biography & memoir SAFE SPACE
Alyssa Huynh
$ 34.99
available 5 june
Honest and heartfelt , Safe Space is unapologetically angry and sincerely hopeful . Alyssa explores the challenges she has faced as an Asian-Australian and those that made her the advocate she is today . She also offers practical advice , both to those who are victims of racism and wish to add their voice to the discourse or deepen their connection to their cultural identities , and to allies who want to learn more about how they can meaningfully show their support . This is a book for anyone who believes that racism has no place in Australia ’ s future and is ready to take action .
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I FIGHT , YOU FIGHT
Alex Noble
$ 34.99
available 5 june
A rugby injury left 16-yearold Alex Noble fighting for his life in the ICU . After a
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four-day coma and a diagnosis of C4 quadriplegia , Alex ’ s first words to his brother Zac were , ‘ If I fight , you fight .’ These words became a war cry as Alex ’ s friends , family and community rallied around him , watching in awe as he fought to regain control over his body and defy his diagnosis . From learning to breathe and move again to travelling the world , starting his own business , and even going skydiving , Alex ’ s story is about the power of mastering your own mind , finding happiness and taking risks to achieve your goals – no matter how out of reach they may seem .
THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
Griffin Dunne
$ 34.99
available 4 june
At 9 , Sean Connery saved him from drowning . At 13 , desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin , he attended his aunt Joan Didion ’ s legendary L . A . party . In his early 20s , he shared an apartment with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor working as a popcorn seller . Later , he produced and starred in the iconic film After Hours . In the midst of it all , his sister Dominique was tragically murdered by her ex-boyfriend , leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s , and also marked the beginning of their father Dominick ’ s career as
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a bestselling true crime author . This isn ’ t just a celebrity memoir ; it ’ s a family story , weaving humour and heart through life ’ s darkest moments .
STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
Jessica Knight
$ 36.99
available 5 june
Jessica Knight grew up on a dairy farm in rural Victoria in a loving Mormon household . All young Jessica wants is to be good and make her parents and her Heavenly Father happy . She cleans the house and helps out with her siblings ; all the while being subjected to intensive medical tests and major surgeries . But what if you decide you want to be open about your fears ? This is the story of how one young woman learned to move on from the life she was expected to have , embraced what she was scared of , and looked to her future . Maybe you don ’ t need heaven , maybe you just need to find yourself .
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JOHN BÜSST
Iain McCalman
$ 36.99
From awardwinning historian Iain McCalman comes a rich biography of artist-turnedenvironmental
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campaigner John Büsst . Known to his enemies as ‘ The Bingal Bay Bastard ’, Büsst led campaigns in the 1960s and 70s to protect two of Australia ’ s most important and endangered environments . The first saved lowland rainforests and led to the UNESCO World Heritage Listing of our Wet Tropics Rainforest Area . The second stopped an attempt to mine 80 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef for oil , gas and limestone fertiliser – a plan Büsst likened to ‘ bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel ’. The victory led to the UNESCO World Heritage Listing of the Great Barrier Reef as ‘ the most important marine system in the world ’. Sadly , both face renewed threat today .
sport SURF LIKE A WOMAN
Pauline Menczer
$ 34.99
Despite the toxicity of the 80s and 90s surf culture Pauline Menczer – a dirt-poor , chronically ill , freckle-faced teen from Bondi – defied insults and intimidation to ride the waves because she loved to surf . The endemic sexism of the industry meant prize money for women was a pittance , while sponsors ignored her because she was gay and didn ’ t have the beach babe
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