publishing
Pants down: how it feels to publish your first book
Miriam Webster, whose debut short story collection The Slip was published in July 2025, reflects on the experience of releasing…
Meanjin: bean counting misses the intangible value of reading and imagining
The closure of Australia's second oldest literary journal Meanjin contradicts Melbourne's stance as a UNESCO City of Literature.
Best new children’s & young adults books September 2025
Discover the best new children's & young adult books published in September 2025 with this guide.
Best new poetry books September 2025
Discover the best new poetry collections published in September 2025 with this guide.
Bendigo Writers Festival has questions to answer over code of conduct
At a time when journalists are being permanently silenced by Israel’s genocidal forces, it is incomprehensible that a writers’ festival…
Siang Lu, Lauren Foley, Alan Fyfe: when book rejection leads to publishing success
Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.
Industry shocked after Black Inc Books asks writers to consent to AI licence
The Melbourne publisher wants its writers to agree to their work being used to train AI.
AI is ‘disrupting’ book publishing: do we want its 'art'?
The embrace of AI may produce some useful innovations and efficiencies in publishing, but will also impact on people working…
Is romantasy killing Australian literature?
An explosion in the romantasy genre, led by authors such as Sarah J Maas and the influence of TikTok, is…
Winter warmers: 18 new art books to curl up with
Warm up with these new art publications hot off the press.