Congratulations to the ABA award winners
Monday, 15 June 2026
Last night, the Australian Booksellers Association book and bookselling award winners were announced in Canberra; the longlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards are out; the winners of this year’s Women’s...
Friday in brief
Friday, 12 June 2026
On NielsenIQ bestsellers charts, Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) is at number 2 this week. HarperCollins has achieved 11 number-one positions on the bestsellers within a 22-week period (up...
Elle Kennedy’s ice skating romance takes over heatseekers chart
Friday, 12 June 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Divorce (Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press) The Mistake (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) The Score (Elle...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 12 June 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 12 June 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National How to Love the World (Ilka...
PRH has a winner
Thursday, 11 June 2026
The winner of the Penguin Literary Prize has been announced; as have the recipients of this year’s Neilma Sidney travel fund; 2 former Big Fivers have launched a new author-support...
A Funny Thing Happened … with Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
A sharp, darkly funny insider account of the sex industry’s collision with politics, censorship and everyday Australian life by Robbie Swan, a former national magazine editor turned political lobbyist for...
Rising Star Award for emerging Australian publishing talent – nomination deadline extended
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Good news – there's still time to get your entries in for the 2026 Rising Star Award! We want to hear about the emerging talent who is quietly (or not...
Vendor manager (publishers), Melbourne
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
RMIT UP Overview Salary: $100,000 prorated + 12% superannuation Part time: 4 days a week, ongoing Work in a brand-new office building in Melbourne’s CBD on Franklin Street, within walking distance of...
Junior graphic designer, West Melbourne
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Readings Junior Graphic Designer – (3 days/week) We’re looking for an early career designer to join our marketing team — working across digital, social, print, and signage assets, campaign production,...
Production manager, Leichhardt, NSW
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Moore Street Media Moore Street Media is a dynamic, independent Australian Publisher (imprints include Rockpool, Gelding Street, Sweet Hearts, and Major Street Press). We are seeking an organized Production Manager...
Income tax returns and your Books+Publishing subscription
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) provides information on its website about work-related income tax deductions for digital information services, such as Books+Publishing. The ATO website says: To claim a deduction...
Mother Waters (Lisa Nan Joo, Affirm Press)
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Lisa Nan Joo’s debut, Mother Waters, is an atmospheric, quietly unsettling novel that explores ambition, grief, inheritance and the emotional legacies left by fathers. It shifts between thriller and literary...
King’s Birthday Honours
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Industry figures are on the King’s Birthday Honours list; Kaye Wright has landed at Woodslane; The Good Sea (Vannessa Hearman, Melbourne University Press) tops the NT Writers Festival bestsellers list;...
Bestsellers, media mentions, Junior Book Club and reviews
Friday, 5 June 2026
In the bestsellers charts this week, Yesteryear has made it to number one, though The Divorce is the highest new entry with only a half week of sales. Today we...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 5 June 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Land (Maggie O’Farrell, Tinder Press) A...
“Yesteryear” climbs to number one
Friday, 5 June 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) The Divorce (Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press) The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Sarah A...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 5 June 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...
Scribe among publishers being impersonated by scammers
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Ann Mossop is stepping down at Sydney Writers’ Festival; Kirsty Wilson has resigned from University of Queensland Press; the shortlists for the 2026 ACT Literary Awards have been announced; Allen...
Nominations open for the Australian publishing industry’s Rising Star Award
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
The Rising Star Award is a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible early-career staff who are making a significant impact in your organisation. Nominees must currently be...
Head of trade sales (parental leave), Victoria
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Hardie Grant Hardie Grant is looking for an experienced Head of Trade Sales to lead our national sales function on a 12-month parental leave contract, based in either Melbourne or...
Field account manager, New South Wales
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Simon & Schuster The Job Profile The Field Account Manager is responsible for managing a designated sales territory within NSW, including planning and maintaining a regular monthly call cycle with...
The Festival of Ice and Snow (Angie Cui, illus Anna Wilson, University of Queensland Press)
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
In The Festival of Ice and Snow, Angie Cui (My Mum Is a Bird) and illustrator Anna Wilson (A Taste of Home) transport readers aged 5 to 8 to the...
Theodora’s Tea Shop (Christy Anne Jones, Hachette)
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Christy Anne Jones has brewed a bewitching concoction in Theodora’s Tea Shop, her first adult fantasy novel. Dot, a timid girl from a seaside town, strikes out for the capital...
Thames & Hudson moves to Bookreps NZ
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Thames & Hudson is partnering with Bookreps NZ for Aotearoa sales and distribution; S Shakthidharan’s memoir, Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath, has been sold to Le Bruit du Monde;...
Leading Edge restructure
Monday, 1 June 2026
Kaye Wright has left Leading Edge as part of a restructure; Justin Ractliffe has joined The Pilkington Agency; the DANZ Children’s Book Award 2026 shortlist, Dick and Joan Green Family...
Sarah A Parker everywhere
Friday, 29 May 2026
Sarah A Parker tops the bestsellers; and is featured across NewsCorp books pages this weekend; and we bring you our latest unlocked picture book reviews. Happy Friday, and thanks for...
Parker’s dragon romantasy debuts at number one
Friday, 29 May 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Sarah A Parker, HarperCollins) Fever Dream (Elsie Silver, Atria) The Deal (Elle Kennedy, Piatkus) (combined editions) Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke, 4th Estate)...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 29 May 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National My Year in Paris with Gertrude...
Local books “take flight” at Hachette
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Hachette is launching a new Australian imprint; Bronwyn Bancroft has received a Red Ochre lifetime achievement award; the NT Writers Festival kicks off its 2026 program today; Radio National will...
