3+ day, 3+ min ago  (97+ words) Books+Publishing Mark Bolsius and Michelle Delle Vergin of Booktique Wangaratta in Victoria came prepared to the 2026 ABA Conference Trade Exhibition. Inflation, closed doors, horror, but the mood was up at the 2026 ABA conference We now offer a pay-by-the-month subscription....

3+ day, 54+ min ago  (78+ words) Books+Publishing US publishers sue We Lib website for copyright infringement 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. Evans, Doucet win 2026 Women's…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (75+ words) Books+Publishing Writers Victoria confirms end of Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund 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. UWA Publishing acquires…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (279+ words) Books+Publishing Alice Jolly wins 2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction UK author Alice Jolly has won the "25, 000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for her novel The Matchbox Girl (Bloomsbury), reports the Bookseller. The Matchbox Girl tells the story…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (219+ words) The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of its 2026 Book of the Year and Bookseller of Year awards. Also announced at the ABA Conference Gala Dinner in Canberra on 14 June were the inaugural winners of the ABA's Lifetime…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (220+ words) Naima Brown. Credit: Natalie Grono. Allen & Unwin (A&U) has acquired ANZ rights to two books in a new series by Na'ma Brown, in a deal brokered by Pippa Masson at Curtis Brown. Said Brown, "pay close attention to what women…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (209+ words) UWA Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Insolence, the 4th poetry collection by Melbourne-based poet, critic and arts journalist Thuy On. According to the publisher, Insolence "reinvents, reimagines and rearranges iconic figures in our literature, visual art, history, books, and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (132+ words) Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The longlisted titles in each category are: Shortlists will be announced in July. Winners of each category awards " along with recipients…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (183+ words) Harper Collins has acquired ANZ rights to K'ri G'slason's new crime novel, To Catch a Fox, in a deal brokered by Grace Heifetz at a4 Literary. Inspired by G'slason's own experiences working on a remote Icelandic farm as a boy, and…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (305+ words) In the UK, the 2026 Women's Prizes have been announced. US novelist Virginia Evans has won the Women's Prize for Fiction for The Correspondent (Michael Joseph) and Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet has won the Women's Prize for Nonfiction for The Finest…...