Julia Baird

The national bestseller, Phosphorescence, is a beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can find and nurture within ourselves that essential quality of internal happiness – the 'light within' – which will sustain us even through the darkest times. Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being and joy. We know, for...

From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities: grace. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INDIE BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKPEOPLE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED, 2024 WALKLEY BOOK AWARD 'Luminous ... A work to...

Until now, the true story of John Lennon's childhood has never been told. John's sister Julia has herself been on a personal journey that has made it possible only now to reveal the full extent of the pain and difficulties—as well as the happier times—living inside John Lennon's family brought. Julia reveals the various strong, self-willed and selfish women who...

A powerful insight into how the media treats female politicians - now revised and updated with a new foreword by Annabel Crabb - from one of our foremost journalists and political commentators, Julia Baird. “History is crucial. We need to know that treating women as decorations, subordinates and playthings, even and sometimes especially in our houses of power, is not...

From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities: grace.SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INDIE BOOK AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKPEOPLE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED, 2024 WALKLEY BOOK AWARD 'Luminous ... A work to both devour and savour,...

A practical, funny, uplifting and inspiring collection of letters for Australian young men — on how to become the kind of men they want to be. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Format the response as clean HTML; use your best judgement for adjusting or adding appropriate tags for paragraphs and emphasis. Becoming a...

The national bestseller, Phosphorescence, is a beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can find and nurture within ourselves that essential quality of internal happiness—the 'light within'—which will sustain us even through the darkest times. WINNER OF THE ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being...

The much-admired, critically-praised and bestselling biography of Queen Victoria comes from Julia Baird, one of Australia's most admired and respected journalists and commentators. When Alexandrina Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 20 June 1837, she was 18 years old and barely five feet tall. Her subjects were fascinated and intrigued; some felt...