Our New Gods (Thomas Vowles, UQP)
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Twisty and menacing, the new psychological literary thriller Our New Gods – set in Melbourne’s queer scene – is unsettling and memorable. Debut author Thomas Vowles hooks the reader early,...
Music Camp (Penny Tangey, UQP)
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Penny Tangey (Granbad, As Fast As I Can) returns to middle grade with Music Camp, a story set during a selective five-day interschool music camp. Miley lives with her mum...
Terraglossia (Debra Dank, Echo)
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Debra Dank, a Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon woman from the Barkly Tablelands in the Northern Territory and critically acclaimed author of We Come with This Place, returns with her powerful new...
The Brownout Murders (Luke C Jackson & Kelly Jackson, illus Maya Graham, Scribe)
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The year is 1942, and Melbourne is a city consumed with fear in The Brownout Murders, a gripping historical graphic novel. With the threat of a Japanese attack looming, the...
Aurealis Awards 2024 finalists announced
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The 2024 finalists for the Aurealis Awards, which recognise 'the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers', have been announced. Awards are presented across 15 categories. The finalists...
2025 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers longlist announced
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF), in partnership with RMIT, has announced the longlist for the 2025 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers. The prize is open to any short work from...
PRH acquires Carter middle-grade series
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has acquired ANZ rights for Reece Carter's new middle-grade series The Nightmare League, in a six-publisher auction brokered by Gemma Cooper from Gemma Cooper Literary....
NT Writers Festival announces 2025 program
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The Northern Territory Writers Festival (NTWF) has announced its 2025 program, which will run 29 May–1 June on Arrernte Country, Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Events will take place outdoors at the Olive...
Atria Books acquires debut Peppernell novel
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Atria Books Australia has acquired world rights (ex North America) to poet Courtney Peppernell's debut novel, The Last Poem. 'Bestselling author and poet Wren Paisley is a mess after the...
Regional shortlist released for 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Three Aotearoa New Zealand writers and three Australian writers are among the finalists for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The writers shortlisted for the Pacific region are: ‘Crab Sticks...
2025 Calibre Essay Prize shortlist announced
Monday, 14 April 2025
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize shortlist. Shortlisted essays include: ‘Tracing Threads’ (Anneke Bender, US) ‘Consolation of Clouds’ (Robin Boord, SA) ‘Inner World Supertramp’ (Chris...
Ang wins Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
Monday, 14 April 2025
Overland has announced Rachel Ang as the winner of the 2024 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for their story ‘Thalassophobia’. Ang's story, chosen from a shortlist of ten, will be published in...
Silcox wins inaugural KYD Flash Fiction Prize
Monday, 14 April 2025
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced Beejay Silcox as the inaugural winner of the KYD Flash Fiction Prize, for her story '‘Mefloquine’. As the winner, Silcox receives $1000. ‘Mefloquine’ has been...
Australian editors, illustrators among Hugo finalists
Monday, 14 April 2025
Two Australian editors and two Australian illustrators are among the 2025 Hugo Award finalists. Perth-based editor and podcaster Jonathan Strahan is nominated for two awards – Best Editor Short Form...
Lehman wins 2024 Judith Wright Poetry Prize
Monday, 14 April 2025
Overland has announced Neika Lehman as the winner of the 2024 Judith Wright Poetry Prize for their poem 'The Dog House'. Lehman's poem, chosen from a shortlist of eight, will...
Literacy theme for Library and Information Week
Thursday, 10 April 2025
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced 'To Read or Not to Read: Literacy Matters' as the theme for this year's Library and Information Week, running 28 July–3...
Remembering Kerry Greenwood
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Author Kerry Greenwood has died, aged 70. Lucy Sussex writes: Kerry Greenwood, who died on 26 March, was a writer of many talents. Her chosen genre was crime, informed both...
Stella Prize, Women’s Prize for Fiction, International Booker among a busy week for prize shortlists
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
The 2025 Stella Prize shortlist made history this week, with judging chair Astrid Edwards noting that this is the first shortlist in the prize's 13-year history to be entirely made...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin has sold North American rights for Ash (Louise Wallace) to HarperCollins imprint Mariner Books; UK rights to Ash to Hutchinson Heinemann; and world English (ex...
Fremantle acquires Winton picture book
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Fremantle Press has acquired world rights to Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton, with illustrations by Cindy Lane, in a deal brokered by Jenny Darling of Jenny Darling &...
ABDA 2025 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
The shortlists for the 2025 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Shortlisted works in each category are: Best designed commercial fiction...
James Bennett: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all approach anymore, and that’s exciting’
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
In the lead-up to the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is in conversation with the event’s major sponsors about the status of the industry, what excites them about the...
Read the latest Publishers Weekly
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Books+Publishing is partnering with US trade news magazine Publishers Weekly to provide our subscribers with exclusive access to the weekly digital edition of PW magazine. View the edition here.
My Name Is Jemima (Olivia Muscat, illus by Allison Colpoys, Scribble)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
My Name Is Jemima is a heartwarming and informative picture book that introduces young readers to the life and work of guide dogs and teaches children about disability, independence and...
Rise of the Witch (Everglade #1) (Kitty Black, illus Rebecca Crane, Affirm)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Take one part Enid Blyton’s The Enchanted Wood, add a sprinkle of Diana Wynne Jones and a dash of Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a...
The Name of the Sister (Gail Jones, Text)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
The latest novel from award-winning author Gail Jones, The Name of the Sister, is a literary whodunnit set in a small mining town. The book begins with a woman stumbling onto...
Lucky’s Star: The Story of a Meteorite (Mark Greenwood, illus by Lucia Masciullo, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Children are naturally fascinated by the night sky, and Lucky’s Star will surely delight primary-aged students with its clever combination of storytelling and facts. Based on the real-life 1969 Murchison...
Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution in China (Linda Jaivin, Black Inc)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Chairman Mao’s decade of terror is the subject of Bombard the Headquarters!, Australian sinologist Linda Jaivin’s excellent primer on China’s Cultural Revolution. In 1966, Peking University’s Nie Yuanzi created a...
Stinkbug (Sinéad Stubbins, Affirm)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Sinéad Stubbins’ debut fiction novel, Stinkbug, is a sharp, darkly funny reflection on the corporate ‘normal’ and the compromises we make to survive in a hostile environment. It meditates on...
Stella Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
The 2025 shortlist for the $60,000 Stella Prize for women and non-binary writers has been announced, marking the first time the prize shortlist has been entirely made up of women...
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