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Julia Baird is a globally renowned author and award-winning journalist, and a broadcaster and author based in Sydney, Australia. She is a columnist for the International New York Times and Sydney Morning Herald and host of The Drum on ABC TV (Australia). Her writing has appeared in a host of publications including Newsweek, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, and Harper’s Bazaar. She has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Sydney. In 2005, Baird was a fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. She hosts The Drum on ABC TV. After the publication of her first book, Media Tarts, based on her history PhD on the portrayal of female politicians, she moved to the United States to take up a fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School. In 2007, she became senior editor of Newsweek in New York. Her work has earned her four Walkley Our Watch awards, a Walkley Award for team election reporting, and two further Walkley nominations. Julia’s biography of Queen Victoria was published in several countries to critical acclaim and was one of ‘The New York Times’ top ten books of 2016. She lives near the sea with two children, a tyrannical cat and an abnormally large dog.
‘Like spending an evening with a wonderful friend, with unlimited time and a glass of good wine in hand…. A beautiful and rallying read.’ The Australian
‘Julia Baird’s new, beautiful consideration of the things that glow through the murk… a book such as this one – one that aims to provoke delight and wonder and comfort, that is at its heart trying to find answers or modes of connection, or light – is of the moment in the best possible way.’ The Guardian
‘Intelligent and emotionally astute … Many will find sustenance in reading it.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘That is the beauty of this profound book. It transports you into all the deep, inner yearnings you’ve had for a long time, and then articulates them for you … I could rave about this gem of a book forever. We need this book. You need this book. It is the perfect gift for us all right now. It is perfect.’ Better Reading
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