Jeff Goodell's HEAT: LIFE AND DEATH ON A SCORCHED PLANET has been longlisted for the getAbstract 2024 International Book Award in the Business Impact category. It is also eligible for the Reader's Choice category, vote now at the link below! journal.getabstract.com/en/2024/09/03/…

Despite its importance to Australia, many Australian's know little about the Solomon Islands. Edward Acton Cavanough's DIVIDED ISLES documents the people and geopolitics of the country, an island-nation with over a thousand islands speaking seventy indigenous languages.

'I was keen on this idea that there should be a racial non-discrimination guarantee in the constitution' Shireen Morris discusses her new @LaTrobe book BROKEN HEART:A TRUE HISTORY OF THE VOICE REFERENDUM on Dunn Street's Socially Democratic podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soc…

The Australian History Prize is awarded to ‘Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law’ by Alecia Simmonds. #NSWPHA Black Inc. La Trobe University sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/austral…

Australian Story is airing a three-part special based on Paddy Manning's THE SUCCESSOR: THE HIGH-STAKES LIFE OF LACHLAN MURDOCH. The first episode will air Monday 9 September at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. Produced by Paddy Manning himself, it is a series not to be missed.

'In a landmark series for Australian Story, we have tried to solve the mystery of who Lachlan Murdoch is.' @GPaddyManning, author of THE SUCCESSOR, writes for @ABCNews about the elusiveness of Lachlan Murdoch as a biography subject. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

We had an incredible night at the 2024 NSW Premier's History Awards evening. With not one but two @LaTrobe titles shortlisted, we were delighted that COURTING: An Intimate History of Love and the Law won the Australian History Prize. blackincbooks.com.au/books

Jess Hill, author of SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO, discusses The National Cabinet's $4.7 billion plan to tackle domestic violence on ABC Radio National. abc.net.au/listen/program…

Office deliveries! Andrew Leigh's BATTLERS & BILLIONAIRES has arrived from the printer, and we're so excited to share this new edition with you. Copies are available for pre-order at the link below. blackincbooks.com.au/books/battlers…

'At the end of the day, what I know is that we don't have enough housing' Alan Kohler, author The Great Divide, discusses negative gearing and capital gains tax on housing in the ABC Q+A Housing Special. iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2404H0…

Don Watson's Quarterly Essay HIGH NOON: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink is coming soon! Don Watson offers a report from the United States that catches the madness and theatre of an election like no other. Pre-order and subscribe now. quarterlyessay.com.au/forthcoming

For those for whom too much US politics is never enough, I'll be talking to Don Watson about his new Quarterly Essay "High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink" at gleebooks on Sept 24. Get on to it! gleebooks.com.au/event/don-wats…

‘Under 150 pages long, and written in vigorous, demotic prose, REPEAT can be read quickly, its analysis easily absorbed.’ – Peter Marks, Inside Story @InsideStoryMag reviews Dennis Glover's new book REPEAT: A WARNING FROM HISTORY. insidestory.org.au/is-it-all-goin…

“As we brace for the 2024 US elections (and the likely contestation of those results) it is possible to perceive unnerving parallels with earlier times.” Peter Marks reviews Dennis Glover’s ‘Repeat,’ from Black Inc. inside.org.au/is-it-all-goin…

It's always a delight to see Black Inc. titles in our local bookshops! All available at your local bookshop or at the link below. blackincbooks.com.au/books

On the desk today, two excellent volumes from ⁦Andrew Leigh Andrew Leigh⁩ ⁦Black Inc.⁩ #shortesthistory

'A testament to the craft and method of biographical writing.' Ryan Cropp's @LaTrobe book DONALD HORNE: A LIFE IN THE LUCKY COUNTRY has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian History. Congratulations @Ryan_Cropp! blackincbooks.com.au/books/donald-h…

My book won the PMs Literary Award for Australian History. What a buzz. Thanks everyone for your nice messages

Described as both a social history and an intellectual journey, @Ryan_Cropp's biography of the brilliant Donald Horne—a man who captured the nation's imagination—also captured the eyes of the judges. Congratulations on this very special win! 📖✍️

'What Rupert is trying to do is give Lachlan expanded voting power so that he has unassailable control of the Murdoch family trust.' Paddy Manning, author of THE SUCCESSOR, breaks down the Murdoch Family trial on The Briefing. articles.listnr.com/news/real-life…