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...
PRH acquires Leighton-Dore YA graphic novel
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has acquired “delightful new coming-of-age graphic novel” Willy by Samuel Leighton-Dore, illustrated by Jack Grayson. The title will also be developed as an animated series...
“Nobody’s Girl” wins Book of the Year at British Book Awards
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Nobody’s Girl (Doubleday), the posthumous memoir by the late Australia-based author Virginia Roberts Giuffre, co-written with Amy Wallace, was the overall Book of the Year winner at the 2026 British...
Nix awarded 2026 Janet Mackenzie Medal
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Linda Nix has been awarded the 2026 Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) Janet Mackenzie Medal. The Janet Mackenzie Medal is IPEd’s highest honour and recognises “outstanding service to the editing...
Bakers Lane acquires Craig’s “Flying Hearts”
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Bakers Lane Books has acquired world rights to YA verse novel Flying Hearts by Rico Craig. Flying Hearts “celebrates teen friendship and love, as four teenagers – Telly, Karr, Ahmad...
“Nobody’s Girl” among Fingerprint Awards shortlistees
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
In the UK, the posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl (Doubleday) by the late Australia-based author Virginia Roberts Giuffre, co-written with Amy Wallace, has been shortlisted in the Fingerprint Awards. Nobody’s Girl...
Open Book 2026 interns announced
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
The successful interns for the 2026 Open Book: Australian Publishing Internship have been announced. Chosen from over 500 applicants, the 2026 interns and their placements are: Paula Campos – Giramondo Publishing and...
Roderick Centre Online Fellowship 2026 recipients announced
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Varuna, The National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the 2026 Roderick Centre Online Fellowship for Regional and Remote Writers. The fellowship recipients are: Barry Morley Katy Rogers Liz...
“The Vegetarian” voted most popular International Booker Prize winner
Monday, 11 May 2026
In the UK, the Booker Prize Foundation has announced The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Granta) is readers’ favourite International Booker Prize winner from the past 10 years, reports BookBrunch. The Vegetarian, which...
Local authors shortlisted for UK Indie Book Awards
Monday, 11 May 2026
Local authors Charlotte McConaghy from Australia and Sarah Wynn-Williams from Aotearoa New Zealand are among those whose books have been shortlisted for the UK Indie Book Awards. Administered by the...
Australian Book Design Awards 2026 winners announced
Monday, 11 May 2026
The winners of the 2026 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Winning and highly commended works in each category are: OPUS...
UWA Publishing acquires Sniff Squad series
Monday, 11 May 2026
UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to the 4-book series Sniff Squad by Tasmanian author Nic Gill, via Sarah McKenzie Literary Management. Inspired by real-life working dogs, the series will...
Giovannoni, Wild win 2026 Age Book of the Year Awards
Friday, 8 May 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The winners of the 2026 Age Book of the Year...
Transit Lounge acquires Myles’s “Hereafter”
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Sarah Myles’s third novel, Hereafter. Hereafter is “a remarkable novel that deftly explores themes of grief, trust, home and borders”, the publisher said....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Sales Nonfiction Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold Brazilian Portuguese rights to Saving Elli (Doug Gold) to Editora Singular; Japanese rights to The Music Advantage (Anita Collins) to Kinokunya; and...
Wilson tops bestsellers at Sorrento Writers Festival
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Sorrento Writers Festival has reported 23,000 tickets sold at the box office for its 2026 program, which hosted 230 authors and guests, and 175 events across 10 venues in the...
Wakefield acquires Lenoir-Jourdan’s “Saltblood”
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Wakefield Press has acquired ANZ rights to the debut YA novel Saltblood by Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, via Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Described by the publisher as “Puberty Blues meets Looking...
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Wednesday, 6 May 2026
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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...
One Word (Melissa-Jane Fogarty, Lothian)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Melissa-Jane Fogarty’s One Word is a gentle yet powerful First Nations story about a young girl, Myra, who loves to stay with Pop. When she overhears him speaking to his...
Without a Trace (Susannah Glenn, Pantera)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Susannah Glenn’s second novel, Without a Trace, follows Charlotte Clarke, a once confident pilot and the daughter of a scenic flight company owner. While Charlotte is grieving the loss of...
Worlds Within a World (ed Casey Mulder, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In Worlds Within a World, Carol Foley, Deborah Green, Barb Hostalek, Lois May and Valerie Swift – 5 First Nations women – reflect on the experiences and relationships that have...
Worry Doll (Laura McPhee-Browne, Scribe)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Worry Doll is the immersive and introspective third novel by Laura McPhee-Browne (Cherry Beach, Little Plum). It follows two women: Heloise, a 36-year-old Melburnian living with her partner, a man,...
Goose on the Loose (Catherine Meatheringham, illus Annabelle Hale, Affirm Kids)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Goose on the Loose by Catherine Meatheringham, illustrated by Annabelle Hale, is a lively picture book that follows one determined goose as she races away from the farm, creating a...
Seen Again: Light on Matrescence (Benita Bensch, The Kind Press)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Following her 2019 infertility memoir, The Art of Trying, clarity coach Benita Bensch’s second book, Seen Again: Light on Matrescence, blends memoir and self-help to guide readers through the chaos...
The Nile adds international shipping; Better Reading launches app; Byron Writers Festival reveals initial line-up
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
The Nile has added international shipping; Better Reading will launch a new app, What Are You Reading?; the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21...
Thorpe-Bowker: “A well-written book is no longer sufficient on its own”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers...
Inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week to run in August
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura has announced the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21 August. “The goal is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books...
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