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Biblionews (the journal of the Book Collectors' Society of Australia) is the only journal in the world that deals with book-collecting, but it is much more than that – a bridge that joins together collectors, librarians and booksellers, and all who are interested in books, to have, to read, to enjoy in any way.

Published quarterly, Biblionews prints notoriously independent leading articles on matters, ranging from manuscript studies to national heritage policy. It publishes authoritative articles on subjects from medieval libraries to modern first editions, from the still contentious subject of the invention of printing to the crude but charming history of Australian Tramwayana. It collects news and reviews of auctions, publications and trade catalogues, bibliographies and checklists, private press books, exhibitions, appointments, departures and deaths. It runs series on book collectors past and present, uncollected authors, unfamiliar libraries (public and private) and bookbindings new and old.

Active since 1944, the Book Collectors' Society of Australia is a focus for collectors to meet and share their enthusiasm for books of all kinds. There are four meetings a year, with a guest speaker, often one of the members, who shares with others some of the treasures of his or her collection. (By ‘treasures’ we don’t necessarily mean rare and expensive books, though if you have some of those we’d love to know about them; we mean books which are special to you.) The last meeting of the year is traditionally the ‘Show and Tell’ meeting, when members are invited to bring an item from their collection and talk about it for a few minutes. It’s always a lively and interesting meeting. Members receive a quarterly journal, Biblionews, which publishes articles about books and collecting, book reviews, and notes about meetings and news. We hope you’ll join us.