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…
China accuses New Zealand of harassing its citizens at airports | News
Chinese embassy says it lodged a ‘serious representation’ over interrogations and seizures of electronic devices. Published On 17…
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.…
US firms in China most pessimistic since 1999, survey says | Business and Economy News
Just 41 percent of US firms optimistic about the five-year business outlook in China, chamber of commerce says.…
China leads clean energy revolution, but also CO2 pollution, says report | Renewable Energy News
China’s state-led investment in clean energy is now the main determining factor in how quickly the world decarbonises,…
Slain New Zealand father kept bushland hideout with weapons, police say | Crime News
Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children.…
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,…
Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is…
Davitt Awards 2025 winners announced
Tuesday, 9 September 2025 Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2025 Davitt…