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...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2025
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Else (Rose Michael, Spineless Wonders)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Landscape and climate are central in Else, the latest novel from Rose Michael (The Asking Game, The Art of Navigation). This genre-bending work of eco-fiction blends experimental prose, poetry and...
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School (Rory H Mather, illus by Rebel Challenger, Larrikin)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School is a playful and reassuring picture book about a shy octopus learning to find his place. Rory H Mather’s rhyming text bounces along with...
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial (Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein, Text)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner (This House of Grief), Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist) and Sarah Krasnostein (The Trauma Cleaner) brings together 3 of...
BookPeople new CEO; Voss longlist; Bundyi Writing Prize; Books from abroad
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Major news BookPeople has named Susannah Bowen as incoming CEO, replacing Robbie Egan who will step down at the end of the year. Frankfurt Book Fair begins 15 October 2025...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Sales Fiction Penguin Random House has sold French rights to Sonatine and German rights to Ullstein to Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Benjamin Stevenson); Czech rights to The...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2025
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The Fishmonger and the Pastry Chef (Sophie Masson, illus Cheryl Orsini, HGCP)
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Sophie Masson (The Giant) draws inspiration from her family history in the seaside town of Biarritz for The Fishmonger and the Pastry Chef. Set in a charming coastal village, this...
An Ancient Witch’s Guide to Modern Dating (Cecilia Edward, Atria Australia)
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Cecilia Edward – children’s author Remy Lai (Ghost Book) writing under a pen name – makes her adult fiction debut with An Ancient Witch’s Guide to Modern Dating, a sweet...
Lucky Dragon Supper Club: Asian-inspired Dinner Party Ideas for Home Cooks (Stephanie Feher, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
If you’ve spent any time online in recent years, chances are you’ve seen one of Stephanie Feher’s viral dinner party videos. In Lucky Dragon Supper Club: Asian-inspired Dinner Party Ideas...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Sales Nonfiction Black Inc. has sold Lithuanian rights to The Shortest History of the World (David Baker) to Obuolys. Children’s/YA UQP has sold North American rights to Kid (Peter Carnavas) to Groundwood Books....
The Bookshop Darlinghurst to close; Garner shortlisted for Baillie Gifford; EWF shares 2025 report
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
In Books+Publishing (B+P) news this week, Kate Cuthbert has resigned as publishing director. Her last day will be 30 October. In B+P features this week, Emily Baulch shared her research...
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Wednesday, 8 October 2025
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Power Moves (Leesa Ronald, A&U)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
In Power Moves, Leesa Ronald delivers a sharp and witty follow-up to her much-loved debut, Special Delivery. The novel follows Camilla “Millsy” Hatton, media director for the NSW Minister for Education....
Dogs with Jobs: The Heroic Hounds Who Make a Difference (Andrea Rowe, illus Julia Murray, HGCP)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Dogs with Jobs: The Heroic Hounds Who Make a Difference is an engaging and brilliantly designed nonfiction picture book by award-winning children’s author Andrea Rowe (In the Rockpool). Ideal for...
How to Go to Big School (Sarah Ayoub, illus Mimi Purnell, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
After the success of How to Be a Friend, Sarah Ayoub and Mimi Purnell return with another heartfelt guide. How to Go to Big School offers practical tips for children aged...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards; Sovereign Texts journal; Magabala publisher Rachel Bin Salleh on Charmaine Papertalk Green
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
This week, Writing Australia announced the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, which included Theory & Practice (Michelle de Kretser, Text); Mean Streak (Rick Morton, Fourth Estate); Critical Care: Nurses...
Rights round-up
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Sales Nonfiction Rockpool Publishing has sold Czech and Hungarian translation rights for the Queen of the Moon (Stacey Demarco). Children’s/YA Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing has sold Italian rights to Waiters in Elevators...
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Wednesday, 1 October 2025
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The Very Stinky Fly Hunt (Andrea Wild, illus Karen Erasmus, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
The Very Stinky Fly Hunt is a lively and humorous narrative nonfiction picture book inspired by the work of real-life dipterist (fly expert) Keith Bayless. Andrea Wild takes children on an...
Softly Calls the Devil (Chris Blake, Echo)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Prologues in crime novels are often inscrutable until the climax, but Chris Blake’s Softly Calls the Devil wastes no time and immediately hooks readers with an unexpected shoot-out at a traffic...
This Is Us: Essential Poems for Young People (ed Libby Hathorn & Jude Fell, illus Tull Suwannakit, NLA Publishing)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
In This Is Us: Essential Poems for Young People, editors Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell bring together writers from around Australia in a companion volume to the enduringly popular This...
