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...
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...
ABIA 2026 lost & found
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
A few items were left behind at the Australian Book Industry Awards on Thursday, 21 May. If you think something might belong to you, we would love to help reunite...
ABIA 2026 photos available
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Books+Publishing hopes you enjoyed the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. Photos of the award ceremony on 21 May are now available for download. Access photos by Peanut Productions on...
A Funny Thing Happened…with Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten
Wednesday, 27 May 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...
Account manager, Queensland
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Penguin Random House We are seeking a full-time Account Manager to join our sales team in Brisbane. Reporting to the Field Sales Manager, you will maximise book sales across selected...
Rat Daniels (Alex Sawyer, Hachette)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Rat Daniels, the debut novel by Alex Sawyer and winner of the 2023 Richell Prize, is a coming-of-age story of loyalty and friendship. Jimmy never quite belonged until he moved...
Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific (Joanne Wallis & Jack Corbett, La Trobe)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific by Joanne Wallis (Girt by Sea) and Jack Corbett examines Australia’s relationship with the Pacific Islands, a region that may not be front of mind...
Tight Lines (Allee Richards, Summit)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Set in a small coastal town in regional Victoria, Allee Richards’s Tight Lines is a literary coming-of-age novel steeped in nostalgia and shaped by loss. On the cusp of adulthood,...
Local authors top SWF bestsellers lists
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Local authors have topped the adults and kids bestsellers lists at a record-breaking SWF; Aotearoa publisher Āporo Press reports a world all-language rights sale; Allen & Unwin has acquired a...
All the fun of the festivals
Monday, 25 May 2026
As SWF wraps up, MWF reports its bestsellers; Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland just hosted a record-breaking writers festival; also in Aotearoa, HarperCollins has some staff announcements; in New South Wales, Story...
National Cultural Policy submission deadline approaches
Thursday, 21 May 2026
As the deadline for submissions to inform the next National Cultural Policy fast approaches, we round up industry bodies’ key submission points; several Commonwealth Short Story Prize winners have been...
Affirm Press Distribution Change (AU & NZ)
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Effective 27 June 2026, all Affirm Press and Affirm Press distribution client titles will be distributed by Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) in Australia and New Zealand. Titles will continue...
Nominations open for the Australian publishing industry’s Rising Star Award
Wednesday, 20 May 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 to your organisation. Nominees must currently be...
Jacinta Dimase Management change of address
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
New address for Jacinta Dimase Management 140 Smith Street Thornbury Victoria 3071
Lovesick (Lillian Telford, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Lillian Telford’s debut novel, Lovesick, explores love, obsession, abandonment, addiction and heartbreak, exposing the emotional fractures of characters shaped by trauma. When the lives of two lonely young people collide...
An Ocean and a Day (Hannah Richell, 4th Estate)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Hannah Richell’s profoundly moving memoir, An Ocean and a Day, is both a tender love letter and a study of loss and hope, shaped by a devastating voyage through grief...
Fish Don’t Hop (JoJo Leslie, Woodslane Press)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Fish Don’t Hop! by JoJo Leslie is a heartwarming story that takes children on a journey of discovery through nature and the ways animals grow and change. Maeve is excited...
“Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions” wins Book of the Year
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
The NSW Literary Awards winners were announced last night; Dot Tonkin has left PRH; Judith Rossell is off to Agatha Christie’s holiday house; the programs for the Island Readers &...
Boffins to close, Berkelouw Leichhardt may stay open
Monday, 18 May 2026
Anita Heiss has resigned from University of Queensland; Boffins will close after 37 years; Berkelouw Books Leichhardt has announced it may remain open in a new location; the 2026 SMH...
The glittering prizes
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Lee Lai has won the Stella Prize for the graphic novel Cannon; Karen Howie Casey has won the ASA/HQ Fiction Prize; Charlotte Macdonald has won the Ernest Scott Prize for...
Nominations open for the Australian publishing industry’s Rising Star Award
Wednesday, 13 May 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 to your organisation. Nominees must currently be...
Sales and product coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Phoenix International Publications Phoenix International has an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is currently in a sales or product support role and wants to take the next step in...
Publicist, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Allen & Unwin We are a hardworking, fun, dynamic team looking for someone very special to join us and help to drive awareness for our authors and list. If successful,...
Account manager, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Penguin Random House Penguin Random House is seeking a full-time Account Manager to join their sales team in Melbourne. Reporting to the Field Sales Manager, you will maximise book sales...
Rights and contracts manager – maternity leave contract, Sydney
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our team as Rights and Contracts Manager. This maternity cover role will be responsible for rights sales and contract management...
The End of Romance (Maria Takolander, Text)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
In her debut novel, The End of Romance, Maria Takolander presents a dystopian world in which all boys are conscripted to the army at 16, sent on a mission from...
Don’t Forget to Smile (Ariane Beeston, Black Inc.)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Don’t Forget to Smile by Ariane Beeston is a rare Australian young adult novel set in the world of dance, a setting not often seen in local teen fiction. The...
The Frumpling (Jo van der Borgh, illus Jo Beasley, Walker)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
The Frumpling by Jo van der Borgh, illustrated by Jo Beasley, is a playful rhyming picture book about a lonely creature whose life begins to change after one honest conversation...
“Nobody’s Girl” sweeps UK awards
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl (Doubleday), is the overall winner at the 2026 British Book Awards (and has been shortlisted for a true crime award); the 2026 Open...
