Authors go to Parliament
Thursday, 2 July 2026
A new report on audiobook listening in Australia has been released; authors and other creators are calling on the federal government to hold firm on copyright amid AI companies’ lobbying...
Local sales and marketing manager, Queensland
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Publishers is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the sales team in the role of Local Sales & Marketing Manager. This is a full-time...
Warning to authors and publishers
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
RM Marketing Services has recently become aware of sophisticated business impersonation scams targeting authors and publishers. Fraudulent Gmail accounts are impersonating our Director, Rachael McDiarmid, using her name, business name,...
Major Street Publishing appoints Simon & Schuster Australia as Distribution Partner
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Major Street, a leading Australian business book publisher, and an imprint of Moore Street Media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon & Schuster Australia as its new sales...
Blake and Doust depart S&S
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Simon & Schuster Australia has announced the departures of Cate Blake and Kelly Doust amid a publishing team restructure; Create NSW and Writing Australia have launched a new literary fellowship...
Blak & Bright is back
Monday, 29 June 2026
Blak & Bright has announced the first speakers for its 2026 program; Adam Sharp is named the 2026 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence; the Orwell Prize winners have been announced; Upswell has acquired...
Justin Coulson’s “Boys” tops highest new entries
Friday, 26 June 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Mistake (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) Whistler (Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury) The Score (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) The...
All set for inaugural Surf Coast Writers Festival
Friday, 26 June 2026
Australian psychologist Justin Coulson has this week’s highest new entry on the charts with his latest, Boys (ABC Books); and this weekend Torquay in Victoria hosts the inaugural Surf Coast...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 26 June 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Arborescence (Rhett Davis, Hachette) Lost Lambs...
The top 100 Southern Hemisphere novels?
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Sarah Wilson has topped another seaside writers festival bestseller list; Melbourne is set to host a new kids literature festival; Aotearoa New Zealand has a Southern Hemisphere answer to the...
Senior marketing & publicity coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Monash University Publishing Are you a strategic storyteller with a passion for books, ideas and culture? Do you know how to create a public conversation around an important scholarly narrative...
Change for David Fickling Books
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Publisher: David Fickling Books ISBN prefix: 97817 & 97819 etc Old distributor: ADS (Affirm Press Simon & Schuster) New distributor: PRH (Murdoch Books Allen & Unwin) Changeover date: 1 July...
David Fickling Books distribution move to Murdoch Books A&U (PRHD) from Affirm Press S&S (ADS)
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Murdoch Books announces that from 1 July 2026, distribution of titles from David Fickling Books will move to Murdoch Books Allen & Unwin (PRHD) from Affirm Press S&S (ADS). Orders:...
Senior editor, Melbourne
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing We are seeking a creative, experienced senior editor to join Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, the young readers’ division of one of Australia’s leading independent trade publishers....
Professional development and events manager, Sydney
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Australian Society of Authors The ASA is seeking a Professional Development and Events Manager to develop a diverse program of bold and engaging online presentations and workshops that will educate,...
Text Publishing is moving office
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
On 29 June, Text Publishing will join the PRH team at their Melbourne offices [Level 28/2 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, 3006]. Text’s new office number will be 03 8537 4580. Email...
Bad Neighbours (Joanna Jenkins, Allen & Unwin)
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Joanna Jenkins (How to Kill a Client, The Bluff) examines the Australian property market through a feminist lens in her latest domestic thriller, Bad Neighbours. Ruth, a successful lawyer, has...
I Love the Whole World! (Victoria Hannan, Penguin)
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
In her third novel, I Love the Whole World!, Victoria Hannan (Kokomo, Marshmallow) takes a more playful, straightforward and fun tone than readers may expect, though familiar themes of mothers...
There’s a Chicken in the House (Sonya Hartnett, illus Lucia Masciullo, Puffin)
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
There’s a Chicken in the House by Sonya Hartnett (Blue Flower) and illustrator Lucia Masciullo (The Flower Garden) is a whimsical picture book about a young child whose day is...
Sales in Aotearoa, festival in London
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Sales in Aotearoa were up in 2025; as were profits at McGraw Hill for the most recent financial year; London will host a new Australian literature festival; QBD has opened...
Too much, too quickly
Monday, 22 June 2026
Hachette has launched an educators’ hub; Writers Victoria’s 10,000-strong petition has been tabled; local Jenny Lu has won the inaugural Voices of Today translation prize; Yeah the Boys is being...
Neale Daniher’s message lives on
Friday, 19 June 2026
Following the death of the Australian Rules football player, author and FightMND co-founder, Neale Daniher’s personal development title The Power of Choice (Macmillan) has climbed up the Australian writer bestseller...
Neale Daniher’s “The Power of Choice” tops heatseekers chart
Friday, 19 June 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) Light Wielder (Rachel Schneider, Gollancz) The Score (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) Whistler (Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury)...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 19 June 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Awake Awake (Fiona Mozley, John Murray)...
New bookshops, new grants
Thursday, 18 June 2026
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) is offering new bookseller event grants; the Australian Society of Authors has updated its author contract templates with AI clauses; the Wilderness Society has announced...
Artistic director, Sydney
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Sydney Writers’ Festival Australia’s leading literary festival and one of the largest and most influential globally Sydney Writers’ Festival sits at the intersection of culture, ideas and public discourse Exceptional...
Entries are open for 2026 UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-represented Writers
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
UQP is proud to announce that entries are open for the 2026 UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-represented Writers. Now in its second year, this award offers two successful applicants a...
Starfish Bay Publishing appoints Storyboat as new sales partner
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Starfish Bay Publishing is pleased to announce that all sales, marketing, and trade representation across Australia and New Zealand will now be handled exclusively by Storyboat Sales and Marketing, a...
Senior marketing & publicity coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Monash University Publishing Are you a strategic storyteller with a passion for books, ideas and culture? Do you know how to create a public conversation around an important scholarly narrative...
Nothing Personal (Alex Dook, Echo)
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
In Alex Dook’s Nothing Personal, Lola McKenzie is tired of always being one step ahead, only to find herself two steps back. Her father, broke after a few years of...
