Australian nonfiction at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Australian publishers are showcasing nonfiction titles on topics ranging from the familiar-yet-crucial (such as the mismanagement of climate change by those in power) to the niche-yet-topical (like the trio of...
Australian fiction and poetry at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025
Readers of fiction and poetry will be keen to learn what’s been happening here in Australia through a visit to the Australian stand. Threads of romance and humour weave through...
Mihai Eminescu Central University Library: An active cultural hub
Thursday, 18 September 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 12 September 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...
Stadtbibliothek Bremen: Access to reading is a human right
Thursday, 11 September 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Back into BookUp (again): The inaugural research day wrapped
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Books+Publishing recently attended industry professional development conference BookUp, with three members of staff attending both days – the industry day and this year’s brand new addition, a full day dedicated...
‘Cultural pillage’: The Australian literary community responds to Meanjin’s closure
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
In light of the news late last week that Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) withdrew funding from Meanjin, industry figures and publications across the local scene shared their dismay at the...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 5 September 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania: A library for the people
Thursday, 4 September 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Back into BookUp: The 2025 publishing conference industry day wrapped
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Books+Publishing recently attended industry professional development conference BookUp, with three members of staff attending both days – the industry day and this year's brand new addition, a full day dedicated...
Recommended reads for Father’s Day
Friday, 29 August 2025
As Father’s Day approaches – one of the busiest times of the year for book sales – Books+Publishing reviews editor Jess Lomas highlights recent reviewer favourites that make perfect gifts...
Call for submissions: A how-to guide for responding to government
Thursday, 28 August 2025
In the wake of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) first report on AI, and its request for more industry contributions via submissions, Books+Publishing reached out to the Copyright Agency to help...
St Joseph’s College Devagiri Library: A door to the future
Thursday, 28 August 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Seattle Public Library: Breaking down barriers
Thursday, 21 August 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
IPEd 2025: Editors as changemakers
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Books+Publishing publishing director Kate Cuthbert was an invited guest to this year’s Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) conference, held 23–25 July 2025 in Adelaide. During the conference, she was one...
Reykjavik City Library: Fostering ‘open conversation’
Thursday, 14 August 2025
With libraries, their work, and free access to information under increasing threat around the world, B+P and the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office reached out to libraries in other designated cities of...
Unfolded podcast seeks to ‘go inside what makes a story great’
Thursday, 14 August 2025
University of Melbourne lecturer and creative producer Seth Robinson has launched the new podcast Unfolded, a literary podcast that combines audio performances and author interviews. In each episode, an actor performs...
Tinsel time: 2025 biography and memoir
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
From sports stars to media mavens, performers to podcasters, Books+Publishing pulls together titles about lives less-ordinary from publishers' 2025 gifting season recommendations. Well-known women Among the highlights from publishers for...
Books on the Rail’s Ali and Michelle in conversation
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Books on the Rail is an Australian initiative that places books on local public transport services – or, as co-founders Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus put it, ‘turns Australia's trains...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 8 August 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...
Tinsel Time 2025: Young readers
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Share the joy of reading under the tree (and in stockings, and for Secret Santas and for teacher gifts!). Junior fiction There’s hilarity and adventure to spare for junior readers...
Tinsel time: 2025 nonfiction
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
History, homes and health; art, essays and philosophy – Books+Publishing takes a walk through the nonfiction offerings publishers are highlighting this holiday season. First Nations wit, wisdom and writing Miles...
UWAP at 90 years: ‘Our values will remain steadfast’
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
In 2025, University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) celebrates its 90th anniversary. Books+Publishing spoke to communications officer Lauren Pratt about the history, the present and the future of the press....
Sarah Brill on ‘Catch’
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Sydney-based author Sarah Brill's Catch (A&U Children’s, October) is a ‘heartfelt and quietly thrilling coming-of-age novel’ about a 16-year-old who discovers she can catch people falling from the sky. Brill...
Sarah Brill recommends
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
The last couple of Australian books I've read were Kate Grenville's Unsettled and Helen Garner's The Season. Both nonfiction, but by authors that I really love and admire for their...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 1 August 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
The Power of Connection: Reflections from the Big Day of Books Event
Thursday, 31 July 2025
After the Perth Writers Festival was postponed, WA publishers partnered with the ABC to run Big Day of Books Perth. The program included six sessions, and ran on 28 June...
Tinsel time: 2025 fiction and poetry
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
From literary legends to debut writers, poetry collections to crime, Books+Publishing rounds up Australian publishers’ top local adult fiction and poetry titles releasing in time for Christmas 2025. A collection of...
Tinsel time: 2025 food and wine titles
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Food decisions often become a summer saga during the festive season! To help with mealtime and gifting time, Books+Publishing rounds up the local food and wine titles releasing in time...
Black Inc. 25 years on: ‘From inside the local scene’
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Based in Melbourne on land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, Black Inc. was founded in the year 2000 and is an independent publisher of nonfiction and...





