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Speechwriter Don Watson’s insider account of the prime minister he worked for, written ‘in tragic mode’, was an instant bestseller – but Keating famously hated it.
So, you’ve written a book, or you’re writing one. What next? Looking for a publisher can feel overwhelming, but we asked some experts for solid advice to guide you.
A new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest.
For decades, zinemakers have used their self-published work to forge connections and nurture political movements outside of the mainstream.
We live in an era that increasingly seeks to cancel authors for their political views, even when these views are not reflected in their creative works.
‘Diamond open access’ means research is free to read, free to publish. It’s a public good – but it relies on volunteer labour.
Owning proven and popular content makes good business sense.
Just-resigned Adelaide Writers Week director Louise Adler calls the cancellation of the event ‘no surprise’. What went wrong?
In That Book is Dangerous! author Adam Szetela argues we exist in a ‘Sensitivity Era’ and publishing is paying the price. Is he right?
Aspiring authors in Australia are among those who have been scammed by a network of publishing houses using cloned websites and AI tools.
The launch of 5 new Australian book publishers is good news, for once. Meet Perentie Press, Pink Shorts Press, Evercreech Editions, Aniko Press and Bakers Lane Books.
Bookshelves as decor were trends in the 19th and 20th-centuries, too. So were book-of-the-month clubs and popular media on books. They helped make reading popular.
Books on the mushroom trial are being raced to print. Big-name authors were seen in the courtroom. But the best true-crime books can be less about speed than insight.
Allegations of untruth over The Salt Path raise questions of what we expect from truth in memoir, in this age of ‘fake news’. What is the contract with the reader?
Evidence suggests male writers and readers are in decline – in Australia and elsewhere. Is a male-only publishing house the solution?
In selling off its high street branches, the retail giant is going back to its Victorian roots in transport hubs.
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are the legal implications?
The laws around AI and copyright are still unclear. At this stage, anything could happen.
Interest in Australian poetry has dipped significantly since ‘The Man from Snowy River’. Why is this? And how can we get it back?
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Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Faculty Research Manager, Macquarie University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University
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Director, Monash University Publishing, Monash University
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Lecturer, Publishing, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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ARC Future Fellow; Professor; Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English, Edith Cowan University