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My Father and Other Animals wins Prime Minister's Literary Award
Congratulations to Sam Vincent who has won the 2023 Non-Fiction Award at the Prime Minister's Literary Awards!
A Q&A with the author of Quaint Deeds, A.J. Mackinnon
A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon has been a teacher since 1984. He’s worked in various schools around the world, sharing his passions for English literature, mathematics, drama, art and philosophy with countless students over the years. His latest book, Quaint Deeds, is a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of teaching, treasure hunts and finding your own way in life.
In this heartening interview, Sandy tells us a cheeky classroom story that didn’t make it into the book, his best advice for teachers, and his one must-read book recommendation.
Celebrating La Trobe University Press
La Trobe University and Black Inc. yesterday celebrated La Trobe University Press at an event held at the State Library of Victoria.
November 2023 new releases from Black Inc.
Out this month: Quaint Deeds, The Family Law and Courting.
Out Now: Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir
From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of teaching, treasure hunts and finding your own way in life.
Behind the Book: A Q&A with literary agent Margaret Gee
Welcome to another instalment of Behind the Book. In this series, we chat to the people who bring you the books you love from Black Inc. – from the names you know to those you definitely don’t. This time, our subject is literary agent Margaret Gee.
Out Now: Faking It by Toby Walsh
A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so … artificial
The Successor: Read a Chapter
Read a chapter from The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch
Author Spotlight on David Hunt
In this interview, the bestselling author of Girt, True Girt and Girt Nation David Hunt speaks on his favourite stories from Australian history, his research, writing and procrastination processes, and the three books he thinks everyone should read. He’s as hilarious here as he is in all his books.
An interview with the author of Sex, David Baker
David Baker is a history and science writer who holds the world’s first PhD in Big History. He wrote the YouTube series Crash Course Big History, hosted by John and Hank Green in partnership with the Gates Big History Project, and The Shortest History of the World. His latest book is Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation.
In this interview, David talks Big History, shocking revelations in his research about sex, and what this book means for the present and future of sex and relationships.
