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Mark Berridge

Mark Berridge was a man who had it all; a stellar career, a lovely wife, three children and a group of mates he enjoyed going cycling with, until his ‘had...

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Dominique Wilson

Australian History comes to life in this rich and complex saga, Orphan Rock. Set in Sydney in the late 1800’s we are introduced to the main character Bessie, as she...

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Isabelle Cornish

Healthy habits for an epic life For many year Isabelle Cornish was in homes in Australia on a nightly basis in her roles as Christy Clarke in Home and Away....

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Sarah J. Hodder

Sarah J. Hodder has a passion for English History, in particular, Medieval and Tudor times. She has her focus set on the role of women during this era, and Elizabeth...

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Emily Brugman

There is so much to enjoy in The Islands. Much of it is set in the Archipelago called Houtman’s Abrolhos off the coast of Geraldton in Western Australia. This area...

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Peter FitzSimons

George Herbert Wilkins is a man little heard of in Australia but a man who did live his life to the fullest extent in every respect. A man who should...

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Berndt Sellheim

A work of fiction can take us to so many worlds that are unknown to us. The author has certainly achieved this in an informed and unblinkered way. The “Dance”...

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Sarah Rajkotwala

For those of us who love our gardens chatting to your plants is not all that unusual, but it took Sarah Rajkotwala spending the time to document many of her...

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Brian Broome,

In a stunningly heartfelt, quirky, often funny but unbearably sad memoir, Brian Broome shares what it is really like to be black, gay and an American, in his ‘coming of...

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Jacques Peretti

The rise of Hitler in Germany during the 1930s impacted not only on Jewish communities, but also the non-Jewish populations of many neighbouring countries; it can be claimed that none...

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Amy Remeikis

When Australia’s Prime Minister told the nation that it took his wife’s argument that ‘he should think about what happened to Brittany Higgins in relation to his own daughters,’ before...

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Madeleine Dore

On letting go of productivity guilt As a young woman fresh out of University with a degree in Journalism, Madeleine Dore took stock of her life and tried to work...