Best biographies of 2020
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20 of the Best Biographies and Memoirs in 2016
A powerful and personal contemplation on race, culture and national identity. Talking to my Country by Stan Grant talks to every Australian about their country – what it is, and what it could be.
Best biographies 2021
It is not just about race, or about indigenous people but all of us, our shared identity.An unforgettably and heart-breaking book about how to live, When Breath Becomes Airtells the story of Paul Kalanithi, who at the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.Victoria: The Queen by Julia Baird introduces us to Queen Victoria in an intimate and beautifully written biography.
Fans of Memoirs of a Geisha and The Secret Chord will love this in-depth biography about a woman who changed the world. Watch our interview with Julia here.Ross King’s latest biography, Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies, is an intriguing insight in