New Australian biography & memoir 2021

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Good Indian Daughter

Ruhi Lee

Good Indian Daughter is a brutally honest yet brilliantly funny memoir for anyone who’s ever felt like a let-down.

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The Women’s Doc

Caroline de Costa (A&U ANZ author)

Funny and poignant stories from the labour ward and from the frontline of campaigns for women’s reproductive rights, from Australia’s best known obstetrician.

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Semi-Gloss

Justine Cullen

In her collection of autobiographical essays, fashion magazine editor Justine Cullen takes us on a hilariously candid exploration of her life so far - and all the mistakes she’s made…

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Gough and Me

Christine Sykes

Written with genuine heart and humour, Gough and Me is a nostalgic and deeply personal memoir of social mobility, cultural diversity, and the unprecedented opportunities that the Whitlam era gave…

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The Most I Could Be: A Renaissance Story

Dale Kent

In a memoir spanning continents and a lifetime of scholarship, a trailblazing historian recounts her struggles since the 1960s in her search for fulfilment both as a scholar and a…

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Full Credit to the Boys

Mel Hoffman

Mel Hofmann charts the highs and lows of life on the sidelines of a professional sport career. Hilarious, biting and unabashed, it’s a story for sports lovers and haters alike…

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Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry

Are we a nation of racists? Thirty-nine writers confront our darkest truths in this fearless collection of short stories, poems and essays from the margins of Australia.

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Lapsed

Monica Dux

What happens when a good Catholic girl goes AWOL?

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Car Crash: A Memoir

Lech Blaine

What is it like to survive a crash that kills your best friends, and how do you move on? From an exceptional debut writer comes a stunning memoir about grief…

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The Shape Of Sound

Fiona Murphy

A vivid and essential memoir of deafness, disability and identity by Australian writer Fiona Murphy

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Loud

Tana Douglas

What goes on tour stays on tour - unless you’re the the first woman roadie in the world

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He.

Murray Bail

Fragments and reflections from the life of a revered Australian writer

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Monsters

Alison Croggon

From award-winning writer and critic Alison Croggon, Monsters is a hybrid of memoir and essay that takes as its point of departure the painful breakdown of a relationship between two…

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The Believer

Sarah Krasnostein

From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes an exploration of the power of belief.

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You Don’t Belong Here

Elizabeth Becker

The never-before-told story of three women who courageously reported from the frontlines of the Vietnam War.

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Into the Loneliness

Eleanor Hogan

Both famous in their day, Daisy Bates and Ernestine Hill were bestselling writers who told of life in the vast Australian interior. Eleanor Hogan reflects on the lives and work…

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Two Cultures, One Story

Dr Robert Isaacs

Told with grace and strength, this memoir shares the inside story of a respected Elder and his drive to break down cultural barriers and improve the lives of his people.

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In the Eye of the Storm

Robert Reynolds,Shirleene Robinson,Paul Sendziuk

Tells the remarkable story of AIDS volunteers who engaged in a struggle for life against death. For the first time, by focusing on individual life stories, this book explores the…

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Women of a Certain Rage

Liz Byrski

Twenty Australian women from widely different backgrounds, races, beliefs and identities take up the challenge of writing about rage.

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With My Little Eye

Sandra Hogan

With My Little Eye is a poignant and very funny account of a peculiar childhood in 1950s suburban Australia.

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Christmas Tales

William McInnes

‘Tis the season to be jolly! One of Australia’s favourite storytellers is back with a collection of stories about everyone’s favourite family holiday.

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Eating with My Mouth Open

Sam van Zweden

Eating with My Mouth Open is food writing like you’ve never seen before: honest, brave, and exceptionally tasty. Lyrically written, Sam van Zweden offers a millennial response to classic food…

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The Rock

Aaron Smith

Journalist Aaron Smith’s new memoir holds up a unique mirror to Australia. What he sees is at once amazing, disturbing and revealing.

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Bachar Houli: Faith, Football and Family

Bachar Houli,Waleed Aly

Writing for the first time, Houli explores the experiences and beliefs that sparked his trailblazing success as a Muslim footballer, and that established him as a leading voice within the…

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Cathy Goes to Canberra

Cathy McGowan

Whenever anyone tells you that only the big parties or star candidates have a chance of winning a seat in federal parliament, just say ‘Cathy McGowan’.

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Son of the Brush: A memoir

Tim Olsen

Tim Olsen is the son of arguably Australia’s greatest living artist, Dr John Olsen. Son of the Brush is his fascinating, candid memoir of what it was like to grow…

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Love Marriage in Kabul

Sanaz Fotouhi

In 2006, Sanaz Fotouhi, a young woman in her twenties, travels to Afghanistan with her partner to make a film Seven years and four trips later their feature documentary Love…

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Sad Mum Lady

Ashe Davenport

Unapologetic and frank, Sad Mum Lady navigates the joys of motherhood in ways that will be familiar, hilarious and essential reading for parents and non-parents alike. Savage, true and deeply…

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Lioness

Sue Brierley

Saroo Brierley’s journey home to a small village in India with the help of Google Earth became an internationally bestselling book and inspired the major motion picture Lion. But the…

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One Day I’ll Remember This: Diaries 1987-1995

Helen Garner

In this second volume of diaries from one of Australia’s greatest writers, we see Garner in love; asking herself questions about relationships, individuality, morality and contentment.

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Searching for Charlotte

Kate Forsyth,Belinda Murrell

The extraordinary, long-buried life story of Australia’s earliest published children’s author, Searching for Charlotte combines elements of biography, recreation of history and rediscovery of family history. It is a sometimes…

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Truths from an Unreliable Witness

Fiona O'Loughlin

Truths from an Unreliable Witness is a fiercely honest and wryly funny memoir of melancholy, love, marriage, the loss of love and marriage, homelessness, of hotel rooms strewn with empty…

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You Shouldn’t Have Joined …

Peter Cosgrove

You Shouldn’t Have Joined … (an expression much used during his days as a soldier) is the story of Sir Peter Cosgrove’s extraordinarily full and eventful life.

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Max

Alex Miller

An astonishing, moving tribute to Alex’s friend, Max Blatt, that is at once a meditation on memory itself, on friendship and a reminder to the reader that history belongs to…

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Lowitja

Stuart Rintoul,Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O'Donoghue is a truly great Australian. She is arguably our nation’s most recognised Indigenous woman. A powerful and unrelenting advocate for her people, an inspiration for many, a former…

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New Australian biography & memoir 2021

Good Indian Daughter

The Women’s Doc

Semi-Gloss

Gough and Me

The Most I Could Be: A Renaissance Story

Full Credit to the Boys

Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry

Lapsed

Car Crash: A Memoir

The Shape Of Sound

Loud

He.

Monsters

The Believer

You Don’t Belong Here

Into the Loneliness

Two Cultures, One Story

In the Eye of the Storm

Women of a Certain Rage

With My Little Eye

Christmas Tales

Eating with My Mouth Open

The Rock

Bachar Houli: Faith, Football and Family

Cathy Goes to Canberra

Son of the Brush: A memoir

Love Marriage in Kabul

Sad Mum Lady

Lioness

One Day I’ll Remember This: Diaries 1987-1995

Searching for Charlotte

Truths from an Unreliable Witness

You Shouldn’t Have Joined …

Max

Lowitja