Beach Crossings: Voyaging across Times, Cultures and Self [HB] Available
Greg Dening
Beach Crossings is a book of extraordinary richness that crosses genres as well as beaches, blending memoir and social history, ethnography and elegy, cultural studies and testament.
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MALCOLM FRASER
Malcolm Fraser & Margaret Simons
I, MICK GATTO
Mick Gatto with Tom Noble
THE RIVER
Chris Hammer
ON PASSION
Dorothy Porter
SHANNON BENNETT'S PARIS
Shannon Bennett
BATTLELINES
Tony Abbott
AUSTRALIA'S REMARKABLE TREES
Richard Allen & Kimbal Baker
FIRST AUSTRALIANS UNILLUSTRATED
Rachel Perkins & Marcia Langton (eds)
THE MARCH OF PATRIOTS
Paul Kelly
BEERSHEBA
Paul Daley
Listen to Malcolm Fraser discuss his memoirs with John Faine and George Megalogenis on ABC Radio 774's The Conversation Hour, March 2.
Listen to Jake Smith discuss Eating with Emperors on Radio National's The Book Show, February 5.
Watch the second part of Malcolm Fraser's interview on The 7.30 Report here.
Watch Malcolm Fraser discuss his political memoirs with Kerry O'Brien on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, February 22.
Listen to Danielle Clode discuss her new book A Future in Flames on ABC Radio National's Life Matters, February 1.
MUP congratulates Peter Sutton on winning the 2009 Manning Clark House National Cultural Award for his magnificent bookThe Politics of Suffering.
The Ashes 2009 by Gideon Haigh has been named one of the best books of the year by the Financial Times (UK). Haigh's account of the 2009 cricket series is described as a 'sparkling aide-memoire ... Outstanding.'
Listen to Michael Gawenda and Helen Garner discussing Michael's book, Rocky and Gawenda - Thursday 29 October, 6:30 pm, Readings Carlton.
Listen to Jake Smith discuss his new book Eating with Emperors on Radio National's The Conversation Hour, 7 October.
Listen to Jonathan Biggins discuss his new book The 700 Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents on Radio National's Life Matters, 2 November.
MUP would like to congratulate Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds, whose remarkable book Drawing the Global Colour Line was named joint winner of the Non-fiction award at the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Read more here.
Listen to Anne Manne discuss her new book So This Is Life with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National's Saturday Extra, October 31.
Watch MUP authors Bettina Arndt, Tony Abbott and Jonathan Biggins on ABC TV's Q and A, 29 October.
Watch MUP CEO and Publisher-in-Chief Louise Adler on ABC TV's Q and A, 22 October.
The Great Crash of 2008 by Ross Garnaut with David Llewellyn-Smith was launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Canberra on Thursday 22 October. Click here to read the Prime Minister's launch speech. Click here to see a photo from the launch.
MUP would like to congratulate Jenny Hocking and Sally Neighbour on making the 2009 Walkley Non-Fiction Book Long-list. Jenny Hocking's magnificent biography Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History is the first definitive account of the life and career of the former Labor Prime Minister. Sally Neighbour's The Mother of Mohammed tells the story of an Australian woman's extraordinary journey into jihad. The short-list will be announced on November 9.
Watch Michael Gawenda discuss his new book Rocky and Gawenda on 9am with David and Kim, 12 October.
Watch Stephen Lacey discuss his new book Henry Loves Jazz on Channel Ten's 9am with David and Kim, 12 October.
Watch Ross Garnaut discuss his new book The Great Crash of 2008 on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, 12 October.
Listen to Michael Gawenda discuss his new book Rocky and Gawenda on Radio National's Life Matters, 5 October.
I, Mick Gatto was launched at Grossi Florentino restaurant yesterday to a packed house of friends, family, celebrities and media.
Click here to view the photo gallery.
Read and watch coverage of the launch in the Age and Herald Sun here.
Watch Today Tonight's exclusive two-part interview with Mick Gatto to mark the launch of his autobiography, I, Mick Gatto.
Watch the TV commercial for the book on YouTube.
Listen to Antony Loewenstein discuss his book My Israel Question with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National Saturday Extra, September 12.
Meanjin would like to congratulate contributor Kristel Thornell who, along with Lisa Lang, was on Friday announced the winner of the 2009 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. Click here for details.
Listen to Harold Mitchell discuss his autobiography Living Large on ABC radio's The Conversation Hour, September 9.
Listen to Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker discuss their new book Australia's Remarkable Trees on ABC radio's Bush Telegraph, September 9.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched Paul Kelly's new book The March of Patriots at Parliament House on Monday, 7 September. Click here to see the Australian's extensive online coverage.
Watch Paul Kelly discuss his new book The March of Patriots on ABC TV's The 7.30 Report, 7 September.
On Monday, 7 September, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched The March of Patriots by Paul Kelly at Parliament House, Canberra. Download the podcast to listen to the speeches by Alan Kohler, Kevin Rudd, Louise Adler and Paul Kelly.
