Richard Glover

A deluded mother who invented her past, an alcoholic father who couldn't deal with the present, a son who wondered if this could really be his family. Richard Glover's favourite dinner party game is called 'Who's Got the Weirdest Parents?'. It's a game he always thinks he'll win. There was his mother, a deluded snob, who made up large swathes...

The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be—and just how far we have come. 'It was a simpler time'. 'We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'. There's plenty of nostalgia right now for the Australia of the past, but what was it...

Making the world a better, less annoying place one wish at a time. Longlisted for the 2024 Indie Book Awards Longlisted for the 2024 BookPeople Non-Fiction Book of the Year 'I wish I could think, hope, laugh, dream and, indeed, write like Richard Glover. And I wish every Australian could read this book. A soaring tribute to the power of...

Heartfelt and hilarious, this is a book for anyone who has tried to imagine what their dog was thinking. Human beings often write about their dogs, but the dogs don't usually get a right of reply. In Love, Clancy, Richard Glover has collated the letters sent by Clancy to his parents in the bush. They are full of a young...

A journey into the alarming, hilarious and ever-changing advice given to Australian parents. ‘Funny, intelligent and very useful - it will make you trust yourself more and relax into the moment with your kids, which is what they need most’ — Steve Biddulph ‘A parenting book where you get to laugh out loud. Every parent deserves to read it’ —...