Bologna 2025 program announced
Monday, 3 March 2025
Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), which this year runs 31 March to 3 April 2025 at the BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre, has released its full program. Running alongside BCBF is BolognaBookPlus...
AI dominates conversation at IPG 2025 Spring Conference
Thursday, 27 February 2025
In the UK, where the two-day Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) 2025 Spring Conference wrapped up on 26 February, AI continues to be the main topic of conversation in the book...
Abbott wins 2025 IPEd Student Prize
Thursday, 27 February 2025
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced Portia Abbott, a student in the Master of Writing and Publishing program at RMIT University, is the winner of the 2025 IPEd...
APA expands Open Book; Shand resigns from SWF; Readings to open in Chadstone; CBCA Notables, International Booker longlist announced
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
In news this week, the APA has announced an expanded Open Book Internship Program, including a Brisbane-based internship for the first time; while Sydney Writers' Festival board chair Kathy Shand...
Audible – ‘Consider the listening experience from the earliest stages of creation’
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
In the lead-up to the 2025 ABIAs, Books+Publishing is in conversation with the event's major sponsors about the status of the industry, what excites them about the future, and what they have...
CBCA 2025 Notable Books announced
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its list of Notable Books for 2025. The list acts as the longlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards....
Lonely Planet Parenthood Around the World
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Experience the diversity of parenthood around the world with 40 illuminating first-person stories from locals and families on the go that show how where we live influences who we are....
Bookseller Chadstone, Melbourne
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Readings Readings Chadstone is opening soon and we are looking to expand our bookseller team! If you have direct bookshop experience and would like to know more about the role...
Publications manager, Hobart
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Mona Mona publishes high-end illustrated books alongside an innovative art exhibition program and is looking for an experienced editor/production controller to step into the role of Publications Manager. Reporting to...
Children’s category manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Dymocks Dymocks has an exciting opportunity for a Children’s Book Specialist to join our National Buying team. This is a permanent role, based in our head office in Sydney’s CBD....
NSW & ACT sales representative, New South Wales
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
New Holland Publishers We are looking for a new team member to join our family at New Holland Publishers servicing our customers in NSW and ACT. Someone to work with...
2025 Voss Literary Prize Now Open
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
The Australian University Heads of English and the estate of Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss are pleased to call for nominations to the tenth annual Voss Literary Prize. The prize,...
NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Monday, 24 February 2025
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 shortlists have been announced by the organisation. Shortlisted titles include: Best Adult Fiction Book Award Better Left Dead (Catherine Lea, Bateman Books) The Call (Gavin Strawhan,...
2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist announced
Monday, 24 February 2025
The committee for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has announced its 2025 shortlisted titles, chosen from a longlist of 16. Shortlisted titles include: The Andalusian Messiah (Taissier Khalaf,...
Stewart wins 2025 MUD Literary Prize
Monday, 24 February 2025
Cameron Stewart's Why Do Horses Run? (Allen & Unwin) has been announced as the 2025 winner of the $10,000 MUD Literary Prize. The prize, now in its eighth year, is...
S&S announces new CEO, new Aus imprint; Hachette 2024 results; 2025 VIPs announced
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
It’s been a big week at Simon & Schuster (S&S), with the announcement of a new imprint, Atria Australia, the acquisition of new fiction from Bri Lee, and the appointment...
OverDrive – ‘libraries can create new readers’
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
In the lead-up to the 2025 ABIAs, Books+Publishing is in conversation with the event's major sponsors about the status of the industry, what excites them about the future, and what they have...
Knox longlisted for 2025 Walter Scott Prize
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
In the UK, the Abbotsford Trust has announced the longlist for the 16th Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (WSP). Among those longlisted is local author Malcolm Knox for his...
Telepathy Our Lost Sense: Neuroscience Sheds Light on ESP
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Telepathy or mind to mind communication is an ancient very common human ability which has been forgotten, ignored and feared for centuries. Neuroscience reveals how it works. Telepathy Our Lost...
Shamed to Madness – A Journey to Hell and Back
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
An autobiography that highlights the persecution and shaming Andrew was subject to throughout his life from his peers, parents and church, simply for being who he was: Gay! A life...
BookPeople buying group admin and marketing assistant part-time, Melbourne
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
BookPeople BookPeople, the Association of Australia’s Bookshops, is the peak industry body representing the interests of booksellers across Australia. The BookPeople Buying Group is a key buying and marketing service...
Bookseller Chadstone, Melbourne
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Readings Readings Chadstone is opening soon and we are looking to expand our bookseller team! If you have direct bookshop experience and would like to know more about the role...
Stricker wins 2025 Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Meredith Stricker was awarded the 2025 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, run by the Australian Book Review (ABR) and worth $6000, at a ceremony in Melbourne last night. ABR outgoing editor Peter...
Scodellaro wins 2024 Novel Prize
Monday, 17 February 2025
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions have announced Ruins, Child, a debut novel from Giada Scodellaro, as the winner of the 2024 Novel Prize. The novel was chosen from 1100...
Tasmanian Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Monday, 17 February 2025
The shortlists for the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards have been announced. Shortlisted titles in each category are: Premier’s Prize for Fiction ($25,000) The Angry Women’s Choir (Meg Bignell, Penguin) Heartsease...
Carnegie 2025 longlists announced
Thursday, 13 February 2025
In the UK, the longlists for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The 35 longlisted titles (19 for the Carnegie Medal for...
DANZ Children’s Book Award 2025 longlists announced
Thursday, 13 February 2025
The 2025 longlists for the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Award have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category...
‘Tracker’ longlisted for 2025 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction
Thursday, 13 February 2025
In the UK, Alexis Wright’s book Tracker (Giramondo) has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction. Published in the UK in January by Other Stories, the book is one...
Remembering Michael Webster
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
More tributes have come in, after the passing of publisher, academic, and distinguished industry professional Michael Webster. University of Melbourne head of program, publishing & communications Katherine Day writes: We...
Arrest of booksellers sparks international condemnation
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna, the Palestinian uncle and nephew co-owners of the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem, were released by police on Tuesday, 11 February, but remain under a...
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