Tom Griffiths has been awarded the Ernest Scott Prize for his book, The Art of Time Travel. Here is a feature excerpt from the book on Henry Reynolds, also an Ernest Scott Prize Winner. On Tuesday, 5 September Tom Griffiths will give the 2017 Ernest Scott/Annual History Council of Victoria Lecture. This is a free event hosted by the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the History Council of Victoria. Book here.

In 1939, on the eve of World War Two, Swedish author Gösta Knutsson published the first in what would be a series of twelve stories about the lovable cat, Pelle Svanslös. Pelle is a little country cat whose tail, most unfortunately, was bitten off by a rat when he was still only a kitten. As a result Pelle finds himself bullied by the other cats in the neighbourhood

The publishers of Black Inc. and Quarterly Essay will launch a new periodical, Australian Foreign Affairs on 17 October 2017.

Nick Horne reflects on his father's most famous work: The Lucky Country.

The full program for the Melbourne Writers Festival has been announced! Here are some of our picks:

The Black Inc. and Nero office is abuzz with talk about Wellmania!

It’s cold, it’s grey outside and it’s really starting to feel like winter. What better time is there to snuggle up on the couch and get stuck into an engrossing book. Here are Black Inc.’s top reads for the chilly season.

The shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Award has been announced, and Their Brilliant Careers by Ryan O’Neill is one of the five titles on it. Read the judge's glowing comments below.

In this eloquent and informative book, historian Klaus Neumann examines both government policy and public attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers since Federation. Read Arnold Zable's introduction to this important book online now.

The full program for the Byron Bay Writers Festival has been annouced! Here are some of our picks for the festival.