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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'Conversation was difficult. But Sally, a dear old German shepherd, gave me a glimpse of my mother’s emotional state.' A beautiful and deeply moving piece by author Carrie Tiffany on dementia, family, and the unexpected comfort of a rescue dog. Read more via the link below.
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My mother’s phone calls became stranger, but I couldn’t visit. A rescue dog helped me reach her
Conversation was difficult. But Sally, a dear old German shepherd, gave me a glimpse of my mother’s emotional state
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 04/10/2026
Best Australian books out in October: Magda Szubanski, delicious recipes and a picture book ‘masterpiece’
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Best Australian books out in October: Magda Szubanski, delicious recipes and a picture book ‘masterpiece’
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on *** Continue reading...
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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NEW IN STOCK - Dive into the experimental science and treatments happening across Australia and the world, from the history of psychedelic use in medicine in 1960s Melbourne to the latest science on microdosing and psychedelic therapies. 📚️ buff.ly/72hIaWe @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Please join us at Gleebooks Sydney for a special conversation about Crip Stories: An anthology of disabled writers. ⁠ ⁠ Hear from editor Laura Pettenuzzo, contributor Kerri Shying and Artistic Director of Mascara Literary Review, Michelle Cahill. ⁠ ⁠ 📅Saturday 5 September⁠ 🕚️6pm for 6.30pm start ⁠
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Crip Stories: An anthology of disabled writers
6pm for 6.30pm Saturday 5 September Laura Pettenuzzo, Michelle Cahill & Kerri Shying in conversation The word crip was once used to...
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A fearless observer. A trailblazing feminist. One of Australia’s most influential public thinkers.⁠ ⁠ Witness by Anne Summers is out on 1 December 2026. unsw.press/books/witnes...
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gabriellakd.bsky.social @gabriellakd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate: An Encyclopaedia of a Palestinian Family' open.substack.com/pub/gabriell... @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social
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'Find Me at the Jaffa Gate: An Encyclopaedia of a Palestinian Family'
Biographers in Conversation interview with Australian-Palestinian author and educator, Dr Micaela Sahhar. Coming soon!
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Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thanks to Panos Apostolou from SBS Greek for interviewing me about my book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War, published by @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social. www.sbs.com.au/language/gre...
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The Greeks behind Australia's anti-Vietnam War movement: Dr Effie Karageorgos
A new book by historian Dr Effie Karageorgos, "Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism During the Vietnam War", uncovers a hidden side of the movement, the letter-writing, legal aid, fundraising and ...
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Looking for a great commute listen? 🎧 Tune into this episode of the City Roads Podcast with artist and curator Brook Andrew and art historian Jessica Neath on Marramarra — exploring Indigenous stories, art, monuments and placemaking.
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Marramarra: Indigenous Artists making History Visible
How are ancient Indigenous stories and knowledge told through art? What is a Dhomala and what does it represent in Indigenous histories? How are Indigenous artists creating their own forms of monument
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Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I had a great half hour chat with Trevor Chappell and some really incredible callers on ABC Overnights this morning about my new @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social book Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... (go to 2:24:00 or so).
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Overnights - ABC listen
On Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe.
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Join Frank Bongiorno, Carolyn Holbrook, and Joshua Black as they discuss their new book, Gold Standard? Remembering the Hawke government. 📅Fri, Apr 24, 2026 ⁠ 🕚️11:00 am AEST⁠ 🔗 Zoom⁠ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gold Standard? with Frank Bongiorno, Carolyn Holbrook & Joshua Black. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join historians Frank Bongiorno, Carolyn Holbrook, and Joshua Black as they discuss their new book, Gold Standard?: Remembering the Hawke government. Was the Hawke government ‘the gold standard’ for ...
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"In the last 200 years, Australia has lost more biodiversity than any other developed nation..." Lovely to spot @justinehausheer.bsky.social's non-fiction debut, The Vanishing Wild: Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social! unsw.press/books/the-va...
Justine Hausheer The Vanishing Wild
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gabriellakd.bsky.social @gabriellakd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
'Inconvenient Women: Australian Radical Writers 1900-1970' open.substack.com/pub/gabriell... @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social
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'Inconvenient Women: Australian Radical Writers 1900-1970'
Biographers in Conversation interview with Jacqueline Kent
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Author Micaela Sahhar joined The Chris Hedges Report to explore how Palestinian history is systematically erased. Don’t miss this powerful conversation — watch now via the link below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_GD...
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How Palestinian History Is Systemically Forgotten (w/ Micaela Sahhar) | The Chris Hedges Report
YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel
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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Deal news! Really excited to share that @justinehausheer.bsky.social's book debut, "The Vanishing Wild. Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction", will be appearing courtesy of @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social in May next year! unsw.press/news/the-van...
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NewSouth Acquires Justine E. Hausheer's The Vanishing Wild
NewSouth Publishing is thrilled to announce the acquisition of world rights to The Vanishing Wild: Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction, via literary agent Martin Shaw, a powerful and ...
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Zoe Kean @zoekeansci.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Why are we like this? Is now available on audio! And you can vote for it as a top book of the 21st century until Oct 2. #whyarewelikethis? #kean4sci #evolution #nonfiction #sciencewriting #evolutionwriting #australianauthor #top100books @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Sweatshop Literacy Movement and NewSouth Publishing are delighted to reveal the winners of Fresh Off The Books: The Pasifika Australian Literary Initiative.⁠ Learn more via: www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Huge congratulations Siobhan - so wonderful to see The Power of Podcasting in such great company!
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🎙️ Listen to the ANU/The Canberra Times Meet the Author with historian Joan Beaumont in conversation with Christina Twomey. They discuss Gull Force: Australian POWs on Ambon and Hainan, 1941–45 — a gripping account of wartime captivity and survival.
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Meet the author- Joan Beaumont
Listen to the recording of Joan Beaumont was in conversation with Chri
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Inside Story @insidestory.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
“In ‘Great at Heart,’ Garry Hills offers a generous and admiring account of the life and work of war correspondent Gavin Long… But he is sharply at odds with the hero of his narrative on the matter of the conduct of Australian soldiers during the fall of Singapore.” @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social
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The fall of the myth of Singapore • Mark Baker
A new book revives the debate about the behaviour of Australian troops in 1942
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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Victoria M. Nagy reviews 'An Uncommon Hangman: The Life and Deaths of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard' by Rachel Franks @cfwriter.bsky.social UNSW Press @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1031...
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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Shirleene Robinson @shirleene.bsky.social reviews 'Critical Care: Nurses on the Frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis' by Geraldine Fela New South @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Katie Holmes @katieholmes.bsky.social reviews 'John Büsst: Bohemian Artist and Saviour of Reef and Rainforest', by Iain McCalman @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
NewSouth is working with local and international industry partners to understand the full impact of the LibGen data set copyright breach on our authors, and to develop a coordinated response. Information for authors is available on our website.
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LibGen Data Set and Copyright Breach - Information for NewSouth Authors
Library Genesis (LibGen) is a dataset, downloaded from pirate sources and without the permission of authors. It has been used by tech corporation Meta to train and develop their AI language models. He...
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Everything we think about nature is deeply cultural. And much of what we imagine is based on outdated, irrelevant, or out-of-place beliefs. A new book by Jane Rawson 🧪 📚💙
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Human/Nature: On life in a wild world
A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.
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Adam Morton @adammorton.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Can we recreate a lost world? In Tasmania, anything could happen - by the brilliant Jane Rawson www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can we recreate a lost world? In Tasmania, anything could happen
The thylacine might walk again. Or Lake Pedder might rise again. The possibility of ecological restoration in the island state plays into the appeal of going back in time
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the International Year of Women, and we at NewSouth Publishing are all set to celebrate this milestone. Executive Publisher Elspeth Menzies spoke with @artshub.bsky.social about our commitment to publishing women and celebrating their impact on Australian society.
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Women’s voices writ large and amplified
NewSouth Publishing has always been a supporter of women's voices and their impact on Australian society, including authors like Anne Summers, Charmian Clift and Cher Tan.
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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Fungi have been used in medicines, to create furniture, to ward off witches and even contact the dead. But what can fungi reveal about climate change and our ecosystems? Author Alison Pouliot appeared on ABC Nightlife to chat all about her new book, Funga Obscura.
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Fungi and Humanity - A Fungal Awakening - ABC listen
Fungi have been used in medicines, to create furniture and underwear, and even to ward off witches and contact the dead. But most importantly, 90% of living plants depend on fungi.
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