IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)

14/01/2026

Calling all teachers! Here's a fun classroom guide for IP's latest release, Casa Mia. Have fun! https://adobe.ly/4jI3g0D 😊

12/01/2026

Wayfaring: Can God be a Verb?

Quaker Larry Lynn Southard has released a new book, Wayfaring: A Guide to Guidance, that has a new slant on the way we should refer to God. Larry Lynn Southard The best way to appreciate Larry's views is to go to the author directly in a Q&A. We're sure you'll find the discussion interesting! What inspired you to write…...

Explore Larry Lynn Southard's 'Wayfaring: A Guide to Guidance' and discover a transformative view of divine guidance as a dynamic, verb-like process.

10/01/2026

It's not a question of IF but WHEN publishers will begin licensing their content to LLM companies. Media publishers are leading the way.

Here’s a list of all the major deals signed between publishers and AI tech companies in 2025.

18/12/2025

Scripted Empathy

Jewish communities and peace loving people worldwide were shocked, saddened, dismayed and angered by the Bondi terrorist attack on 14 December 2025. Our CEO, Dr David Reiter, proudly Jewish, co-wrote this extended poem with prompts to Gemini. Feel free to copy & share. (on Bondi Beach, 15 December 2025, courtesy ABC Australia) Toward a Scripted Empathy 1. Sydney Redux Gemini, what’s to say…...

https://ipoz.biz/scripted-empathy/

13/12/2025

Wayfaring: A Guide to Guidance

Wayfaring: A Guide To Guidance by Larry Lynn Southard offers a fresh spiritual perspective by presenting God as an interactive, hyper-intelligent process—referred to as “the Way”—rather than a distant being. Drawing from diverse influences including the Bible, the Gospel of Thomas, Daoism, Quakerism, and even creative ideas like Douglas Adams’ Hooloovoo, this book invites readers to engage directly with divine guidance through active participation rather than passive belief. Central to the book is the premise: “If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following.”...

07/12/2025

Casa Mia (My Home), a picture book by Josie Montano & Kristen Willis

Casa Mia is a heartwarming children's picture book about family, memory, and the power of home. Young Carlo’s Nonno (grandpa) longs to return to his beloved home in Italy, but age and circumstance prevent him from traveling. Determined to bring a piece of Italy to his grandfather, Carlo embarks on a touching journey to redecorate Nonno's aged care room with treasured keepsakes and mementos stored in the attic. ...

06/12/2025

Over My Dead Body

Marked by the events of the Great Flood of 1893 and the formation of the first miners’ unions, Over My Dead Body is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and dedication to bringing history alive. It puts Australia’s current resource-driven prosperity into context by showing the day to day struggles of ordinary workers just trying to get by for themselves and their families at a time when the individual was virtually power-less against the arrogance of his employer, and expendable if work-related illness overtook him....

Marked by the events of the Great Flood of 1893 and the formation of the first miners’ unions, Over My Dead Body is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and dedication to bringing history alive. It puts Australia’s current resource-driven prosperity into co...

06/12/2025

Our Life is Love, and peace and tenderness: 2014 James Backhouse Lecture

(2014 James Backhouse Lecture) The Quakers' Advices and Queries says to rejoice in the presence of children and recognise their gifts. But how do you share your deepest beliefs with children, while leaving them free to develop as the spirit of God may lead them? This lecture advocates methods such as time in natural outdoor settings and nurturing young leadership and social activism by our kids....

06/12/2025

The Quaking Meeting (2009 James Backhouse Lecture)

Once Quakers quaked; some still do. This book discusses the individual and communal practices of Waiting Worship, using mystical elements to transform our lives, bringing us closer to holy obedience to the Divine....

06/12/2025

This We Can Do (2015 James Backhouse Lecture)

Quakers have had a big influence on the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) from its beginning in 1975. This is consistent with their emphasis on seeking ‘that of God in everyone’ and their commitment to finding nonviolent ways to respond to conflict....

06/12/2025

Dark Husk of Beauty

Andrew Leggett’s second collection is stark, bare and unforgettable. In these interconnecting poems, by equal measure serious and darkly comic, the ugly is united with the beautiful to produce a unique aesthetic....

Andrew Leggett’s second collection is stark, bare and unforgettable. In these interconnecting poems, by equal measure serious and darkly comic, the ugly is united with the beautiful to produce a unique aesthetic.

06/12/2025

Mum: speaking Latin with a singlet tan

Join artist Dale Kentwell on her journey of discovery into the heart of Outback Australia where she explores the essentials of artistic expression, survival, motherhood, and being.

Join artist Dale Kentwell on her journey of discovery into the heart of Outback Australia where she explores the essentials of artistic expression, survival, motherhood, and being.