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Australian independent publishing stalwart Text acquired by global giant Penguin Random House

Local publishing house says it will ‘retain creative control’ and no redundancies are planned for Melbourne office

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2025

Shankari Chandran, Robert Dessaix, Diana Reid and more: Australian books to look forward to in 2025

From enthralling debuts to playful premises and national reckonings, here is a whirlwind tour of what’s to come

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2025

Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2024

Helen Garner, Diana Reid, Nam Le and others: Australian books to look forward to in 2024

Among next year’s highlights are debut fiction from Bri Lee, nonfiction from Peter Goldsworthy and a new novel from 2023 Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran

The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2023

John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

How could Prince Harry's book, Spare, go on sale in Spain days ahead of its official release?

A bookseller and former Pan Macmillan publisher says there's likely to be plenty of "finger-pointing and recrimination" at Penguin Random House headquarters after the early release of Prince Harry's book Spare in Spain. So, just how could this have happened?

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

TikTok to sell books directly to users via marketplace

To further capitalise on the popularity of BookTok the social media giant will let users purchase titles through partnerships with publishers and retailers

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

The Guardian view on the book publishing industry: no one size fits all

Editorial: The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural power

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

US judge blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House merger

Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ pay

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2022

Tom Hanks announces ‘wildly ambitious’ first novel

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece spans 80 years and is said to be ‘thoughtful, poignant and hugely entertaining’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022