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Damien Cave
When Damien Cave brought his young family to Sydney to set up the New York Times’ Australian Bureau, they encountered the local pursuits of Nippers and surfing - and a…
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Bernadette Brennan
Leaping into Waterfalls explores the rich, tumultuous life of Gillian Mears, one of Australia’s most significant writers of the last forty years.
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Max Chafkin
A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business and politics
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David Williamson
The revealing and candid memoir of Australia’s legendary playwright and screenwriter
Robert Wainwright
The tumultuous life of Australia’s most famous opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba.
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Valentin Gendrot
The story of a French journalist who infiltrated the country’s police force to reveal a culture of racism and violence in which officers act with impunity.
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Wes Ely
A world-renowned critical-care doctor offers hope for patients, their families, and the future of medicine in this timely, urgent, and compassionate work about the devastating and little-known physical and emotional…
Kate Moore
From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today.
Paul Kennedy
Funkytown is a love letter to adolescence, football, family and outer suburbia
Ed Ayres
Life Lessons Through Music
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Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
A redemptive, myth-shattering biography of one of the twentieth century’s most underestimated creative and artistic forces.
Miriam Margolyes
From Blackadder to Call the Midwife, from PG Tips to Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes is Britain’s favourite national treasure - this is (at last) her extraordinary life story and it’s…
Yves Rees
A timely and thought-provoking memoir about the trans experience.
Magda Hellinger,Maya Lee
The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity.
Michelle Tom
A powerful, poetic and moving memoir of family, violence and estrangement, from a stunning new literary voice
Lisa Millar
A story about conquering fear and finding joy … a girl from country Queensland who found a way to see (and report on) trauma and horror, while still holding on…
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Alice Hattrick
A moving and defiant debut from a bold new voice in narrative nonfiction,
Thomas Mayo
Dear Son shares heartfelt letters written by First Nations men about life, masculinity, love, culture and racism.
Heidi Everett
An exquisite literary memoir about the the wonder, the humour, and the realities that exist beyond what is printed in a mental health file
Akwaeke Emezi
A raw exploration of identity that shatters boundaries and explodes the way we think about the idea of the self.
Roderic Fenwick Owen
For readers of Anne Glenconner’s Lady in Waiting or William Boyd’s Any Human Heart, here lies a through-the-keyhole story of love, sex, war, tragedy and adventure that traverses the breadth…
Georgia Pritchett
This memoir, told in gloriously comic vignettes, is an utterly joyful reflection on living - and sometimes thriving (sometimes not) - with anxiety.
Brandon Jack
A brutally honest memoir that completely rethinks what it means to be a man.
John Shobbrook
A gripping blend of memoir, true crime and corruption in the tropics.
SBS Emerging Writers' Competition
Roots brings us thirty of the best stories chosen from more than 2000 entries in the inaugural SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition. Voices from a new vein of emerging Australian literary…
Jeff Apter
The life, death and rock'n'roll rollercoaster career of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott.
Edith Widder
An exhilarating underwater exploration for readers wanting to recapture their sense of wonder
Belinda Probert
Wondering how migrants can fully settle on this ancient continent, Belinda Probert bought a property in the “country” to observe things more closely and learn to garden differently
Sarah Walker
A dazzling collection of essays that unpacks our unruly bodies and minds and questions why we are taught to fear and punish them.
Catherine Raven
A solitary woman’s inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox.
Sara El Sayed
A hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing up and becoming oneself in an Egyptian Muslim family
John Doyle
Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? John Doyle, the man who knows him best, delves into the early years of the master of midfield mayhem.
Phillip Maisel
The memoir of a Holocaust survivor keeping alive the stories of his generation.
Nikki Gemmell
This story of a writer finding her voice, struggling to have a room of her own, is the story of ALL women finding space for themselves against the ‘very important…
Carol D. Leonnig,Philip Rucker
The definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump’s final year in office, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporters and authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller…
Donald Horne
A classic of Australian literature, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy combines Donald Horne’s three autobiographies in one volume.
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Jock Zonfrillo
A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens.
Annie Smithers
Recipe for a Kinder Life offers a guiding hand for anyone, from the city to the regions, who yearns to live more gently. It is about caring for land and…
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Peter Rees
Through a precious cache of WWII letters, a story of war is revealed. But also, most movingly, a story of love, resilience and survival, from award-winning and bestselling writer, Peter…
Jaivet Ealom
The powerful account of how one man escaped the prison of Manus Island. A true story of bravery and resilience.
Clem Bastow
Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she’d missed a key memo on human behaviour. Then at age 36 she received a life-changing diagnosis: she was autistic.
Dianne O'Brien
From a victim of the ‘stolen generations’ comes a remarkable memoir of abuse, survival - and ultimately hope.
Ingrid Horrocks
As Ingrid Horrocks takes swims in rivers, oceans and pools around the world, she considers her relationship with water and with the world around her
Anna Sale
Let’s Talk About Hard Things is candid, unflinching, and entertaining in its quest to make everyone more comfortable with the uncomfortable realities of life.
Mehreen Faruqi
A no-holds-barred memoir and outspoken manifesto from Senator, role model, and modern Australian hero Mehreen Faruqi.
Bella Green
Happy Endings is a hilarious and compelling memoir from a bright and bold new Australian voice.
Alison Bechdel
A profoundly affecting graphic memoir of Bechdel’s lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads in our times.
Mimi Kwa
Wild Swans meets Flesh Wounds in this riveting family saga spanning four generations