The Watchmaker’s War (Danny Ben-Moshe, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
In Danny Ben-Moshe’s debut novel, The Watchmaker’s War, Yakov Holtzman, a former Lithuanian underground resistance commander, hopes to leave the trauma of World War II behind him as he makes...
AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption (Jon Whittle, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
As artificial intelligence becomes the latest business buzzword, many people equate it solely with generative tools like ChatGPT. In AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption, director of CSIRO’s...
The Last Resort (Amanda Hewitt, Echo)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Amanda Hewitt’s debut, The Last Resort, opens with Abbey, newly divorced and reeling from the end of her marriage, as she seeks solace in the Maldives. During a late-night swim,...
Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology (Lisa Hannett, T&H)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
In Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology, Lisa Hannett brings giantesses, witches and warriors from the ancient world to life. Building on the work of her...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House (PRH) has sold world (ex ANZ) rights to Vow of Eternal Night (Lily Crozier) to Entangled Publishing (Amara); Ukrainian translation rights to Everyone in This...
Duffy named UQP director; Saunders wins Peter Blazey Fellowship; Readings Prize winners
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Local news The University of Queensland appointed Madonna Duffy as director of the University of Queensland Press (UQP), with her new role to commence on 1 December; the Small Press...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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The Other Child (Susi Fox, Penguin)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Susi Fox’s The Other Child opens with obstetrician Lauren De Vale returning to work after the birth of her second child, Charlotte, and finding it harder than she expected. Lauren...
A Brain That Breathes: Essential Habits for an Overwhelming World (Jodi Wilson, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Amid the frantic pace of modern life and the wellness industry’s constant stream of coping strategies, yoga instructor and blogger Jodi Wilson’s A Brain That Breathes offers a gentler alternative....
Dreamwives (Claire Novak, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Claire Novak’s Dreamwives is a hearty and entertaining contemporary “mum-com” novel that pays tribute to and shines a light on women's invisible labour. Katrina and Michelle are no strangers to...
Szalay wins the Booker Prize; Thomas wins Nib; Ruffino steps down
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Local news In local news this week, Canberra Writers Festival recorded more than 10,000 audience attendees at its 2025 program, an increase of 55% on the 2024 festival. This year’s...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Sales Fiction Allen & Unwin (A&U) has sold Dutch rights for Click (Sarah Bailey) to Uitgeverij Marmer; and Turkish rights for Click (Sarah Bailey) to The Kitap. Pantera has sold Turkish...
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Wednesday, 12 November 2025
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How to Get Home (Deborah Frenkel, illus Karen Blair, Affirm)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
How to Get Home is a charming collaboration between author Deborah Frenkel (The Truck Cat) and illustrator Karen Blair (When I’m BIG, Train Party) that revels in the everyday words surrounding...
Might Cry Later (Kay Kerr, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
In Kay Kerr’s adult fiction debut, Might Cry Later, Nora Byrne is burnt out and struggling to reclaim herself after blowing up her life in Melbourne. By Christmas, she’s back...
Dark Desert Road (Tim Ayliffe, Echo)
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Tim Ayliffe’s Dark Desert Road follows identical twins Kit and Billie, who grew up under their father’s violent rule – a man scarred by his trauma from serving in Afghanistan....
Richell Prize winner; Disability Arts History Australia website; speech pathology book of the year winners
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Local news In local news this week, a new Disability Arts History Australia website was launched at the Queensland University of Technology, bringing together the stories, achievements and influence of...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold UK/Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ, India, Canada) to The Shortest History of Innovation (Andrew Leigh) to Old Street. Children’s/YA New Frontier has sold US and...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2025
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Vampire Squid (Prema Arasu, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Prema Arasu’s debut poetry collection, Vampire Squid, is a profound exploration of mysterious deep-sea creatures and the humans who observe them. Written over 3 years during Arasu’s time at the...
Let’s Make an Adventure (Carrie Gallasch, illus Kïa Hing Fay, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Let’s Make an Adventure by Carrie Gallasch (Cherries, Stitches and Stuffing) encourages independence and agency from the outset: it’s not let’s have an adventure, but let’s make one. The onus...
The Last Encore (Rebecca Heath, Head of Zeus)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Secrets, lies, murder and even love await in Rebecca Heath’s latest psychological thriller, The Last Encore. The remaining members of The Cedrics Band reunite on the fictional Sparrow Hawk Island...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Sales Fiction UQP has sold world (ex ANZ, Italian and Arabic) rights to Ghost Cities (Siang Lu) to Summit Books (S&S UK) in a significant pre-empt. Poetry UQP has sold...
Australian Government blocks attempts to change copyright law; BWF breaks records; Children’s Booker to be awarded
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Major local news The Australian Government announced this week that it won’t change the law to allow tech companies to train artificial intelligence models using copyright material, Australian media outlets...
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Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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How to Have the Best School Year Ever (Jess Sanders, illus Andrea Onishi, Affirm)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
For many young children, starting the school year can be a daunting experience filled with many unknowns. Jess Sanders’s How to Have the Best School Year Ever is the perfect...
The Wardrobe Project (Emma Edwards, Wiley)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
In 2022, Emma Edwards (Good with Money) realised she had a serious wardrobe problem. Not only was she stuck in a pattern of overbuying clothing, but she was also unhappy...
Better than the Real Thing (Brooke Crawford, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Brooke Crawford’s debut novel, Better than the Real Thing, is the kind of delightful escapism you’d expect from a Netflix Christmas movie – comforting, heartfelt and brimming with second chances....
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Sales Nonfiction Rockpool Publishing has sold French rights for the Orien’s Animal Tarot (Ambi San), Mythos Tarot (Helena Elias), Seasons of the Witch Ostara Oracle (Lorriane Anderson), Enchanted Earth Oracle (Jessica Lahoud) and Japanese Gods & Spirits...
Melbourne Books scam; ARA Historical Novel Prize winners; ASA, APA, authors speak to Senate committee about copyright
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Local news In local news this week, Melbourne Books has alerted writers to a vanity publisher with a similar name, Melbourne Book Publisher, which has been impersonating its business; Overland announced...
