Excited to be heading to Sydney to Tim Ferguson's author event @ Harold Park Hotel. Talking about Almost a Mirror & Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined. Suzanne Leal, David Hunt, Ben Pobje & I will be telling stories in an evening of laughs, cheekiness and big ideas!

Thanks so much Rachel Matthews! Happy to be in this wonderful company. Great list!

I wrote a recap of Week 1 of Lehrmann's defamation case and Bruce's terrible, horrible, no good very bad days in the witness box.

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Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy it Ian - Ian

A little beauty of a review in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald on the weekend. It's such a wonderful book and I loved working on it. Out 31 October! Preorder here! fremantlepress.com.au/books/into-you… #intoyourarmsnickcavebook Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

It's finally here! Come along to the launch of INTO YOUR ARMS: NICK CAVE'S SONGS REIMAGINED at Readings in St Kilda, the perfect spot. Thrilled to be commissioning editor of this incredible collection of stories with Mark Smith + Neil A White #nickcave Fremantle Press

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INTO YOUR ARMS: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined.
From me, Mark Smith & Kirsten Krauth - Almost a Mirror Book + Podcast
21 writers inc: sarahbaileyauthor Andy Griffiths Richard J Frankland Kirsten Tranter Melissa Manning Emily Brewin Ben Hobson Bram PrYESser Gillian OShaughnessy
Pre-order Fremantle Press: bit.ly/3Q49MS7

The referendum is an opportunity to pay respect to 65,000 years of shared history and culture.

Let’s recognise Indigenous people and give communities a Voice.



#Yes23 #VoiceToParliament #VoteYes

Let’s not forget the time a dickhead invaded the pitch annoying players until Sam Kerr did the most perfect and satisfying thing I’ve ever seen. Love you Sammy ❤️

RIP Sinead. A powerful voice. Your songs so emotionally rich. Thank you x

Ahhhh. Holding an advance copy of your book for first time! Out 31 October! I was privileged to be commissioning editor of INTO YOUR ARMS - NICK CAVE’S SONGS REIMAGINED and work with curators MARK SMITH and NEIL WHITE and amazing authors to help bring it to life Fremantle Press

IN THE SUN … Excited to announce that ANGIE HART (Frente) + MICK MOONEY (Le Trouble) have worked together to produce a beautiful melancholy version of BARBADOS for the #almostamirror soundtrack. Listen here! almostamirror.bandcamp.com/track/barbados

People love to put The Smiths in the 'depressing music' box, but in '86 when I put this on the turntable for the first time it was the exact opposite -- it was life affirming, and remains so to this day. If you know, you know what I'm talking about. Rest in Power #AndyRouke .

Nick Cave has already taken his seat