Between 2020 and 2022, theatre had to adapt and, in doing so, challenged ideas of what was possible – and what was even 'theatre'.Due to the global pandemic, an exceptional and wide range of works were made for, or adapted to, brand new conditions and limitations. While these works are defined by interpandemic conditions in the Anthropocene, they serve as portals to thinking about theatre-making in the future.Gathered in this collection are pieces adapted o...

**WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE COURIER-MAIL PEOPLE'S CHOICE QUEENSLAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD**‘Sharlene Allsopp’s The Great Undoing is groundbreaking storytelling – truth telling – **that pierces the reader’s heart as it asks: how do you interpret silence? The breathtaking scope of this beautifully-written debut novel, and its unique, ambitious and powerful navigation of the conteste...

Why do we need art?What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us.Curious and playful, richly illustrated, full of ideas and life, it is an inspiring call to imagine a different future.

**Highly Commended, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Non-Fiction**There was something so captivating about always being on the edge, on that shaky precipice of promise - something new and something cool was just lurking around the corner and we'd arrive at it if we kick around long enough.Peripathetic is about shit jobs. About being who you are and who you aren't online. About knowing a language four times. About living on...

**A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Good Morning America, W, Nylon, SheReads, and LitHub“We count on our best young fiction writers to bring us news from the digital nervous system. Honor Levy . . . does so with special bite and élan.” —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesFrom groundbreaking debut author Honor Levy, stories to delight and ensnare**My First Book marked the arrival of an undeniable new talent, emergi...

Crossy Road: Ten tips, hints, and cheats to getting further faster!Crossy Road is an endless Frogger-like from Hipster Whale. In this game, you’ll guide one of 50 charming characters across a ridiculously busy, never-ending stretch of highway while dodging cars, trains, eagles, and other voxel-splatting hazards. Game guides ’s Crossy Road Tips, Cheats and Strategies will help you stay splat-free for as long as possible.Crossy Road may very well be one of the most addictive ga...

FUTURE-PROOFING FOR THINKERS.'What skills and abilities will a student need to prosper in five, ten, or fifteen years' time?'In a world of change, where skills become out of date quickly, it is ideas that last.We all need to be prepared for a world that is fluid, global and interdisciplinary. Distinctions between specialties will blur and overlap. Change is happening at electrifying speed. In this vortex there are no maps.Featuring 100 inter...

This is not a book about how to be posh. We have some slightly bigger issues to deal with these days.We've all got a million things to do and are constantly connected to millions of other people all doing a million other things, so the faster we get things done the better, right? Wrong. Among all the busyness and confusion it seems we've forgotten a few of the basics in life, like the ability to treat one another with respect, dignity and some fucking good manners.

"Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live."--Junot Diaz“Scintillates with light and warmth…And it’s hilariously funny. The view of Big Tech through Olivia the coder’s eyes is delicious. I absolutely loved this book.” —Alison BechdelPart social thriller, part modern love story, Who Knows You by Heart is a sly, witty, and endlessly discussable tale...

A playful, analytical, informed, and poetic exploration of the delight and transformative power of real-life encounters.The light touch of a hairdresser’s hands on one’s scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball fight in the street, a daily interaction with a homeless man—such mundane connections, when we closely inhabit the same space, and touch or are touched by others, were nearly lost ...

Online dating was supposed to make life easier, to help us bypass cheesy chat-up lines and avoid those awkward getting-to-know-you chats. But thanks to Tinder, the world's favourite dating app, you can now be horrified by lewd come-ons, cringe at incompetent smalltalk and wonder at what some people think passes for 'banter' in the comfort of your own home! Isn't technology great?Featuring some of the most awkward, embarrassing and outright insane Tinder conversations ever ...

An exploration of potential tomorrows from the host of the massively popular and critically acclaimed podcast *Flash ForwardFlash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows* takes readers on a journey from speculative fiction to speculative “fact.” Producer and host of the podcast Flash Forward, Rose Eveleth poses provocative questions about our future, which are brought to life by 12 of the most imaginative ...