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Read an extract: How to Do Nothing
Read the introduction to Jenny Odell’s anti-productivity manifesto. How to Do Nothing is out now.

MWF Digital is here
Hear from Jenny Odell, George Friedman, Jess Hill and more, without leaving your couch.

Powerful life stories from the Growing Up series
The acclaimed series showcases Own Voices and explores what it is to grow up in Australia.

Join our team: Office administrator
Schwartz is looking for an office administrator to keep our busy office running smoothly.

See What You Made Me Do wins ABA Booksellers’ Choice Award
Jess Hill’s investigation into domestic abuse has been voted the Non-Fiction Book of the Year by booksellers.

True stories of old and new Australia
Discover our favourite compelling mysteries and fascinating histories.

Supporting Indigenous literacy: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
We’re donating $2 from every sale of Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia in July to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

QE78 is out now
Australia is a wealthy nation with the economic profile of a developing country – heavy on raw materials, and low on innovation and skilled manufacturing.

Intimate histories of interesting people
Go behind the curtain with this collection of bestselling biographies and memoirs.

Gun violence: What can America learn from the United Kingdom?
On a per capita basis, the annual rate of police shootings in the United States is about fifty times the rate of the United Kingdom. What lessons can America take from across the Atlantic? Andrew Wear, author of Solved!, investigates.