We are delighted to announce the acquisition of World rights in a memoir from singer, songwriter and former front man of Savage Garden, Darren Hayes.
Darren Hayes is an iconic Australian singer, songwriter, music producer, composer and performer. Still performing on stages around the world, Darren is reflecting on his life story, with his book due for release in late 2024.
'I’ve been secretly telling stories about my life, through my music, since the very first Savage Garden single. Back then my innermost thoughts were shrouded in lyrical metaphor and deeply embedded within the visuals and stage costumes of a fantastical pop career. The reality of my life was much more complicated than the constraints of a 3 minute radio song would allow. Almost 30 years later I feel free for the first time in my life and so grateful to partner with Penguin to truly tell my authentic story,' says Darren.
Alison Urquhart, Non-Fiction Publisher says 'I am thrilled to bits that we’ll be working together on this wonderful book. Darren and I have a mutual love of 80s pop music and gothic, twisted tales and he is a remarkable and natural storyteller. I know that he will create something so special and a reflection of who he is both as an extraordinarily gifted artist and a remarkable human being.'
Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore has been named the ABA BookData Adult Fiction Book of the Year 2026, as voted by booksellers across Australia.
Two Penguin Random House titles have been awarded the Women's Prize this year.
Penguin Random House Australia is thrilled to announce Driftwood by Brooke Maddison as the winner of the Penguin Literary Prize 2026.
Penguin Random House has won Publisher of the Year at the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). The 2026 ABIA have just been announced and we are beyond excited to share that Penguin Random House has been awarded Publisher of the Year marking our third consecutive win - and fifth in six years!
Internationally acclaimed author and poet David Malouf AO has died, aged 92
We are delighted to share that Virginia Evans and Susan Choi have been shortlisted for the Women's Prize For Fiction 2026 awards!
Check out the Penguin Random House books that have been shortlisted for the ABIAs in 2026. The winners will be announced on 21 May 2026.
We are delighted to share that we have an abundance of female authors shortlisted for the Women's Prize For Non-fiction 2026 awards!
See which bookstores have been named recipients of the Penguin Children’s Bookseller Grant.
In exciting news, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy has been named Dymocks Book of the Year 2025.
We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Write It Fellowship: Dayle Fogarty, Naomi Fogarty and Violet Marr.
Propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh asks profound questions about what drives a life: what makes it worth living, and what breaks it.