Best books out in September, from Ian McEwan, Patrick Ryan and Lee Lai
Welcome to the ABC Arts wrap of the best books out in September. This month, our book-loving critics…
Stella Day Out Aireys Inlet program revealed
Monday, 29 September 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Literary organisation Stella has announced the evening program for its Stella…
Bakers Lane Books acquires Drum’s YA novel
Monday, 29 September 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Bakers Lane Books has acquired world rights to Don’t Forget to…
Fully Booked at DMPL: Tantalizing Time-Benders
The prequel to the TV show Outlander, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, premiered recently, so I must talk…
Sundays Under the Lemon Tree (Julia Busuttil Nishimura, illus Myo Yim, Scribble)
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Best known for her cookbooks, Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s debut picture book,…
Spotlight on Cai Gao: Innovative Storytelling for Children
Affectionately known in China as “the grandmother of picture books,” Cai Gao is a pioneer in illustrating children’s…
UQP acquires O’Keeffe’s third novel
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has acquired world rights to…
Hachette acquires Carmody’s dystopian romantasy
Monday, 22 September 2025 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 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…
Pigface Bookstore opens in Perth
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Pigface Bookstore opened on 12 September in Perth, after completing renovations.…