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Australian bookshop tour: Potts Point Bookshop 

Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Potts Point Bookshop is an award-winning bookseller located in Sydney’s CBD. With staff that have over 50 years of bookselling experience between them, the shop has been widely recognised by...

George Haddad on ‘Losing Face’ 

Tuesday, 8 March 2022
George Haddad's Losing Face (May, UQP) follows the lives of an intergenerational Lebanese-Australian family living in Western Sydney. Told primarily from the perspective of young protagonist Joey, Haddad's narrative reveals the complexities...

Books in the media this weekend 5–6 March 

Friday, 4 March 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Diagnosis Normal (Emma A Jane, Ebury) Son of Sin (Omar Sakr,...

April books reviewed 

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in April, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction In April, readers can anticipate Toni Jordan’s ‘timely’ new...

Jennifer Pinkerton on ‘Heartland’

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Jennifer Pinkerton's Heartland (A&U, May) is a wide-ranging survey of modern dating and relationships that addresses topics from love in lockdown and dating app usage to polyamory and pornography consumption. Reviewer...

How international book markets performed in 2021

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Through the PubMagNet initiative, a collaboration between book industry trade magazines from around the world, representatives from publications in Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Norway and the German-language markets have...

Lana Spasevski on ‘A Sprinkle of Sadie’

Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Sadie loves to bake, but sometimes things don't go to plan. In her new junior fiction series, A Sprinkle of Sadie (Affirm, April), Lana Spasevski explores the power of food...

Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 February 

Friday, 18 February 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Grass Hotel (Craig Sherborne, Text) A Terrible Kindness (Jo Browning...

Australian bookshop tour: Eltham Bookshop 

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Founded in 1997, Eltham Bookshop is a 'fiercely independent' bookstore located in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs. Owned and run by Meera Govil, winner of the 2012 Australian Booksellers Association Bookseller of...

Books in the media this weekend, 12–13 February 

Friday, 11 February 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week’s round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Saturday Paper Cold...

Books in the media this weekend, 5–6 February 

Friday, 4 February 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Rahel Varnhagen (Hannah Arendt, NY Review Books) What's the Worst that...

Australian bookshop tour: Dymocks Sydney 

Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Established over 140 years ago, Dymocks is one of Australia’s largest bookselling chains. With 50 stores across the country, and plans for 25 more, Dymocks has become a household name...

March books reviewed 

Tuesday, 1 February 2022
A round-up of local books to look out for in March, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction Next month, fans of Kári Gíslason can anticipate his...

Books in the media this weekend: 29–30 January 

Friday, 28 January 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week's round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Saturday Paper The...

Last chance to complete our Christmas survey

Thursday, 27 January 2022
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. This is the last week to complete the survey. We are accepting submissions until Monday, 31 January. Please take...

Dominique Wilson on ‘Orphan Rock’

Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Dominique Wilson's third novel Orphan Rock (Transit Lounge, March) spans generations and continents, following the life of a young woman living in Sydney in the late 19th century. Reviewer Deborah Crabtree...

Australian bookshop tour: Readings Emporium 

Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Readings is an independent bookselling chain with eight stores operating across Melbourne. Established in 1969, Readings has become a cornerstone of the local literary scene, often hosting book launches, panels...

Books in the media this weekend: 15–16 January 

Friday, 14 January 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. ACT The Canberra Times Saturday, 17 January A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ni Ghriofa,...

Gabaldon tops charts again 

Friday, 10 December 2021
The top of the bestsellers chart is unchanged with Diana Gabaldon’s Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone in first spot for the second week in a row. Anh...

February reviews round-up 

Wednesday, 8 December 2021
A round-up of local books to look out for next year, as recommended by Books+Publishing reviewers in the past month. Fiction In February 2022, readers can anticipate the release of...

Final ‘WBN’ for 2021 next week

Wednesday, 1 December 2021
The final Weekly Book Newsletter (WBN) for 2021 will be published next Wednesday, 8 December. Classifieds, job advertisements and Christmas closing dates for inclusion in the final WBN should be...

Amplify Bookstore’s 2022 picks 

Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Amplify Bookstore, an independent online bookseller specialising in books by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) authors, shares the shop’s picks for 2022, including a focus on titles coming...

Marketing ploy helps Vaynerchuk debut at number one 

Friday, 26 November 2021
On the back of a ‘unique’ marketing campaign urging customers to buy a dozen copies of his book, US entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk’s business title Twelve and a Half has debuted...