Biography & memoir 2018

Wander Love: Lessons, Tips and Inspiration from a Solo Traveller

Aubrey Daquinag

A curated collection of incredible photography and travel knowledge - the world of Instagram and travel, distilled, to inspire your own adventures

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What Will I Wear to Your Funeral?

Kellie Curtain

If dying is a fact of life, why is it so hard to talk about? Can open conversations make impending loss any easier? This is an ordinary everyday love story…

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Whose Life is it Anyway?

Deborah Thomson

A fearless and candid memoir of domestic abuse and survival, written to help others recognise the problem and escape from it themselves.

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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Anita Heiss

This groundbreaking anthology aims to enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.

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In Danger: A Memoir of Family and Hope

Josepha Dietrich

One woman’s powerful story of how her mother’s death saved her life.

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My Ikaria

Spiri Tsintziras

Three years ago, Spiri Tsintziras found herself mentally, physically and spiritually depleted. She was stretched thin - raising kids, running a household and managing a business. She ate too much…

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Girls at the Piano

Virginia Lloyd

A brilliant memoir about how learning the piano shaped the lives of two women worlds and generations apart that will resonate for music lovers everywhere and for anyone who has…

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A Certain Light: A memoir of family, loss and hope

Cynthia Banham

With great courage and empathy, Cynthia Banham asks the difficult questions about family, about survival, and fearlessly tells the stories that are never told.

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Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra

Anne Aly

From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman

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Coal Black Mornings

Brett Anderson

A brilliant, beautifully written memoir from Suede founder and lead singer Brett Anderson.

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Crew: The story of the men who flew RAAF Lancaster J for Jig

Mike Colman

The story of an RAAF Lancaster bomber crew shot down over France in 1944.

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The Boy from Baradine

Craig Emerson

From the bush of Baradine to the corridors of Canberra, this is Craig Emerson’s story of triumph and courage over adversity.

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Rebel with a Cause

Jacqui Lambie

Outspoken, unexpected and refreshingly honest - the candid memoir of Jacqui Lambie.

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A Wink from the Universe

Martin Flanagan

One of our most beloved sportswriters takes us behind the scenes of a football fairytale.

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A White Hot Flame: Mary Montgomerie Bennett, Author, Educator, Activist for Indigenous Justice

Sue Taffe

Mary Montgomerie Bennett (18811961) is an important but under-recognised figure in Australian history. A member of a successful squatting family, she became a voice for reform at a time when…

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Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood

Edgar Feuchtwanger

An eminent historian recounts the Nazi rise to power from his unique perspective as a young Jewish boy in Munich, living with Adolf Hitler as his neighbor.

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The Last Snake Man: The remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century of snake shows

John Cann

Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John Cann is a truly remarkable Australian.

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We Are Here

Fiona Harari

These are the last adult witnesses - in their own words.

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Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine

Joe Hagan

Over the course of five decades, founding editor of Rolling Stone Jann Wenner has put an indelible stamp on American culture. A nuanced portrait of a man who helped define…

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Biography & memoir 2018

Wander Love: Lessons, Tips and Inspiration from a Solo Traveller

What Will I Wear to Your Funeral?

Whose Life is it Anyway?

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

In Danger: A Memoir of Family and Hope

My Ikaria

Girls at the Piano

A Certain Light: A memoir of family, loss and hope

Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra

Coal Black Mornings

Crew: The story of the men who flew RAAF Lancaster J for Jig

The Boy from Baradine

Rebel with a Cause

A Wink from the Universe

A White Hot Flame: Mary Montgomerie Bennett, Author, Educator, Activist for Indigenous Justice

Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood

The Last Snake Man: The remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century of snake shows

We Are Here

Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine