Readings Prize 2025 winners announced
Friday, 14 November 2025
Readings has announced the winners of the 2025 Readings Prize in each category and the winner of the Gab Williams Prize. The winning titles are: New Australian Fiction Prize I...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 14 November 2025
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...
PRH Write It fellowship recipients announced
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Write It Fellowship. Chosen from a shortlist announced in July, the winners are: Dayle Fogarty for “After Dark” Naomi...
Small Press Network partners with IPG UK
Thursday, 13 November 2025
The Small Press Network (SPN) in Australia and the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) in the United Kingdom have established “a new alliance to provide their members with mutual benefits,” said...
Saunders awarded 2026 Peter Blazey Fellowship
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Author and academic Mykaela Saunders has won the $20,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship for her work in progress, “Dear Uncle”. “Dear Uncle” is about Koori artist Kev Saunders (1956–2012), a Dharug...
UQP mentorship prize winners announced
Thursday, 13 November 2025
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has announced the winners of the inaugural UQP Mentorship Prize for under-represented writers. Chosen from a shortlist of 5, the winners are: SD Munawara...
Wombat acquires Page’s interactive novel
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Wombat Books has acquired world rights to Gabriella Page’s The Nardi Puzzle, an interactive middle-grade story that allows readers to solve puzzles alongside the characters. The novel follows Sebastian Walker’s...
WestWords acquires Lee’s debut novel
Thursday, 13 November 2025
WestWords Books has acquired adult novel Bound by Samantha WL Lee. Set in four countries – China, Malaysia, Britain and Australia – and extending over more than a century, Bound...
A&U acquires Flynn biography
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Errol Flynn, Patricia A O’Brien’s biography of Australian-born Hollywood actor Errol Flynn, known for his swashbuckling roles and controversial off-screen life....
Random House acquires Cherry Lake Publishing Group
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
In the US, Random House Children’s Books (RHCB), a division of Penguin Random House, has acquired children’s publisher Cherry Lake Publishing Group. According to PW, the sale involves approximately 6000...
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...
SLQ fellowship, medal recipients announced
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the 2026 recipients of 6 fellowships, worth $105,000, along with 2 John Oxley Library Medals. The recipients in each category are: John Oxley...
New First Nations metadata standards published
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian publishing staff have contributed to new international metadata standards designed to make First Nations books and publishing more consistently labelled and more easily...
Wiley acquires O’Connell’s “Unscript”
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Wiley has acquired world rights to broadcaster Christian O’Connell’s personal development book Unscript. Unscript strips away “the ghost scripts that keep us disconnected, through a mix of vibrant storytelling, authentic...
Riveted acquires Gordon’s latest children’s book
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Riveted Press has acquired world rights to The Midlands by Kate Gordon, in a deal brokered by Alex Adsett Literary. The Midlands takes place during the First World War as 11-year-old Lorna Whittle and her 4...
Affirm acquires Keegan’s second novel
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Lauren Keegan’s second novel, The Woman in the Seal Skin. Set on a Scottish island, the novel follows Malie, who grew up hearing...
Submit your Christmas closing dates
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
To be included in Books+Publishing’s annual list of publishers’ and distributors’ trade closing dates for the holiday period, please complete our Christmas closing dates survey by noon on Tuesday 25...
NewSouth acquires Kale’s debut
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
NewSouth Publishing has acquired world rights to Foreign Return: On Art and Inhabitation, the debut literary nonfiction work by writer and cultural critic Neha Kale. Kale migrated from India to...
Change for Windy Hollow Books
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books ISBN prefix: 97819211 Old distributor: New South Books New distributor: Walker Books Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2026 Returns cut-off: 1 December 2025
The Shadow of the Eagle
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
A loyal warrior. A desperate runaway. A dangerous heresy. When Tristan finds Sabine on the roadside – injured, furious and ready to fight – he’s drawn into a chain of...
Change for Union Square & Co.
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Publisher: Union Square & Co. Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Hachette Australia Changeover date: 2 February 2026 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2026 Contact URL: Hachette Australia
Head of sales (12-month maternity leave cover), Sydney
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Bloomsbury Australia Do you have a passion for books, proven sales experience, and an understanding of the Australian online book retail market? Bloomsbury Australia has the perfect opportunity for you!...
Children’s books category manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Dymocks Books & Gifts Dymocks has an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Book Specialist to join our National Buying team. This is a fixed term role for 12 months, based...
2026 Hachette Australia internship, Sydney
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia’s applications are open for the 2026 Hachette Australia Internship Program! This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join one of Australia’s...
Wilkinson, Smart, Sharp and Seriously Topical, BB homepage
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Cut through the fake news and misinformation with 4 new Wilkinson Publishing releases
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Pantera acquires Bassingthwaighte memoir
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Pantera Press has acquired world rights to the memoir Love Like This by actor and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte. The publisher described Love Like This as an “unflinchingly honest and intimate memoir...
Szalay wins 2025 Booker Prize for “Flesh”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$100,800), for Flesh (Jonathan Cape). “Written in spare prose, and spanning decades – from a Hungarian housing estate to the mansions...
Affirm Press acquires Moloney’s “Why We Garden”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Affirm Press has acquired world rights to Why We Garden, a new title by ABC Gardening Australia presenter Hannah Moloney. According to the publisher, Why We Garden investigates why Australians...
KYD announces 2025 Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize shortlist
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 KYD Creative Nonfiction Essay Prize. The 6 shortlisted essays are: “Where My Body Hides Water" by Madison Godfrey “Playing God” by Tallulah...
