- 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.
- Angela Di Sciascio in The Australian
28/03/2011
The Australian published an extract from Angela Di Sciascio's new book Finding Valentino in its weekend travel section. Read about Angela's home-away-from-home in Capoposta, Italy, here.
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