▁research er , ▁and ▁director ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁T . ▁Wood , ▁American ▁architect ▁ ▁Ben ▁Wood ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁British ▁visual ▁artist <0x0A> </s> ▁Books + Pub lish ing ▁magazine ▁( former ly ▁Books eller + Pub lish er ▁and ▁Australian ▁Books eller ▁& ▁Publish er ) ▁is ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁book ▁industry ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁mag az ines . ▁The ▁magazine ▁contains ▁book ▁news , ▁author ▁inter views , ▁category ▁round - ups ▁and ▁features ▁on ▁forth coming ▁books , ▁and ▁pre - public ation ▁reviews ▁of ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁books . ▁ ▁History ▁Books + Pub lish ing ▁magazine ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁by ▁Daniel ▁W rix on ▁Thor pe ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁Station ery ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Good s ▁Journal , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁Australian ▁ret ail ers ▁sole ly ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁books . ▁The ▁magazine ▁has ▁been ▁continu ously ▁published ▁ever ▁since , ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Ide as ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁then ▁change ▁to ▁Australian ▁Books eller ▁& ▁Publish er ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁D ▁W ▁Thor pe ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Thor pe ' s ▁daughter , ▁Joy ce ▁Nich ol son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁publishing ▁the ▁Week ly ▁Book ▁News letter — an ▁off sh oot ▁of