Early in January 2020, my partner and I left Sydney with our two children and drove 150 kilometres south to Vincentia, on Jerrinja Wandi Wandian Country in Jervis Bay. Our destination was the holid…| This Reading Life
In the Lenin Barracks in Barcelona, the day before I joined the militia, I saw an Italian militiaman standing in front of the officers’ table. The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) is a confusing a…| This Reading Life
I’ve been reading An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi. It is by turns a fascinating but also rather dry history book, throwing up a lot of new-to-me names, kingdoms and sources. Nat…| This Reading Life
My love, we need to talk. I’ve tried and tried to call you from the Tesla’s dashboard phone, but I haven’t had a clear connection in over six years. There’s nothing but a low buzzing in my earpiece…| This Reading Life
