Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Crime and Justice
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "This debut from a former Queensland judge's associate breaks the silence around sexual assault and all the ways Australia's court system tries to silence victims. If you're wondering why Australia's #metoo movement hasn't g ...Show more
Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge by Bri Lee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Social Justice
In 2018 Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian is named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virginia Woolf ...Show more
Beauty by Bri Lee
$19.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies
A powerful meditation on beauty and body image from the author of Eggshell Skull. You were either fit and trim or you weren't working hard enough. Your body was how you conveyed wealth and status to your peers, it was a personality trait, a symbol of goodness and values: an ethical ideal. In recent dec ...Show more
Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny
$22.99 AUD
Category: Theory & Essays
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018'A blast, in all senses' Financial TimesIncludes a new preface and extra essaysSmart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election ...Show more
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir & Biography | Series: Growing Up
Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Memoir & Biography | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
Her Father's Daughter by Alice Pung
$19.99 AUD
Category: Memoir & Biography
At twenty-something, Alice is eager for the milestones of adulthood: leaving home, choosing a career, finding friendship and love on her own terms. But with each step she takes she feels the sharp tug of invisible threads: the love and worry of her parents, who want more than anything to keep her from h ...Show more
In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra: A Sceptical Believer's Journey through the New Age by Awad, Amal
$32.99 AUD
Category: Self Care
A humorous and incisively-reported look at the new 'new age' - from the divine to the absurd - from SBS journalist and TedX presenter, Amal Awad.
Laurinda by Alice Pung
$19.99 AUD
Category: YA (Young Adult)
'Alice Pung is a gem. Her voice is the real thing, ' Amy Tan Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates - and some of their teachers. Entering this world of wealth and secrets is Lucy Lam, a scholarship girl with ...Show more
One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Fiction
From one of Australia's most celebrated authors comes a mother–daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control. One hundred days. It’s no time at all, she tells me. But she’s not the one waiting. In a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, sixteen-year-old Karuna falls preg ...Show more
Power Play: Breaking Through Bias, Barriers and Boys' Clubs by Julia Banks
$34.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Power Play is an honest guide for women who aspire to leadership in the workplace and in the world, from the trailblazing Julia Banks.Julia Banks shocked Australia when in 2018 she announced she would stand as an independent MP, resigning from the Coalition Government's Liberal Party, having experienc ...Show more
The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar
$34.99 AUD
Category: Memoir & Biography
'A magnificent and devastating work of art. There is a raging anger here, and a deep sorrow, but at the core Haydar gives us truths about love. This is one of the most important books I've ever read.' Bri Lee'I am from a family of strong women.'Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she lost her mo ...Show more