In collaboration with Sorrento Writers Festival, Paul Kelly has two very exciting upcoming events! More information & booking details are available here: https://bit.ly/4vN0knM

An analysis of environmental injustice, Indigenous land rights and Australia's nuclear history. CONTAMINATED COUNTRY by Jessica Urwin is available now 🌵 This book reveals how Australia's nuclear past has been entangled with colonialism locally, nationally, and internationally.

Happy publication day to our June titles 🥳 CONTAMINATED COUNTRY by Jessica Urwin and RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE (Updated Edition) by Mark Edele are now available at your local bookstore!

Today marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, running until 3 June. The 2026 NRW theme, All In, is a call for all Australians to wholeheartedly commit to reconciliation every single day. Explore resources to be All In for NRW 2026 here: https://bit.ly/3MPfNxK

Spoil your mum with some expert non-fiction 📚 from compelling memoirs and rich histories to sharp political insight and cutting-edge reads to help you thrive, these are gifts that inform, challenge, and inspire. Shop our curated selection at your local bookstore 💐

What if everything you believed about your mother was a lie? THE FRAMING by Fernanda Dahlstrom is a searing exploration of identity, justice and the people we trust most–until we can’t. Available at your local bookstore now 💙

💐 Step into Margaret Preston’s kitchen, where modern Australian art was curated among flowers, still lifes and ‘one eye on the stew.’ The updated edition of MARGARET PRESTON by Lesley Harding is now available at your local bookstore!

We’re delighted to share that Marika Sosnowski’s 58 FACETS has been shortlisted for the 2026 Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 👏 Congratulations Marika and all of the talented authors shortlisted for the NSW Literary Awards 🥳

A memoir of love, betrayal and the justice system ✍️ THE FRAMING is now available at your local bookstore. Fernanda Dahlstrom explores the complexities of trust and betrayal in family relationships, through a searing study of identity and justice.

📚🎉 The countdown is on! We’re getting excited for the Sorrento Writers Festival. Tickets are selling fast–book yours now: https://bit.ly/4conZTJ This year we're thrilled to see six MUP authors take the stage.

An exploration of truth, justice and Indigenous rights. DEFENDING THE DEFENCELESS is now available at your local bookstore 🖤❤️💛 This book is a powerful exploration of Indigenous self-determination within the legal system, offering a deeply personal and critical perspective.

A legendary Australian editor and publisher's perspective on the world of independent publishing. The updated edition of OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS is now available at your local bookstore 📚 This is the story of a friendship between McPhee and Gribble and the company they built.

Join us in celebrating Marika Sosnowski on her debut book 58 FACETS being longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize 🌟 A huge congratulations to all 12 longlisters 💚

Derek McDougall reviewed SEARCH FOR SECURITY in The Round Table. Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/4cDRNh2

Search for security: AUKUS and the new militarism

Published in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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How a discovery in a Sydney library changed the world of art history 🎨 GIORGIONE, DANTE AND THE SYDNEY INCUNABLE is now available at your local bookstore. This book explores the significance of the inscription found within a 1497 copy of Dante Alighieri’s ‘Divine Comedy.’

Read The Nightly's full review of Eddie Cubillo's DEFENDING THE DEFENCELESS here: https://thenightly.com.au/culture/books/defending-the-defenceless-book-review-aboriginal-justice-and-self-determination-go-hand-in-hand-c-21574412

‘I can’t unsee’: Aboriginal justice needs self-determination

What does it say about our justice system if an accomplished Aboriginal lawyer stands up in court only for an orderly to ask if they are on ‘today’s court list’.

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The coast and its people help define our identity 🌊 The updated edition of THE COAST by Chris Hammer is now available at your local bookstore! This book is a celebration of Chris Hammer’s travels across the east coast of Australia on a journey of discovery and reflection.

'This is a marvellous book, deeply researched and accessible.' Read Inside Story's full review of Shayne Breen's FIRST TASMANIANS here: https://bit.ly/4sBlZin

A triumph of human resistance • Ian McShane

Historian Shayne Breen goes deep into Tasmania’s past, and illuminates its present

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A dynamic, polyvocal anthology exploring 50 years of community, care and perseverance 🎨 KEEPING THINGS TOGETHER is now available at your local bookstore. Delve into an accessible introduction to the Women’s Art Register’s significant collection.

Tell us about yourself and enter for the chance to WIN a $200 Readings voucher. There are five to be won! 🥳 Enter here: https://mailchi.mp/a207d7eed3ff/mup-e-newsletter Entries close 8 December 2025, terms and conditions apply–available via the above link.

Join us at the international symposium on truth-telling at The University of Melbourne from 11-14 November 2025. We will be selling books, including copies of ‘Dhoombak Goobgoowana’ Volumes 1 and 2. Book now to secure your place: https://bit.ly/3JoDCAk

'[No Power Greater] is easily the best single-volume Australian general union history we have seen.' – Frank Bongiorno Now is the time to pick up Liam Byrne’s history of union action in Australia 📢

'This is easily the best single-volume Australian general union history we have seen.' – Frank Bongiorno Read Inside Story's full review of NO POWER GREATER by Liam Byrne here: https://bit.ly/47qlQoi

Larrikins, legends and legislators • Frank Bongiorno

Three new books explore the labour movement’s evolution

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We’re so stoked that Geoff Raby’s GREAT GAME ON has been longlisted for the 2025 Walkley Book Award 🎉 GREAT GAME ON takes the reader on a journey across Eurasia to understand the forces shaping its geopolitics. Read the full longlist here: https://bit.ly/473zWeU

MUP’s biggest publication day is here 📚 🧡 Rebel Women Speak 🍯 Honey From the Ground 🇺🇸 Turbulence 📸 Early Photography in Colonial Australia 📖 Saltwater Fella 🌿 Red Earth 🏙️ Shutter City 🏡 Great Properties of the Riverina and Upper Murray

Discover the magic. Discover you. ✨ Today is Love Your Bookshop Day, an annual celebration of everything that makes local bookshops special. MUP encourages you to join the festivities happening at your local bookshop today and support them in any way you can! 📚💙

Just two weeks until Canberra Writers Festival 🥳 Make sure to book your tickets now here: https://bit.ly/4eT9l6T MUP authors Esther Anatolitis, Clinton Fernandes and Jenny Macklin will be in attendance.

'The Big Fix makes two compelling arguments that really ought to be required reading and the basis for policymaking in this country and beyond.' Read Inside Story's full review of Albert Palazzo's THE BIG FIX here: https://bit.ly/4mzCTJP

What if Australia’s defence policies are making us less safe? • Mark Beeson

A former insider weighs into the debate about Canberra’s strategy

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'58 Facets is a short book but a profound one.' Read Inside Story's full review Marika Sosnowski's 58 Facets here: https://bit.ly/472NPew

Everyday revolutions • Dennis Altman

A challenging account of war and migration brings a family’s story to the sweep of recent history

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Catch Marika Sosnowski across her events in VIC, NSW & QLD ❤️ Find detailed event information here: https://www.mup.com.au/events 58 FACETS weaves together the narratives of Holocaust survivors and Israeli war criminals with Syrian activists, revolutionaries and dissenters.