Biography
COFFEY, Sarah
An authentic and powerful story, Sweet Grass: The girl in the dream will allow insight not only into Sarah’s own experiences but hopes to spread awareness around gender transitioning.
BAAK, Mae
From beneath the ashes of war, loss and prejudice, Mae Baak clambered out cradling an ember that set everything she touched aflame. It’s the kind of fire that thaws your heart, a fire that refines you.
HABERLE, Irene
After years of violence and abuse, Emma finally broke free. How did this fresh start affect her and the children? The years that followed were fraught with struggle and hardship and more abuse, although not for Emma.
JEFFERY, Samantha
Self medicating mental health is the illness that you cannot see all our souls have meaning to feel productive to feel safe and needed.
HYDE, Deborah
The family were so excited about having a pet lamb to look after. But life on the farm got pretty interesting for the whole family, as Tiny grew… and grew… and grew!
WATTS, Kaaren
In these recollections, the author captures the charm and innocence of her rural childhood. The memoir has a fresh and witty voice. It provides the reader with an engaging snapshot of the resourcefulness, stoicism and pragmatism of Australian farmers.
PERRY, Todd
Todd provides his readers with insight into how to become a professional athlete, while embracing and prioritising all that was encountered on this own journey.
TIERNEY, Dennis
Dive deeply into this feast of fine food, photographs and folk tales by The Stranded Chef living in one the most remote communities in the world—World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island—where he forages for mushrooms and free-dives for crayfish.
DIMITRIJEVIC, Nicole
In her memoir ‘Living with Epilepsy’ Nicole explores the challenges and obstacles she faced because of the disorder.
HARTLEY, Simon
All I had was a few seconds to think of something, anything. Perhaps a distraction of some kind…
MURRAY, Peter
As the first son of the Big White Boss on what was then the world’s biggest cattle station – Alexandria, Peter Murray knew he had to aim high in life.
SAUNDERS, Stavroula
Lula Saunders has written a heart-warming memoir, which brings to life a migrant experience of living in two cultures in Australian society. Follow her journey from a Greek café in a country town to urban Sydney.
HOGG, Gavin
Hoggie takes you on the journey of Gavin’s rollercoaster life. In this book, Hoggie recounts how he became a top country cricketer, had his world upturned by severe depression and the resultant alcohol addiction, and then finally recovered to build a new wine business in Coonawarra. He now faces his greatest challenge.
WALES, Stephen
“Unbreakable”: On their honeymoon in remote Northern India, Steve and Terri’s lives would be forever changed when their tour vehicle collides with an oncoming bus. “Fork in the Road”: Putting the pieces of lives torn apart back together is a challenge that will test Steve and Terri well beyond the accident that forever changed them.
LILLIE, Georgia
He used to be an ordinary dad… A simple and heartfelt story that offers a space for children and their families navigating grief.
CHENG, Tim
Redzel King of the Everest is a narrative of Redzel’s illustrious racing career, told from the firsthand perspective of an owner. From spelling, pre-training, jump-outs, trials, pre- and post-race reports and the Everest celebrations, you will follow along with Redzel’s journey and share the experience.
BARNES, Robert
A century ago a large number of people left Australia with the idea of the founding a New Australia – a communistic paradise – in the middle of Paraguay, in South America (states The Diggers’ Gazette). The attempt was a disastrous failure, but it is interesting to learn that the half-dozen families still left of the original settlers at Colonia Cosme sent 14 volunteers to the war practically – every fit man.
EMERY, Peter
Peter Emery’s two books: Five Minutes to Midnight, recollections of my wife Jo and myself, who count ourselves fortunate to be based in Adelaide; and Unsent Letters, a wry take on contemporary trends in the increasingly crazy world we inhabit.
MCLEOD, Heidi
A dramatic, true story from 100 years ago that resonates today, showcasing Hope and Heart in times of Hardship, for readers of every age, time and place. When young farmer, Wilf Fritsch and his mates leave Australia in 1914, to study in Germany, they have no idea of the catastrophe ahead.
COOK, Ava & Chloe
A story of a little girl whose dad died from brain cancer, all through a four-year-old’s eyes.