Arts and Literature
Q & A with Nikki Gemmell – Author of On Quiet
Posted on 12 Apr 2018 under New releasesArts and LiteratureQ&As and Interviews
"I needed the medicine of quiet because noise was making me sick; I was losing myself in the midst of it all. By researching quietism I wrote myself into it, and was rescued." – Nikki Gemmell on why we all need the medicine of quiet in her latest book.
Sydney Writers' Festival 2018, with Leigh Sales, Sarah Ferguson, Louise Adler and more!
Posted on 20 Mar 2018 under Latest NewsArts and Literature
Leigh Sales on doubt, Sarah Ferguson on mothers, Joëlle Gergis on climate change ... a great selection of MUP authors will be speaking at Sydney Writers Festival this year, 30 April – 6 May.
📖 MARCH GIVEAWAY 📖 : my family and other animus
Posted on 2 Mar 2018 under Latest NewsArts and Literature
Have a look at what we’re offering this March and then head over to MUP's Facebook page for your chance to win a copy.
5 must read Australian history stories
Posted on 20 Feb 2018 under Politics and Current AffairsArts and LiteratureHistory
As prolific publishers of Australian history, we love to dive into our past titles and uncover some hidden gems. We've collated a few to get you going.
Alfred Felton and Flinders Lane: A Short History
Posted on 15 Feb 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and LiteratureHistory
This beautiful hardback book, strewed with the illustrations of wood engravings carved by Helen Ogilvie, is a work of art. It is a testament to a man who contributed so generously to Australian art culture.
Read the Extract: Modern Love
Posted on 13 Feb 2018 under Miegunyah PressArts and LiteratureHistory
Read the prologue to Modern Love, a double biography by Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan, a co-publication from MUP’s Miegunyah Press, the State Library of Victoria and the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Melbourne's Urban Transformation
Posted on 7 Feb 2018 under Arts and LiteratureHistory
Always an urbane place, Melbourne has emerged from the 1980s as a city with a depth of character and urban buzz.
Sunday's Kitchen and Sunday's Garden, together again
Posted on 24 Jan 2018 under Arts and LiteratureHistory
Sunday Reed and her Heide garden.
Into the Heart of Tasmania wins the 2017 Tasmania Book Prize
Posted on 28 Nov 2017 under Arts and LiteratureHistoryAwards
MUP congratulates Rebe Taylor for winning the 2017 Tasmania Book Prize with Into the Heart of Tasmania.
The World of the Book returns to Melbourne
Posted on 1 Nov 2017 under Latest NewsArts and Literature
A new edition to coincide with the State Library of Victoria's exhibition
Into the Heart of Tasmania wins the QLD Literary Award for History
Posted on 5 Oct 2017 under Arts and LiteratureHistoryAwards
MUP congratulates Rebe Taylor for winning the 2017 QLD Literary Awards History Book Prize with Into the Heart of Tasmania.
MUP to publish Gabriella Coslovich's investigation into the Brett Whiteley art fraud trial
Posted on 9 Aug 2017 under Latest NewsArts and Literature
Whiteley on Trial is out on October 2nd 2017
10 highlights from Jonathan Green’s first year as Meanjin editor
Posted on 22 Feb 2017 under MeanjinArts and LiteratureWriting
Here are ten pieces of very fine writing (in no particular order) that were absolute highlights of Mr Green’s first year as Meanjin editor.