Australian publishing

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an early draft of his riveting debut thriller, The Nowhere Child, scooped the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript last year.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

It's not about legacy: James Patterson has donated $100,000 to Australian and New Zealand book stores.

Dipping into his considerable personal fortune to donate $100,000 to local bookstores, the prospect of an enduring legacy was the last thing on James Patterson's mind.

The Australian winner of this year's Man Booker prize has echoed the concerns of his compatriot Peter Carey about the fate of literature from "smaller cultures" in the wake of the decision to allow American novels to compete for the prize.  Read more