A Murder is Going Down (Kate Emery, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Kate Emery (My Family and Other Suspects, The Not So Chosen One) returns with a mystery within a mystery in A Murder is Going Down, while remaining true to her...
Romantasy fans over the moon this week
Friday, 5 September 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) When the Moon Hatched (Sarah A Parker, Voyager) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Katabasis (RF Kuang,...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 5 September 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....
Books in the media this weekend, 6–7 September
Friday, 5 September 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Fierceland (Omar Musa, Penguin) The Four Spent the Day Together (Chris...
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania: A library for the people
Thursday, 4 September 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Bookings are closing soon for Think Australian Frankfurt
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Bookings are closing soon for Think Australian Frankfurt. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers Weekly in the US and...
Senior development manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Senior Development Manager to drive the next phase of MWF’s growth. They lead the development and delivery of MWF’s Fundraising Strategy. They...
Head of marketing and partnerships, Victoria
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Head of Marketing and Partnerships to plan and deliver the marketing and communications function year-round, including the annual Festival campaign. Over the...
Commissioning editor, New South Wales
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollinsPublishers is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated team player to join our HQ publishing department as a Commissioning Editor on a 12-month parental leave relief basis. The main...
Publicist, New South Wales
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking a full-time Publicist to join the team in either our Sydney or Melbourne office. Working in a wider publicity team, this...
Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
When 21-year-old Sam Crowley disappears in Carralon Ridge, his footprints are found scattered around three abandoned houses. Five years later, his mother, Ro, returns to town for the annual memorial...
Confetti and the Rainbow Garden (Shane Jenek, illus Dylan Finney, Pantera)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Confetti and the Rainbow Garden is a heartwarming debut picture book written by drag artist and LGBTQI+ advocate Shane Jenek, also known as Courtney Act, and illustrated by Dylan Finney....
Eggshell (Olivia De Zilva, Espresso)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Tender yet unsparing, Olivia De Zilva’s debut young adult novella, Eggshell, is a piercing meditation on adolescence, grief and belonging. Set in Adelaide’s working-class suburbs, Eggshell centres Kira, a mixed-race...
What Have They Done to Liza McLean? (Amy Doak, Penguin)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Set in an elite private school with dark secrets, What Have They Done to Liza McLean? is a fast-paced murder mystery by Amy Doak (Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer)....
Gravity Let Me Go (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Gravity Let Me Go is Trent Dalton’s fourth work of fiction, and it doesn’t disappoint, once again drawing readers deep into a raw and chaotic world that is both unsettling...
The Rot (Evelyn Araluen, UQP)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
In The Rot, Evelyn Araluen returns with a blistering follow-up to her Stella Prize–winning debut, Dropbear, proving once again her unmatched ability to splice lyrics, theory, memory and critique. This...
The Long Night (Christian White, Affirm)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Christian White’s The Long Night is a tense psychological thriller driven by a chilling kidnapping premise. Nineteen-year-old Em is abducted in a moment of vulnerability following what should have been...
The Australian Wars (ed by Rachel Perkins, Stephen Gapps, Mina Murray & Henry Reynolds, A&U)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
The Australian Wars is a collection of essays edited by Rachel Perkins, Stephen Gapps, Mina Murray and Henry Reynolds that outlines the horrific frontier wars between 1788 and 1930. The...
Books in the media this weekend, 30–31 August
Friday, 29 August 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Desolation (Hossein Asgari, Ultimo) The Midnight Shift (Cheon Seon-Ran, Bloomsbury) No...
Billionaires, Bluey, and a peanut butter beast: This week’s bestsellers
Friday, 29 August 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) Quicksilver (deluxe edition) (Callie Hart, Hodderscape) The Fallen and the Kiss...
Call for submissions: A how-to guide for responding to government
Thursday, 28 August 2025
In the wake of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) first report on AI, and its request for more industry contributions via submissions, Books+Publishing reached out to the Copyright Agency to help...
St Joseph’s College Devagiri Library: A door to the future
Thursday, 28 August 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Title Preview 2 for 1 offer – Think Australian Frankfurt
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Bookings are open for Think Australian Frankfurt. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers Weekly in the US and Book...
Book designer, Sydney
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Rockpool Publishing Fantastic opportunity in Book publishing! Nominated Small Publisher of the Year Leichhardt, Sydney Rockpool Publishing, a leading publisher of non-fiction books including wellness, mind-body-spirit, sport and recreation books,...
Head of marketing and partnerships, Victoria
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Head of Marketing and Partnerships to plan and deliver the marketing and communications function year-round, including the annual Festival campaign. Over the...
Senior development manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival seeks a Senior Development Manager to drive the next phase of MWF’s growth. They lead the development and delivery of MWF’s Fundraising Strategy. They...
Change for Grace Bell Publishing
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Publisher: Grace Bell Publishing New distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 25 August 2025 Contact URL: Grace Bell Publishing - Australian Publishing House
CEO/general manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Express Media Express Media is currently looking for a highly skilled and energetic arts manager to provide leadership in ensuring the sustainable future of the organisation. This role will manage...
Between (Anna Walker, Scribble)
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Between by Anna Walker, CBCA Award–winning creator of Lottie and Walter and Florette, is a beautiful and meditative picture book that invites readers to pause, observe and imagine. Told with...
A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances (Steph Vizard, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Steph Vizard’s A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances is a fun, perfectly executed romcom that plays cleverly with the idea of missed connections and what-ifs. When Rebecca is offered...
