My Sister, the Todzilla (Jacinta Froud, illus Matt Shanks, Affirm)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Many parents and older siblings of toddlers will relate to the premise of Jacinta Froud’s My Sister, the Todzilla – a hilarious and entirely recognisable take on toddler tantrums, presented...
Wurnan: Sharing on Ngarinyin Country (Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, Magabala)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Wurnan: Sharing on Ngarinyin Country, created by the Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, is a powerful cultural record that documents the people, artists, stories, traditions and artefacts of Ngarinyin Country in the...
The Break Up (It’s a Twin Thing! #1) (Kristin Darell, illus A Yi, Penguin)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Kristin Darell’s The Break Up, the first in a new series illustrated by A Yi, is a middle-grade novel that explores the complexities of primary school friendships with drama, humour...
Plotting the Oceans: Stories of Powerful Maps and Their Makers (Sarah Hamylton, Monash University Publishing)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
In Plotting the Oceans: Stories of Powerful Maps and Their Makers, Sarah Hamylton reveals how maps chart landscapes and shape how we understand and connect with the world around us....
The Duke’s Secret (Sue Williams, A&U)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
In The Duke’s Secret, the latest historical fiction by Sue Williams (The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress), journalist Ava Washington sets out to verify a family legend. According to...
In a Common Hour (Sita Walker, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Dedicated to the Queensland state school teachers she works alongside, Sita Walker’s debut novel, In a Common Hour, offers readers a story with universal school politics. Over the course of...
Amplify Bookstore 5 years in: “a little beyond ourselves”
Monday, 1 December 2025
Amplify Bookstore specialises in books by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) writers. Beginning as an online-only retailer, the bookstore made its first physical roots in 2024, with a...
FitzSimons’s Weary Dunlop enters Oz Top 10
Friday, 28 November 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Brimstone (Callie Hart, Hodderscape) Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Doubleday) Guinness World Records 2026 (Guinness World Records, Guinness) Exit Strategy (Lee Child & Andrew Child, Bantam) Big...
Books in the media this weekend, 29 to 30 November
Friday, 28 November 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week’s round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC...
Meanjin was closed – but new Australian literary journals are springing up around the country
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Amid the dismay over the closure of the long-established Meanjin, Alice Grundy surveys promising developments in this article for the Conversation. Grundy is a Visiting Fellow in the School of...
Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival: “Stories of connection, freedom and family”
Thursday, 27 November 2025
The 2025 Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival ran from 31 October to 2 November in Katoomba, with the theme “A Path to Wonder”. This year also marked the first iteration of...
Text Publishing congratulates James Islington
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Victorian author James Islington has enjoyed an outstanding first week of sales for THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW. This second novel in the Hierarchy series is #1 on the New...
The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC) Peak season ordering cut off
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
To ensure you have your stock delivered before Christmas please note the last day for ordering to receive stock by Christmas Eve*. Please ensure your orders are placed by 2pm:...
The Watchmaker’s War (Danny Ben-Moshe, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
In Danny Ben-Moshe’s debut novel, The Watchmaker’s War, Yakov Holtzman, a former Lithuanian underground resistance commander, hopes to leave the trauma of World War II behind him as he makes...
AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption (Jon Whittle, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
As artificial intelligence becomes the latest business buzzword, many people equate it solely with generative tools like ChatGPT. In AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption, director of CSIRO’s...
The Last Resort (Amanda Hewitt, Echo)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Amanda Hewitt’s debut, The Last Resort, opens with Abbey, newly divorced and reeling from the end of her marriage, as she seeks solace in the Maldives. During a late-night swim,...
Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology (Lisa Hannett, T&H)
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
In Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology, Lisa Hannett brings giantesses, witches and warriors from the ancient world to life. Building on the work of her...
Books in the media this weekend, 22 to 23 November
Friday, 21 November 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week's round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC...
Kohler’s money advice enters top ten
Friday, 21 November 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Doubleday) Exit Strategy (Lee Child & Andrew Child, Bantam) Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 20)...
2026 Hachette Australia internship, Sydney
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia’s applications are open for the 2026 Hachette Australia Internship Program! This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join one of Australia’s...
Sales and distribution manager, Brisbane
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
University of Queensland Press (UQP) University of Queensland Press (UQP) Full-time, fixed-term position (12-month parental leave cover). Base salary will be in the range $115,645 – $129,654 + 17% Superannuation...
The Other Child (Susi Fox, Penguin)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Susi Fox’s The Other Child opens with obstetrician Lauren De Vale returning to work after the birth of her second child, Charlotte, and finding it harder than she expected. Lauren...
A Brain That Breathes: Essential Habits for an Overwhelming World (Jodi Wilson, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Amid the frantic pace of modern life and the wellness industry’s constant stream of coping strategies, yoga instructor and blogger Jodi Wilson’s A Brain That Breathes offers a gentler alternative....
Dreamwives (Claire Novak, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Claire Novak’s Dreamwives is a hearty and entertaining contemporary “mum-com” novel that pays tribute to and shines a light on women's invisible labour. Katrina and Michelle are no strangers to...
Publishers reaching across borders at Sharjah
Monday, 17 November 2025
Now in its 4th decade, the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is the world’s third largest book fair, attracting hundreds of thousands of people. Earlier this month Upswell publisher Terri-ann...
Sooshi Mango has readers hungry for more
Friday, 14 November 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Exit Strategy (Lee Child & Andrew Child, Bantam) Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Doubleday) Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20) (Jeff...
Books in the media this weekend, 15 to 16 November
Friday, 14 November 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Book Show, ABC Radio National Will There Ever Be Another You (Patricia Lockwood, Bloomsbury...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 14 November 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...
Change for Windy Hollow Books
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books ISBN prefix: 97819211 Old distributor: New South Books New distributor: Walker Books Australia Changeover date: 1 January 2026 Returns cut-off: 1 December 2025
Change for Union Square & Co.
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Publisher: Union Square & Co. Old distributor: NewSouth Books New distributor: Hachette Australia Changeover date: 2 February 2026 Returns cut-off: 31 March 2026 Contact URL: Hachette Australia
