Publisher-at-Large Dr Anita Heiss is thrilled to announce that her second acquisition under her Simon & Schuster Bundyi imprint is A Song of Time by author, media commentator and public intellectual, Stan Grant.

In a departure from his recent bestselling non-fiction work Stan says, 'A Song of Time is my meditation on time set against the backdrop of a year of referendum. It was a tumultuous year, and for me personally, a year of upheaval. In this book, I use time as metaphor to ask how we can meet each other again across history. In a personal reflection on the passing of time I reflect on my father’s decline as he faces his final days. Across poetry, philosophy, history, physics and God, I explore what it is to be human.’

On working with Stan, Anita said, ‘Bundyi as an imprint is about showcasing First Nations voices, and Stan’s is one that many of us have listened to and learned from over decades. As an emerging writer myself, I first interviewed Stan when I was in my early twenties, asking him about his time in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Canberra, and I have followed his career ever since. This new work of Stan’s is poetic prose that has grown out of the Vincent Lingiari lecture he delivered for Charles Darwin University in 2023. A Song of Time is a beautiful reflection, and although personal to Stan, it will touch the hearts and minds of his entire audience. For me, it is both a privilege and a necessity to publish his words.’

About the author:

Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man. He is a public intellectual who has worked as a journalist, presenter, filmmaker and author. In his journalism he has reported from more than 80 countries, won a Walkley Award and a Logie Award. As a writer he has published seven books including the bestselling book Talking to My Country, which won the Walkley Book Award. In 2016 he was appointed to the Referendum Council on Indigenous recognition. In 2018 he was appointed Professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University. The full-length documentary film The Australian Dream won the 2019 AACTA Award for best feature documentary and the 2019 Walkley Documentary Award. In 2020 he became the International Affairs Analyst at the ABC and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair of Australian-Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University. From 2022–2023, Grant hosted the ABC’s current affairs panel program Q+A.

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