UWA Publishing acquires Sniff Squad series
Monday, 11 May 2026
UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to the 4-book series Sniff Squad by Tasmanian author Nic Gill, via Sarah McKenzie Literary Management. Inspired by real-life working dogs, the series will...
Giovannoni, Wild win 2026 Age Book of the Year Awards
Friday, 8 May 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The winners of the 2026 Age Book of the Year...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 8 May 2026
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From...
Transit Lounge acquires Myles’s “Hereafter”
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Sarah Myles’s third novel, Hereafter. Hereafter is “a remarkable novel that deftly explores themes of grief, trust, home and borders”, the publisher said....
Lantana launches locally with Greenwood debut
Thursday, 7 May 2026
UK children’s publisher Lantana Publishing has announced its launch into the Australasian market, following a sales and distribution agreement made with Simon & Schuster Australia for its children’s list. The...
PRH’s Transworld launches new horror imprint, 3AM Books
Thursday, 7 May 2026
In the UK, Penguin Random House division Transworld has established a new horror imprint, 3AM Books, “alongside an online community of the same name”, reported the Bookseller. “With a logo...
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt to close
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Berkelouw Books Leichhardt will close this month after operating in the Sydney suburb for more than 25 years. An announcement on the store’s social media expressed gratitude for “everyone in...
New owners for Constant Reader
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Ownership of Constant Reader bookshop in Crows Nest, New South Wales will transfer to Danica Beaudoin and Edward Federman, according to the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) newsletter. Current Constant Reader...
Words and numbers: The reality of entry-level roles in publishing
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Nonie Trainor is completing their Work Integrated Learning at Books+Publishing as a second-year student of the Master of Writing and Publishing program at RMIT University. In the first of two...
Publishers sue Meta
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
In the US, publishers are suing Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. Locally, author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material; Sarah Wilson has topped the bestsellers...
Staheli establishes peer-support group for early-career editors
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Book editor Jessica Staheli has announced the establishment of the Young Book Editors Association Melbourne (YBEA). Staheli, who works at Dean Publishing, said the informal group currently has 6 members...
“Customers were incredibly generous with their purchase sizes”: Local booksellers report back from Global Book Crawl 2026
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Booksellers who took part in this year’s Global Book Crawl said the event attracted “entirely new shoppers”, while boosting sales and inter-bookshop connections. It wasn’t just books on offer at...
Wilson tops bestsellers at Sorrento Writers Festival
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Sorrento Writers Festival has reported 23,000 tickets sold at the box office for its 2026 program, which hosted 230 authors and guests, and 175 events across 10 venues in the...
Opinion: The UQP “Bila” controversy reveals the tension between board governance and editorial independence
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
The decision by the University of Queensland Press to destroy 5000 copies of a picture book had nothing to do with its contents or Indigenous author, writes Penni Russon. It...
Silvey pleads guilty, some charges dropped
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, the ABC reported yesterday. Silvey appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Tuesday, pleading guilty to two charges. Two...
Publishers sue Meta, Zuckerberg
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
In the US, publishers Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, and McGraw Hill have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and its founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,...
Changes at Books+Publishing
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
There have been a number of staff changes at Books+Publishing (B+P) in recent months. Jasmin McGaughey, who joined the team as editorial and production coordinator in April 2025, left B+P...
Wakefield acquires Lenoir-Jourdan’s “Saltblood”
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Wakefield Press has acquired ANZ rights to the debut YA novel Saltblood by Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, via Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Described by the publisher as “Puberty Blues meets Looking...
Jessy Wu on “Good Intentions”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Jessy Wu is a Sydney-based writer and entrepreneur whose debut novel, Good Intentions (Macmillan), is a fast-paced millennial romance set in the worlds of investigative journalism and futures trading. Books+Publishing...
Jessy Wu recommends
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
I joke that Nick McKenzie's Crossing the Line (Hachette, 2023) is the unofficial companion text to Good Intentions. McKenzie is one of Australia's most decorated – and I think most...
Thorpe-Bowker: “A well-written book is no longer sufficient on its own”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), Books+Publishing is inviting the event’s major sponsors to share little-known facts about their organisations, their top tips for booksellers...
Inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week to run in August
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura has announced the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21 August. “The goal is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books...
A&U acquires “Twelve Months to Financial Freedom”
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired world rights to Twelve Months to Financial Freedom: Take Control of Your Money One Month at a Time by Canna Campbell and Michael Thompson, via Catherine...
Better Reading to launch What Are You Reading? app
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Better Reading will launch a new app designed to help readers track their reading, discover books and connect with a reading community. According to Better Reading, the What Are You...
Pulitzer Prize 2026 winners announced
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the US, the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the Pulitzer Prize book categories are: Fiction Angel Down (Daniel Kraus, Titan) Nonfiction There...
S&S creates new global distribution channel
Monday, 4 May 2026
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has created Simon Global, a new global distribution service, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). S&S has promoted Caryn Schwartz in the US and Alex Santos in the...
A&U acquires Knox’s “The Second Child”
Monday, 4 May 2026
Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to Malcolm Knox’s The Second Child, in a deal brokered by Jane Novak of Jane Novak Literary Agency. Following on from Knox’s...
Varuna 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship recipients announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the 2026 Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship. The fellowship recipients are: Dani Leever Hay Elliott-Ryan Mohammad Taha Robin M Eames...
Wakefield wins Edgar Award
Monday, 4 May 2026
Adelaide-based author Vikki Wakefield has won the award for Best Paperback Original at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for To the River (Text). Published in the US under the name...
Wheeler Centre 2026 Hot Desk Fellows announced
Monday, 4 May 2026
The Wheeler Centre has announced the 22 successful applicants for its 2026 Hot Desk Fellowships. The emerging writers who will be this year's fellows are: Amarantha Nicola Bryant Anna Carlsson...
