Leading Edge restructure
Monday, 1 June 2026
Kaye Wright has left Leading Edge as part of a restructure; Justin Ractliffe has joined The Pilkington Agency; the DANZ Children’s Book Award 2026 shortlist, Dick and Joan Green Family...
Sarah A Parker everywhere
Friday, 29 May 2026
Sarah A Parker tops the bestsellers; and is featured across NewsCorp books pages this weekend; and we bring you our latest unlocked picture book reviews. Happy Friday, and thanks for...
Parker’s dragon romantasy debuts at number one
Friday, 29 May 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Sarah A Parker, HarperCollins) Fever Dream (Elsie Silver, Atria) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate)...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 29 May 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 My Year in Paris with Gertrude...
Local books “take flight” at Hachette
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Hachette is launching a new Australian imprint; Bronwyn Bancroft has received a Red Ochre lifetime achievement award; the NT Writers Festival kicks off its 2026 program today; Radio National will...
ABIA 2026 lost & found
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
A few items were left behind at the Australian Book Industry Awards on Thursday, 21 May. If you think something might belong to you, we would love to help reunite...
ABIA 2026 photos available
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Books+Publishing hopes you enjoyed the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. Photos of the award ceremony on 21 May are now available for download. Access photos by Peanut Productions on...
A Funny Thing Happened…with Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
A sharp, darkly funny insider account of the sex industry’s collision with politics, censorship and everyday Australian life by Robbie Swan, a former national magazine editor turned political lobbyist for...
Account manager, Queensland
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Penguin Random House We are seeking a full-time Account Manager to join our sales team in Brisbane. Reporting to the Field Sales Manager, you will maximise book sales across selected...
Funny Fairytales (Tim Harris, illus Christopher Nielsen, Penguin)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Funny Fairytales by Tim Harris, illustrated by Christopher Nielsen, sees the creator of the Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables series turn his trademark humour to fractured fairytales. He reworks 5 familiar stories...
Rat Daniels (Alex Sawyer, Hachette)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Rat Daniels, the debut novel by Alex Sawyer and winner of the 2023 Richell Prize, is a coming-of-age story of loyalty and friendship. Jimmy never quite belonged until he moved...
Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory (Yumna Kassab, Giramondo)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Written during her time as the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature, Yumna Kassab (Politica, The Lovers) turns her eye to nonfiction with Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory, though...
Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific (Joanne Wallis & Jack Corbett, La Trobe)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific by Joanne Wallis (Girt by Sea) and Jack Corbett examines Australia’s relationship with the Pacific Islands, a region that may not be front of mind...
Tight Lines (Allee Richards, Summit)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Set in a small coastal town in regional Victoria, Allee Richards’s Tight Lines is a literary coming-of-age novel steeped in nostalgia and shaped by loss. On the cusp of adulthood,...
My Dad Makes the World Go Around and Around (Maddy Mara, illus Andrew Joyner, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
My Dad Makes the World Go Around and Around by Maddy Mara – the pen name for Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger – is an uplifting story celebrating all the...
Local authors top SWF bestsellers lists
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Local authors have topped the adults and kids bestsellers lists at a record-breaking SWF; Aotearoa publisher Āporo Press reports a world all-language rights sale; Allen & Unwin has acquired a...
All the fun of the festivals
Monday, 25 May 2026
As SWF wraps up, MWF reports its bestsellers; Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland just hosted a record-breaking writers festival; also in Aotearoa, HarperCollins has some staff announcements; in New South Wales, Story...
“Yesteryear” climbs to number two
Friday, 22 May 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Three Reasons for Revenge (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter) Project Hail Mary (Andy...
A children’s picture book wins ABIA Book of the Year
Friday, 22 May 2026
A children’s picture book took out Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney last night; tradwife novel Yesteryear shoots up the charts; this week’s media...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 22 May 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National Guardian Art Cure (Daisy Fancourt, Cornerstone) Caroline Aherne: Rebel in Disguise...
National Cultural Policy submission deadline approaches
Thursday, 21 May 2026
As the deadline for submissions to inform the next National Cultural Policy fast approaches, we round up industry bodies’ key submission points; several Commonwealth Short Story Prize winners have been...
Affirm Press Distribution Change (AU & NZ)
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Effective 27 June 2026, all Affirm Press and Affirm Press distribution client titles will be distributed by Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) in Australia and New Zealand. Titles will continue...
Nominations open for the Australian publishing industry’s Rising Star Award
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
The Rising Star Award is a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible early-career staff who are making a significant impact to your organisation. Nominees must currently be...
Jacinta Dimase Management change of address
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
New address for Jacinta Dimase Management 140 Smith Street Thornbury Victoria 3071
I Wrote My Own Eulogy: The Art of Appreciating Your Own Life (Bradley Dryburgh, S&S)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Bradley Dryburgh has done more than write his own eulogy: he has created a memento mori – a reminder of mortality – despite being one of the last people who...
Joey and the Junjardy (Allison Rocca, illus Brenton E McKenna, UQP)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Wakka Wakka and Kaanju author Allison Rocca’s debut middle-grade novel, Joey and the Junjardy, is a fast-moving, vibrant comedy-drama. Joey is an 11-year-old, well-meaning yet misjudged prankster who has just...
Lovesick (Lillian Telford, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Lillian Telford’s debut novel, Lovesick, explores love, obsession, abandonment, addiction and heartbreak, exposing the emotional fractures of characters shaped by trauma. When the lives of two lonely young people collide...
An Ocean and a Day (Hannah Richell, 4th Estate)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Hannah Richell’s profoundly moving memoir, An Ocean and a Day, is both a tender love letter and a study of loss and hope, shaped by a devastating voyage through grief...
The Mortons (Scott Westerfeld & Justine Larbalestier, Penguin)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Justine Larbalestier (My Sister Rosa) and Scott Westerfeld (the Leviathan series) join forces for the crime-family thriller The Mortons, which delivers plenty of grit and dark academia charm. Jessica Morton...
I Made This Just for You (Chris Ames, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Chris Ames’s short story collection, I Made This Just for You, is an astonishing debut and a highly anticipated one after winning the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished...
