A&U acquires “Being” by Menzies & Menzies
Monday, 23 February 2026
Allen & Unwin has acquired Australian, New Zealand, Oceania and non-exclusive Southeast Asia rights to Rachel E Menzies and Ross G Menzies’s Being: Why It’s Harder to be Human Than...
An Ocean and a Day (Hannah Richell, HarperCollins)
Friday, 20 February 2026
An utterly riveting, moving and poignant memoir of grief and loss that will speak to anyone who’s ever lost someone they love.
Australian Book Design Awards 2026 longlists announced
Friday, 20 February 2026
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has released the longlists for the 2026 Australian Book Design Awards. The longlisted titles in the first 3 categories, and the emerging designer category,...
Wyld among authors longlisted for 2026 Dublin Literary Award
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Evie Wyld, winner of the 2014 Miles Franklin Award and the 2021 Stella Prize, is among the 20 authors whose novels have been longlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award,...
Echo acquisitions cease; Meanjin revived; ABA reverts to former branding
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Among local headlines this week, Bonnier Books UK is ceasing new acquisitions for Australian imprint Echo, effective immediately, attributing the decision to “increasingly challenging market conditions”; while in brighter news,...
HarperCollins acquires Ferguson’s narrative nonfiction
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
HarperCollins has acquired ANZ rights to narrative nonfiction by Kirstin Ferguson in a multi-book deal brokered by Key People Creative Management. Ferguson has worked as an officer in the Royal...
Australia Post extends Indigenous Literacy Foundation partnership
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Australia Post has extended its partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) for a further 3 years. The partnership has seen more than 600,000 books delivered to over 400 remote...
Text acquires Kernot’s “Night Swimming”
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Text Publishing has acquired world rights to Night Swimming, a psychological thriller in verse by Sharon Kernot, in a deal brokered by Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. According to the publisher,...
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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
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Change for Gallup
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Gallup Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 2 March 2026
Exisle Publishing partners with S&S for sales and distribution
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Exisle Publishing Old distributor: HEDS New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ (via HEDS) Changeover date: 1 June 2026 Sales: Exisle freelance sales representatives active through May; S&S sales team...
Change for Major Street Publishing
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Major Street Publishing Old distributor: Hachette Australia New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 1 July 2026 Returns cut-off: 30 September 2026
Change for Tra Publishing
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Tra Publishing New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 30 March 2026
Change for The Kind Press
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: The Kind Press New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 30 March 2026
Change for Lantana Publishing
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Lantana Publishing New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 1 April 2026
Change for Quirk Books (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Publisher: Quirk Books (Andrews McMeel Publishing) Old distributor: Penguin Random House Distribution New distributor: Simon & Schuster ANZ Changeover date: 1 May 2026
Vale Dozer … Star of the RecipeTin Eats cookbooks
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Dozer, Nagi Maehashi’s beloved dog, died earlier this month. Dozer was the cover boy of Australia’s all-time bestselling cookbooks: RecipeTin Eats: Dinner and RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. He was the star...
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Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Bookings are open for Think Australian. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers Weekly in the US and Book Brunch...
Unlock Books+Publishing
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Unlock Books+Publishing, Australia’s number-one source of news about the book industry, keeping subscribers up to date with the latest book industry news, events, features, interviews, opinion, personnel changes, job advertisements...
Mantle (Romy Ash, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Deeply moving and utterly original, Mantle is a powerful novel that shows us our fate is intertwined with the people around us, and the fate of our world.
Vale Lionel Fogarty
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Poet and artist Lionel Fogarty has died, aged 68. Publisher Giramondo writes: Giramondo mourns the passing of Lionel Fogarty: poet, artist, warrior. Lionel Fogarty was born on Wakka Wakka land, at...
BookPeople pivots back to ABA
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
BookPeople will revert to its previous branding as the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) for its industry-facing work. CEO Susannah Bowen said, “We are pivoting back to the name Australian Booksellers...
CBCA announces 2026 book week theme
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the theme of “Symphony of Stories” for this year’s Children’s Book Week, running 22 to 28 August. Author and illustrator Briony...
Arasu wins inaugural travel fund
Monday, 16 February 2026
Poet Prema Arasu has been announced as the inaugural winner of the Forrest Research Foundation and Fremantle Press travel fund for Western Australian writers to promote their work outside of...
“Tori Woods” found guilty
Monday, 16 February 2026
Author Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, who writes under the pen name Tori Woods, has been found guilty of possessing, disseminating and producing child abuse material, reported the Guardian. Mastrosa was charged over...
Hardie Grant appoints new board members
Monday, 16 February 2026
Hardie Grant has appointed Janey Martino and Shirley Chowdhary to its board. The publisher’s announcement noted that Martino has founded and scaled multiple companies across media, martech, and fintech in...
Hardie Grant acquires Niland’s “Saint Peter”
Monday, 16 February 2026
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Josh Niland’s Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse. According to the publisher, Saint Peter is “a definitive statement from one of Australia’s most original culinary...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 13 February 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles that are perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to...
Readings Best of the Best 2025
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Readings has shared its Best of the Best 2025, a list of books picked by staff and voted on by the public. The chosen titles are: Australian fiction Tenderfoot (Toni...
QUT to become new custodian of “Meanjin”
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will become the new custodian of literary journal Meanjin, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne. In September last year,...
