Vale Porter Anderson
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Book industry reporter Porter Anderson, editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives, has died. Anderson had led Publishing Perspectives since 2016, succeeding founding editor Ed Nawotka. As editor-in-chief, Anderson reported on international book...
Vale Graeme Turner
Monday, 1 December 2025
Cultural studies academic Graeme Turner, author of books including The Shrinking Nation (UQP, 2023), has died. His most recent publisher, Monash University Publishing, pays tribute: With great sadness we share that...
Remembering Moya Costello
Thursday, 20 November 2025
As a tribute to author, critic and academic Moya Costello, who died recently, a memorial service will be held on 22 November 2025. Costello's former publisher, Spineless Wonders, writes: We...
Vale Jon Bauer
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Author Jon Bauer (1974–2025) has died in England, where he had lived since his return from Australia. Scribe writes: We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of...
Vale Charmaine Papertalk Green
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Poet, writer, artist and researcher Charmaine Papertalk Green has died. Magabala publisher Rachel Bin Salleh writes: Legacy is a profound gift, and the passing of Dr Charmaine Papertalk Green has...
Vale Abram Goldberg
Monday, 29 September 2025
Author Abram Goldberg has died at the age of 100. Affirm Press writes: Affirm Press is deeply saddened by the passing of Abram Goldberg, author of the heartbreaking and powerful...
Vale Jess Knight
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Writer, poet and artist Jess Knight has died at the age of 42. Ultimo publishing director Robert Watkins writes, I had the inestimable honour of working with Jessica Knight on...
Vale Thomas Neurath
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Thomas Neurath, long-time managing director and later chairman of Thames & Hudson (T&H), has died in London at the age of 84. From a statement from Thames & Hudson Australia:...
Vale Hervé de La Martinière
Thursday, 15 May 2025
French publishing entrepreneur Hervé de La Martinière has died. De La Martinière began his career at the Hachette Group, working with some of the publisher’s major imprints before moving to...
Vale Tracy Sorensen
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Author and academic Tracy Sorensen has died. Sorensen's first novel, The Lucky Galah (Picador), was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and shortlisted for the Russell Prize for Humour Writing....
Vale Howard Pedersen
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Author Howard Pedersen has died. Stephen Kinnane and Edie Wright from Magabala Books write: Magabala Books, along with hundreds of friends and community members across the Kimberley are deeply saddened...
Vale Andrew Krakouer
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Australian rules footballer and author Andrew Krakouer has died. Magabala Books writes: Magabala Books is deeply saddened at the passing of Nyoongar and Yamatji man Andrew Krakouer, who authored with...
Vale Jeannine Fowler
Monday, 17 March 2025
Jeannine Fowler, former publicity director at Pan Macmillan Australia, has died. Pan Macmillan publicity and marketing director Tracey Cheetham writes: Pan Macmillan Australia is profoundly saddened to advise of the...
Remembering Michael Webster
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
More tributes have come in, after the passing of publisher, academic, and distinguished industry professional Michael Webster. University of Melbourne head of program, publishing & communications Katherine Day writes: We...
Remembering Michael Webster
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Publisher, editor and academic Michael Webster has died. A memorial for Webster will be held on Sunday, 16 February at 10.30am at the Hawthorn Rowing Club. Credit: Debora Webster-Bain
Vale Michael Webster
Friday, 31 January 2025
Publisher, editor and academic Michael Webster has died. Webster had a long and distinguished career in the Australian publishing industry, with roles as a publisher, academic, and board member. He...
Vale Kerri Lane
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Author Kerri Lane, who also wrote as Kaz Delaney, has died. Across both pseudonyms, Lane wrote more than 70 novels for children, young adults, and adult readers. Lane was an...
Vale Brenda Walker
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The author Brenda Walker has died. Walker was the author of the novels Crush, One More River, Poe’s Cat and The Wing of Night. The latter won the 2006 Nita B Kibble Award for...
Vale Robert Hillman
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Author Robert Hillman has died. Text Publishing writes: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Hillman. Robert published more than 60 works of fiction and...
Vale Susan Duncan
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Journalist and author Susan Duncan has died. Allen & Unwin writes: The much-admired and respected journalist and writer Susan Duncan died last weekend at her beloved home on Pittwater. Susan was...
Vale Gemma Carey
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Australian author and academic Gemma Carey has died. Carey was director of the Centre for Social Impact University of New South Wales, where she undertook primary research in governance and...
Vale Barney Rivers
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Former publisher Brian John ‘Barney’ Rivers has died, aged 86. Former Australian Publishers Association president and John Wiley & Sons managing director Peter Donoughue writes: Barney Rivers has died after a...
Vale George Negus
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Broadcaster and author George Negus has died, aged 82. Negus worked as a school teacher, before becoming a newspaper reporter, then moving to television journalism. Specialising in international affairs, Negus...
Vale Nicky Byam Shaw
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
Former Macmillan Publishers CEO and chair Nicholas 'Nicky' Byam Shaw has died, aged 90. Pan Macmillan Australia and New Zealand managing director Praveen Naidoo writes: Nicky was a vitally important...
Vale Stephen Matthews
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Publisher Stephen Matthews has died, aged 78. Matthews founded the independent publisher Ginninderra Press in 1996 in Canberra, later moving to Adelaide. He received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM)...
Vale Barbara Mobbs
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Literary agent Barbara Mobbs has died, aged 81. Jane Novak, of Jane Novak Literacy Agency, writes: Barbara Mobbs was a giant of our industry. A formidable agent, she had worked...
Vale Greg Malouf
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Chef and author Greg Malouf has died, aged 64. Born in Melbourne to Lebanese parents, Malouf worked to develop modern Middle Eastern cuisine in Australia. He built his reputation at...
Vale Louise Thurtell
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Former Allen & Unwin publisher Louise Thurtell, who also worked at HarperCollins, Transworld and Random House, has died. Thurtell worked in the Australian book publishing industry for more than 30...
Tim Bowden remembered
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Broadcaster, journalist, oral historian and author Tim Bowden has died, aged 87. Rebecca Kaiser, Bowden’s publisher across 10 books at Allen & Unwin, writes: Over the nearly 25 years that we were...
Vale Tim Bowden
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Television and radio broadcaster and author Tim Bowden has died, aged 87. Bowden was the author of almost 20 books, including One Crowded Hour (1987, Angus & Robertson), a biography...
