My thoughts on Rupert Murdoch’s legacy? “Murdoch will be looked back on by historians as someone who used their media monopoly to influence the destabilisation of the Earth’s climate.” theguardian.com/media/2023/sep…

The following is a list, far from exhaustive, of some of the claims – made with varying degrees of sincerity or substance – that have helped define this frequently ugly campaign… Martin McKenzie-Murray delves into the “No” camp’s lies. #auspol satpa.pe/R9z4eqd

Congratulations to the UQP authors shortlisted for the 2023 #PMLitAwards! 📚 George Haddad #LosingFace, Rohan Lloyd #SavingtheReef, Rae White #ExactlyAsIAm, Sarah Holland-Batt #TheJaguar, Gavin Yuan Gao #AtTheAltarofTouch ow.ly/k4Af50Q0SyM

Share a plate with a mate & check in with their feelings, it might just make their day, or yours. Mental health matters retweet this recipe & $5 will be donated to #theblackdoginstitute Thank you 🙏#plateforamate

📢 Acquisition news! UQP is delighted to announce that we acquired world rights to two new books from Tony Birch, a novel and a short story collection. 👉Read full announcement here: uqp.com.au/blog/uqp-acqui…

Nonfiction to look out for in 2024 theguardian.com/books/2024/jan…

Congratulations to Robbie Arnott for making the longlist! The Library nominated his novel ‘Limberlost’ for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. “An extraordinary chronicle of life and land: of carnage and kindness, blood ties and love.” – Text Publishing dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/bo…

Deal news! Delighted to share that Catherine Milne at HarperCollins Aus has acquired Paul Dalgarno’s third novel, “The Travelling Library”, for 2026 pub! booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

Just published! Open access! ABR Podcast featuring the five shortlisted poems (as read by the poets) in the 2024 Peter Porter Poetry Prize | @nataliednapo @judith_nangala Dženana Vucic packet of chips #merediortega australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-th…

The Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlist has announced the finalists for the Fiction, Non-Fiction, Debut Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction, Children's and Young Adult categories. The category winners and the Overall Book Of the Year winner will be announced on Monday 25 March.

This is so important - books read as children change lives forever. Michael Morpurgo backs call to ensure poorer children have access to books theguardian.com/education/2024…

🎉 Congratulations Ellen van Neerven and Melissa Lucashenko for their wins tonight at the 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards! The Wheeler Centre 🏆 Prize for Fiction: 'Edenglassie' by Melissa Lucashenko 🏆Prize for Non-Fiction: 'Personal Score' by Ellen van Neerven

‘My main advice [to aspiring writers] is write for yourself. Don't think about your readership, your audience. And listen to your own creative instincts, too.’ — Grace Yee (@nolotusblossom), #VPLA2024 It’s not too often that a poet gets on abctv’s News Breakfast program!

The new Australian Children’s Laureate has just been announced! Congratulations Sally Rippin. What a legend! And love her mission statement: All kids can be readers! ❤️📚😃

Publisher-at-Large Dr Prof Anita Heiss AM is thrilled to announce that her second acquisition under her Simon & Schuster Bundyi imprint is A Song of Time by author, media commentator and public intellectual, Stan Grant. simonandschuster.com.au/p/BUNDYI-ANNOU… Photo credit @ Kathy Luu

Just over two weeks to go until applications close for The Wheeler Centre's Hot Desk Fellowships. Be sure to get your 500-word writing sample and full application in by 5pm AEDT, Monday 26 February. Learn more about how to apply below. tinyurl.com/mpkpzdk6

⭐️ATTENTION SCHOOLS Sign up today to join new Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin for her official program launch. It's FREE ... LIVE... and ONLINE ➡️Tuesday, 20 February 2024 ➡️11–11.45am AEDT REGISTER ➡️wheelercentre.typeform.com/to/LsvRRM5A ASLA PETAA #sallyrippin

👏Congrats to Australia's amazing Indigenous Literacy Foundation Indigenous Literacy Foundation Their much-loved book and character, Moli det bigibigi, has a sequel! Written in Kriol and English and based on a true story, it follows the adventures of a real- life pig called Moli.

My interview with #sallyrippin new #australianchildrenslaureate in the #weekendaustralianreview Sally is Australia’s biggest selling author of #childrensbooks & reading advocate. ⁦@DMCPRmedia⁩ ⁦Hardie Grant Children's Publishing⁩ #allkidscanbereaders #pollyandbuster

A gem short video (7min) exploring and appreciating the landscape with unique Trace Balla creator of graphic novels like no others. Her latest book is 'Leaf-light' Allen & Unwin abc.net.au/gardening/how-…