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June 2026 new releases from Black Inc.
From Black Inc. in June 2026: Anna Goldsworthy’s brilliant new Quarterly Essay The God We Made; the twentieth-anniversary edition of Alice Pung’s beloved Unpolished Gem, alongside a beautiful new B-format edition of Alice's 2022 novel One Hundred Days; and Maria Golia’s The Shortest History of Egypt, a fresh perspective on one of humanity’s oldest and most enduring civilisations.
Humanity in the age of AI
‘Sharp, elegant and insightful’ —David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything
The twentieth-anniversary edition of a modern Australian classic
'Pung's command as a writer is astonishing, elating. I adore this book.'—Christos Tsiolkas
About the authors
Anna Goldsworthy is the author of several books, including the novel Melting Moments and the memoirs Piano Lessons and Welcome to Your New Life. Her writing has appeared in The Monthly, The Age, The Australian, The Adelaide Review and The Best Australian Essays. She is also a concert pianist, with several recordings to her name.
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Maria Golia is a long-time resident of Cairo and social commentator for a variety of publications. She is the author of diverse non-fiction books including Cairo: City of Sand, Photography and Egypt, and A Short History of Tomb-Raiding.
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Alice Pung OAM is an award-winning writer based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of the memoirs Unpolished Gem and Her Father’s Daughter, and the essay collection Close to Home, as well as the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Her first novel, Laurinda, won the Ethel Turner Prize at the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. One …
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