Inkerman & Blunt, a small outfit in Melbourne, is to be congratulated if for nothing else than on the sheer scope of this ­endeavour. It is wonderful to see a publisher anywhere in the world committed to expanding the possibilities of a literary genre.—Simon Caterson, The Australian.

You can’t write better than this. It’s simply perfect.
—Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love

This floored me. The format is a game changer and the linked novellas combine to create the best book I’ve read in 12 years, since David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. Earls has never had his due but if this doesn’t get incredible press from here to Timbuktu, then publishing truly is broken. Or maybe he just fixed it, because Wisdom Tree is a transcendent wonder.—Chris Flynn, A Tiger in Eden and The Glass Kingdom

Join us in Sydney for
Small(ish) but Perfectly Formed
when Sunil Badami launches
Wisdom Tree by Nick Earls

6.30–8.30 pm, Thursday 26 May
@ Dendy Cinema, 3
261–263 King St, Newtown

Copies of both Gotham and Venice will be on sale at both events.

This collaboration between Better Read Than Dead, Inkerman & Blunt and Audible Australia includes the presentation by Nick Earls, Small(ish) But Perfectly Formed followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A beset Nick Earls and bon vivant, raconteur and flaneur, Sunil Badami.

RSVP at Better Read Than Dead

Join us in Melbourne for
Short and Sharp: Nick Earls’ Gotham
hosted by Chris Flynn with readings by Audible Actors
and an in-conversation with Nick Earls.

2.30–4.00 pm, Saturday 28 May
@ The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne

This collaboration between the Wheeler Centre, Inkerman & Blunt and Audible Australia celebrates the release of the first in the Wisdom Tree Series, Gotham. The event includes readings from the actors involved in Audible’s audiobook and a conversation between Nick Earls and Chris Flynn on the challenges of this innovative project and the unique demands of writing the novella.

This is a free event but bookings are recommended via RSVP

Join us in Melbourne

2.30–4.00 pm, Saturday 28 May
@ The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne

This bold collaboration between the Wheeler Centre, Inkerman & Blunt and Audible Australia we celebrate the release of the first in the Wisdom Tree Series, Gotham. The event includes readings from the actors involved in Audible’s audiobook and a conversation between Nick Earls and Chris Flynn on the challenges of this innovative project and the unique demands of writing the novella. 

Copies of the first two novellas, Gotham and Venice, will be available for sale.

This is a free event but bookings are recommended via RSVP

Join us in Sydney
when Sunil Badami launches
Wisdom Tree

6.30–8.30 pm, Thursday 26 May
@ Dendy Cinema, 3
261–263 King St, Newtown

Stories come in different sizes, and the five novellas that are Wisdom Tree by Nick Earls proves that sometimes, 20,000 words is just the right size. For each novella there is another story—the story that inspired it. This live multi-media event reveals the stories behind the stories, featuring a taste of each novella from the audiobook editions, and visuals that range from family holiday pic, K-Pop star Psy, a certificate of hospital admission under the Lunacy Act and the Oscar winner who was once Nick’s publicist.

This collaboration between Better Read Than Dead, Inkerman & Blunt and Audible Australia includes the presentation by Nick Earls, Small(ish) But Perfectly Formed followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A beset Nick Earls and bon vivant, raconteur and flaneur, Sunil Badami. 

Copies of the first two novellas, Gotham and Venice will be available for sale.
RSVP at Better Read Than Dead 

Kylie, Chris and Helen from The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas briefing the speakers. Such a great team!

The crowd chomping at the bit.

Amazing people talking about an idea our publisher Donna Ward had years ago that has now become a reality.

Full house!

You can pick up a copy of Prayers of a Secular World here or from your local book shop.