Two new memoirs make blind writer Amanda Tink ‘very proud’ of her community – and share the stories of blind writers, performers, teachers, activists and inventors.
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As a diva, Streisand has consistently defied instructions not to do something by doubling up her efforts.
In Question 7, Richard Flanagan writes of the contingencies of history, and troubles the distinction between truth and fabrication.
Britney Spears’ memoir illustrates once again the potential lifelong damage that can be caused by being a child star.
My Life as a Jew is an honest and very personal book about a growing sense of Jewish identity, but it has its contradictions.
The book shares secrets – Mantel’s own alongside those of the writers, historical figures and places she describes.
Jessica Kirkman introduces readers to her Deaf grandparents’ experience – and to Deaf culture – in her memoir. And Sam Drummond recalls growing up with pseudoachondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) in his.
So many authors are creating Substack newsletters – from Bri Lee’s magazine-like News & Reviews, to George Saunders’ writing tips and Hanif Kureishi’s reflections on being paralysed. But can it last?
The hunt for sleep has become a global industry, with apps, drugs, self-help remedies. In a new book, author Marie Darrieussecq contemplates the curse of insomnia.
Megalodons are having a cultural moment. What do we know about them? And might further scientific discoveries reveal more about the true shape and size of these creatures?
Lorin Clarke’s account of growing up with her famous father is a loving, often funny portrait.
New memoirs by Rachel Louise Snyder and Steph Lentz chart the territory of being shaped by an ill-fitting version of strict Christianity – and their struggle to free themselves.
Martin Flanagan’s school memoir describes bullying, male violence and abusive priests. But rather than a story of victimhood, it explores the grace and release of sport, finding hope amid darkness.
From new writing on art to books on how the world got to where is politically and environmentally.
Kris Kneen’s ‘exquisite’ memoir about living in a fat body is deeply intimate. It somehow feels even more intimate than their books about sex and desire.
Brenda Matthews’ story is a truth-seeking quest to right the wrongs perpetrated by a government hell-bent on doing ‘as they saw fit’ when it came to Aboriginal peoples, writes Sandra Phillips.
Kevin Brophy grew up fearing his violent father. Going through the papers of his war record, he began to wonder if his dad was someone else as a young man — someone he might have enjoyed knowing.
Mark Raphael Baker is best known for two outstanding memoirs, The Fiftieth Gate, exploring his parents’ Holocaust experience, and Thirty Days, about the death of his first wife.
The voices of survivors are a valuable counterbalance to those who seek simplistic solutions to complex problems in child protection.
Aphrodite’s Breath is the story of the island of Kythera, and of being a sometimes unsatisfactory daughter to a much loved, but aloof, mother.
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for Cultural and Creative Research, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Professor of History, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Gender History and the History of Sexuality, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate and literary critic, The University of Melbourne
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Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Historian, The University of Melbourne
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Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Raimond Gaita is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honourary professorial fellow, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
