Revelation Beach
Monday, 22 September 2025
When Eleanor Freeman’s enigmatic stepmother, Ida, dies in a suspicious fire, a lifetime of secrets begins to unravel. Was Ida an Indonesian spy entangled in the murders of the Balibo...
Archaeologies of Food in Australia
Monday, 22 September 2025
Twenty-first century Australia is obsessed with food. From cookbooks to television, we're surrounded by conversations about what and how we eat. This fixation highlights that food has always been central...
Patriots and Propaganda: Chinese Australians and the Politics of Loyalty, 1930s–1940s
Monday, 22 September 2025
During China's War of Resistance against Japan (1931–1945), a complex narrative unfolded in Australia. Patriots and Propaganda: Chinese Australians and the Politics of Loyalty, 1930s–1940s explores Chinese wartime propaganda efforts,...
Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch
Monday, 22 September 2025
Ferryman is a powerful exploration of life, death, and community through the story of Ephraim Finch OAM—a deathworker and cultural custodian who served Melbourne’s Jewish community for over 30 years. Drawing...
Rights sales: Screen
Monday, 22 September 2025
Australia is set to star in a number of screen adaptations as international and local producers tap into talent down under. Brad Pitt is set to star as protagonist Fred...
Latest acquisitions: Children’s and YA
Monday, 22 September 2025
See what Australian publishers have been signing recently in children's and YA. Picture books: First Nations storytelling, a sausage dog, cooking and phonics University of Western Australia Publishing (UWA Publishing)...
Australian CYA at Frankfurt
Monday, 22 September 2025
Even though there are a relatively small number of CYA highlights – compared to other categories – Frankfurt attendees will still find the Australian stand brightened with works for younger...
Australian market news: Mergers, new ventures, and local top-selling authors
Friday, 19 September 2025
After a turbulent 12 months for independent publishing, with three established independent publishers acquired by and integrated into larger publishing houses, 2025 has been an opportunity to walk a new...
‘Greater conversations about what poetry can be in Australia and the wider world’: New translated poetry prize launched
Friday, 19 September 2025
Giramondo Publishing, a small independent Australian publishing house, has partnered with London-based Fitzcarraldo Editions and New York City–based New Directions to launch the Poetry in Translation Prize, following the success...
Latest acquisitions: Fiction and poetry
Friday, 19 September 2025
Among the new Australian fiction and poetry titles signed this year are books from familiar names, debut works, titles signed at competitive auctions, and a range of romcoms. Fiction Familiar...
Australian nonfiction at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Australian publishers are showcasing nonfiction titles on topics ranging from the familiar-yet-crucial (such as the mismanagement of climate change by those in power) to the niche-yet-topical (like the trio of...
Australian fiction and poetry at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Readers of fiction and poetry will be keen to learn what’s been happening here in Australia through a visit to the Australian stand. Threads of romance and humour weave through...
Latest acquisitions: Nonfiction
Friday, 19 September 2025
Moving memoir, politics, cooking, sport and true crime – read all about Australian publishers’ recent nonfiction acquisitions. Memoir Kicking off memoir acquisitions is Allen & Unwin (A&U), which has shared...
Aussie award winners to look out for
Friday, 19 September 2025
Fiction Siang Lu won the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Ghost Cities (UQP), which judges celebrated for ‘shimmering with satire and wisdom, and with an absurdist bravura’, deeming the...
Australian authors recommend
Friday, 19 September 2025
We asked Australian creators to share a recent book they have read and loved – and why. Newly minted Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu is ready to build up your...
Who’s who at the Australian Collective Stand
Friday, 19 September 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) stand at Frankfurt this year will feature 12 publishers; while further information on Australian publishers and their books is available on the Books from Australia...
Australian bestsellers 2025 YTD
Friday, 19 September 2025
Top 10 Australian authored fiction The Unquiet Grave (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins), 44k Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Pan Macmillan), 42k The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette), 27k Lyrebird (Jane Caro,...
The Eagle and the Crow (JM Field, UQP)
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
The Eagle and the Crow is a work of many layers – lyrical, intellectual and political – all grounded in Gamilaraay knowledge and resistance. JM Field (Etta and the Shadow...
Cure (Katherine Brabon, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Katherine Brabon’s Cure is a natural extension and companion to her novel Body Friend; both are introspective literary works centred on women living with autoimmune diseases – conditions Brabon herself...
Moonlight and Dust (Jasmin McGaughey, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Jasmin McGaughey’s debut YA fantasy Moonlight and Dust is set in Cairns and follows 16-year-old Zillah, a responsible Torres Strait Islander who always thinks before she acts – unlike her...
Wait Here (Lucy Nelson, S&S)
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Lucy Nelson’s debut short story collection, Wait Here, is a striking reflection on women’s lives in all their beautiful complexity. Through narratives of varying lengths, Nelson deftly incorporates many perspectives...
Foreign Country (Marija Peričić, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
In Marija Peričić’s lyrical and haunting third novel, the foreign country is the site of dislocation and alienation wrought by migration, grief and trauma. Croatian-Australian nurse Eva, who resides in...
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...
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...
Our Dance (Jacinta Daniher & Taylor Hampton, illus by Janelle Burger, Lothian)
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Our Dance by Jacinta Daniher and proud Ngiyampaa/Wiradjuri man Taylor Hampton celebrates Australian First Nations culture through the joy of movement as children dance and sing in the corroboree. The...
Australian market report: 2024 book sales down 3% in value
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Overall, the book market was down in Australia in 2024, by 3% in value and 1.2% in volume, according to figures from Nielsen BookData’s BookScan service. Nielsen’s 2024 snapshot, which covered...
What Australian publishers are looking to acquire at Bologna
Thursday, 20 March 2025
We ask Australians attending Bologna this year what they are looking to acquire – and what they are expecting to talk about with fellow attendees. Miriam Rosenbloom, publisher and art...
Publisher picks: Australian picture books
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Australian publishers at Bologna name the picture books they have the highest hopes for at the fair. Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke, founder, managing director and publishing director at Berbay Books, will be...
Publisher picks: Australian junior and middle-grade fiction
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Australian publishers at Bologna name the junior and middle-grade fiction titles they expect to gain international interest at the fair. On the eve of Bologna, Annabel Barker Agency announced that...
