Sally Rippin – Australian Children’s Laureate 2024-25 Q&A
Sally is Australia’s highest-selling female author, with her fantastic Billie B Brown series having 10 million books in print. Her work includes the highly acclaimed Polly and Buster trilogy and the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books, which became the highest-selling series for 6-8 year-olds in Australia within the first year of their […]
Local Author Spotlight
We are THRILLED to announce our new program, which is the Local Author Spotlight. This initiative provides a platform for showcasing and celebrating home-grown authors, supporting the Australian book publishing industry. Each quarter, our team of QBD experts in collaboration with our publishers will select local authors across specific regions nationwide, spanning the Fiction, Non-Fiction, […]
Children’s Book of the Month Club
We are so excited to introduce our new program…The Children’s Book of the Month Club! Each month, we will be celebrating our Book of the Month (as chosen by QBD’s team of experts) as well as sharing bonus content you won’t find anywhere else. Get ready for author interviews, excerpts, activity pages, and more! Our Children’s Book […]
Stella Prize 2024 Winner – ANNOUNCED
On Thursday the 2nd of May, the 2024 Stella Prize Winner was announced! All of us at QBD Books would like to extend a huge congratulations to Alexis Wright and Giramondo Publishing Company for winning the 2024 Stella Prize with her magnificent novel “Praiseworthy”. “Stella” is a voice for gender equality and cultural change in Australian literature. […]
