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Slatter announced as 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

Thursday, 5 June 2025
The University of Tasmania has announced author Angela Slatter as the 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence, running from 4 August to 12 December 2025. Slatter receives a $20,000 stipend, three months of...

Roberts-Orr wins Anne Elder; Raven wins Fogarty Literary Award; Hardie Grant relocates; Bookshops on succession planning, social media

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
The Australian book industry this week saw Hardie Grant announce the relocation of Melbourne offices from Richmond to Collingwood; B+P reviews editor Jess Lomas spoke to a new Melbourne independent...

On alchemy: B+P reflects on Melbourne Writers Festival 2025

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
This year, several members of the B+P team attended the Melbourne Writers Festival. We asked publishing director Kate Cuthbert and managing editor Ange Glindemann to share their experience. ‘Alchemy’ –...

The quiet revolution of bookshop succession

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
In the independent bookstores of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, a new generation of book lovers is taking the reins. Incoming owners are learning that bookstores are more than just...

Kandrusevich, Strotsev awarded 2025 Prix Voltaire

Wednesday, 4 June 2025
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has awarded exiled Belarusian Publishers Nadia Kandrusevich and Dmitri Strotsev the 2025 Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. Both Kandrusevich and Strotsey were...

Hardie Grant Melbourne office moves to Collingwood

Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Hardie Grant has announced the relocation of its Melbourne office. The new office, located in the T3 building in Collingwood, offers ‘spaces for both teamwork and focused individual work, reflecting...

The digital life of a neighbourhood bookstore

Monday, 2 June 2025
Ramona Books is a new independent bookstore in Melbourne that’s quickly made a name for itself online. Books+Publishing's reviews editor Jess Lomas spoke with store owner Katie Smith about how...

Rowell wins 2025 Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries Award

Monday, 2 June 2025
In the UK, Rosie Rowell has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the The Women's Prize Trust Discoveries Award for her thriller Down by the Stryth. The prize is awarded...

Books in the media this weekend, 31 May – 1 June

Friday, 30 May 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Letters to our Robot Son (Cadance Bell, Ultimo) Always Home Always...

SLV publishes ‘Ways of Working Commitment’

Tuesday, 27 May 2025
The State Library Victoria (SLV) has published a 'Ways of Working Commitment', following last year’s duty of care review. In its May newsletter, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) noted...

Chidgey’s ‘The Book of Guilt’ tops NZ charts

Tuesday, 27 May 2025
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press) is the first Aotearoa New Zealand title to hit number one across all book sales, according to NielsenIQ...

King wins EWF Speculate Prize

Tuesday, 27 May 2025
The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), in partnership with RMIT University, has announced Melissa King as the winner of the inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers for her short work 'The...

‘The Adversary’ named 2025 Dublin Literary Award winner

Monday, 26 May 2025
The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey (Knopf) has won the €100,000 (A$174,939) international Dublin Literary Award. This is the 30th iteration of the awards, ‘the world’s largest prize for...

Transit Lounge acquires Ouston’s Mine

Thursday, 22 May 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired ANZ rights to author Adam Ouston’s second novel, Mine, via Martin Shaw at Shaw Literary. According to Shaw, Mine has been composed in one complete sentence. The...

Enamoured Books opens in Auckland

Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Enamoured Books, Aotearoa New Zealand's first dedicated romance bookshop, opened in Auckland in May of 2025. Founder Ruby Wallace spoke with Books+Publishing about her vision for the shop. Why did you...

SLV hosts World of the Book exhibition

Monday, 19 May 2025
State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced the 20th anniversary World of the Book exhibition, to open from 31 May 2025. The exhibition will include three new artefacts, including a medieval...

Books in the media this weekend, 17–18 May

Friday, 16 May 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Little World (Josephine Rowe, Black Inc.) The Nights are Quiet in...

Ockham New Zealand 2025 Book Awards winners

Thursday, 15 May 2025
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the winners of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles, chosen from shortlists announced in March, are: Jann Medlicott Acorn...

Transit Lounge acquires ‘Rite of Spring’ by Kris Kneen

Thursday, 15 May 2025
Transit Lounge has acquired world rights to Rite of Spring, a new novel by Kris Kneen, via Jane Novak Literary Agency. The novel follows a couple, Miranda and Richard, who...

The 2025 Visiting International Publishers: Why they’re coming and what they hope to find

Wednesday, 14 May 2025
The 2025 Creative Australia Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) Program is running in Sydney from 19–23 May, coinciding with the Sydney Writers' Festival. The program invites international publishers, scouts and literary...