Out this month: Defiance by Bob Brown and A lick of fireweed by Erik Jensen

'In these sweet, fresh, fragile poems, Jensen demonstrates courage and skill at the arts of poetry and of love, and makes the sly suggestion that the one might be a metaphor for the other.' – The Weekend Australian on I said the sea was folded

'Our unifying purpose ought to be safeguarding life on earth, honouring happiness and securing humanity for its future in the universe. This simple and obvious pursuit, far ahead of money, offers us meaning to life on our brilliant little planet.' —Bob Brown

We at Black Inc. express our great sadness at the loss of John Martinkus. 

Out this month: Woodside vs. the Planet by Marian Wilkinson, Playtime by Emily Gallagher and On Alexis Wright by Geordie Williamson

Why is Australia doubling down on fossil fuels?

Bob Brown – erstwhile leader of the Australian Greens and environmental and social justice campaigner – chats with us about nature and activism, what he’s been up to since leaving the Australian senate, and his new book, Defiance: Stories from Nature and Its Defenders, which publishes on 30 September. 

'From DNA to consciousness, blackholes to randomised trials, Elizabeth Finkel brings science to life. Brimming with insights, this book is a rallying cry for reason. Evidence and data have shaped our world for the better, and we ignore them at our peril.' – Andrew Leigh, member of Australian Parliament and author of The Shortest History of Economics

Elizabeth Finkel, award-winning science writer and author of Prove It: A Scientific Guide to the Post-Truth Era, discusses the origins of her new book, the ‘post-truth era’ and how we arrived here, her scientific background and favourite scientists. 

The full story of an Australian literary enigma