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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · Sep 10

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...

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 · 11d

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 · May 6

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 · May 6

Huge news!

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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · May 6

Huge congratulations Siobhan - so wonderful to see The Power of Podcasting in such great company!

Siobhan McHugh @siobhanmchugh.bsky.social · Apr 18

Absolute honour to have 'The Power of Podcasting: telling stories through sound' in @niemanstoryboard.org books on inspiring storytelling craft. In awesome company, from Aristotle to Stephen King 😊

Nieman Storyboard is part of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. @columbiaup.bsky.social

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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · Apr 15

🎙️ 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.

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 · Apr 5

“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

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 · Apr 8

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
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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 8

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

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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 8

Katie Holmes @katieholmes.bsky.social reviews 'John Büsst: Bohemian Artist and Saviour of Reef and Rainforest', by Iain McCalman

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NewSouth Publishing @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social · Apr 2

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.

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 · Feb 3

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 🧪 📚💙

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 · Mar 30

Can we recreate a lost world? In Tasmania, anything could happen - by the brilliant Jane Rawson

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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 · Mar 4

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.

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 · Mar 4

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.

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.

www.abc.net.au

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