Australia is publishing books too quickly – and everyone is losing out
Thanks to rushed deadlines, financial pressure and overworked staff, titles are going to market before they’re ready – and then sliding from view immediately A Sydney author – I’ll call her Rebecca – vowed never to write another book after the deranging experience of publishing her first. She’s using a pseudonym because one day she might change her mind; the notoriously small Australian publishing industry does not tend to look with favour on authors who complain. When Rebecca was proofing her d
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‘Australia’s publishing industry on the whole seems hellbent on getting books to market as quickly as possible.’ Illustration: Getty imageThanks to rushed deadlines, financial pressure and overworked staff, titles are going to market before they’re ready – and then sliding from view immediatelyBy Catriona Menzies-PikeSun 21 Jun 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 21 Jun 2026 11.01 EDTShareA Sydney author – I’ll call her Rebecca – vowed never to write another book after the deranging experience of publishing her first.
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