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The Clennett Report – 17 April 2026
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Everything Books and Publishing Australia
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The winners of the 2026 Ena Noël Award have been announced by The Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People. The winners are:
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Author: Raelke Grimmer / White Noise
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The Australian Booksellers Association has a new Lifetime Achievement in Bookselling Award. This award will be given to someone who “has given extraordinary and sustained service to bookselling in Australia”. The nominations close on May 4 and winners will be announced at the ABA conference in Canberra on June 14.
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Well known US bestselling author, Frieda McFadden who writes under a pen name and wears a wig in public, has revealed her true identity. Her real name is Sara Cohen and is a doctor who treats brain disorders. She began publishing in 2013 with her self-released book The Devil Wears Scrubs, and later became a well known name with her book The Housemaid, which has now been turned into a film staring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeny.
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Audible has added a new pricing tier for Australian listeners. It will be $8.99 and offers one audiobook a month from a curated library.
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The shortlist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been announced. You can review the list here.
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The Paragraph Fellowship will extend the award to two fellows in 2026. More information on the award can be seen on their website.
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Messy Press has won Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania region as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
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The shortlist for the 2026 Age Book of the Year awards have been announced:
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Fiction
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Non-Fiction
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The 2026 business award shortlist for the Australian Book Industry Awards have been announced:
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Multicategory Retailer of the Year
Amazon Australia -
Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year
Aviva Tuffield (University of Queensland Press)Clair Hume (Thames & Hudson)
Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)Rebecca Saunders (Hachette Australia)
Susannah Chambers (Allen & Unwin)Vanessa Radnidge (Hachette Australia) -
Marketing/Publicity Campaign of the Year
Alchemised (SenLinYu, Penguin Random House Australia)
Cherry Lam colouring book series (Cherry Lam, Penguin Random House Australia)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (Jeff Kinney, Penguin Random House Australia)A Different Kind of Power (Jacinda Ardern, Penguin Random House Australia)
Penguin 90th anniversary celebrations (Penguin Random House Australia)Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (Jessica Townsend, Hachette Australia) -
Children’s Publisher of the Year
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Small Publisher of the Year
Fremantle Press -
Publisher of the Year
Allen & Unwin
Books In the Media
Nationally
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A Rising of the Lights / Steve Toltz (Fiction)
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All Them Dogs / Djamel White (Fiction)
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Circle of Wonders / Kathryn Heyman (Fiction)
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Communion / Jon Doyle (Fiction)
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Ghost-Eye / Amitav Ghosh (Fiction)
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Journey to the End of Time / Alex Miller (Literary Essays)
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No Such Thing as Monday / Sian Hughes (Fiction)
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Sororicidal / Edwina Preston (Fiction)
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The Palm House / Gwendoline Riley (Fiction)
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Transcription / Ben Lerner (Fiction)
QLD
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After The Fall /Michael Delhaye (Politics)
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The Angry Wives Club / Gabbie Stroud (Fiction)
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The Fibre Factor / Joanna McMillan (Health)
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A Rising of the Lights / Steve Toltz (Fiction)
SA
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After The Fall /Michael Delhaye (Politics)
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The Angry Wives Club / Gabbie Stroud (Fiction)
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The Fibre Factor / Joanna McMillan (Health)
TAS
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The Angry Wives Club / Gabbie Stroud (Fiction)
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The Fibre Factor / Joanna McMillan (Health)
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VIC+WA
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A Rising of the Lights / Steve Toltz (Fiction)
*News gathered from Books+Publishing, The Guardian
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