3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (49+ words) Books+Publishing Christmas 2026 preview: Adult general fiction We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to activate your service. Books in the media this week Books in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (64+ words) Anthropic’s Claude to add “watermark” to AI-generated text Books+Publishing Anthropic’s Claude to add “watermark” to AI-generated text We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (81+ words) Agents, AI, trust and transparency: Local literary agents respond to situation “we all live in fear of” Books+Publishing Australian literary agents: Alex Adsett (top left), Rochelle Fernandez (top right), Sarah McKenzie (bottom left) and Annabel Barker (bottom right). Agents,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (43+ words) Who’s up for a Prime Minister’s Literary Award? Books+Publishing Who’s up for a Prime Minister’s Literary Award? We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (217+ words) Helen Ennis has won the $25,000 National Biography Award for Max Dupain: A Portrait (4th Estate). The biography explores “the complexities and contradictions of the man who produced Australia’s most well-known image, the Sunbaker, and examines the sources of his creativity,” according…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (55+ words) Staff changes at Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Chren Byng appointed North America commercial director Books+Publishing Staff changes at Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Chren Byng appointed North America commercial director We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (152+ words) Writing Australia has announced the shortlists for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category, chosen from 673 entries, are: Each shortlisted entry will receive $5,000, with the winner of each category receiving $80,000. The prize money for the award…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (66+ words) Books+Publishing US publishers report 2.5% increase in sales for 2025 We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to activate your service. Booker Prize 2026 longlist announced International awards…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (49+ words) Penguin Random House acquires “Malachite” by Hasib Hourani Books+Publishing Penguin Random House acquires “Malachite” by Hasib Hourani We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (35+ words) Books+Publishing Libro.fm to add ebooks We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription. Password: Forgot my password If you have purchased IP access, please click the button below to activate your service....