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Say goodbye to Melbourne University Publishing as we know it
The upshot is that MUP as we know it will be unrecognisable and a relatively small parochial publisher of University of Melbourne academic output will take its place.
- by Laurie Muller
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Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced
Trauma, violence, the body and family relationships are recurring themes across the diverse, often genre-defying, books on the longlist for this year's Stella Prize.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Publishing
Former Border Force chief pulls book from MUP, fearing lack of support
Roman Quaedvlieg has withdrawn an upcoming memoir that was to be published by Melbourne University Publishing, citing concerns that it won't support him over the book's highly political nature.
- by Clay Lucas
Melbourne Writers Festival to move to the State Library
MWF shifts from Fed square to the State Library.
- by Jason Steger
Publishing
MUP to post another modest profit, but controversial changes proceed
Changes at the 100-year-old publisher to go despite profits topping half a million dollars in last two years.
- by Clay Lucas
Graeme Simsion completes his mega-selling Rosie trilogy
Graeme Simsion has made the subject of autism front and centre of his third Rosie Result. "To write a book now that skirted around discussion of autism would be disingenuous."
- by Jason Steger
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Award-winning author Andrew McGahan dies aged 52
Andrew McGahan, the author of Praise, The White Earth and four other novels, has died.
- by Jason Steger
Detention centres
'We are part of Australian history': Behrouz Boochani, voice of exile
"Right now, unfortunately, the situation on Manus is even more critical. Almost every day there are suicide attempts and incidents of self-harm."
- by Arnold Zable
Bookmarks: The emasculating of the Booker Prize
The Man group has severed its long links with the Booker Prize
- by Jason Steger
Anniversaries review: Uwe Johnson's masterpiece makes its debut in English
Anniversaries aims to be comprehensive on every topic it takes up — among them, village life in post-war Germany, housing segregation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and media coverage of Vietnam.
- by Parul Sehgal