Eric Knight discusses his new book, Reframe, soon to be released by Black Inc.
Alice Pung: Her Father's Daughter
Watch author Arabella Forge discuss her upcoming book Frugavore.More and more people are interested in eating well and in understandingwhere their food comes from. But where to start? Organic, free-range, local,sustainable: the choices can be overwhelming – and expensive.In Frugavore, Arabella Forge shows that it needn’t be so difficult. Sheprovides a hands-on, practical guide to a new way of living, proving thatfrugal eating can also be flavoursome and fun. Learn how to access qualityproduce ...
Free to a Good Home, written by Catherine Deveny and published by Black Inc., is available in book stores now
At Janet Clarke Hall in Melbourne, Helen Garner launches Anna Goldsworthy's new memoir, Piano Lessons. Garner is followed by Goldsworthy herself, who also performs a favourite work by Chopin. In Piano Lessons, her remarkable debut, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her first steps towards a life in music, from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to international success as a concert pianist. Melbourne, October 2009
'Despite all the big talk and fancy press releases, let's face it, Swine Flu, you're more Babe than razorback. Twenty dead? Come on! More die choking on ham sandwiches every week. Sure, I won't be pashing any pigs for a while, but here's a tip from an old media hack: under-promise and over-deliver.' Swine Flu. Financial meltdown. It's been a bad year for pigs and pigs in suits. The cure? A good stiff dose of Catherine Deveny, who each week in the Age puts everything in perspective with outrage...
Part 1 | Part 2In this Sydney Writers' Festival session, internationally renowned security and intelligence expert George Friedman talks to Michael Sexton about the key ideas of his new book, The Next 100 Years: A forecast for the 21st Century. They discuss the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century. George Friedman is founder and chief intelligence officer of STRATFOR, which analyses and forecasts trends in world affairs, and he is the author of several books, ...
Part 1 | Part 2In this Sydney Writers' Festival session, internationally renowned security and intelligence expert George Friedman talks to Michael Sexton about the key ideas of his new book, The Next 100 Years: A forecast for the 21st Century. They discuss the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century. George Friedman is founder and chief intelligence officer of STRATFOR, which analyses and forecasts trends in world affairs, and he is the author of several books, ...
Marcia Langton pays tribute to Nicolas Rothwell and his impressive new work, The Red Highway. Her speech is followed by an address by the author himself.Anna Schwartz Gallery, May 2009Black Inc