Baby boom: The growth of children’s and young adult market
In our latest genre spotlight Books+Publishing takes a look at the children’s and young adult category. Children’s and young adult (CYA) titles have been driving the growth of the Australian book market in...
More than just recipes: Contemporary cookbooks
In our latest genre spotlight Books+Publishing takes a look at the food and drink category, diving into the different elements that make up the contemporary cookbook. For many, cookbooks are an essential tool...
Recipe for life: Illustrated lifestyle post-lockdown
In our latest genre spotlight Books+Publishing delves into illustrated lifestyle to find out if the gains made in the category have continued on after lockdown. Many of us who experienced life...
Passion for poetry: Sales in the wake of ‘Dropbear’
With sales of nearly 15,000 copies to date, Evelyn Araluen's 2022 Stella Prize winner Dropbear has defied the stereotype of poetry as a traditionally niche and low-selling genre. In our...
Life after Trump: Political books now
While the Australian federal election (and the Morrison government) is now behind us and Trump titles no longer dominate the category, books that explain the world we inhabit are still...
Ahead of the curve: The popularity of sci-fi and fantasy
The recent growth in science fiction and fantasy can be linked to a range of factors including TikTok, screen adaptations, demand for diverse characters and an appetite for escapist yet...
The meteoric rise of manga
Books+Publishing investigates what’s behind the current manga boom, and how it’s impacting publishers’ local comics and graphic novel lists. It’s no secret that in 2021 the modest growth of the...