Don’t miss the launch of GIRT BY SEA: RE-IMAGINING AUSTRALIA’S SECURITY with authors Joanne Wallis and @BecStrating in Adelaide next Tuesday 30 April.

This is a free event, but bookings are essential.

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‘Well worth a read.’

Ross Gittins reviews THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ECONOMICS by Andrew Leigh for @TheAge and @WAToday.

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‘Algorithms are, simply speaking, sets of instructions to follow and the first algorithms that we’ve seen actually were devised thousands of years ago.’

@MarekKowal speaks on his book THE ECONOMY OF ALGORITHMS at @SXSW in Austin #SXSW2024 . Take a listen.

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ON KIM SCOTT by Tony Birch, the latest instalment in our Writers on Writers series, is out next Tuesday 30 April.

In the meantime, you can read an extract on The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand.

‘Girt by Sea has the potential to have a real impact on Australia’s understanding of its maritime environment. It’s a book that should become part of the debate on Australia’s strategic future.’

Review of GIRT BY SEA by @BecStrating and Joanne Wallis.

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We were delighted to have Samantha Faulkner, editor of the forthcoming GROWING UP TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER IN AUSTRALIA, visit our office in February. Here she is with a bound proof of the book and her publisher Sophy. ⁠
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Out 30 April. Pre-order now.

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We were thrilled to learn last week that David Marr’s brilliant work of reckoning with the bloody history of Australia’s frontier wars KILLING FOR COUNTRY has been shortlisted in the @NationalTrustAU NSW Heritage Awards 2024.

Congratulations, David!

Delve into the raw truth of Australia's past in David Marr's compelling exploration of frontier wars, a vital saga recognized by the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and ABIA Awards. Read on BorrowBox now!

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We loved seeing @LechBlaine discuss Quarterly Essay 93 BAD COP: PETER DUTTON’S STRONGMAN POLITICS with David Marr at @GleeBooks last week.

Subscribe to read the essay, or buy a copy online today.

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‘Dutton is as pessimistic as a Russian novelist.’

@LechBlaine discusses his @Quarterly_Essay BAD COP with @RFidler on @AbcConvos.

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Who is Peter Dutton, and what happened to the Liberal Party? In Bad Cop, Lech Blaine traces the making of a hardman.

Join Lech Blaine in conversation with Per Capita's Emma Dawson to discuss his Quarterly Essay, tomorrow at 01:00 PM AEST.

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anu.edu.au/events/meet-th… Tomorrow night, I’ll be in Canberra doing an ANU Meet the Author event with Mark Kenny chatting about my Quarterly Essay BAD COP

If you'd like a signed copy of 'The Shortest History of Economics', drop by the Parliament House shop, and look out for the copies with a special sticker on the cover. Black Inc. Parliament House Canberra #auspol #ausecon

Authors @BecStrating and Joanne Wallis signing their new book GIRT BY SEA: RE-IMAGINING AUSTRALIA’S SECURITY at the ANU National Security College’s National Security Conference #SecuringOurFuture .

GIRT BY SEA is out now – buy your copy online today. ow.ly/q87E50RhJQv

With the Solomon Islands election on today, there has never been a better time to read up on the island-nation and its controversial security agreement with China. In DIVIDED ISLES, Edward Acton Cavanough analyses just that.

Read a chapter online today.

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Ever wondered how our books get turned into audio? Read the latest instalment in our Behind the Book series, an interview with Jordon Lott, Audiobook Rights & Acquisitions Manager at @BolindaAudio.

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‘Extraordinary stories in Crimes of the Cross.’

Phillip Adams discusses CRIMES OF THE CROSS with author Anne Manne on ABC Radio National.

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‘Algorithms now shape the way we live, work and think. Sometimes they fail miserably, making us go out and rebel against them. Sometimes they help us.’

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‘[A] book giddy with speed as it sprints from how much effort it took Babylonian workers in 1750 BCE to create light to the threat posed to humanity by the singularity.’

Shane Wright reviews THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ECONOMICS by Andrew Leigh for The Age.

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‘Birch shows us that, in the work of Kim Scott, decolonisation and self-determination are not matters of guilt or hand-wringing. They are much less matters of settler-colonial self-absorption — they are an ongoing and constant practice.’

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