Author of Wimmera, The Rip, The Others, Southern Aurora and Eden. Winner @the_cwa Dagger & @AusIndieBooks awards. Rep'd by The Naher Agency.
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I’m pleased to share news of my new novel, Eden, which is out 25 June. Available for preorder: hachette.com.au/mark-brandi/… 🙏🏻
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“We need it. Too many of us are dying.” The Age visited the city’s laneways to speak to those most affected by the state government’s decision to abandon plans for a safe injecting room
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I have this piece in today's @GoodWeekendMag on the role of luck in our lives (with thanks to @GregCallaghan1).
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Nice surprise seeing Southern Aurora among those highly commended. Congrats to the shortlist, and thanks to @Vanrad19 @staceyclairrr & @HachetteAus 🙏🏼🙏🏼
PS - you can vote in the People’s Choice Award & lpotentially win some books: wheelercentre.wufoo.com/form…
The Wheeler Centre is proud to announce the 31 Australian writers shortlisted for the 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Congratulations to the selected writers!
You can read more about the authors and their works on our website now. tinyurl.com/VPLA24
My essay for @thebigissue is now available to read on their website 👇🏼👇🏼 Do pick up a copy from your local vendor too - it’s a great edition. Also a shout out to @RescueStafford, who cared for Millie before she came into our lives ♥️
"Once we met her, we knew she’d have to come home," writes @mb_randi. Read his love letter to Millie the staffy on our website and in our current edition, dedicated to dogs of all sorts.
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A superb new edition of @bigissueaustralia is out now and it features a tribute I penned to our beautiful & beloved staffy, Millie. ♥️ Pick up a copy from your local vendor and support those experiencing homelessness and disadvantage 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Plus! We’ve got comedian @rhysnicholson’s Letter to My Younger Self, cartoonist and author @reallykazcooke demystifying menopause, and Melbourne writer @mb_randi on the dog-darn privilege of loving (and losing) a real-life pooch.
thebigissue.org.au/issue/a-i…
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Available now in #largeprint and #audio! 🚂
Jimmy is a kid growing up fast on the poorest street in town who tries to do everything right. But, Jimmy soon learns that even when you get things right, everything can still go wrong...
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Was great to chat with Katy @leafbookshop about Southern Aurora (and some other stuff … ) 👇🏼
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.@smh reviewed @mb_randi's Southern Aurora: 'Those who enjoyed Brandi’s previous works will be absorbed by the quietly riveting, emotionally potent Southern Aurora; it finds new wrinkles in Brandi’s brutal but tender evocation of life on the margins'
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I had the great privilege of chatting with @rfidler on his superb Conversations program on @RadioNational. We talked about my Italian family history, experience of (and with) the justice system, and how I came to writing .. 👇🏼👇🏼 abc.net.au/radio/programs/co…
Thanks to @danielherborn for his careful read and thoughtful review of Southern Aurora in @theage & @smh 👇🏼👇🏼
"While staying true to his minimalist modus operandi, it finds new wrinkles in Brandi’s brutal but tender evocation of life on the margins."
My review of @mb_randi's powerful 'Southern Aurora' in the SMH this weekend:
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So good to attend the Sydney launch of @mb_randi latest brilliant release Southern Aurora. Hosted perfectly by @AKalagianBlunt
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Mark Brandi chats about his new book Southern Aurora 💛
Dani & Mark chat about allowing people to come as they are and allowing people the space to tell their stories without judgement.
ALWAYS love chatting to @mb_randi
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@QBDBooks' Vic and Lee review @mb_randi's Southern Aurora:
'Mark Brandi's done a great job of getting into the mind of a 12-year-old.'
Take a look: youtube.com/watch?v=UUp18gUH…
Southern Aurora is out now.
If you’re in Sydney next Thurs 20th July, I’ll be @BRTDbookshop chatting with @AKalagianBlunt about my new book, Southern Aurora. Tix: betterreadevents.com/events/…. Hope to see you there! 🙏🏼 @HachetteAus
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Read #SouthernAurora in one sitting & just wanted to give Jimmy a big hug @mb_randi once again truly gets you in the head of a child when the world can be so monstrous & unjust & yet so full of small wonders & hope. Could not stop reading @HachetteAus
I answered a few questions about Southern Aurora thx to @wheelercentre👇🏼👇🏼 .. looking forward to the chat with the excellent @sarahbailey1982 (some tix still left @wheelercentre or link in bio) 🙏🏼 @melbcityreads @hillcontentbook
In the lead up to his Wheeler Centre event next week, we asked celebrated author @mb_randi about genre fiction, writing from an adolescent perspective, and the influence of rural Australia on his storytelling.
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Looking forward to this chat with @RachBrownABC on Wed 12 July. Tix available now 👇🏼
Discover a world of literary crime fiction with celebrated author @mb_randi, as he discusses his much-anticipated fourth novel Southern Aurora for Melbourne City Reads. bit.ly/3NjphDa