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Webster wins 2025 Nature Writing Prize

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Bridget Webster has won the 2025 Nature Writing Prize for her piece “Like All Good Fruit”. Island editorial manager and lead judge Jane Rawson said, “Bridget’s work stood out to...

Reilly’s The Detective enters Aussie bestsellers 

Friday, 31 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20) (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Doubleday) The Detective (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan)...

Books in the media this weekend, 1 to 2 November 

A cover of "Not Quite White in the Head" by Melissa Lucashenko. The title and author's name are featured on a red and grey background. Friday, 31 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this weekend. This week’s round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC Radio...

BWF wrap up: Generous storytelling 

Brisbane Writers Festival 2025 logo Wednesday, 29 October 2025
This year, the Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) ran from 9 to 12 October in its new venue, the Brisbane Powerhouse. Over 100 live events were organised with more than 200...

Bakers Lane Books acquires McGuinness YA novel

A photograph of Bryony McGuinness standing front of a curtain. She has black hair and is smiling. Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Bakers Lane Books has acquired world rights to Violet Town, a young adult novel by Bryony McGuinness. Violet Town follows Cate Hawkins, a longstanding resident of Hickory’s Orphanage, as she...

Industry welcomes government’s AI copyright announcement

Photo of attorney-general Michelle Rowland speaking at a conference. Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Publishing industry organisations have reacted enthusiastically to news that the Australian Government has ruled out relaxing copyright rules for generative AI training. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced on Sunday that the...

NSW State Library announces 2026 fellowships

logo for the state library of new south wales Monday, 27 October 2025
The State Library of NSW has announced its 2026 fellowships, with a total of $314,000 awarded across 9 categories. The fellowships cover a range of original research topics to be...

Labor blocks AI industry moves to waive copyright

Photo of attorney-general Michelle Rowland speaking in parliament. Monday, 27 October 2025
The federal government won’t change the law to allow tech companies to train artificial intelligence (AI) models using copyright material, Australian media outlets reported today. The decision is a rejection of...

Last One Out comes first: this week’s bestsellers 

Friday, 24 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Australia (Tony Abbott, HarperCollins) The Impossible Fortune (Richard Osman, Viking) Arnott’s The Cookbook (Are Media Books, AWW Cookbooks) Gravity Let Me...

Books in the media this weekend, 25 to 26 October 

the book cover for Pictures of You by Tony Birch Friday, 24 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Book Show, ABC Radio National Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) Burial...

Inaugural AusArt Day seeks to support creative work

AusArt Day Thursday, 23 October 2025
Creative Australia’s (CA) inaugural national giving to the arts day, AusArt Day, takes place today, 23 October. The new initiative is “designed to support artists and arts organisations to fundraise...

ASA, APA, authors take on Senate over AI 

Four authors at Parliament Huuse Wednesday, 22 October 2025
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) was recently joined by the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and a formidable coalition of authors to speak to a Senate committee at Parliament House...

Tan announced as managing editor for Overland

Photo of Cher Tan Monday, 20 October 2025
Overland has announced Cher Tan will step into the role of managing editor. An essayist, editor and critic, Tan takes over from Natasha Seymour, who is leaving the journal after seven...

Osman keeps Dalton from top spot: this week’s bestsellers 

The book cover for Legacy, featuring a river curving gently into a red dust horizon Friday, 17 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Impossible Fortune (Richard Osman, Viking) Gravity Let Me Go (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) Arnott's The Cookbook (Are Media Books, AWW Cookbooks) Legacy (Chris Hammer, A&U) Mad Mabel (Sally...

Books in the media this weekend, 18 to 19 October 

The book cover for Beautiful Changelings, which features a collage art butterfly against a blue background. Friday, 17 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Alexandrian Sphinx (Peter Jeffreys & Gregory Jusdanis, Summit Books) beautiful changelings...

Bayt Al-Hikma: the first library in the Islamic world

Thursday, 16 October 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...

Murray awarded 2025 ASA Medal

a portrait of Kirsty Murray. She has long curly blonde hair and is wearing a black top. Wednesday, 15 October 2025
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Kirsty Murray is the recipient of the 2025 ASA Medal. The ASA board noted Murray’s contribution to young people’s literature, including “her...

Bowen named incoming BookPeople CEO

Book people logo Wednesday, 15 October 2025
BookPeople, the Australian booksellers association, has announced Susannah Bowen as incoming CEO, starting “in the coming weeks”. Bowen takes over from current CEO Robbie Egan, who began the role in...

Australian library visits surge 

Graphic showing people using libraries in various ways. Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Australians are turning to their local libraries in record numbers, according to a new industry report. The Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report 2023–2024, released this week by the National and State...

Tse named 2025 Malouf poet-in-residence

Photo of poet Chris Tse in front of a fireplace. Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand poet and editor Chris Tse has been named the 2025 Arts Queensland Malouf poet-in-residence. Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Tse was Aotearoa New Zealand’s Poet Laureate from...

Bragg science writing prize shortlist announced

Tuesday, 14 October 2025
The shortlist for this year’s UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing has been announced. Shortlisted pieces are: “The Unexpected Poetry of PhD Acknowledgements” by Tabitha Carvan “The Night I...

 

 

 

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