Not Always Diplomatic: An Australian Woman’s Journey through International Affairs
December 2020 Book of the MonthNot Always Diplomatic is the life story of West Australian Sue Boyd, a remarkable pioneer in international diplomacy. Educated at thirteen schools across five continents, Boyd continued her globe-trotting ...
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Father of the Lost Boys, Yuot A. Alaak (Fremantle Press)
June 2020 Book of the MonthDuring the Second Sudanese Civil War, thousands of South Sudanese boys were displaced from their villages or orphaned in attacks from northern government troops. Many became refugees in Ethiopia, ...
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Shadow Lines, Stephen Kinnane (Fremantle Press)
May 2020 Book of the MonthThe reissuing by Fremantle Press of Stephen Kinnane’s award winning Shadow Lines is indeed a cause for celebration. Both a deeply researched archival investigation into the assimilationist policies of ...
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The Wooleen Way, David Pollock (Scribe)
August 2019 Book of the MonthDavid Pollock’s engrossing read tells the story of his passionate mission to renew his family’s massive pastoral property in Western Australia’s southern rangelands. It follows on from his appearances ...
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Slice Girls: A female surgeon’s remarkable story of blood, bone and the boys’ club, Joan Arakkal (Ventura Press)
April 2019 Book of the MonthThis enormously engaging autobiography is not only the story of a clever and courageous woman’s life but also of the differences between attitudes to women in Joan Arakkal’s chosen ...
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