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John Woinarksi’s copy of this 1935 classic of environmental writing is older than him, mostly broken, much read and priceless.
A new book argues that bias is at the root of many social divisions and inequalities, but remains optimistic about our capacity to change.
A decade ago, it was hoped the Gonski reforms would level the playing field for Australian students, but the system is now even more unfair. A new book lays out how it all went wrong.
Over the past half a century, Australian women’s art has gone from the margins to the mainstream. A new book mapping this story is a flawed, colourful kaleidoscope.
Mission, a series of Noel Pearson’s essays, speeches and eulogies, delves into many of the key parts of the author’s life and politics.
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Through 154 songs, Paul McCartney gives us an insight into his life. There is an elegaic feel to this book, which showcases the many sides to McCartney’s songwriting.
Author Hannah Kent’s new novel is a beautifully crafted look at the 19th century Old Lutherans who migrated from Prussia to the colony of South Australia.
Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives.
True to the Land explores the history of the Australian continent through our diverse and changing cooking and eating habits.
Claire Roberts new book on Ian Fairweather looks at the influence of China on his art and ideas, and concludes the ‘Australian artist’ was free of any national allegiance.
A new Quarterly Essay explores the modern political exploitation of a long-standing Australian male image, that of the larrikin.
Smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, syphilis … a new book describes how recurring epidemics nearly wiped out Australia’s First Peoples.
Each of this year’s shortlisted books shimmer with energy, tenderness and threads of optimism — and even occasionally joy.
A new book by an eminent anthropologist and archaeologist mounts a rigorous critique of Dark Emu, repudiating notions of ‘primitive’ hunter-gatherers.
Children need to connect with Australia’s bountiful variety of trees. New picture books are helping them to do so.
The founder of the Bell Shakespeare Company has written a book gleaning leadership wisdom from the bard. But figures such as Richard III and Julius Caesar are hardly ones to emulate.
Our experts cast their eyes over this list of contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction which undertakes impressive trapeze acts across genre boundaries.
The Performance is a brave book, questioning what makes us who we are, and what place theatre and art has in that question.
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary (Senior Fellow) School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Project Manager, Murdoch University
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Course coordinator, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Susan Lawler is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
