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The Best Books of 2020: Non-Fiction

Books by Julia Baird, Marlee Silva, Richard Fidler and more! Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 10, 2020 No comments

The Best Books of 2020: Biographies

Books by Barack Obama, Glennon Doyle, Jimmy Barnes and more. Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 9, 2020 No comments

A Promised Land Barack Obama biographies Eddie Jaku Electric Blue Fiona O'Loughlin Fourteen Glennon Doyle Jimmy Barnes Killing Time Memoirs Paul F. Verhoeven Shannon Molloy The Best Books of 2020 The Happiest Man on Earth Truths From an Unreliable Witness Untamed

REVIEW: Phosphorescence by Julia Baird

"A masterful mix of science and psychology journalism, personal development book and memoir." Read more

by Joel Naoum | April 3, 2020 3 comments

Julia Baird Memoir Non-Fiction Phosphorescence Reviews

Life Hacks: Change your life with these 7 books!

Change your habits and transform your life. Read more

by Joel Naoum | February 21, 2020 1 comment

B.J. Fogg Charles Duhigg Daniel Kahneman Dr Carol S. Dweck Gary Keller James Clear Jay Papasan Joe Dispenza Life Hacks Personal Development

Favourite Australian Book Award 2019: A year in non-fiction!

Joel Naoum on the non-fiction trends of 2019 and the books he's voting for in our FAB award! Read more

by Joel Naoum | January 23, 2020 No comments

About a Girl Australia Day Benjamin Law Breaking Badly Chloe Higgins Clare Bowditch Favourite Australian Book award Georgie Dent Growing Up Queer in Australia Helen Garner How Powerful We Are Judith Hoare Non-Fiction Rebekah Robertson Sally Rugg Stan Grant The Erratics The Girls The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code Vicki Laveau-Harvie Yellow Notebook Your Own Kind of Girl

Best of 2019: True Crime

Books by Stephanie Wood, Dan Box, Kate McClymont and more! Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 17, 2019 No comments

Best of 2019 Bowraville Dan Box Dead Man Walking Fake Ginger Gorman I'll be Gone in the Dark Kate McClymont Matthew Condon Michelle McNamara Stephanie Wood The Night Dragon Troll Hunting True Crime

Best of 2019: Current Affairs

Books by Stan Grant, Sally Rugg, Rebekah Robertson and more! Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 17, 2019 No comments

About a Girl Australia Day Best of 2019 Current Affairs Eve Rodsky Fair Play Finding the Heart of the Nation How Powerful We Are Jodi Kantor Megan Twohey Rebekah Robertson Sally Rugg She Said Stan Grant Thomas Mayor

Best of 2019: History

Books by Peter FitzSimons, William Dalrymple, Judith Hoare and more! Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 17, 2019 No comments

Anne Glenconner Best of 2019 Dan Carlin Frank Dikotter History How to Be a Dictator James Cook Judith Hoare Lady in Waiting Peter FitzSimons The Anarchy The End is Always Near The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code William Dalrymple

Best of 2019: Biography

Books by Lisa Taddeo, Clare Bowditch, Helen Garner, Elton John and more! Read more

by Joel Naoum | December 17, 2019 No comments

Benjamin Law Best of 2019 Biography Clare Bowditch Elton John Growing Up Queer in Australia Helen Garner Lisa Taddeo Me Non-Fiction The Erratics Three Women Vicki Laveau-Harvie Yellow Notebook Your Own Kind of Girl

REVIEW: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

"The fascinating thing about Three Women is that even though it’s extremely specific, the details blur into a portrait of us all." Read more

by Joel Naoum | July 23, 2019 No comments

Lisa Taddeo Non-Fiction Reviews Three Women

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The Best Books of 2020: Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2020: Biographies

REVIEW: Phosphorescence by Julia Baird

Life Hacks: Change your life with these 7 books!

Favourite Australian Book Award 2019: A year in non-fiction!

Best of 2019: True Crime

Best of 2019: Current Affairs

Best of 2019: History

Best of 2019: Biography

REVIEW: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo