- The diaries of film director Tim Burstall on ABC TV's 730 program
10/02/2012
Watch a story on Australian film director Tim Burstall and his diaries from the early 1950's on ABC TV's 730 program. Memoirs of a Young Bastard: The Diaries of Tim Burstall is introduced and annotated by writer and publisher Hilary McPhee and published this month by the Miegunyah Press.
- 'Memoirs of a Young Bastard' Hilary McPhee and Tim Burstall on Late Night Live
08/02/2012
Listen to Philip Adams speaking with editor Hilary McPhee and Tim Burstall about the recently published diaries of Australian film director Tim Burstall, Memoirs of a Young Bastard.
- Sylvia Lawson on Radio National's 'Saturday Extra' with Geraldine Doogue
06/02/2012
Listen to the writer of Demanding the Impossible: Seven essays on Resistance speaking with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National's Saturday Extra. In Demanding the Impossible, Lawson combines elements of fiction, history and reportage to ask the large political questions about how best to engage as a public citizen.
- Ray Martin on ABC TV News Breakfast
13/01/2012
Watch Ray Martin on ABC TV News Breakfast discussing his favourite interviews from the 10,000 plus he has conducted during his career with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland.
- Bettina Arndt discussing what men want!
11/01/2012
Listen to clinical psychologist, sex therapist and author of What Men Want Bettina Arndt speaking with Annie Gaffney on ABC Local Radio's National Drive program. Callers from across Australia rang into ABC Local Radio during the segment to put their questions to Bettina too.
- Ray Martin on ABC One Plus One
10/01/2012
Watch Ray Martin speak with Jane Hutcheon on ABC TV's One Plus One program about the changing face of news and television. Ray Martin's Favourite's: The stories behind the legends is out now.
- Andrew Robb at The Wheeler Centre
13/12/2011
Watch Andrew Robb with Noni Hazlehurst, Ben Pobjie and Nicole Highet discussing the emotion 'sad', during an event as part of The Wheeler Centre's 'Sad/Angry/Happy'. MUP published Robb's memoirs earlier this year, Black Dog Daze: Public Life, Private Demons.
- Ray Martin on ABC 774 The Conversation Hour
12/12/2011
Listen to Ray Martin join host Jon Faine and co host Peter Mitchell, along with fellow guest Simplice Ribouem, discussing the state of commercial current affairs on ABC radio 774, The Conversation Hour.
- Karen Middleton on 730
22/11/2011
Watch author and SBS Chief Political Correspondent Karen Middleton interviewed for 'The Misson' on ABC TV's 730 program. Australia has gone to war in Afghanistan twice since 2001- yet many of us know little about the conflict and its rational. In her new book An Unwinnable War, Middleton examines why we are there.
- Ray Martin's book launch on A Current Affair
17/11/2011
Watch coverage of the book launch of Ray Martin's new book Ray Martin's Favourites: The stories behind the legends on A Current Affair. The program includes footage from some of the original interviews featured in this new book.
- Chef and author Shannon Bennett on 'The Conversation Hour'
15/11/2011
Listen to chef and author Shannon Bennett with host Jon Faine, co host Barry Jones and fellow guest Ray Kurzweil on ABC 774's The Conversation Hour. Shannon Bennett's France is published by the Miegunyah Press this month, along with the paperback of Shannon Bennett's Paris.
- Ray Martin on ABC's 'Q and A'
07/11/2011
Watch Ray Martin on the final episode of Q&A for 2011 with host Tony Jones and other panellists Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith. Ray's new book, Ray Martin's Favourites was published on November 1st.
- 'WikiLeaks going broke'- Andrew Fowler interviewed on Triple J 'Hack' Special
31/10/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler interviewed on a special on WikiLeaks going broke on Triple J's news and current affairs program Hack. Fowler's book on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, The Most Dangerous Man in the World, was published by MUP earlier this year.
- Bettina Arndt talks erections with Lindy Burns on 774 Drive!
26/10/2011
Listen to bestselling author and sex therapist Bettina Arndt discussing erectile disfunction- one of the topics in her book What Men Want- with Lindy Burns on 774 Drive.
- Margaret Pomeranz launches Stephen Sewell's 'Babylon'
24/10/2011
Read Margaret Pomeranz's speech from the launch of Stephen Sewell's novel Babylon. Babylon is available now.
- Frank Sartor on Radio National with Fran Kelly
19/10/2011
Listen to Fran Kelly speaking with Frank Sartor about his new book The Fog on the HIll: How NSW labor lost its way on Radio National Breakfast.
- Jennifer Hewett on Life Matters discussing 'Men Are Stupid, Women Are Crazy'
14/10/2011
Listen to respected journalist Jennifer Hewett discuss her late husband Peter Ruehl and his writing for the Australian Financial Review on Radio National's Life Matters program. A collection of his columns Men Are Stupid, Women Are Crazy is published this month by MUP.
- FIona Harari on 4BC Brisbane
12/10/2011
Listen to Fiona Harari speak with Greg Cary on 4BC in Brisbane about her book on disgraced judge Marcus Einfeld and the woman he blamed his speeding fine on, Teresa Brennan. Read more about A Tragedy in Two Acts here.
- Frank Sartor on Lateline
11/10/2011
Watch Frank Sartor discuss his new book on Lateline with presenter Steve Cannane. In The Fog on the HIll, Sartor reflects on his political life and times, and how NSW Labor lost its way.
- Collingwood: A Love Story on 'A Current Affair'
03/10/2011
Watch Ray Martin's special feature on the story behind Paul Daley's new book Collingwood: A Love Story on A Current Affair. A century old tale of love, war and football, Collingwood: A Love Story is available now.
- Eddie McGuire launches 'Collingwood: A Love Story'
28/09/2011
Listen to the launch speeches by Eddie McGuire, Alan Kohler and Paul Daley at the launch of Collingwood: A Love Story at The Westpac Centre. Collingwood: A Love Story will be published on October 1 and is available now online through the CFC website.
- Karen Middleton on The Circle
21/09/2011
Watch author of An Unwinnable War Karen Middleton on The Circle. She discusses her recent trip to Afghanistan, Australia's 10 year involvement in the war and why she chose the provocative title for her book.
- Christine Nixon at The Wheeler Centre
20/09/2011
Watch Christine Nixon speaking at a recent Wheeler Centre 'Lunchbox/Soapbox' event in Melbourne on 'The Nature of Leadership'. Fair Cop by Christine Nixon with Jo Chandler is available now.
- Karen Middleton on Insiders
01/01/1970
Watch author and SBS Chief Political Correspondent Karen Middleton join host Barrie Cassidy and other guests Laura Tingle of The Financial Review and Nikki Savva of The Australian on Insiders this week. Middleton's book, An Unwinnable War is available now.
- Mark McKenna discusses the challenges of writing about Manning Clark
14/09/2011
Listen to Mark McKenna discussing the writing of Biography, the unique challenges of writing about Manning Clark, and the major themes of Clark's life and career, on ABC South East NSW. In this series of interviews, archival recordings of Manning Clark are featured. McKenna recently won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for non fiction and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for non fiction for An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark.
- Fiona Harari on Conversations with Richard Fidler
13/09/2011
Listen to Fiona Harari talk about the strange story of Marcus Einfeld and Teresa Brennan, and how one speeding ticket caused Einfeld's life to unravel, on Richard Fidler's Conversations program. Fiona's new book A Tragedy in Two Acts is available now.
- Karen Middleton on Triple J's 'Hack' Program
12/09/2011
Listen to Karen Middleton who joined host Tom Tilley in studio on Friday as part of Triple J's Hack week long special '10 years since Sept 11'. Karen was in Washington DC on Sept 11, 2001 and has since reported from Afghanistan. Her book on Australia's involvement in the Afghanistan War, An Unwinnable War, is available now.
- Andrew Robb on The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine
09/09/2011
Listen to Andrew Robb on The Conversation Hour with host Jon Faine and other guests and authors, Anna Funder and Malalai Joya. Andrew Robb's memoirs, Black Dog Daze, was launched last week by Jeff Kennett in Melbourne.
- Mark McKenna sweeps state Literary Awards
07/09/2011
MUP congratulates Mark McKenna whose book An Eye For Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark won both the Victorian Premier's Award for non-fiction and the Queensland Premier's Award for non-fiction at ceremonies in Melbourne and Brisbane last night.
- Prime Minister Julia Gillard launch speech for 'Fair Cop'
25/08/2011
Watch Prime Minister Julia Gillard launch Christine Nixon's book Fair Cop earlier in the month at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne.
- Paul Daley and Mike Bowers on Conversations with Richard Fidler
23/08/2011
Listen to Armageddon authors Paul Daley and Mike Bowers join Richard Fidler on Conversations with Richard Fidler in Brisbane last week. Armageddon is available now.
- Liam Jurrah and Bruce Hearn Mackinnon on Life Matters
19/08/2011
Listen to Liam Jurrah and author of The Liam Jurrah Story Bruce Hearn Mackinnon on Life Matters discussing Liam's Walpiri culture and the difficulties associated with getting used to life in the 'big smoke'.
- Frank Camorra on Conversations with Richard Fidler
17/08/2011
Listen to Barcelona born Frank Camorra speak with Richard Fidler on Conversations with Richard Fidler earlier in the month about his new book MoVida's Guide to Barcelona.
- Christine Nixon on The Conversation Hour
11/08/2011
Christine Nixon appeared on Jon Faine's The Conversation Hour on 2 August to discuss her book Fair Cop and told Jon what she'd planned to do with Ned Kelly's armour, what it was like to come from Sydney to take over in Victoria, and how she keeps going in the face of her turbulent public life. Listen here.
- Mark McKenna shortlisted for Victorian Premier's Awards
09/08/2011
MUP congratulates Mark McKenna, whose sweeping portrait of Manning Clark in An Eye For Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark has been shortlisted for the 2011 Victorian Premier's Awards for the Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction. The winner will be announced on 6 September.
- MoVida's Guide to Barcelona Launch
05/08/2011
Listen to speeches by publisher Elisa Berg and authors Frank Camorra and Richard Cornish at the launch of their book MoVida's Guide to Barcelona, at MoVida Next Door on 1 August.
- Christine Nixon on The Circle
02/08/2011
Watch Christine Nixon on The Circle discussing her book Fair Cop and the changes in policing and the role of females in the force since the 1970's.
- Alan Kohler's Top 5 Finance Questions
26/07/2011
Alan Kohler spoke at Stanton Library in Sydney about his new book Alan Kohler's Eureka Report: Guide to Personal Investing. Watch him answer questions about the US debt crisis, the future for Telstra and the NBN and the current state of the European economy.
- Andrew Demetriou Launches The Liam Jurrah Story
27/07/2011
The Liam Jurrah Story: From Yuendumu to the MCG was launched at the MCG by AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou, Melbourne Football Club President Jim Stynes, Age writer Martin Flanagan and Liam Jurrah's grandmother Cecily Granites. Watch Jim Stynes and Cecil Granites speak at the launch.
- David Dufty on 612 ABC Brisbane
25/07/2011
Listen to David F Dufty explaining what happened in the events leading up to the disappearance of the Philip K Dick Android head and the book he has written about it, Lost In Transit, on 612 ABC Brisbane.
- Sidney Bloch discusses mental health in the workplace
19/07/2011
Listen to Sidney Bloch discuss mental health in the workplace with host Natasha Mitchell, Dr Peter Cotton, John Brogden and Jorgen Gullestrup on Radio National's Life Matters program. Sidney's new book Understanding Troubled Minds is available now.
- Bruce Guthrie at Wheeler Centre
30/06/2011
Listen to Man Bites Murdoch author Bruce Guthrie discuss the future of newspapers at the Wheeler Centre earlier this month.
- Mark McKenna on Conversations with Richard Fidler
22/06/2011
Mark McKenna spent seven years working on his biography of Manning Clark, An Eye for Eternity. Listen to him discuss the project with Richard Filder on ABC Radio's Conversations program.
- Jo Chandler on Ockham's Razor
15/06/2011
Listen to Jo Chandler discuss her new book Feeling the Heat on ABC Radio National's Ockham's Razor program, 12 June.
- Everfresh artists head to San Francisco
14/06/2011
Everfresh members Rone, Meggs, Prism, Phibs and Sync are among 13 Melbourne artists appearing in an exhibition of Australian street art in San Francisco this September. The exhibition is being put on by prominent Melbourne art patrons Sandra Powell and Andrew King, who were profiled in The Age over the weekend.
- Catharine Lumby at Sydney Writers' Festival
09/06/2011
Is there ever a case for pornography, or should it be totally off-limits in an ethical society? MUP author Catharine Lumby joined Gail Dines, Kate Holden and Leslie Cannold in a heated discussion of the issue at the Sydney Writers' Festival. Watch the footage here.
- Mark McKenna on 774's The Conversation Hour
08/06/2011
An Eye for Eternity author Mark McKenna joined Jon Faine, Bruce Esplin and Karen Curnow on ABC Radio 774's The Conversation Hour on Tuesday. Listen to the discussion here.
- Mark McKenna at ANU Meet the Author Series
07/06/2011
Mark McKenna discussed his new book An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark last week at the 2011 Meet the Author Series, held at the Australian National University. Watch the video here.
- Everfresh exhibition in Melbourne
06/06/2011
Everfresh artist Rone has a solo exhibition at Backwoods Gallery in Melbourne from 17-26 June. Check out a behind-the-scenes video of the making of the exhibition at the link.
- Andrew Fowler on ABC Guestroom
02/06/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler discuss WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, subject of his new book The Most Dangerous Man in the World, on ABC Radio's Guestroom program.
- An Eye for Eternity reviewed in The Age
01/06/2011
"Mark McKenna has produced a fascinating portrait of Manning Clark, showing the inter-relatedness of his private life, his spiritual cravings and his writings." Read Jim Davidson's full review of An Eye for Eternity in the Age here.
- Age reviews The Most Dangerous Man in the World
31/05/2011
"The Most Dangerous Man in the World is a pacy and detailed addition to the rapidly expanding library of material on Assange." Read the full review from the weekend's Age here.
- Meanjin extracted in The Age
30/05/2011
An extract from the new edition of Meanjin was published in The Age on the weekend. The piece by Peter Timms discusses the newly launched MONA gallery in Tasmania.
- Tom Keneally launches An Eye for Eternity
26/05/2011
Tom Keneally officially launched Mark McKenna's Manning Clark biography An Eye for Eternity at the Sydney Writers' Festival last week. Listen to the launch speeches by Louise Adler, Keneally and McKenna here.
- Mark McKenna on Late Night Live
19/05/2011
Listen to Mark McKenna discuss his new book An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark with Phillip Adams on Radio National's Late Night Live, 18 May.
- Fraser scoops NSW Premier's Literary Awards
17/05/2011
MUP congratulates Malcolm Fraser and Margaret Simons, whose book Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs won both the Book of the Year and the Douglas Stewart Prize for non-fiction at last night's NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
- Hawke at Clunes Back to Booktown
16/05/2011
Former PM Bob Hawke was a hit at the Clunes Back to Booktown festival, where he discussed his biography Hawke: The Prime Minister by Blanche d'Alpuget. Read about his sold-out event here.
- Jo Chandler on Bush Telegraph
11/05/2011
Listen to Jo Chandler discuss her new book Feeling the Heat on Radio National's Bush Telegraph program, 3 May.
- Chandler and Muller at Centre for Advanced Journalism
10/05/2011
MUP authors Jo Chandler and Denis Muller discussed the challenges journalists face in reporting on disasters at a Centre for Advanced Journalism event last week. Read about it on the Melbourne Press Club website here.
- Angela Di Sciascio talks to Italianicious
09/05/2011
Italianicious magazine interviewed Angela Di Sciascio about her new book Finding Valentino: Four seasons in my father's Italy in their April issue. Read the full piece here.
- Andrew Fowler on ABC Queensland
06/05/2011
Andrew Fowler, author of WikiLeaks book The Most Dangerous Man in the World, has been in demand with local and international media following the death of Osama bin Laden. Listen to him discuss the latest WikiLeaks on the possible Al Qaeda response to bin Laden's death on ABC radio here.
- An Eye for Eternity in The Australian
05/05/2011
The Australian's serialised coverage of Mark McKenna's An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark began last week, with a series of feature articles and extracts from the book. Always a controversial figure, this new biography of Manning Clark is already stirring up debate. Read the full coverage here.
- Bettina Arndt on Ockham's Razor
04/05/2011
Listen to What Men Want author and social commentator Bettina Arndt on Radio National's Ockham's Razor program, 1 May.
- Betty Churcher on 7.30
04/05/2011
Watch artist and former Nationally Gallery director Betty Churcher talk about her new book Notebooks, losing her sight and the art that inspires her on ABC TV's 7.30, 15 April.
- MUP war books reviewed in Australian
04/05/2011
Ian Bickerton's The Illusion of Victory and David Rieff's Against Remembrance were described as 'fine, provocative books' in a recent review in The Australian. Read the full review here.
- Betty Churcher public lecture at ANU
02/05/2011
Betty Churcher gave a sold-out public lecture at ANU last month, discussing some of the artworks featured in her new book Notebooks. Listen to the podcast here.
- Ian Bickerton on ABC News
28/04/2011
Watch Ian Bickerton discuss his new book The Illusion of Victory on ABC News, 27 April.
- David Rieff on Late Night Live
27/04/2011
David Rieff discussed his controversial new book Against Remembrance with Phillip Adams on Radio National's Late Night Live on Monday. Listen to the conversation here.
- Betty Churcher on Conversation Hour
20/04/2011
Listen to Betty Churcher discuss art, racism, and more with Jill Singer, Marion Lau and Jon Faine on Radio 774's The Conversation Hour, 19 April. Betty's new book Notebooks is out now.
- Tanya Ha on Conversation Hour
19/04/2011
Tanya Ha joined fellow author Richard McKellar and comedian Asher Treleaven on Radio 774's Conversation Hour with Jon Faine last week. Listen to the conversation here. Tanya's books Greeniology and Green Stuff for Kids are out now.
- Andrew Fowler on Conversation Hour
15/04/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler chat with Stephanie Alexander, Leslie Cannold and Jon Faine on ABC Radio 774's The Conversation Hour, 14 April. Andrew's inside story on Julian Assange, The Most Dangerous Man in the World, is out now.
- Sheila Fitzpatrick shortlisted for National Biography Award
14/04/2011
MUP congratulates Sheila Fitzpatrick, whose moving Cold War memoir My Father's Daughter has been shortlisted for the 2011 National Biography Award. The winner will be announced at the Sydney Writers' Festival on 16 May.
- Ian Bickerton on Late Night Live
12/04/2011
Listen to Ian Bickerton discuss his new book The Illusion of Victory with Phillip Adams on radio National's Late Night Live, 5 April.
- Andrew Fowler on ABC Classic FM
11/04/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler discuss his new book The Most Dangerous Man in the World: The inside story on Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks secrets with Margaret Throsby on ABC Classic FM Mornings, 6 April.
- Betty Churcher on ABC Radio
11/04/2011
Betty Churcher has been busy promoting her new book Notebooks on ABC Radio. Watch her interview with Fran Kelly on Radio National Breakfast here and listen to her on 666 ABC Canberra here.
- Andrew Fowler on Conversations with Richard Fidler
08/04/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler discuss Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and his new book on the subject - The Most Dangerous Man in the World - on ABC Radio's Conversations with Richard Fidler, 7 April.
- Governor-General launches Betty Churcher's Notebooks
08/04/2011
Governor-General Quentin Bryce launched Betty Churcher's Notebooks at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra yesterday. Read her launch speech and view photos from the event here.
- Ian Bickerton on The Conversation Hour
07/04/2011
Listen to Ian Bickerton discuss his new book The Illusion of Victory with Andrew Jaspan, Mary Delahunty and Jon Faine on Radio 774's The Conversation Hour, 7 April.
- Man Who Loved Children on First Tuesday Book Club
07/04/2011
Christina Stead's classic novel The Man Who Loved Children divided opinion on this week's First Tuesday Book Club (ABC TV). While some critics agreed with Jonathan Franzen's recent rave review in The New York Times, others found the book too hard-going. Read it yourself and see what you think!
- Betty Churcher on Radio National
06/04/2011
Listen to Betty Churcher discuss her new book Notebooks with Fran Kelly on Radio National Breakfast this morning. Notebooks takes readers on a personal tour of Betty's favourite galleries and artworks around the world.
- Louise Adler on Q and A
05/04/2011
Watch MUP CEO and Publisher-in-Chief Louise Adler debate Kevin Rudd, Julie Bishop, Robert Manne and Jeff Bleich on ABC TV's Q and A last night.
- MUP publishes updated Latham Diaries eBook
04/04/2011
MUP has just released an updated eBook edition of The Latham Diaries. Listen to Mark Latham discuss Labor, the Greens and Julia Gillard with Fran Kelly on Radio National this morning.
- Betty Churcher on Lateline
04/04/2011
Watch Betty Churcher discuss her new book Notebooks with Ali Moore on ABC TV's Lateline, Friday 1 April.
- Andrew Fowler on The 7pm Project
31/03/2011
Andrew Fowler appeared on The 7pm Project last night to discuss Julian Assange, the subject of his new book The Most Dangerous Man in the World. Watch the interview here.
- Angela Di Sciascio on Radio National
31/03/2011
Listen to Angela Di Sciascio discuss her new book Finding Valentino on Radio National's Life Matters program this morning. The book follows Angela's journey back to Abruzzo, the Italian region where her father was born.
- Andrew Fowler on Radio National
29/03/2011
Listen to Andrew Fowler discuss his new book The Most Dangerous Man in the World with Fran Kelly on Radio National this morning. Published today, the book offers a ringside view of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
