Ben Ball

Publishing Director, Simon & Schuster Australia

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At least THIS time he gave me a speech to read out

Nam Le wins Book of the Year at 2025 NSW Literary Awards for 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem https://t.co/kx2VPSXHk0 via @ABCaustralia

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And yet more congratulations for @mrjoeaston for another bookseller shortlisting ...

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Congratulations Santi! And all the shortlisted authors. @SimonSchusterAU

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Very glad to see Nam Le's 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem named as one of the best 25 new poetry books by the New York Public Library @SimonSchusterAU
https://t.co/8VRJPquldA

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And our combined ABIA listings in all their glory ... more congratulations than I can type @SimonSchusterAU @AffirmPress

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Congratulations @mrjoeaston, ABIA shortlisted for General Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and Debut Author. (Debut implies a book 2, you know ...) @rampart_news @SimonSchusterAU

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Eric Beecher also interviewed by Alan Rushbridger and Lionel Barber on ' Media Confidential' (from @prospect_uk) for #TheMenWhoKilledTheNews @SimonSchusterAU

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Eric Beecher's The Men Who Killed the News - ahead of the curve on Musk and Bezos - getting picked up by The New Statesman. @SimonSchusterAU
https://t.co/7A8YyhYEJY

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On my way to Sydney for the launch of @mrjoeaston’s The Chairman’s Lounge and my Qantas flight has been unironically delayed …

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The context for Bezos and The Washington Post https://t.co/HMtPnIrt4u

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Red letter day: The Chairman’s Lounge is open

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Appears ⁦@mrjoeaston⁩ is in the paper #thechairmanslounge ⁦@SimonSchusterAU⁩

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Kate Fullagar’s marvelous run of prize listings continues … congratulations! ⁦@SimonSchusterAU⁩

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https://t.co/vvWUJxGlwB
Congratulations Kate Fullagar and the other authors shortlist for the Australian History Prize NSWPrem's History Awards @SimonSchusterAU

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Rupert, Lachlan and me: inside the Murdochs’ ‘medieval fiefdom’ #themenwhokilledthenews ⁦@SimonSchusterAU⁩ https://t.co/XqPLvFSZrh

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‘A must-read’ Henry Reynolds ‘You will close this book feeling closer to your country’ Bruce Pascoe. Out Sept @SimonSchusterAU

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@RoryStewartUK Thought for @RoryStewartUK’s tombstone: ‘He is where you think he is’

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Readings Carlton this evening.

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Guardian on Nam Le’s 36 Ways: ‘One of the most powerful and memorable debuts I’ve read in recent years.’ Hit Debut#2 ⁦@SimonSchusterAU⁩ https://t.co/h9YXuQdoU2