The Mushroom and the Flower (Sally Soweol Han, T&H)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
In The Mushroom and the Flower, written and illustrated by Sally Soweol Han (The Colours of Home), a small forest community is centred around a striking pink-and-white mushroom who is...
Fish Don’t Hop (JoJo Leslie, Woodslane Press)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Fish Don’t Hop! by JoJo Leslie is a heartwarming story that takes children on a journey of discovery through nature and the ways animals grow and change. Maeve is excited...
“Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions” wins Book of the Year
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
The NSW Literary Awards winners were announced last night; Dot Tonkin has left PRH; Judith Rossell is off to Agatha Christie’s holiday house; the programs for the Island Readers &...
Boffins to close, Berkelouw Leichhardt may stay open
Monday, 18 May 2026
Anita Heiss has resigned from University of Queensland; Boffins will close after 37 years; Berkelouw Books Leichhardt has announced it may remain open in a new location; the 2026 SMH...
“The Thornbacks” gets some attention
Friday, 15 May 2026
Chloe Wilson’s debut novel The Thornbacks is getting some media attention this week; Sarah Wilson’s latest is the highest new entry by an Australian author in this week’s charts; plus...
“I Eat the Stars” is this week’s highest Australian new entry
Friday, 15 May 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Three Reasons for Revenge (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) Fury Bound (Sable Sorensen, Wayward TxF) Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir, Penguin) (combined editions) My Mother’s Life (Chartwell) The Final...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 15 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 Famesick: A Memoir (Lena Dunham, 4th...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 15 May 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
The glittering prizes
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Lee Lai has won the Stella Prize for the graphic novel Cannon; Karen Howie Casey has won the ASA/HQ Fiction Prize; Charlotte Macdonald has won the Ernest Scott Prize for...
Nominations open for the Australian publishing industry’s Rising Star Award
Wednesday, 13 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...
Sales and product coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Phoenix International Publications Phoenix International has an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is currently in a sales or product support role and wants to take the next step in...
Publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Allen & Unwin We are a hardworking, fun, dynamic team looking for someone very special to join us and help to drive awareness for our authors and list. If successful,...
Account manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House is seeking a full-time Account Manager to join their sales team in Melbourne. Reporting to the Field Sales Manager, you will maximise book sales...
Rights and contracts manager – maternity leave contract, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our team as Rights and Contracts Manager. This maternity cover role will be responsible for rights sales and contract management...
A Short History of Longans (Mirandi Riwoe, UQP)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Mirandi Riwoe’s A Short History of Longans follows 4 members of the same family across 2 centuries, moving backwards through time from a climate-changed Queensland in 2049 to colonial New...
The Rebound (Fiona Harris, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
The Rebound, by award-winning author Fiona Harris (The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks), is a topical, reflective middle-grade novel about a basketball-loving boy navigating the pressures of growing up in...
The End of Romance (Maria Takolander, Text)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
In her debut novel, The End of Romance, Maria Takolander presents a dystopian world in which all boys are conscripted to the army at 16, sent on a mission from...
Don’t Forget to Smile (Ariane Beeston, Black Inc.)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Don’t Forget to Smile by Ariane Beeston is a rare Australian young adult novel set in the world of dance, a setting not often seen in local teen fiction. The...
Neighbourhood Watch (Lauren Williams, Affirm)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Lauren Williams’s debut novel, Neighbourhood Watch, is a compulsive crime thriller that opens with a bang and delivers a series of shocking twists, a side of dark humour and a...
Being: Why It’s Harder to Be Human Than a Hamster or a Herring (Rachel E Menzies & Ross G Menzies, A&U)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
In Being: Why It’s Harder to Be Human Than a Hamster or a Herring, daughter–father writing team Rachel E Menzies and Ross G Menzies (Mortals: How the Fear of Death...
The Frumpling (Jo van der Borgh, illus Jo Beasley, Walker)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
The Frumpling by Jo van der Borgh, illustrated by Jo Beasley, is a playful rhyming picture book about a lonely creature whose life begins to change after one honest conversation...
“Nobody’s Girl” sweeps UK awards
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl (Doubleday), is the overall winner at the 2026 British Book Awards (and has been shortlisted for a true crime award); the 2026 Open...
The ABDA winners are…
Monday, 11 May 2026
The Australian Book Design Awards winners were announced on Friday night; local authors are on the UK Indie Book Awards shortlists; the inaugural writers in residence at the Botanic Gardens...
Dervla McTiernan is very grateful
Friday, 8 May 2026
The Age Book of the Year winners were announced at the opening of the Melbourne Writers Festival last night; Dervla McTiernan is very grateful for the readers who have put...
McTiernan debuts in top spot
Friday, 8 May 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Three Reasons for Revenge (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) King of Gluttony (Ana Huang, Piatkus) Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir, Penguin) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, Fourth Estate)...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 8 May 2026
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 8 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 The Director (Daniel Kehlmann, trans by...
Berkelouw Leichhardt will close this week
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt will close, amid disputes over a workplace agreement; Constant Reader has new owners; UK publisher Lantana is expanding into Australasia; Transit Lounge has signed Sarah Myles’s third...
Sales and product coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Phoenix International Publications Phoenix International has an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is currently in a sales or product support role and wants to take the next step in...
Good Intentions (Jessy Wu, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Personal and professional integrity face off in Jessy Wu’s highly engaging debut, Good Intentions – a fast-paced millennial romance set in the worlds of investigative journalism and futures trading. Nadia...
