Events for Come the Revolution

Come the Revolution by Alex Mitchell will feature at the following locations: Riverbend Books 193 Oxford St Bulimba, Brisbane ($10 entry) from 18:00 on February 2; Customs House Library Circular Quay, Sydney - Alex will be part of a panel discussing the topic Spying on Sydney 20:00 on February 15; Leichhardt Public Library Norton St - in conversation with Hall Greenland, editor-in-chief of The Week and president of the Friends of Callan Park followed by Q&A, 18:30 on February 16; New International Bookshop Carlton, Melbourne 18:30 on February 22; Gleebooks bookstore Glebe, Sydney - in conversation with Alan Ramsey 18:00 on March 22; and Avid Reader bookshop, West End, Brisbane - in conversation with Matthew Condon, author of Brisbane, 18:00 on April 13.

2011 NSW Premier's History Awards

Congratulations to our authors who were shortlisted in the 2011 New South Wale's Premier's History Awards: Savage or Civilised? by Penny Russell; Sydney be Delia Falconer; and A Three-cornered Life by Jim Davidson.

Congratulations to Michael Wesley for winning the 2011 John Button Prize for Best Writing on Australian Public Policy for his book There Goes the Neighbourhood.

2011 Age Non-fiction Book of the Year

Congratulations to Jim Davidson whose book A Three-cornered Life has won the 2011 Age Non-fiction Book of the Year Award.

Law Handbooks now published by Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia now publish The Law Handbook, The Environmental Law Handbook, and The Family Law Handbook. For enquiries visit the website; thomsonreuters.com.au or contact Customer Service at LTA.Service@thomsonreuters.com or on 1300 304 195

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