PMLAs 2022 winners announced
13 December 2022
The recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been announced. The winners in each category receive $80,000 and the shortlisted writers each receive $5000. All prizes are...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced
7 November 2022
The shortlists for the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category, chosen from 545 entries, are: Fiction Dark as Last Night (Tony Birch,...
Christmas 2020: ‘Brilliant’ according to publishers
16 February 2021
Despite heading into Christmas with a high degree of confidence after a year of strong lockdown-boosted sales, most Australian publishers surveyed were nonetheless pleasantly surprised to find Christmas sales even...
The books: Lukewarm response to ‘backlist Christmas’
31 January 2020
The most mentioned nonfiction, fiction and children’s titles in the 2019 Christmas survey were all books by local authors. Charlotte Wood’s The Weekend was the most mentioned fiction title, ahead...
The publishers: ‘A spread of titles enjoyed the spoils’
31 January 2020
Christmas sales in 2019 were close to expectations, or better than expected, for all Australian publishers surveyed by Books+Publishing. More than half of publishers reported sales were ‘about the same’...
BookScan figures: Volume up, value down
31 January 2020
There was marginal growth in the sales volume of books and a three percent drop in value in the lead-up to Christmas 2019, compared to the same period in the...
Christmas 2019: Sales up despite mixed feelings, climate chaos
31 January 2020
Books+Publishing received feedback from representatives of nearly 100 bookshops around Australia for its annual Christmas survey. According to the results of the survey, for the first time in four years...
Murdoch Books to publish ‘Bill Granger Australian Food’ marking 20th anniversary of ‘bills Sydney Food’
22 January 2020
Murdoch Books is delighted to announce it will publish Bill Granger’s new cookbook, Bill Granger Australian Food, on 29 September 2020. In the 20 years since Granger and Murdoch Books...
Moloney wins 2019 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award
16 August 2019
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has presented James Moloney with the 2019 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award for his contribution to Australian children’s literature. Moloney is the author of...
CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced
16 August 2019
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Older readers...
CBCA Awards 2019 shortlists announced
26 March 2019
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older readers Between Us (Clare Atkins, Black...
Stella Prize 2019 shortlist announced
8 March 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Stella Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) The Bridge (Enza Gandolfo, Scribe) Pink Mountain on Locust Island (Jamie...
Publishers satisfied with strong sales
30 January 2019
Christmas sales in 2018 were close to expectations for almost all Australian publishers surveyed in Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. Almost half of publishers reported sales were up compared to the...
Post-Christmas survey: Third flat year in a row, after a ‘challenging’ November
30 January 2019
For the third year in a row, Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for the majority of booksellers (80%) and this was also close to what the majority (81%) had...
The books: Locally authored titles supported by strong non-book offering
30 January 2019
In 2018, local authors were again well-represented across the nonfiction, fiction and children's categories. Leigh Sales' Any Ordinary Day (Hamish Hamilton) was the most mentioned nonfiction title for Christmas 2018. For...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: Value and volume remain flat
30 January 2019
Value and volume sales showed marginal growth in the lead-up to Christmas, compared to the previous year. Books sold during the four weeks leading up to 29 December 2018 had a...
Booksellers optimistic
18 December 2018
Twenty-four percent of booksellers are expecting sales to be 'excellent' this Christmas, double the number who had high expectations for the same time last year (12%). Most respondents, however, are...
Pre-Christmas survey 2018: Sales stable for third year in a row
18 December 2018
Christmas sales are tracking at similar levels to last year for the majority of booksellers (60%), with slightly more stores (21%) reporting an increase in sales than those (19%) reporting a...
Nielsen BookScan: Aus fiction popular; ‘similar’ overall sales shape
18 December 2018
Australian fiction titles are popular with book buyers this Christmas period, with statistics from Nielsen BookScan showing Australian fiction titles high on the bestsellers chart and an increased market share...
The books: Strong offering led by standout fiction
18 December 2018
Most booksellers are pleased with the books on offer this Christmas, with 75% considering the titles available ‘strong’, and just one percent considering them ‘disappointing’. The remaining 24% consider the...
Supply, stock, sales and staffing: HEDS delays felt Australia-wide
18 December 2018
'A Christmas HEDS will want to forget' The vast majority of booksellers surveyed reported the delays from Harper Entertainment and Distribution Services (HEDS) as the only major issue with the...
Publishers’ perspectives: Sales up on last year
18 December 2018
Australian publishers are reporting that so far Christmas sales are up compared to this time last year, and most are expecting overall Christmas period sales to be excellent. Bracing for...
CBCA Awards 2018 winners announced
17 August 2018
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Older readers...
Post-Christmas survey: Second flat year in a row but booksellers relieved after slow start
29 January 2018
For the second year in a row, Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for a majority of booksellers (69%), according to the results of Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. Overall sales...
The books: Jane Harper leads strong local offering
29 January 2018
There was a strong showing from local authors in booksellers’ most-mentioned bestsellers across fiction, nonfiction and children’s. Jane Harper topped the most-mentioned fiction title list, ahead of UK author Philip...
Supply: Frustrated booksellers call for industry strategy
29 January 2018
For many booksellers, addressing the trade’s issues with delivery and availability is becoming more important with Amazon’s arrival, with stores frustrated by unreliable supply threatening their relationships with customers. Sophie...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: Value and volume up; Jamie Oliver tops the bestsellers
29 January 2018
Value and volume sales were up in both the 12-week and four-week periods leading to 23 December 2017, compared to the same periods in 2016. The volume of books sold...
Publishers’ perspectives
29 January 2018
Christmas sales in 2017 were better than expected for three quarters of Australian publishers surveyed in Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey, with the remaining respondents reporting sales were ‘close to expectations’....
Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
15 January 2018
Leading Edge Books has announced the 2018 Indie Book Awards shortlist, for the best Australian books published in 2017. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Force of Nature...
Pre-Christmas survey 2017: Sales stable for local indie and chain booksellers
15 December 2017
Christmas sales are tracking at similar levels to last year for the majority of booksellers (65%), with more stores (22%) reporting a decrease in sales than an increase (14%). The...
