1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (165+ words) Publishers" picks: Australian middle-grade and YA'Books+Publishing Publishers" picks: Australian middle-grade and YA Australian publishers nominate the middle-grade and YA books they have high hopes for at Bologna. "The Medoran Chronicles is a unique high fantasy series with fabulous world…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (145+ words) Australian publishers on Bologna Prize shortlist'Books+Publishing Australian publishers on Bologna Prize shortlist Three Australian publishers have been shortlisted for the 2026 Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year. Publishers shortlisted in the Oceania category are: Organised by…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (359+ words) Author and fashion illustrator Megan Hess On the eve of Bologna Book Fair, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing rights manager Evie Green is one of a reduced cohort of Australians still planning to make the trip, and she has good reason....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (213+ words) In awards news, the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the shortlist for the 2026 CBCA Book of the Year Awards; and the winners of the 2026 Newcastle Poetry Prize and the inaugural MidnightSun Picture Book Prize were announced. The…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (56+ words) We want to trust authors: Local publishers on Shy Girl implications'Books+Publishing Upswell publisher Terri-ann White We want to trust authors: Local publishers on Shy Girl implications We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (65+ words) Timing and luck" sees cohort of local publishers still attending Bologna'Books+Publishing Artwork from the book "This Moment Now" by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys (Scribble) Timing and luck" sees cohort of local publishers still attending Bologna We now offer…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (75+ words) You're Welcome!: A Baking Celebration with a Southeast Asian Twist (Raymond Tan & Audrey Payne, Murdoch)Books+Publishing You're Welcome!: A Baking Celebration with a Southeast Asian Twist (Raymond Tan & Audrey Payne, Murdoch) We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (344+ words) Nigerian publisher Masobe Books acquires 5 books by Bacon'Books+Publishing Nigerian publisher Masobe Books acquires 5 books by Bacon Othuke Ominiabohs, founder and publisher of Masobe Books, has acquired Nigerian rights for five books by African-Australian author Eugen Bacon, in a deal…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (187+ words) Create NSW launches affordable residencies program for writers, illustrators'Books+Publishing Create NSW launches affordable residencies program for writers, illustrators Create NSW has announced the establishment of the Rocks Creative Terraces Affordable Residencies Program, which it says "fulfils one of the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (433+ words) Upswell acquires Nowra's "My Grandfather's Ghost'Books+Publishing Upswell acquires Nowra's "My Grandfather's Ghost Upswell Publishing has acquired world rights to My Grandfather's Ghost, a narrative nonfiction title by Louis Nowra, via Natalie Stewart, HLA Management. Describing My Grandfather's Ghost, Nowra…...