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Melbourne City of Lit meets Barcelona’s Laie

Tuesday, 23 November 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Meet Barcelona's beloved,...

‘The lost dog poster’: designers on book covers in 2021

Tuesday, 23 November 2021
As we move towards an increasingly visual world, book covers play a vital role in enticing readers and showcasing what a book is about, and in 2021 we saw bright...

Books in the media this weekend, 20–21 November

Friday, 19 November 2021
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 data becomes available. National The Saturday Paper 7...

Getting in early: 2022 children’s and YA preview

Wednesday, 17 November 2021
New novels by Lynette Noni, Zana Fraillon and Holden Sheppard are among the exciting new children's and YA books releasing next year, alongside forays into fiction for younger readers by...

Melbourne City of Lit meets Dunedin’s University Book Shop

Wednesday, 17 November 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Meet Dunedin's...

Kate Gordon on ‘Xavier in the Meantime’

Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Kate Gordon's latest book is a companion novel to her CBCA award–winning Aster's Good, Right Things. Xavier in the Meantime (Riveted Press, February) is a 'sensitive but unflinching' story of...

Books in the media this weekend, 13–14 November

Friday, 12 November 2021
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Dogs (John Hughes, Upswell) Fiona Foley Provocateur: An art life...

Reality bites: 2022 nonfiction preview

Wednesday, 10 November 2021
New books by Hannah Gadsby, Tom Tilley, Osman Faruqi and Kim Mahood are among next year’s most anticipated nonfiction releases. Here's a look at Australian publisher’s 2022 nonfiction titles. Memoir and...

Career path: Johannes Jakob

Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Johannes Jakob began his publishing career as an editor at Express Media's Voiceworks magazine. He is now an editor at Penguin Random House Australia, and won the 2021 IPEd Rosie...

Books in the media this weekend

Friday, 5 November 2021
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend, 6–7 November, 2021. This week's round-up will be updated as data becomes available. National The...

Stories we tell: 2022 fiction preview

Thursday, 4 November 2021
New novels from literary heavyweights Alexis Wright, Geraldine Brooks and Dervla McTiernan are among the Australian books releasing next year. Books+Publishing shares a sneak peek at Australian publishers’ 2022 fiction...

Melbourne City of Lit meets Bucheon’s Yong Books

Wednesday, 3 November 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Today we...

The road not taken: One year on from the 2020 Beatrice Davis Fellowship report

Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Following her 2020 Beatrice Davis Fellowship report 'It’s hard to be what you can’t see: Diversity Within Australian Publishing', Radhiah Chowdhury reflects on the experiences of those in the First...

Josh Pyke & Ronojoy Ghosh on ‘Family Tree’

Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Singer–songwriter and children's book author Josh Pyke celebrates Australia's diverse and multicultural society in his latest picture book Family Tree (Scholastic, January) with illustrations by Ronojoy Ghosh. Reviewer Romi Sharp said...

Books in the media this weekend

Friday, 22 October 2021
This week’s round-up will be updated as data is available. National The Saturday Paper The Brumby Wars (Anthony Sharwood, Hachette) Devotion (Hannah Kent, Picador) Search History (Eugene Lim, Coffee House...

Melbourne City of Lit meets Norwich’s The Book Hive

Wednesday, 20 October 2021
In this series, run in partnership with the Melbourne City of Literature Office, we get to know some of the bookstores in the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Today we...

Shankari Chandran on ‘Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens’

Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Shankari Chandran's third novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Ultimo, January) centres on the Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home and the community fostered by the Tamil family who run it. Set...

Booksellers celebrate LYBD in and out of lockdown

Wednesday, 13 October 2021
This year’s Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) took place on Saturday, 9 October, with official celebrations by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) taking place online due to the ongoing lockdown...

Amplify Bookstore’s Christmas picks

Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Amplify Bookstore, an independent online bookseller specialising in books by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) authors, shares the shop's top picks in anticipation of the gift-giving season. This...

Stephanie Parkyn on ‘The Freedom of Birds’

Wednesday, 6 October 2021
The Freedom of Birds (A&U, December) is Stephanie Parkyn's third novel, completing the loose historical trilogy that began with Into the World and Josephine's Garden (A&U). As the French Empire...

Career path: Cate Blake

Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Cate Blake began her publishing career at Penguin Random House Australia as an editorial assistant. In 2018 she was nominated for the inaugural ABIA Rising Star Award for her role...

Freya Blackwood on ‘The Boy and the Elephant’

Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Freya Blackwood is a Greenaway Medallist and seven-time CBCA winner whose picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Her latest book, The Boy and the Elephant (HarperCollins, November) is a tender, wordless picture book...