Partial solar eclipse 2025: Date, time, safe viewing tips and livestream details
On Monday morning, September 22 (local time), skywatchers in New Zealand, parts of Australia, several Pacific islands, and…
Hachette acquires Carmody’s dystopian romantasy
Monday, 22 September 2025 Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Hachette Australia has acquired The Shadows that Listen, a debut dystopian…
Australian fiction and poetry at Frankfurt
Friday, 19 September 2025   Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Readers of fiction and poetry will be keen to learn what’s…
Fiction takes top three spots for first time in 2025
Friday, 19 September 2025 Â Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Top 10 bestsellers Wild Card (Elsie Silver, Piatkus) The Secret of…
Readings’ A Day in Carlton program announced
Thursday, 18 September 2025  Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Readings has announced the full 2025 program for ‘A Day in…
New Zealand Current Account Gap Narrows Sharply on Temu Effect
New Zealand’s current account deficit has narrowed dramatically after a downward revision to imports because of more low-value…
Pigface Bookstore opens in Perth
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 Â Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Pigface Bookstore opened on 12 September in Perth, after completing renovations.…
Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia get prime view of partial solar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar…
Want more protein for less money? Don’t be fooled by the slick black packaging
Black packaging by design Food marketers use colours to give us signals about what’s in a package. Green signals natural…
All Blacks and Springboks set for a Wellington test that could be pivotal in the Rugby Championship
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The second test between New Zealand and South Africa on Saturday may play…
1995 All Blacks boss refuses to watch ‘twisted’ Invictus
Former All Blacks head coach Laurie Mains refuses to watch the award-winning movie ‘Invictus’ as he believes it…
The Hiding Place (Kate Mildenhall, Scribner)
Tuesday, 9 September 2025 Â Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing No stranger to the literary scene, Kate Mildenhall (The Mother Fault,…