Katia Ariel

We are excited to introduce Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch, an extraordinary narrative blending biography, memoir, and cultural history. Written with masterful prose, the book portrays Ephraim Finch OAM—a deathworker, community builder, and living repository of Jewish cultural memory. Drawing on his handwritten journals and moving interviews, Katia Ariel explores themes of grief, memory, celebrating life, ritual,...

What happens when, in the middle of a happy heterosexual marriage, a woman falls in love with another woman? The Swift Dark Tide is a story of selfhood and desire, of careful listening to an ungovernable heart. Part memoir, part love letter, The Swift Dark Tide is also a chronicle of life by the sea, journeying between Melbourne's St Kilda...