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April 2026 new releases from Black Inc.
Out this month: A. D. Hope by Susan Lever, Ruin of Magic by Kate Holden and High Time by Desmond Manderson
‘... a book everyone interested in modern literature will want to read.’ —Kevin Hart, author of Poetry and Revelation
'A shimmering book that teases, enchants and provokes while offering balm through language and memory for our modern anguish and fear of oblivion' —Robert Dessaix
‘A magisterial overview of the recent history of drug policy in Australia and a razor-sharp indictment of prohibition as an immensely counterproductive failure’ —Dr Alex Wodak AM
About the authors
Susan Lever taught literature for many years at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, and she is the author and editor of several books, including The Oxford Book of Australian Women's Verse and A Question of Commitment: Australian Literature in the Twenty Years after the War.
Author photo by Georgie Greene
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Kate Holden is the author of two highly praised memoirs, In My Skin and The Romantic, and the Walkley Award–winning The Winter Road. She is a regular contributor to The Saturday Paper, The Monthly and The Age.
Author photo by Nick Bowers
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Professor Desmond Manderson FRSC, FAAL, FASSA is jointly appointed in the Colleges of Law and of Arts & Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He directs the Network for Law, Arts and the Humanities.
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