Writers' Festival Reads

Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the revolution

Edited by Michelle Arrow

Three generations of women explore the trailblazing Whitlam era.

9781742237770

Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian War Hero, new edition

Henry Reynolds, Nicholas Clements

An epic story of resistance, suffering and survival. Tongerlongeter resurrects a once-in-a-generation leader all Australians can admire.

Slam Your Poetry

Miles Merrill, Narcisa Nozica

No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic-you've got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name.

9781742237497

Political Lives: Australian prime ministers and their biographers

Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics.

9781742238111

Everything You Need to Know about the Voice

Megan Davis, George Williams

Australians will soon be faced with an important choice. Will they vote Yes to change our nation’s Constitution to introduce an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice? Or will they vote No and bring the recognition process to a halt and, along with it, the aspirations of an overwhelming number of Australia’s first peoples? The stakes could not be higher.

Bhutan to Blacktown

Om Dhungel, with James Button

Om Dhungel was forced to flee Bhutan as a refugee, eventually arriving in Australia — this traumatic upheaval brought a surprising blessing: what Om learned about life when he lost everything except life itself.

9781742237541

Cast Mates: Australian Actors in Hollywood and at Home

Sam Twyford-Moore

Cast Mates — starring Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, David Gulpilil and Nicole Kidman — uncovers the long history of Australian actors in cinema at home and abroad.

9781742237022

The Power of Podcasting

Siobhán McHugh

The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.

9781742237329

Edited by Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, Jakelin Troy

Everywhen is a ground-breaking collection about diverse ways of conceiving, knowing, and narrating time and deep history.