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TIMPANO, Jessa

Jun 29, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Biography, Memoir, Relationships, Self-help \ Personal Development

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The Lies Life Tells: And Why We Need Them

 

A Collection of True Stories of Life Behind the Mask

Beneath every smile is an untold story. In The Lies Life Tells: And Why We Need Them, Jess Timpano explores the quiet truths behind the faces we show the world. This deeply moving collection of real-life–inspired narratives uncovers the lies people live—fabricated personas, masked emotions, curated lives—not out of malice, but out of necessity.

Through raw, vulnerable storytelling, the book sheds light on how we often hide our struggles to protect ourselves, to belong, to cope, and sometimes simply to survive. Each chapter offers a glimpse into the unseen battles of individuals who wear masks not to deceive—but to breathe.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt the pressure to pretend. It is a reminder that behind every composed exterior is someone doing their best to hold it together.

Sometimes, the lies we tell aren’t to escape the truth—but to endure it.

 

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About the Author

 

JESSA TIMPANO is a respected Beauty Educator with over 15 years of experience in the beauty industry. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with thousands of women, creating not only outward transformations but also safe spaces for honest, meaningful conversations.In these moments, she encountered stories that were raw, real, and deeply human revealing the quiet strength and unspoken struggles many women carry.

As an international trainer, Jessa’s work took her across Australia and overseas, educating beauty professionals from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Regardless of language or location, one truth remained constant: pain has no colour, and survival has no nationality. These shared experiences shaped her understanding of beauty as something that extends far beyond appearance.

Her debut book, The Lies Life Tells And Why We Need Them, is inspired by the voices she has heard throughout her years as an educator. The book explores how silence, stories, and even self-protective lies can become tools for survival and resilience. Through each chapter, Jessa brings to life the complexity of the human experience, reminding readers that while our circumstances may differ, our need to be seen, heard, and understood is universal.

CLAESSEN, Rohan

Jun 9, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Biography, Memoir

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Tears At The Pier

 

 

What we lost at the pier, we carried for a lifetime.

Tears at the Pier is about my family leaving Ceylon aft er the removal of English as one of major languages of instruction during the country’s troubled transition from colonial rule to independence and our migration to Australia. It is also about the growth of nationalism and the pursuit of one language, one culture and one religion policy in favour of the majority Sinhalese, Buddhist population. This policy was the forerunner to the civil war between the Sinhalese and Tamils from 1983 to 2009.

It describes the mass migration of Burghers to other countries, the brain-drain of talent, and subsequent economic loss, which the country has strugg led to recover from. It also describes how the country is now reliant on ‘donor dependency’ loans from China, India and Japan to pay down debt, which has the potential to make the country vulnerable to the loss of sovereignty.

Dedicated to the memory of my Mother and Father.

SUMMERILL, Roger

Jun 7, 2026 | *Featured books, Australian, Biography, Memoir, New South Wales

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My Life in Radio

From microphone to management, a fascinating first-hand insight into the Australian radio industry.

In a long and successful career, Roger Summerill worked with many of the biggest names in Australian radio—as an announcer and later in station management. In this frank and revealing memoir Roger chronicles his life and career. He reflects on the many big personalities he encountered along the way—from radio stars like John Laws, Malcolm T Elliott and Richard Glover to the biggest show business names of the last half century—from Australians like Normie Rowe and John Farnham (and a pre-fame encounter with The Easybeats’ Stevie Wright) to international superstars like Roy Orbison and Elton John.

Roger also discusses the importance of family and community, and the role that faith has played in his life.

BONFIELD, Niki

Jun 7, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Memoir, Poetry, Self-help \ Personal Development

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Becoming Me Neurodivergently

 

A Memoir of Unmasking, Belonging, and Becoming

I spent a lifetime trying to fit in; now I’m learning how to belong to myself. What does it mean to become yourself when the world has only ever known your mask?

In Becoming Me, Neurodivergently, the follow up to Fragmented, Yet Whole, the author returns with a raw, honest, and deeply human memoir about growing up misunderstood, surviving systems that weren’t built for her, and slowly learning to trust her own voice.

Through stories of childhood masking, therapy ruptures, sensory overwhelm, motherhood, advocacy, and the quiet work of healing, she explores what it means to belong, not by fitting in, but by finally allowing herself to exist as she is.

This is a book about neurodivergence, yes, but also about courage, identity, and the messy, beautiful process of becoming. It’s a reminder that belonging shouldn’t be earned through silence, that authenticity is a practice, and that the future can be different for the generations who come next.

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Fragmented Yet Whole

 

Embracing Neurodivergence, healing and self-dicovery

“Life isn’t meant to be easy.”

This poetic and reflective memoir traces the journey of a woman who spent much of her life feeling different, overwhelmed, and unseen, until a late autism diagnosis reframed everything. Through raw recollections, quiet reckonings, and deeply human moments, Niki invites readers into the rich, complex inner world she once tried to hide.

From childhood confusion to a therapy experience that fractured trust, from mental health struggles to finding her voice as a therapist, this is a story of what it means to come home to yourself, slowly and painfully, but with grace. Writing became part of healing. So did the truth.

For those who feel too much, question too often, and wonder if they’re the only ones—this book is for you. You’re not alone. You’re not broken. And healing is still possible.

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About the Author

 

NIKI IS A counsellor and art therapist with a late autism diagnosis, whose lived experience deeply informs her practice. After hitting rock bottom, writing became a way to externalise the internal, a gentle reckoning with pain, identity, and healing.

Her memoir is a reflective and poetic offering born from that process, written for those who feel deeply, question often, and carry quiet hurts.

Passionate about inclusive support for neurodivergent individuals and trauma-informed care, she feels deeply honoured to sit beside others as they make sense of their own stories. Creativity, authenticity, and nature ground her life and work. She lives in the hills, surrounded by trees and stillness.

LEE, Warwick

Jun 6, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, History, Memoir, Military

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Child of the Pacific

 

From the Empire to Independence, Through the Eyes of a Child

An insightful and unforgettable account of a young boy’s journey through family struggles, history, war and a nation’s aspiration to free itself from colonialism.

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, was a contested island for nearly a century. Germany, UK, Japan and Australia each had interrupted periods of administration, influence and development of the island and region around it.

In 1975, Warwick witnessed the country’s shift into independence.

As a young boy, he watched the place he’d grown up in change for the better. For the first time, its people felt they could once again be at the forefront in determining their own destiny, and the excitement and optimism at such a prospect was almost tangible.

This one of a kind memoir is told through the memories and records of a boy who lived through one of the most major changes in PNG history, following him from his formative years to the country’s 50 year anniversary of independence.

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WARWICK LEE was born in Bougainville in 1955 and became an Australian citizen in 1965.

In 1966 Warwick was sent to Melbourne to continue his education. He completed degrees in Economics and Law from Monash University.

Instead of a legal career, he chose a corporate career path and relocated to Sydney, working for several companies including Exxon (Esso), Mitsubishi and National Australia Bank.

He is married with three children, four grandchildren and now lives in Brisbane.

Warwick maintains a keen interest in geopolitical matters and particularly relation to Pacific countries. Whilst he relocated from Bougainville many years ago, his interest in what was his birthplace has never left him.

AY, Nicole

Jun 5, 2026 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Memoir

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Life Wanderer

 

Life is short, but sometimes life can be dreadfully long.

One afternoon, Xing revealed to me his decision to commit suicide. “I’m not going to live for much longer, you know. The hospital wants me admitted full time and the school has been telling me to take an indefinite medical leave, but I don’t want to be trapped in a hospital for the remainder of my time. It’s too hard on my parents too and to what end?”

Xing committed suicide two months later, but we didn’t waste a single moment before he passed.

I think back on our last days together sometimes. I never thought the length of a life mattered as much when compared with the quality of it.