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Out now: Mind of the Nation: Universities in Australian Life
In this thought-provoking and timely examination, academic and writer Michael Wesley asks what Australians really think and how they feel about our universities, and where to next?

Out now: On Peter Carey
Exploring dislocation and longing, Sarah Krasnostein dives into Peter Carey's literary tour de force, True History of the Kelly Gang, in this latest offering from the stunning Writers on Writers essay series.

June 2023 new releases from Black Inc.
Coming in June, Writers on Writers: On Peter Carey, Powering Up and Mind of the Nation

Out now: Half Deaf, Completely Mad
The music and mayhem behind the seminal sounds of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Models, Hunters & Collectors, The Saints, The Go-Betweens, Cold Chisel, The Cruel Sea and so many more.

Out now: Wild Ride
A beautifully illustrated history of an iconic Australian object – the stock saddle

Vale Allan Gyngell, AO
Jonathan Pearlman, editor of Australian Foreign Affairs, reflects on the recent passing of Allan Gyngell.

Out now: The Shortest History of the Crown
Former royal correspondent Stephen Bates lifts the lid on the 1,800 years of power plays, ritual, tradition and intrigue in Britain’s monarchy and asks, where to next for the world’s most enduring monarchy?

May 2023 new releases from Black Inc.
Coming in May: The Shortest History of the Crown, Wild Ride and Half Deaf, Completely Mad

Out now: The Power of Trees
The follow-up to the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, offering compelling insights into the lungs of our planet and the fragility of our intertwined futures.
