UNSW Press

Two extraordinary writers, one difficult mother and a vanished literary world.

Peripathetic is an essay collection exploring globalised identities in flux.

A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions.

Dive beneath the surface with acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta as she reveals the mysterious world of humpback whales — and gets mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale, covered in whale snot and much more.

How do you write a memoir when your memories have been taken? She awakens in hospital, greeted by nurses and patients she doesn’t recognise, but who address her with familiarity. She decides to untangle the clues.

The never-before-published novel by Charmian Clift.

Written by journalist Marina Kamenev, Kin: Family in the 21st century is an incisive and powerful look at how families are created today, and how they might be created in the future.

The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for working with communities from over 40 thought-leaders.

A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.

A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions — sparking both controversy and discovery.

Critical Care paints a vivid and nuanced picture of HIV and AIDS nursing and sheds light on an unexamined aspect of Australia’s AIDS crisis.

Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!

The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president.

Underground Lovers brings us down to earth, magnifier in hand, to dwell with fungal allies and aliens, discover how fungi hold forests together, and why humans are deeply entwined with these unruly renegades of the subterrain.

The remarkable story of Howard Florey and Mark Oliphant, two Australian scientists who played a vital role in the Allied victory in the Second World War and changed the course of history.

Australians will soon be faced with an important choice. Will they vote Yes to change our nation’s Constitution to introduce an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice? Or will they vote No and bring the recognition process to a halt and, along with it, the aspirations of an overwhelming number of Australia’s first peoples? The stakes could not be higher.

Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share our towns and cities.

The annual collection – now in its thirteenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.

This is the remarkable war story of six ordinary Australian soldiers: the Chipilly Six.

This unofficial account of Australian Signals intelligence reveals the organisation’s efforts to reveal the secrets of others.

A landmark and revealing joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia’s most respected historians.

The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, the longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.

Exquisitely written, Eda Gunaydin’s essays unsettle neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place.

Winner, NSW Premier’s History Awards 2022, Australian History Prize

The first book published on acclaimed Australian architect Andrew Andersons, written by well-known arts administrators Leon Paroissien and Bernice Murphy.

*WINNER of the 2020 Colin Roderick Award* *Longlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize*

WINNER of the Nonfiction Award 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

'I'm going plastic free next month, who wants to join me?'

Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards  Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction

WINNER of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020  Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover

'At both ends of the world, I have found confusion and profound disagreement about how to read the story of the past, about who should write or speak it, and what parts of it should be written or spoken about at all.'

*Winner of the Australian History Prize in the NSW Premier's History Awards 2020*

How do you write a memoir when your memories have been taken? She awakens in hospital, greeted by nurses and patients she doesn’t recognise, but who address her with familiarity. She decides to untangle the clues.

Cast Mates — starring Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, David Gulpilil and Nicole Kidman — uncovers the long history of Australian actors in cinema at home and abroad.

Two extraordinary writers, one difficult mother and a vanished literary world.

The never-before-published novel by Charmian Clift.

Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!

In 1941, the paper emperors of the newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years — thanks to shrewd and ruthless behaviour from members of the Murdoch, Packer and Fairfax families and other key players — they grew into media monsters.

This unofficial account of Australian Signals intelligence reveals the organisation’s efforts to reveal the secrets of others.

The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president.

Exquisitely written, Eda Gunaydin’s essays unsettle neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place.

Top evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks offers an innovative perspective on human behaviour, AI technologies and the future of sex.

Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics.

Australian politics is changing. Voices of us looks towards the future with hope and ideas.

Leading thinkers on the policies and leadership of the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022

A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions.

The Art of Coalition focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and National parties during the Howard years, and the lessons and challenges of this partnership today.

Whether you’re a concerned community member, or someone who is already active in social or environmental campaigning, this book will inspire and inform you, and get you fired up to co-create a common, more equitable future.

The story of the complex and crucial relationship between Australia and China, charting the highs and lows through the prism of the prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972.

Dear Prime Minister is a fascinating insight into the concerns, assumptions and political beliefs of 1950s and 1960s Australians.