Australia

Two independent book publishers were recently absorbed by larger companies. This doesn't bode well for the health of our literary culture.

Indigenous literature has been one of the top-performing categories for local booksellers in 2019, and international publishers are noticing a similar increase in interest for books written by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander authors.  Read more

Melbourne author Christian White's life changed almost overnight when an early draft of his riveting debut thriller, The Nowhere Child, scooped the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript last year.

The 37-year-old occasional screenwriter was overwhelmed when a bidding war broke out over the book, crediting his agents, RGM, with keeping him right.  Read more

It may seem at the moment that the only thing that will save the Australian book industry is moving every publisher and writer into Christopher Pyne's electorate, and making them all wear hi-vis jackets and safety helmets.  Read more

Author Colleen McCullough died on January 29 at the age of 77. She was a trained neuropsychologist. She was a best-selling author whose book, The Thorn Birds, sold 30 million copies worldwide.