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The Big Folbigg Mistake—major developments in February

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Media attention and controversy is assured when the Inquiry into the Convictions of Kathleen Folbigg reconvenes mid-February, following stunning revelations that Ms Folbigg’s two daughters ‘likely’ died from natural causes...

Bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family-owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge on...

Marketing executive, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Thames & Hudson Australia We are looking for a full-time marketing executive to join our Melbourne office, working on-site three days per week. This role works within the marketing and...

Commissioning editor, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Major Street Publishing Leading independent business book publisher, with a growing list of popular trade titles, Major Street is seeking a highly motivated publishing professional to join our creative team...

Change for Spinifex Press

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Publisher: Spinifex Press ISBN prefix: 9781925950; 9781742199; 9781876756 Old distributor: Novella New distributor: Spinifex Press Changeover date: 1 February 2023 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2023 Contact URL: https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/booksellers

Marketing manager, Melbourne

Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Hawker Brownlow Education Hawker Brownlow Education is a leading provider of educational books and resources, events, and professional development services. Since 1985, we have empowered K–12 teachers and educational professionals...

Dominic Smith on ‘Return to Valetto’

Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Return to Valetto (A&U, March) is Seattle-based Australian expat Dominic Smith's sixth novel. Set in a fictional semi-abandoned Italian town, the book excavates the town's mysteries and explores the lives of the...

Redundancies at Booktopia as company looks to lift profits

Booktopia logo Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Booktopia has announced an organisational restructure involving 30–40 redundancies, as the company looks to make an improvement to its earnings. The restructure is one of several initiatives that Booktopia expects...

More companies allowing the option to work January 26

Tuesday, 24 January 2023
More and more Australian publishers are offering staff the option to work on January 26, despite it officially being the Australia Day public holiday. Many Australian companies, including Woolworths, Telstra...

Waterstones sales, profit up in year to April 2022

Friday, 20 January 2023
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones posted an increased profit and revenue in the year ending April 2022, a recovery to the company’s finances following a plunge during multiple lockdowns...

Disney wins 2023 Porter Prize

Friday, 20 January 2023
Seoul-based Australian poet Dan Disney has won the Australian Book Review's (ABR) 2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize for his poem ‘periferal, fantasmal’. Judges Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley and James Jiang described Disney's...

‘Abomination’ wins Jewish Book Award

Friday, 20 January 2023
In the US, Abomination by Melbourne-based author Ashley Goldberg (Vintage) has won the 2022 National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction. Published in May last year, Goldberg's debut novel follows...

Last chance to complete our Christmas survey

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...

German book sales down 2.1%

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Book sales in Germany were down 2.1% by value in 2022, according to statistics from the country’s publishers’ and booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (BDG), reports Publishing Perspectives. The...

ABIAs add new categories

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Three new categories have been added to the 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), which will take place in Sydney on 25 May. In addition to the existing industry and...

Change for Affirm Press

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Publisher: Affirm Press Distributor: Hachette Australia New sales team: Affirm Press Changeover date: 1 January 2023 Contact URL: https://affirmpress.com.au/

Please complete our Christmas survey

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. We are accepting submissions until Friday, 20 January. Booksellers...

Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced the shortlist for the Novel Prize, a biennial international award for a book-length work of literary fiction. The shortlisted writers, selected from...

Vale Jim Molan

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Australian politician, major general in the Australian army and author Jim Molan has died, aged 72. HarperCollins Australia & New Zealand CEO Jim Demetriou writes: ‘We are deeply saddened to...

Vale Shirley Shackleton

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Shirley Shackleton, author of The Circle of Silence: A personal testimony before, during and after Balibo (Murdoch Books), has died aged 91. Shackleton spent many decades campaigning for justice for...

BWF announces 2023 curators, Country of Focus

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced the curators of its 2023 festival program. First Nations artist Daniel Browning, a descendent of the Bundjalung and Kullilli peoples of far northern New...

Marketing and publicity manager, Brisbane

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
UQP This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing and publicity manager to join University of Queensland Press (UQP). You will maximise discoverability, profile, and media coverage of UQP’s...

Bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...

National account coordinator, Sydney

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin is Australia's largest independent book publisher. We publish bestselling authors such as Craig Silvey, Sally Rooney, Chris Hammer, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Holly Black,...

Experienced bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Metropolis Bookshop Metropolis is an independent bookshop with a focus on architecture, art, design, music, film, popular culture and literature. We are looking to hire a bookseller with at least...

Bookseller, Melbourne

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Our Bookshop Hawksburn Our Bookshop Hawksburn is a family owned bookshop in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Toorak. We are looking to hire an experienced bookseller with excellent book knowledge...

Nominate for $10,000 maritime history prizes

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Nominations are invited for the 2023 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize of $8000 and the 2023 Community Maritime History Prize of $2000. The awards are co-sponsored by the...

Rights and international sales assistant, Sydney

Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Allen & Unwin The rights and international sales team is looking for a full-time assistant to work with the rights manager to help promote and sell our list of award-winning...