Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish (Spud and Snowball #1) (Judith Rossell, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Mischief abounds in Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish, Judith Rossell’s new illustrated junior fiction chapter book, which introduces us to the adventures of two charming but chaotic cats. When...
The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done (Clare Stephens, Atlantic)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done is a sharp and unsettling novel that makes you reconsider every online interaction, bad review, snarky comment or quick judgment. Journalist Ruby Williams wants...
I’d Rather Be a Cat (Laura Bunting & Philip Bunting, Scholastic)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Laura and Philip Bunting’s charming I’d Rather Be a Cat is a fun, rhyming addition to the corpus of picture books about being comfortable in your own skin. With a...
Do We Deserve This? (Eleanor Elliott Thomas, Text)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Do We Deserve This? by Eleanor Elliott Thomas (The Opposite of Success) follows twenty-something underachiever Bean Halloway, who buys a lottery ticket for her mother, only for it to win...
Boobs (Lisa Portolan & Amanda Goff, Echo)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Boobs is an exploration of all things breasts. Combining personal insight with research, Amanda Goff (Misfit: The Unravelling of Samantha X) and Lisa Portolan examine the ways that breasts are perceived, augmented...
Arsenic Flower (Dakota Feirer, Hachette)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Dakota Feirer’s Arsenic Flower carves meaning from masculinity and memory. Tender and intimate, this debut poetry collection finds harmony in two contradictory realities: the harm of the Australian colony and...
Be(wilder): Journeys in Nature (Darryl Jones, NewSouth)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Ecologist Darryl Jones (Curlews on Vulture Street) travels across Australia and the world to study the lives of wild animals in urban environments and how humans and non-human animals can comfortably...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 8 August 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...
Three new entries to top 10
Friday, 8 August 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) An Inside Job (Daniel Silva, HarperCollins) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin)...
Books in the media this weekend, 09–10 August
Friday, 8 August 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Crimson Light Polished Wood (Monia Raszewski, Transit Lounge) No Straight Road...
Chief executive officer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
BookPeople - the Australian Booksellers Association Join the Next Chapter: CEO Australian Booksellers Association Are you ready to help lead the bookselling sector in Australia? The management committee of the...
Publicist, Melbourne
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Text Publishing Text Publishing is looking for a full-time Publicist to join its energetic, highly effective publicity team. Duties include initiating and running publicity campaigns, media liaison, author caretaking, writing...
Graphic designer, Melbourne
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd Thames & Hudson Australia (THA) Shortlisted Publisher of the Year 2025 publishes beautiful books on all aspects of culture and creativity. Family owned, resolutely...
Phoenix International Publications moves to Alliance Distribution Services (ADS)
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
As part of its ongoing third-party publisher expansion, Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) is pleased to announce that Phoenix International Publications has joined its distribution facility, effective 1 August 2025. Riikka...
Book your advertising for Think Australian Frankfurt
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Bookings are open for Think Australian Frankfurt. Promote your titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers Weekly in the US and Book...
A Great Act of Love (Heather Rose, A&U)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Heather Rose's A Great Act of Love follows Caroline, an upper class widow who leaves London in the late 1830s to undertake a long and dangerous journey to Van Diemen’s...
The Legend of Jessie Hickman (Mark Greenwood, illus Frané Lessac, NLA)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
The Legend of Jessie Hickman is a beautifully crafted nonfiction picture book that tells the remarkable true story of a 20th century Australian circus performer turned bushranger. Written by Mark...
Seed (Bri Lee, Summit Books)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Bri Lee’s Seed is a suspenseful literary thriller that asks urgent, existential questions: What does it mean to leave an impact on the world? Is it too late to halt...
Catch (Sarah Brill, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Sarah Brill’s Catch is a heartfelt and quietly thrilling coming-of-age novel. The story follows 16-year-old Beth as she navigates the upheaval of her older sister’s surprise pregnancy, the quiet chaos of...
The Peach King (Inga Simpson, illus Tannya Harricks, Lothian)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Nature writer Inga Simpson (The Thinning, Willowman) and award-winning artist Tannya Harricks (Mallee Sky) have created a modern classic in The Peach King – an exquisite book destined to be...
Average at Best (Astrid Jorgensen, S&S)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Average at Best is one of those rare books that sneaks up on you with its funny and effortless voice, as well as its emotional depth. It doesn’t try to...
The Underworld (Sofie Laguna, Penguin)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Sofie Laguna’s The Underworld is an introspective, bittersweet coming-of-age tale that follows a 15-year-old Martha Mullins in 1970s Sydney from adolescence through to university, focusing on her female friendships, her...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 1 August 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
Ghost Cities a heatseeker after Miles Franklin win
Friday, 1 August 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Books in the media this weekend, 02–03 August
Friday, 1 August 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper My Sister and Other Lovers (Esther Freud, Bloomsbury) Ruins (Amy Taylor,...
The Power of Connection: Reflections from the Big Day of Books Event
Thursday, 31 July 2025
After the Perth Writers Festival was postponed, WA publishers partnered with the ABC to run Big Day of Books Perth. The program included six sessions, and ran on 28 June...
Office coordinator, New South Wales
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Hachette Australia Hachette Australia has an exciting opportunity to join our incredible Administration team as the Office Coordinator. This is a permanent full-time position based in our Sydney CBD head...
Publisher, Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Echo Publishing As part of the family-owned Bonnier Group, Echo Publishing is able to access the skills, resources and opportunities of the larger group, while also having the freedom and...
Publishing & production manager (parental leave cover), Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Story Factory This role assists with and manages the publication of stories by young people enrolled in Story Factory programs, in printed and digital formats. It also supports the logistics...
Project editor, Sydney
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Rockpool Publishing Project Editor job description: Full time (38-hour week) Location: Leichhardt, NSW Salary $65,000 and above with requisite experience Email applications to admin@rockpoolpublishing.com.au Rockpool Publishing is a dynamic, award-winning...
