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March 2026 new releases from Black Inc.
Out this month: Blind Spot by Michael Wesley, Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall and Where's all the Community? by Julie Andrews
Australia has forgotten what keeps it safe. So argues Michael Wesley in this sharp and compelling essay about our place in the world.
'Skylarking is a strikingly real and deeply moving meditation on adolescent friendship in all its complexities - a heart-wrenching work.' —Olga Lorenzo
'Julie Andrews has written a powerful book that provides insights into Aboriginal mobility, kinship, culture and identity in Melbourne. It's a story that should be more widely known, a story of resilience and survival. This book is compelling reading for any Australian interested in gaining a fuller picture of the story of Aboriginal people living in a major urban environment such as Melbourne.' —Terry Garwood
About the authors
Michael Wesley's books include There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia and Mind of the Nation: Universities in Australian Life. He is Professor of Politics and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement) at the University of Melbourne and was formerly head of the Lowy Institute and dean of ANU's College of Asia and the Pacific.
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Kate Mildenhall is an author, writing teacher and podcaster. Her debut novel Skylarking was longlisted for Debut Fiction in the 2017 Indie Book Awards and the 2017 Voss Literary Prize. She is also the author of the novels The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect and The Hiding Place and a picture book, To Stir with Love, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft.
Author photo by Gemma Carr
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Professor Julie Andrews OAM is a descendant of the Yorta Yorta people. Her community and family connection is to the Aboriginal Melbourne community and the Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve. She also has connection to the Wiradjuri and Wurrundjeri Woiwurrung peoples. Her family has been instrumental in establishing Melbourne Aboriginal organisations and Aboriginal women's networks across Australia. She is director of the Gabra Biik Wurruwila Wutja Indigenous Research Centre at La Trobe University.
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