Barcelona, Melbourne partner on Cities of Lit Mirror Cities initiative
Friday, 6 March 2026
UNESCO Cities of Literature Barcelona and Melbourne are partnering on the inaugural Mirror Cities initiative, a virtual exchange to connect librarians, booksellers and literary programmers from the two cities. The...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 6 March 2026
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From...
No newsletter on Monday
Friday, 6 March 2026
There will be no Books+Publishing newsletter on Monday, 9 March, due to the Labour Day public holiday in Victoria. The next Books+Publishing newsletter will be published Tuesday, 10 March. The...
Australians are ready to buy and sell at LBF
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Australians will be attending this year’s London Book Fair (LBF), running from 10 to 12 March, among an expected crowd of 30,000 publishers, agents and industry professionals. However, some Australians...
Award-winning Aussie authors
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Since the previous edition of Think Australian, Australian authors have been making shortlists, longlists and winning awards – both in Australia and overseas – with fiction, poetry and nonfiction for...
UQP sells Abdel-Fattah’s “Discipline” to Oneworld
Thursday, 5 March 2026
University of Queensland Press (UQP) has sold world English (ex ANZ) rights to Randa Abdel-Fattah’s novel Discipline to Oneworld Publications, in a deal between UQP rights manager Erin Sandiford and Oneworld...
Market report: Australian publishers on Christmas sales trends and the year ahead
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Each year, Think Australian’s sister publication Books+Publishing surveys publishers to see how Christmas matched up with their expectations and what they expect from the year ahead. This year, while half of publishers reported...
‘Why I’ll be at LBF’: Meet the Australians attending in 2026
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Meet the Australian visitors attending LBF this year. University of Queensland Press (UQP) UQP rights and contracts manager Erin Sandiford will be talking with international publishers about a range of...
Publishers’ picks: Australian fiction
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Debuts, literary heavyweights and genre standouts: Australian fiction publishers bring a wide-ranging list to LBF. International Anneliz Marie Erese Black Inc. March 2027 Rights contact: Sophy Williams at Black Inc....
ASAL 2026 fellows announced
Thursday, 5 March 2026
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced its two writers’ fellowships for 2026 in association with the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. This year’s fellows are: Western...
Summit acquires Coper’s “Angertainment”
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Summit Books Australia has acquired ANZ rights to Angertainment: How Social Media Outrange Ruined Everything by political communications specialist Ed Coper. “Rage-bait – the 2025 Word of the Year –...
McConaghy longlisted for 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Local author Charlotte McConaghy is on the longlist for this year’s UK-based Women’s Prize for Fiction. McConachy’s Wild Dark Shore (Penguin) “expertly conveys the awe-inspiring majesty of the extreme climate...
Australian bestsellers in 2025
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Top 10 Australian adult fiction bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Pan Macmillan), 112k Gravity Let Me Go (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins), 75k Mad Mabel (Sally Hepworth, Pan Macmillan), 63k The...
Publishers’ picks: Australian nonfiction
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Leadership, loneliness, conservation and resilience: Australian nonfiction publishers are spotlighting big ideas at LBF. Foreign Return: On Art and Inhabitation Neha Kale NewSouth Publishing September 2026 Rights contact: Harriet McInerney...
Natalie Kon-yu and Emily Booth on the “unintended knock-on effects” of publishing diversity initiatives
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Researchers Natalie Kon-yu and Emily Booth recently released an academic paper titled "We Don't Want to Hear Anything Else from You: Culturally 'Diverse' Authors and the Australian Literary Industry" in...
UNESCO Cities of Literature Fellowship announced
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office has announced a new $15,000 fellowship for researchers, writers, artists and creative practitioners from other UNESCO Cities of Literature. The fellowship is part...
A&U acquires Moss’s solo YA novel
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Allen & Unwin has acquired ANZ rights to Tamara Moss’s YA murder mystery, Five Voices, in a deal negotiated at auction by Jill Grinberg and Sam Farkas at Jill Grinberg Literary...
Wiley acquires Zahner’s social media critique
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Wiley has acquired world rights to Real: Reconnecting to Yourself in a World of Likes and Lies by Alexis Zahner. Drawing on the author’s own experience as well as psychological research...
Booktopia: “Books have always been more than products”
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event's major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers...
Transit Lounge acquires Thompson novel
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Karenlee Thompson’s novel Notes from the White Room through NAC Literary Agency. The novel follows Hunter, “a lost soul searching for her missing...
Ockham 2026 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The shortlists for this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The titles in each category are: Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction All Her Lives (Ingrid Horrocks,...
Multilingual bookshop enterprise leader, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Lost In Books We are searching for an entrepreneurial, determined and creative leader of the LIB social enterprise to: operate a successful retail operation online, growing revenues and expanding revenue...
Nominations open for ABIA Hall of Fame Pixie O’Harris Award
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The Pixie O’Harris Award recognises dedication to Australian children’s literature. It is awarded to publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field...
Voss Literary Prize 2026
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the thirteenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...
Allen & Unwin no longer supplying Greg Haddrick’s In the Dead of Night
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
For legal reasons, Allen & Unwin is no longer supplying 9781761068485 In the Dead of Night in Australia, in advance of the retrial of Greg Lynn for the murder of...
Marketing specialist (12 months maternity cover), Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Wiley We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and driven marketing professional to make a real impact in publishing. If you have experience in content, digital or trade marketing...
Publicist, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House seeks an enthusiastic Publicist for our Launch team in North Sydney. Join our creative and collaborative environment at one of Australia’s dynamic publishers. Responsibilities:...
Merchandise planning manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Dymocks Dymocks has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Merchandise Planning Manager to join our National Merchandise team. This newly created role is based at our Head Office in Sydney’s...
Special sales manager children’s, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Simon & Schuster Join Simon & Schuster Australia to lead the sales and profit strategy for our premier children’s lists across School, Library, and Trade channels. This Melbourne-based hybrid role...
Booking coordinator, Melbourne
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Booked Out Agency Booked Out Speakers Agency is looking for a Booking Coordinator to handle speaker bookings 4 days per week. The Booking Coordinator will be responsible for arranging public...
