Search results for tag: Anita Heiss

The Intervention: An Anthology – Introduced by Co-editor Dr Rosie Scott

Anita Heiss and I decided to publish an anthology gathering together some of Australia’s best writers and thinkers to analyse and illuminate one of the most invasive, puzzling and unprecedented actions by a government in Australian history – the 2007 Intervention by the Howard Government. We think that these writers and Indigenous leaders will bring anew perspective and urgency to an issue that... Read more

by | July 2, 2015

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Anita Heiss, author of Tiddas, in conversation with Caroline Baum

Tiddas by Anita Heiss A story about what it means to be a friend … Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books … and life, love and the jagged bits in between. Dissecting each other’s lives seems the most natural thing in the world – and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure. Best friends tell each other everything, don’t they? But each woman ... Read more

by | May 7, 2014

Anita Heiss, author of Am I Black Enough For You?, Paris Dreaming, Manhattan Dreaming and many more…answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Anita Heiss author of Am I Black Enough For You?, Paris Dreaming, Manhattan Dreaming and many more… Six Sharp Questions  ————– 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Thank you. My new book Am I Black Enough For You? is a memoir based on my identity as an urban Aboriginal woman, tracing my... Read more

by | March 10, 2012

COMING SOON: Am I Black Enough For You? by Anita Heiss (Available April 2012)

I’m Aboriginal. I’m just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. The story of an urban-based high achieving Aboriginal woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate campaigne... Read more

by | February 6, 2012