take Control of Your Money One Month at a Time by Canna Campbell and Michael Thompson, via Catherine...
Better Reading to launch What Are You Reading? app
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Better Reading will launch a new app designed to help readers track their reading, discover books and connect with a reading community. According to Better Reading, the What Are You...
Pulitzer Prize 2026 winners announced
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the US, the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the Pulitzer Prize book categories are: Fiction Angel Down (Daniel Kraus, Titan) Nonfiction There...
S&S creates new global distribution channel
Monday, 4 May 2026
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has created Simon Global, a new global distribution service, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). S&S has promoted Caryn Schwartz in the US and Alex Santos in the...
A&U acquires Knox’s “The Second Child”
Monday, 4 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Malcolm Knox’s The Second Child, in a deal brokered by Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. Following on from Knox’s...
Varuna 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship recipients announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship. The fellowship recipients are: Dani Leever Hay Elliott-Ryan Mohammad Taha Robin M Eames...
Wakefield wins Edgar Award
Monday, 4 May 2026
Adelaide-based author Vikki Wakefield has won the award for Best Paperback Original at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for To the River (Text). Published in the US under the name...
Wheeler Centre 2026 Hot Desk Fellows announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
The Wheeler Centre has announced the 22 successful applicants for its 2026 Hot Desk Fellowships. The emerging writers who will be this year's fellows are: Amarantha Nicola Bryant Anna Carlsson...
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...
Oodgeroo Noonuccal honoured in inaugural Luminas
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Activist and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal has been announced as the arts/creative honouree in the Hall of Fame category of the inaugural Luminas honours program. Presented by Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS)...
A&U acquires Barry’s “The Big Steal”
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to nonfiction title The Big Steal by journalist Paul Barry, direct from the author. The Big Steal recounts the story of Sanjeev...
The Nile offers international shipping
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Australian online retailer The Nile has announced it will offer international shipping services. The Nile head of books John Purcell told Books+Publishing that the online retailer would use “a variety...
“The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals” wins Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Thursday, 30 April 2026
The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals (Mike Barfield, illus by Paula Bossio, Buster Books), has been awarded the £10,000 (A$18,927) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Chair of...
ASA/HQ Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 30 April 2026
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) and HarperCollins publishing division HQ have announced the shortlist for the 2026 ASA/HQ Fiction Prize for an unpublished manuscript. The shortlisted works, chosen from...
How Australians fared at the Fair
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Byron Writers Festival has announced its initial 2026 author line-up; Sahar Rabah is the winner of this year’s Calibre Essay Prize; we hear how Australia’s diminished Bologna cohort fared at...
Hachette workers in US, Canada seek to unionise
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
A supermajority of 600 Hachette Book Group employees in the US and Canada have signed to join a union, and launched the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC), reports Publishers Weekly (PW). The...
“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....
Byron Writers Festival 2026 first authors announced
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Byron Writers Festival, which will run in Byron Bay, NSW from 14 to 16 August 2026, has made its first author announcement, ahead of the full 2026 program release. Australian...
Affirm Press acquires Byrt’s “Dying Days”
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Simon & Schuster imprint Affirm Press has acquired world rights to spy novel Dying Days by Aotearoa New Zealand author Anthony Byrt, via Nadine Rubin Nathan at High Spot Literary. Dying...
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...
Rabah wins 2026 Calibre Essay Prize
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Sahar Rabah as the 2026 winner of the $10,000 Calibre Essay Prize for her essay “Between Reality and Dreams”. “Between Reality and Dreams”...
Walsh dominates first UK BookTok bestseller list
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
In the UK, TikTok has released its first monthly BookTok bestseller list for the market, in collaboration with market research company Media Control. “On behalf of NielsenIQ BookData, Media Control will...
Whitsundays Writers Festival announces 2026 program
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Whitsundays Writers Festival has announced the program for its one-day event, to be held on 13 September 2026. Festival director Richard Evans said the 2026 program elevates local storytelling. “This...
Wiley acquires Phillips’s “The One-Page Investing Plan”
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Wiley has acquired world rights to The One-Page Investing Plan: Start Simple, Stay Patient, Build Serious Wealth by Scott Phillips, direct from the author. The publisher said the book “makes...
