Cirrus@Austlit

Mary Garden’s memoir reveals her physical and mental abuse at the hands of her sister – and an extraordinary case of plagiarism.

'These six essays provide insights into the world of surfing both as individual passion and national symbol.'

'These stories range widely across different experiences of disability, and question why disabled people must always be the ones to adapt to the world.'

'The award-winning author of Terra Nullius returns with an ambitious new novel melding speculative fiction, war and history.'

'These personal essays in Growing Up Queer in Australia are full of insight and self-reflection. The queer community can take great pride in the quality of the stories and the voices that represent it.' (Introduction)

'Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia will do much to aid the understanding and commonality between different Australian communities.

'This collection of reminiscences of Indigenous childhoods begins with a moving and beautifully written introduction by editor Anita Heiss. In collating and editing these memories, she has again added to our understanding of the diversity of Aboriginal identity and the strong connection to land.' (Introduction)

'Stuart Kells gives us an entertaining and enlightening history of the pursuit, collection and housing of books.'