Essayist Catherine Ricketts combines intimate meditations on motherhood with portraits of the work, lives, and studios of mother artists, placing us in the company of women from the past and the present who persevere in both art and caregiving.
Are caregiving and creative labor fundamentally at odds? Is it ......
From his earliest days as a culture-beat reporter, through a wildly successful four decades in the book business, to his latest philanthropic ventures, Stephen Rubin has witnessed up close the highs and lows of publishing, music, and entertainment over the last half-century. Now, in this refreshingly forthright and uninhibited memoir, he shares ......
With commentary from key players and close friends including Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson, and her partner behind the SEX counter, Michael Collins - plus a wealth of never-before-seen images - Jordan reveals her outrageous life story.
Lowell Tarling interviewed Tiny Tim many times during his numerous visits to Australia. Weird, whacky, this is a great biography of the Worlds most unusual performr, perhaps most famous for his falsetto hit - Tiptoe through the Tulips.
Nigel Kennedy changed the course of classical music in the late 1980s with his interpretation of Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’. He was revolutionary: in his performance and presentation; in his technique and his open-minded attitude. A natural boundary-pusher and musical adventurer, Nigel Kennedy blew minds
The original autobiography of a 20th century Australian superstar, updated with a new biographical chapter covering the time from its publication in 1985 to his death in 2008, and almost to the present day. It includes more than 200 photos and illustrations.
In 1936, the celebrated American author Zane Grey arrived in the sleepy New South Wales town of Bermagui, with the express reason of angling for the world’s largest fish – Marlin, sharks and Swordfish. Here is his little classic of the chase, augmented with photographs of Grey in Bermagui and Watsons Bay, his an historical overview of his time in ......
'Don't live life worrying about it, just T. Rex the s*** out of it.' - Sylvain Sylvain The New York Dolls were called many things; glam, proto-punk, hard rock, but are probably best understood as a 'dirty rock & roll' band. Combining an aggressively androgynous style with street smart New York attitude and campy humour, the New York Dolls ushered ......
