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Distribution change for Rowman and Littlefield

Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Old distributor: Woodslane Changeover Date: 1 June New publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing New distributor: Penguin Random House Distribution. Returns cut-off to Woodslane: 30 June. Please note, Penguin...

Senior commissioning editor (0.8 FTE), Melbourne

Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Monash University Publishing Do you have exceptional editing skills, commissioning experience and an eye for high-quality books across trade and scholarly markets? In this key position, you will work in...

Victorian Community History Awards winners announced

Tuesday, 25 March 2025
The winners of the Victorian Community History Awards have been announced. Winning titles in each category are: Victorian Premier’s History Award ($5000) Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch's World of...

NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 winners announced

Monday, 24 March 2025
The winners of the 2025 NZ Booklovers Awards have been announced. The winning titles are: Best Adult Fiction Book The Space Between (Lauren Keenan, Penguin) Best Lifestyle Book Kai Feast: Food...

MWF releases full 2025 program

MWF logo Friday, 21 March 2025
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has launched the full program for its 2025 festival, the first under new festival director Veronica Sullivan, to be held in venues across the Melbourne CBD and...

Publisher picks: Australian picture books

Thursday, 20 March 2025
Australian publishers at Bologna name the picture books they have the highest hopes for at the fair. Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke, founder, managing director and publishing director at Berbay Books, will be...

Publisher picks: Australian YA

Thursday, 20 March 2025
Australian publishers pick their top YA offerings. Carey Schroeter, rights and international sales manager, books for children and young adults at Allen & Unwin (A&U), will be attending Bologna in...

Australian children’s and YA award winners

Thursday, 20 March 2025
Read on for recent Australian award winners in children’s and young adult literature. Illustrated children’s titles For the first time in the history of the prestigious Victorian Premier's Literary Awards,...

Australian children’s and YA bestsellers YTD

Thursday, 20 March 2025
Top 10 Australian YA fiction Cruel Is the Light (Sophie Clark, Penguin) 5.0K I Am Not Jessica Chen (Ann Liang, Harlequin Teen) 2.0K Immortal Dark (Tigest Girma, Lothian) 1.8K My...

IPEd announces ‘Rosie’ shortlist

IPEd logo Thursday, 20 March 2025
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award. The shortlisted editors are: Kimberley Davis for Under the Weather: A Future Forecast...

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025 winners announced

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
The Wheeler Centre has announced the winners of the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (VPLAs). Nukgal Wurra author-artist Wanda Gibson has won the overall Victorian Prize for Literature, worth $100,000,...

ABIA 2025 books shortlists announced

ABIA Celebrating 25 Years logo Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Books+Publishing, in partnership with the Australian Publishers Association, has announced the 2025 book award shortlists for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). The shortlisted titles in each category are: Audiobook...

Villain

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Gaming fanatic Jay receives a strange phone call on a school trip to Titanium Tower. The voice on the other end calls himself Z. And he has trapped Jay's classmates...

Australian titles with international appeal

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
You can find the Australian Collective Stand at Bologna at Hall 25, Stand A87. Come visit for the Australia party, to be held on 1 April at 5pm. In the...

Super Epic Dragon Quest #1 The Deadly Fang

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
WANTED: Brave Heroes to find Deadly Fang Arlo is a brave, hard-working farm boy who dreams of doing more than brushing the unibrows of his unicows. Julia's a plucky adventurer...

BorrowBox: ‘User experience is everything’

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
In the lead-up to the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is in conversation with the event's major sponsors about the status of the industry, what excites them about the...

Without Question

without question cover Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Two small photographs found in a dead man’s wallet throw every belief Bella holds about her family into disarray and changes her life forever. The novel is in development as...

When Sleeping Women Wake

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
When Sleeping Women Wake is the debut novel from Emma Pei Yin. An epic and emotional story of three spirited women – a mother, her daughter, and their maid –...

Early bird tickets are open now!

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Early bird tickets are open now! Get ready to celebrate another year of exceptional talent and creativity in the book sector at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2025! The Australian...

Product executive, Victoria

Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Hachette Australia PRODUCT EXECUTIVE, MELBOURNE Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning and international Product team in the role of Product Executive. This Melbourne-based role reports to...